Mack Miller

About Mack Miller

Supply Chain professional accomplished in sourcing, purchasing, redistribution, product development, forecasting, and planning.Record of reducing costs and increasing cash flow while improving product quality and service levels.Food service sourcing experience includes: desserts, proteins, appetizers, soups, breads, sides, condiments, packaging and paper goods.Non-food sourcing expertise includes: plastic resins, retail products, packaging, 3rd party manufacturing and packaging, process equipment, transportation, 3rd party logistics, facility construction, material handling equipment, leased facilities, and contracted services.Utilizes lean six sigma and industrial engineering methodologies to drive process improvements.Asian and European experience:* Plant Manager at Mitsubishi Corporation owned Atlanta Precision Molding.* Key team member of European Greenfield start-up.Specialties:* Strategic sourcing* Contract negotiation* Supplier relationship management* New product development* Distribution management* Driving cost savings thru effective sourcing and process improvements* Quality systems - Led company to ISO 9200 certification* Lean Six Sigma - Certified Black Belt from Georgia State* Project management - Directed 100% expansion of Mitsubishi Corp owned molding operation* Inventory management* Forecasting and planning* Distinguished Toastmaster

Experience

1. Purchasing Manager Food & Non-food

   Hoa Brands

   Jun 2017 — Present

   Enjoys supporting both company and franchisee owned Hooters and Hoots restaurants enabling them to service our guests. Areas of support include uniforms, merchandise, small wares, food to go packaging, beverage gas, waste services, used cooking oil processing, dish machines, cleaning chemicals, and disposables.

Education

• Purdue University

  BSIE, Industrial Engineering

• Indiana University Northwest

  MSBA, Masters of Science Business Administration

• Georgia State University

  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Skills

• Procurement
• Mrp
• Production Planning
• Materials Management
• Inventory Management
• Forecasting
• Leadership
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Supply Chain
• Sap
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Management
• Team Building
• Operations Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Six Sigma
• Outsourcing
• Project Management
• Logistics
• Product Development
• Quality System
• Transportation
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Demand Planning
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Sourcing