Daniel Vanden Brink

About Daniel Vanden Brink

Decision Spot empowers organizations by transforming complex data into actionable strategies for supply chain optimization and analytics. As a Partner with over 25 years of experience in supporting businesses in this area, I specialize in leveraging AI and advanced analytics to deliver measurable business value. Recent efforts include automating market analysis for a CPG packaging firm, reducing cycle times from months to days, and leading a network design initiative for a major food distributor to enhance operational efficiency. With a career spanning leadership roles in customer success and product strategy, my focus remains on aligning cutting-edge technologies with business needs to exceed client expectations. I am deeply motivated by driving impactful solutions and fostering cross-functional collaboration to deliver transformative results in the supply chain domain.

Experience

1. Partner

   Decision Spot

   Sep 2022 — Present · Appleton, WI, US

   At Decision Spot, I lead and execute high-impact analytics and supply chain strategy initiatives for major clients across industries. My work focuses on transforming complex data into actionable insights and scalable solutions leveraging optimization and AI that drive measurable business value for supply chains. Key accomplishments include- Market Analysis Automation for CPG Packaging Firm: Designed and implemented a comprehensive analytics solution integrating internal, syndicated, and FRED data sources. Automated a manual process, reducing cycle time from 1–2 months to just 1–2 days, significantly enhancing market responsiveness and forecast accuracy- Network Design for Leading Food Distributor: Led the successful deployment of a large-scale supply chain network optimization model. Streamlined the end-to-end process, reducing solve time and overall cycle time by 80%, enabling faster and more data-driven strategic decisions- Machine Learning for Supply Chain Planning: Developed a predictive lead time model using machine learning, enhancing a client’s legacy supply chain planning system. The implementation drove over 5% inventory reduction within the first 12 months.Transportation Optimization for Building Materials Distributor: Architected and led the deployment of a network and transportation optimization system, achieving significant reductions in transportation spend.Product Development – Foresta: Contributed to the design and evolution of Foresta, Decision Spot’s proprietary strategic supply chain planning and design platform.

Education

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  PhD. ABD, Operations Research

• Illinois Institute of Technology

  Masters Operations

• Iowa State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Intelligence
• Leadership
• Optimizations
• Start-Ups
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Optimization
• Manufacturing
• Analytics
• Erp
• Professional Services
• Supply Chain Consulting
• Engineering
• Sales
• Logistics
• Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Management
• Change Management
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Strategy
• Program Management