Michael Deller

About Michael Deller

Experienced procurement and supply chain professional with strong operational and financial budgeting experience with focus on supplier negotiations, supply chain planning and working capital solutions, budgetary control and EBITDA improvement performance. Negotiation experience in packaging, ingredients, truckload and LTL freight, ocean and rail transportation.

Experience

1. Vice President - Supply Chain & Operations

   Ready

   Sep 2023 — Present

   Responsible for all aspects of Supply Chain and Operations, including Procurement, Contract Manufacturing, Demand and Production Planning, Logistics, Warehousing, Customer Service and Sales Support.Leading P&L improvement project moving Gross Margin from 14% to 31% through $12M COGS reduction in all functional areas of operations. Includes P&L analysis for target setting and selling price analysis to support Sales team price execution.Developed store door level velocity-based demand forecasting process with SPINS data including S & OP sequencing and multi-tier planning models for plant and warehouse capacity balancing.Improved DTC customer experience through network implementation of pick/pack/ship model for Amazon and Shopify customers including footprint design to support Amazon FBA, FBM and FBS Prime. Reduced parcel costs by 35% and supported 300% YOY growth on new platform.

Education

• The Ohio State University

  BS, Marketing / Logistics

  1987 — 1991

• University of Maryland

  MBA

  2004 — 2007

Skills

• Warehousing
• Supply Chain
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• P&L Management
• Logistics Management
• Inventory Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Ingredients
• Demand Planning
• Fmcg
• Strategy
• Product Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Food
• Team Building
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Food Processing
• Consumer Products
• Leadership
• Food Industry
• Procurement
• Logistics
• Supply Management