Senior Director, Supply Chain

Supply Chain professional with 20 years of experience ranging from Fortune 500 consumer brands and startups.
Functional leadership in demand planning, business intelligence, inventory management, and finance. Multiple ERP and
planning software implementations. Strong international experience and conversationally fluent in Japanese. Wharton
MBA in Finance.

Responsible for order fulfillment, logistics, and distribution functions of premium denim category of $18 billion Japanese
retailer. Current projects include 3PL conversion, e-commerce platform integration, and global supply chain initiatives.

•   Ensured tripling battery cell output during 150 day period by facilitating efforts of Tesla and Panasonic engineering, production, construction, and facilities teams.
•   Prevented supplier shortages during aggressive factory ramp by monitoring and escalating all operating issues as necessary.
•   Improved reliability of daily delivery and inventory plan to 90 percent from 50 percent by organizing communication
between Tesla and Panasonic planning, material handling, and IT teams.
•   Achieved on-time start of production at budget for three general assembly lines valued at $300 million each by aligning Construction, Finance, and Legal teams.
•   Managed $24 million in monthly factory manpower expenses for 5,000 production associates by coordinating
Operations, Human Resources, and Finance requirements and balancing resources between operating functions.
•   Saved $2 million per year by merging Tesla and Panasonic ride share programs for combined 7,000 employees while increasing footprint from 10 to 15 locations.

Supplier Relations Leader, Gigafactory One

Improved gross margin by eight percentage points through implementation of regional forecast processes, SKU level
planning, and lifecycle management software.
•   Increased revenue on core product categories by five percent by aligning product launch calendar with consumer
buying patterns.
•   Reduced early stockouts on core styles by 80 percent through seasonal forecast alignment process with Sales and Product teams.
•   Facilitated S&OP and IBP processes over 48 months with full leadership participation on $1.1 billion revenue and $250
million to align all department leaders on one set of numbers to run the business.
•   Rolled out standardized reporting on all key performance indicators to all regional offices through implementation of Tableau software and dashboards.
•   Developed six person Business Intelligence department to ensure timely and accurate data to organization.
•   Cut manual reporting by 90 percent through implementation of Alteryx data analytics software.
•   Reduced SAP data migration costs by 50 percent by aligning organization requirements.

Director, Planning and Business Intelligence

Delivered six quarters of improved inventory turns by implementing SKU level planning and consolidating regional
purchasing function.
•   Reduced regional amortization charges by 50 percent by optimizing size curve mix.
•   Automated monthly purchase process on 88k SKUs and eliminated human error by implementing new software and reorganizing staff.
•   Established standardized purchasing practices to all regional subsidiaries to instill financial discipline on $650 million
in annual inventory spend.
•   Implemented logility planning solution in four months versus competitor average of 12 months.

Director, Supply Planning and Inventory Control

•   Achieved annual savings of $750 thousand through takeover of distribution operation from a third-party provider.
•   Improved on-time delivery rates to 95 percent from 60 percent by utilizing new order fulfillment policies and reorganizing department.
•   Implemented new ERP and WMS systems without missing deliveries.
•   Delivered $1.3 million in duty drawback savings and achieved 40 percent reduction in freight expenses to retail
channel by developing logistics and compliance department and practices.
•   Implemented drop ship procedures to improve cycle time from factories to customers by 33 percent while reducing
freight costs.

Director Of Distribution and Logistics

Ensured Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance on all areas of order to cash cycle by creating checks and balances
procedures in Customer Service, Logistics, and Distribution functions.
•   Improved average monthly outbound and inbound forecast accuracy rates to 90 percent from 75 percent.
•   Reorganized Customer Service and Planning departments during period of 25 percent growth without increasing cost.


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FAST RETAILING CO, LTD

TESLA INCORPORATED

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ASICS AMERICA CORPORATION

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VF CORPORATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, University of Pennsylvania