Supply Chain Project Manager

Kevin E. Kemler

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Etters, Pennsylvania 17319

( 717/887-4177 or 717/413-9688 (cell)

( abncpt@r.postjobfree.com

SUPPLY CHAIN

EXECUTIVE...DISTRIBUTION...TRANSPORTATION...LOGISTICS...OPERATIONS

A career logistics professional seeking a senior leadership position in

supply chain management, distribution & transportation operations, or

logistics services with a large international corporation, buying,

producing, and selling in world markets; utilizing my business & technical

skills to enhance the effectiveness of supply chain operations in a

competitive, global environment.

Professional Profile

Successful logistics executive with a proven track record of achieving

strong operations & outstanding customer service results within all facets

of the supply chain for several market and industry leaders. Skilled at

building strong client and employee relationships. Strategic high-level

negotiator. Experience with complex, multi-site business unit operations -

domestic & international. MBA, MS Degreed.

Areas of Expertise

Supply Chain Management, Transportation Management, Carrier & Fleet

Operations Management, Global Distribution Network Management, Acquisition

Integration, Inventory Management Regiments, Strategic Planning &

Forecasting, Global Sourcing, Process Re-engineering, Best Practice

Leadership, Procurement, DC Construction & Rationalization, Vendor Mgmt. &

Compliance, Union Avoidance, Six Sigma Process Improvement, Industrial

Engineering & Advanced Labor Management, Global Consulting.

Industries & Customers Served / Professional Supply Chain Management

Experience

. Consumer Products, Packaging, Retail, Electronics, Pharmaceutical,

Oil & Gas

. Wal-Mart, Cadbury-Schweppes, Sara Lee, Home Depot, Lowes, Target,

Johnson & Johnson, Rite Aid, Seagram's, McKesson, Kohl's, Hershey

Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CVS, International Paper, Random

House, Baxter Healthcare, SuperValu, Proctor & Gamble, Con Agra,

Kraft Foods, British Petroleum.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA

General Manager, Global Supply Chain Operations

July, 2005 - Present

< Report to VP Supply Chain Management, responsible for order

fulfillment activities for $ 3.5B global manufacturer of flooring,

ceilings and cabinet products. Scope includes customer service,

materials sourcing, transportation management, inventory management

and physical warehousing & distribution operations.

< Strong technical background & experience with Logistics Execution

Systems - WMS, TMS, MRP and LMS.

< P&L responsibility for domestic order fulfillment ($340M operating

budget, $15M capital budget), achievement of cost savings/cost

avoidance programs, value-added customer logistics, improve service,

maximize thru-put, and optimize operations for 20 internal and 17

external warehouse & distribution centers in North America.

< Lead organization of 400 FTEs through 4 direct reports, responsible

for day to day execution of Armstrong's outbound operations (2.2B Lbs.

of thru-put and 4,000 SKU's). Management of finished goods inventories

& flow, standard operating procedures, logistics execution systems,

material handling assets, and multiple 3PL partners.

< Ownership of Armstrong's "Go-To-Market" strategy. Focal points:

Service Level Excellence, Cost Management, Technology Vision,

Relationship Management, KPIs, Network Simplification, and Process

Improvement initiatives to drive "sustainable, competitive logistics

advantage".

< Implemented new KPI score card program for all aspects of the supply

chain. Established first Supplier Advisory Board to develop

innovative ways to improve sales and reduce costs. Reduced COGS by

over $100M through reverse auctions, store ready pallet modules, and

formalized spend analysis, RFP/RFI's and contract management process.

Developed Supply Chain vision which included net landed

cost/profitability, dynamic replenishment, full supply chain

visibility, and supplier partner collaboration. Drive measurable

improvements in KPI's.

Plan4Demand Solutions Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Director, Supply Chain Management Consulting Practice

. Responsible for program implementations, business application upgrades,

and end-user support for client enterprise software, warehouse

management, transportation management, and advanced planning &

scheduling tools.

. Focused supply chain planning, visioning, and operations redesign as

part of M&A activities. Facilitation of c-level strategic planning

exercises for client executive leadership teams.

Client: Cadbury-Schweppes Americas / SAP WM Program Manager - Rye Brook,

NY March, 2005 - July, 2005

< Responsible for the functional set-up, configuration, end-user

training, and warehouse operations process redesign on behalf of

Cadbury's SAP WM installation at its Americas Supply Distribution

Campus.

Client: British Petroleum (BP) / National Scheduling Program - Chicago, IL

December, 2004 - March, 2005

< Training requirements definition, course content development, creation

of scheduling scenarios, and delivery of the course curriculum to BP's

Global Scheduling Team.

Client: Sara Lee Foods / Transportation Load Integrity Initiative -

Cincinnati, OH August 2004 - December, 2004

< Functional design & business requirements definition for

implementation of transportation Load Integrity measures. Damage

remediation process design for Sara Lee Foods based on business

requirements, industry best practices, and cost-containment

approaches.

Client: Sara Lee Foods / Manugistics Transportation Upgrade Project -

Cincinnati, OH June 2004 - August 2004

< Functional design for ASN Validation Process, Transportation Rate &

Assessorial Management Programs, and Manugistics Freight Pay Data

Archiving Strategy. Developed technical specifications & process

routines for end-to-end Transportation data archiving process.

