Brian Hazlett

- Directed financial operations, budgeting, vendor contracts, and facilities management for a 1,000+ member organization. - Led HR, IT, finance, and administrative teams including hiring, coaching, performance reviews, and corrective action. - Negotiated cost-saving vendor agreements across multiple service categories, reducing total operational expenses. - Oversaw multiple capital projects including a $10M auditorium expansion. - Established standardized administrative and financial processes to strengthen controls, documentation, and operational oversight.

- Delivered $4M in annual cost savings and a $9M inventory reduction through strategic sourcing, process improvements, and supply optimization. - Implemented contractor tracking across three plants using TRACK software, ensuring accurate billing and improved cost control. - Established a central warehouse and receiving process for MRO spare parts, enhancing visibility and reliability of supply. - Improved inventory accuracy and accountability through cycle counting and process discipline.- Reduced spare part repair liabilities by collaborating with suppliers and internal teams on payment strategy. - Automated MRO reordering processes to prevent stockouts and streamline replenishment. - Influenced cross-functional parts consolidation initiatives, demonstrating leadership without direct authority. - Directed material operations across multiple manufacturing sites, leading warehouse teams, coordinating with plant leadership, and ensuring consistent service delivery. Earned Carnegie Way Certification for excellence in cost optimization and continuous improvement.

- Managed U.S. and Slovakian teams responsible for maintaining MRO item data in Oracle. - Led conversion of item data from PASSPORT to Oracle, accelerating project timelines through strategic outsourcing. - Developed reporting and analytics supporting commodity and category managers.

- Led North American rollout of Oracle R11 P2P module. - Trained super-users across production sites, improving accuracy of purchasing and material transactions. - Ensured alignment between ERP purchasing workflows and plant-level material control practices.

- Oversaw day-to-day operations of enterprise data center infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, power, cooling, backup, and failover systems. - Ensured infrastructure reliability, availability, and performance in alignment with SLAs and KPIs. - Managed vendor relationships to maintain service quality, control costs, and ensure timely issue resolution. - Implemented and maintained disaster recovery and business continuity plans to safeguard critical systems. - Directed Network Operations Center (NOC) personnel, ensuring timely outage notifications, maximum uptime, and efficient management of planned maintenance windows. - Enforced compliance with cybersecurity, physical security, environmental, and safety standards across all operations.