Garrett Smiley

About Garrett Smiley

Operation Leadership: Holds +10 years’ experience leading full operation departments consisting of +300 employees- Vendor Relations: Experienced managing international vendor relationships to establish and maintain positive communication across all lines of a business- Regulatory Management: Experienced with FDA and ISO 9001 standards to ensure international-quality products & services consistently provided- Supply Chain: Experienced Supply Chain expert with +14 years’ Inventory Management, Sales, Operations Planning (S & OP), and Vendor Management experience- Revenue Generation: Record of success driving revenue through streamlining, creating new, and developing substantial processes- Distribution Center: Strong process acumen working in manufacturing, distribution center environments, and managing 3rd party distribution centers- Budget Management: Experienced working with large budgets (+$10M), allocating resources, and ensuring lean methods of spending- Process Improvement (LEAN): Holds +10 years of LEAN experience including Policy Deployment, Waste Reduction, SMED, Kaizen, and Kanban systems.Policy Deployment / Supply Chain Management / S & OP Implementation / Lean Manufacturing-Theory of Constraint / Budget / Goal obtainment / Plant Safety / Behavioral System Implementation / FDA Plant Remediation / Compliance / Root Cause Analysis / ERP & MRP implementation / Capacity / Demand Planning Team Cultivation / Communication / Safety / Quality Culture / Cross Functional Communication / Priority Management / Team Accountability / Recognition / Lean Training

Experience

1. VP of Global Operations and Supply Chain

   Illumus

   Aug 2014 — Present · US

   Responsible for owning complete operations including manufacturing, supply chain, scheduling, human resources, EHS, engineering, maintenance, and facilities. Oversees all profit and loss of operations. Manages third party distribution centers in 3 different states across U.S. • Implemented S & OP planning resulting in higher turns, shorter vendor lead times, and 10% reduction of stocked out items.• Led due diligence phase (auditing operations, assessing KPI’s, sustainability of processes, supply chain risks, and vendor quality) for 2 company acquisitions resulting in $60M combined revenue.• Absorbed 100% operations responsibility and supply chain functions after acquisitions. • Implemented safety steering committee resulting in reduced lost workdays and full OSHA compliance.• Expanded top line revenue through business acquisitions and sales from $60M to $130M in 2 years.• Grew manufactured product revenue from $2.5M to $5.2M per month in less than 2 years through efficiency improvements, capital investments, and building expansions of 30K square feet.• Grew EBITDA margins from 16% to 20% in less than 2 years through efficiency improvements (lower costs and shorter lead times) and revenue growth (due to increased service to end customer).• Aided in planning, staffing, and launch of assembly and distribution facility in Reno, NV that added to growing top line revenue by $15M (30%) annually between 2015 and 2016.• Leveraged Epicor ERP system to create cycle count program that increased inventory accuracy to 98%.• Implemented MRP based planning for fabrication that led to 15% improvement of On Time Delivery.• Applied new scheduling system (Epicor ERP) that eliminated spreadsheet planning for 10 employees. • Facilitated implementation of policy deployment (Hoshin Kanri), improved safety metrics, quality, improved on time delivery, and improved efficiency/lower costs.

Education

• St. Leo University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Accounting

  2010 — 2012

• St. Leo University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Management
• Team Building
• Quality System
• Business Process Improvement
• Gmp
• Production Planning
• Process Safety
• Toyota Production System
• 5s
• Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Leadership
• Product Development
• Six Sigma
• Kaizen
• Manufacturing Operations
• Kanban
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Training
• Operations Management
• Root Cause Analysis