The Hershey Company, Hershey, PA

Manager, Distribution Operations Processes & Systems, Logistics & Customer

Services February, 2001 - June, 2004

< Scope: Eight U.S. Based Distribution Centers ranging from 400K - 1.2MM

Sq. Ft. - 2,800 SKU's - 3.5B Lbs. of annual thru-put volume -

supporting $4.5B of annual revenue. Managed a $100M operating budget,

a $15M capital budget, 4 direct reports, 500 associates. Reduced

total cost as percent of sales from 2.1% to 1.6% over 4 years despite

dramatic increase in volume driven by several acquisitions that

doubled the size of the company.

< Oversight for integrated logistics systems in Hershey's U.S. Supply

Chain: WMS, ERP, TMS, OMS, EDI, and MRP with significant focus on

retail, grocery, and C-store (DSD) distribution requirements,

including all value-added logistics services.

< Led the design & construction of two $70M distribution centers

totaling 1.8M sq. ft. that featured state of the art A-frames,

carrousels, pick-to-light and high speed sortation systems.

Rationalized 4 under performing distribution centers.

< Reduced $300M inventory by over 30% by consolidating 8 distribution

facilities for high value items into 3 (cutting inventory by $90M) and

developed net-landed value model to optimize purchasing. Improved

information accessibility for bar code scanning, cycle counting

inventory control, sortation, and storage/retrieval logic by

designing/implementing enhancements to existing warehouse management

system.

< Converted private fleet to contract carriage, improving

responsiveness, limiting liability, and expanding resource base for

volume fluctuations.

< Cost-Benefit Analysis - Managed all aspects of Warehouse Management

Systems change control process - modification of code - identify scope

& business justification / potential risk / timing / end-user

rationale / and all associated costs throughout Hershey's supply

chain.

< Special Projects: Engineered Standards & Advanced Labor Productivity,

SAP Upgrade Project (4.6C), RFID Program Director (Business Case

Development, Wal-Mart Liaison, Pilot Program Roll-Out &

Administration)

< Project Manager, Systems Implementation - Hershey's Midwest DC Start-

up (1.1mm Sq. Ft. - St. Louis, Mo.)

Distribution Operations Process Manager, Logistics & Customer Services

October, 1999 - February, 2001

< Functional expert in Warehousing & Distribution Operations. Technical

DC Layout & Design - Zoning, Slotting, Material Flow, MHE, WMS, Labor

Management, and 3PL ownership (contracts, gain share models, union

avoidance)

< Project Manager, Hershey's Southern California Distribution Center

Start-Up (600k Sq. Ft. - Los Angeles, CA). Responsible for roll-out,

training, and complete implementation of established warehouse

operations processes for 'greenfield' conditioned distribution

facility operated by third party logistics provider.

Senior Distribution Operations Analyst, Logistics & Customer Services

March, 1999 - October, 1999

< Oversight responsibility for two of the corporation's "surge"

inventory warehouses in New Jersey, including daily interface with the

third party logistics provider to ensure optimum thru-put volumes at

both locations in direct support of special company business segments.

AMP Incorporated / Tyco Electronics, Harrisburg, PA

Senior Business Analyst, Global Procurement Group

June, 1997 - March,

1999

< Responsible for cost savings programs, data collection & analysis,

currency conversions, metrics, and process-oriented drivers for global

organization. $4.2B annual spend. Created, evaluated, and rolled-out

cost savings/cost avoidance programs and measurement systems.

Business Analyst, U.S. Sales & Marketing Group

July, 1995 -

June, 1997

< Collected and analyzed data on global electronics industry for use in

strategic decisions concerning target markets, competition, cost

leadership, new entrants, technology, political condition, legal

environment, for use in functional strategy of the corporation.

Focused analysis of suppliers, markets, and industries with an

emphasis on financial statement analysis, strategic & business

planning, forecasting, and global SAP integration.

Kerr Group Packaging Corporation, Los Angeles, CA

Business Analyst, Packaging Products Division, Lancaster, PA

December, 1991 - July, 1995

< Supported corporation's distilled spirits accounts, e.g., Seagrams',

Heublein, Jim Beam Brands, United Distillers, and Hiram Walker & Sons,

Ltd. Scheduled eighteen plastic injection molding machines for four-

crew, 24 x 7 operations.

Management Development Program, Packaging Products Division, Lancaster, PA

December, 1989 - December, 1991

< Selected as the corporation's initial management trainee and completed

two-year rotation through all departments of packaging products

division.

Business Information Systems Experience

SAP R/3 (4.6C and 4.7) - Extensive experience with MM, WM and some FI/CO,

Manugistics Supply, Novell Netware, Siebel, COBOL, C++, SQL. WMS - Red

Prairie's DM Plus & DLx, (Exel Logistics) Topex, MARC CS, (Genco) Dlog,

Rlog. TMS - Manhattan's TP&E. Various RF & DSD technologies and portable

hand-held solutions.

Education

M.S., Information Systems, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA

Integrated Logistics Systems/Enterprise Wide Networks/E-Commerce,

September, 2002

M.B.A., Lebanon Valley College of Pennsylvania, Annville, PA

Managerial Accounting / Production & Operations Management, August,

1994

B.S., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Business / Economics / Statistics / Public Service, May, 1989

Professional Affiliations & Certifications:

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Warehouse Education Research Council (WERC)

Six Sigma Project Champion and Green Belt Certifications (Armstrong World

Industries)

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