D. Keith Smith

About D. Keith Smith

Keith brings great experience in procurement and operations with a demonstrated history of working across various commodities with a constant focus on Cost Savings and Continuous Improvement. He has extensive knowledge in Logistics & Procurement Strategies, Negotiation, KPI Management, plus striving for Operational Excellence. Serving as a motivational leader, Keith supports his team by establishing challenging yet attainable KPI\'s, along with presenting a road map for success. Through coaching and mentoring, Keith has generated quantifiable and qualitative results. As a leader, he focuses on change management and pushing his individual contributors to be cross-functional, self-aware and resilient through day-to-day changes.In dealing with suppliers, Keith works to build win-win partnerships with a goal to make both companies successful during long-term strategic panning sessions. Areas such as payment terms, 3PL options, MOQ\'s tolling services and consignment tasks are in his realm of expertise.

Experience

1. Strategic Sourcing Manager Supplier Development Engineer

   Parker Hannifin

   Dec 2020 — Present · Holly Springs, MS, US

Education

• University of North Alabama

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

• Southwest Tennessee Community College

  Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS

• The University of Memphis

  Bachelor of Business Administration

Skills

• Logistics
• Management
• Team Building
• Supply Chain
• Contract Negotiation
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Materials Management
• Production Planning
• Leadership
• Operations Management
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Start-Up Ventures
• Private Piloting
• Inventory Management
• Manufacturing
• New Venture Development
• Negotiation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Logistics Management
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Procurement