Brad Matthews

About Brad Matthews

As a driven and quality-focused executive, I have 15+ years of experience providing strategic oversight of global supply planning, supplier quality, and procurement functions within multinational corporations. My expertise lies in performing root cause analysis to evaluate underperforming areas and recommend proactive corrective action plans as well shaping inventory strategies to attain working capital and maximize revenue goals while driving long-term business growth.Over the course of my career, I have been instrumental in increasing targeted in-stock to more than 98%, developing a “Control Tower” to close the gap between F&D and Global Logistics teams to manage inbound routing and prioritize critical shipments that decreased the average number of containers per day in demurrage from 350 to fewer than 10, and transitioning RFQ spot bid to TMS to save 20% on 10K truckloads per year. In everything I do, I always strive to provide value as a company resource and have consistently achieved recognition and promotional opportunities, while prioritizing the development and success of direct reports. A few of my career highlights include:• Built a remote planning team of five leads, 17 planners, and six distribution coordinators to support of SKU/Asin’s portfolio growth to 25K between 20••••22.• Improved collaboration for new processes involving ciritical communications among teams to cope with supply chain operations growth for Walpole, increasing the number of brands from 30 to 200+ within a short duration.• Developed advanced systems to manage more than $750M in inventory with a strong focus on closing coverage gaps against forecast and higher sales volume.• Doubled YOY penetration for CastelGate in-program and outperformed category growth by developing and implementing robust strategies. • Restructured and optimized replenishment strategy tactics for Columbia facilities that reduced the average inventory levels by more than 30% and improved overall services levels. • Spend 4+ years of early career in China, navigating cultural nuances and building functional skills in Mandarin while working in Chinese companies.

Experience

1. Sr Inventory & Demand Planner

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   Feb 2023 — Present · Cumberland, RI, US

Education

• Valdosta State University

  BA, Philosophy

  2002 — 2005

• Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2005 — 2008

• Yangzhou University

  Mandarin

  2003 — 2004

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Jit
• Research
• Marketing
• Inventory Analysis
• International Business
• Lean Operations
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Change Management
• Strategy
• Inventory Control
• Data Analysis
• Global Sourcing
• Jis
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Jit Production
• Logistics Management
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Sales
• Business Strategy
• Conflict Resolution
• Procurement
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Logistics
• Marketing Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Toc