John Drake
Senior Vice President Supply Chain @The Home Depot
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Vice President Supply Chain @The Home Depot
US
EDUCATION
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Finance
Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business
MBA, Management Information Systems
SKILLS
ABOUT JOHN DRAKE
Mr. Drake has two decades of project management, supply chain, sourcing and leadership experience with some of the world’s largest companies, including GE, DuPont, The Home Depot and Motorola. As a consultant for companies such as the afore mentioned, Mr. Drake provided functional and technical leadership related to major global sourcing and supply chain initiatives. He lead several initiatives with annual budgets greater than ~$5 million. He has a proven track record of success, achieving financial metrics (budget and cost-out) within the desired time frame provided. Mr. Drake also brings international business experience having worked for several years in London, England, for WORLDSPAN, a travel technology company and having traveled throughout Asia.Mr. Drake was recently Vice President Commercial Operations for IPLEX (Industriaplex), a Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Management Company based on Alpharetta Georgia. At IPLEX, Mr. Drake had global responsibility for Client interface and delivery; including: account management, sales & inventory forecasting, new sales, global sourcing & supply chain management, and warehousing & distribution. IPLEX had such clients as: Chrysler, The Home Depot, Tractor Supply Company, Dollar Tree, Exide Technologies and TriMas Corporation. Before becoming IPLEX’s Vice President, Mr. Drake owned Drake Associates, a process improvement and technology consulting firm specializing in Large Scale Business Applications (SAP & Oracle) using Lean Six Sigma program management practices. His clients included fortune 500 companies such as: Motorola, GE and DuPont.Mr. Drake has an MBA from Kennesaw State University in Georgia, and a BA degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri and has Lean Six Sigma based experience in system implementations as well as process improvement.Specialties: Experienced, dedicated, and results oriented leader with over 20 years of experience in supply chain management, global sourcing, process improvement and technology management with an exceptional record of driving measurable success and customer satisfaction by analyzing global business and technical environments to determine optimal solutions and needs.
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