Chief Supply Chain Officer
Bluegrass Home & Hardware Brands · Louisville, KY
Mar, 2020 · Present
Own a $410M supply chain budget spanning 6 plants, 9 distribution centers, 1,200 employees, and 340 suppliers across 11 countries.
Redesigned the distribution network (two DC consolidations, one new automated cross-dock), reducing landed cost 14% and transit days 1.8 on average.
Launched integrated S&OP/IBP with finance and sales; forecast accuracy rose from 61% to 79% and inventory turns from 4.1 to 6.3, releasing $62M in working capital.
Dual-sourced 70% of top-200 SKUs during 2021–2022 disruptions, keeping fill rate above 95% while competitors fell below 85%.
Led a $38M SAP S/4HANA and Manhattan WMS rollout delivered on time and 6% under budget.
Vice President, Global Logistics & Procurement
Ohio Valley Industrial Products · Cincinnati, OH
Jun, 2014 · Feb, 2020
Managed $650M annual spend; strategic sourcing and should-cost programs delivered $41M cumulative savings.
Renegotiated ocean, intermodal, and LTL contracts and built a carrier scorecard, cutting freight cost per unit 11%.
Improved OTIF from 88% to 96% via a control-tower dashboard and daily tiered huddles across 5 sites.
Director, Supply Planning
Commonwealth Packaging Group · Lexington, KY
Aug, 2009 · May, 2014
Led 28 planners across demand, supply, and MRP; reduced excess and obsolete stock 37% ($9.4M).
Implemented SKU rationalization that removed 1,100 low-velocity SKUs with no revenue loss.
Senior Logistics Manager
Derby City Distribution · Louisville, KY
Jul, 2004 · Jul, 2009
Ran a 450,000 sq ft multi-client DC with 160 associates; raised pick accuracy to 99.8% and cut OSHA recordables 52%.