Scotty Pennington

About Scotty Pennington

I have significant experience in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Quality Systems and Lean Manufacturing practices. I’m experienced in building cross-functional relationships internally as externally with customers and suppliers. I am a well-respected leader with business acumen to achieve organizational goals. Operations Management:Led a new startup from inception to 4 product lines with full manufacturing in 6 months. Realized 3M in first year revenue as startup. Led business operations for a paper manufacturing facility with 400 employees. Supply Chain Management: Created just-in-time / Kanban delivery system resulting in 40+ raw material inventory turns annually. Collaborated with engineering in reducing overall component spend 15%.Supply Assurance: Developed and implemented supplier qualification and management process for $2B segment of Fortune 500 company.Cost Management:Served as thought leader for segment-wide cost reduction effort. Realized $11M+ in annualized saving while improving internal finance processes.Quality Performance: Led global improvement initiative reducing manufacturing issues 40% across 10 international factories within 12 months.

Experience

1. Sr Manager Dc Operations & Logistics

   Aeci Utility Solutions

   Mar 2025 — Present · Little Rock, AR, US

   Manages DC Operations & Logistics for AECI\'s multistate distribution warehouse systems.

Education

• University of Arkansas at Monticello

  Business, Business

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Photography
• Inventory Management
• Logistics
• Purchasing
• Team Building
• Supply Chain Management
• Operations Management
• Sales Management
• Strategic Planning
• Manufacturing
• Management
• Negotiation
• Forecasting
• Customer Service
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Budgets
• Process Improvement
• Sales
• Contract Negotiation
• New Business Development
• Retail
• Marketing
• Product Development