Andrew K.
VP of Supply Chain @Lenny & Larry's
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WORK HISTORY
VP of Supply Chain @Lenny & Larry's
Los Angeles, CA, US
Supply chain head overseeing integrated business planning, demand planning, production planning, procurement strategy, inventory control, distribution, customer service, operations management, logistics, COGS productivity, and order fulfillment, serving North American, and International, business-to-business, and direct-to-consumer, channels.\\\\nImplemented an integrated business planning process with consistent success mating supply functions to demand, while exceeding business objectives.\\\\nImproved service performance to world class levels, boosting on-time to over 96%, and fill-rate to over 99%, while cutting shipment errors to less than 0.5 per week, and transportation spend by 30%.\\\\nCreated a supply planning model to project material demand, achieve optimal inventory levels, and guide purchasing strategy, thereby releasing millions in cash, eliminating waste, and improving freshness, for a network of over ten North American co-manufacturers, all while maintaining world class service KPIs.\\\\nSuccessfully negotiated, managed, and optimized, multiple co-manufacturing, 3PL, and digital communication, service provider relationships.\\\\nDesigned, built, and implemented, an Andon style, Kan-Ban, replenishment intelligence tool that uses statistical demand data to drive synchronized, and efficient, national distribution.\\\\nPlanned and flawlessly launched East, and West, coast 3PL distribution with fully integrated EDI order, fulfillment, and shipment, data communication.\\\\nLed the flawless implementation, and integration, of NetSuite (ERP), with customer trading partner and distribution center EDI integration, and an API linkage with a 3PL logistics service provider.\\\\nLed the global supply chain through the 20••••23 COVID bull-whip with minimal write-offs, or service interruptions, resulting in market share growth.\\\\nOptimized 3rd party manufacturing network volume allocation to release millions in savings.\\\\nLed RFP process to achieve 10-15% savings in outbound freight.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n
ABOUT ANDREW K.
Delivering outstanding results in the CPG industry through people, data, and technology. • Proven success developing, planning, and managing, large, and complex, end-to-end supply chains, with world-class results- Successful in developing, managing, and improving, in-house, and 3rd party, manufacturing and logistics, partnerships. • Exemplary integrated business planning, and executing, skills, with a track record of success through analysis, measurement, control, and innovation. • Well versed in applying data, and technology, to create responsive, and robust, digital fulfillment processes. • Expert in delivering P&L productivity and cash cycle gains, optimizing resource utilization, and solving problems at their root cause. • Cultured to continuously develop associates to their best results with a belief in respect, open communication, and progressive challenge. • Outstanding presentation and communication skills compatible with all levels of stakeholders. Delivering world class results for the ultimate goal of leading an organization to flourish with purposeful, and responsible, growth.
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