Ken Brown

Responsible for International logistic flow for a Furnishing Today top 50 Furniture Company

Responsible for a 300-million-dollar supply chain that included four distribution centers and 28 retails stores located throughout Texas and the Pacific Northwest. Work with cross functional teams to develop strategies and processes to enhance the customer experience while shrinking the supply chain. Responsible for all end to end supply chain functions, supply chain projects, process improvements and transportation budget. Responsible for advising the executive team on all supply chain initiatives and executing decisions. Implemented Importer of Record program resulting in a 9% reduction in international transportation cost Created Distribution Model for the Pacific Northwest to include location of new distribution center and delivery modes.

Masterfully lead multi-factory site and management team to produce goods that were the right quality and quantity, delivered at the right time. Created and followed up on short and long term strategic plans for the Site. Provided expert oversight to budget spending, material efficiency, production effectiveness, supply chain, logistics and human resources. Assumed full responsibility in organizational development of the 400 coworkers. Using lean and continuous improvement implemented 5s, SMED, Kaizen and Root Cause Analysis to drive improvement in the manufacturing process. Oversaw the purchasing of raw materials, planning of production, and all work in process. Maintained constant communication with Executive Management team, Board of Directors, clients, suppliers, supply chain planners, and transport planners to effectively plan and address customer's needs in a timely manner. Comprehensively assessed customer's forecast in support to purchasing and production planning. Drove all efforts to improve the P&L by 65% and increased production capacity by 25%. Turned negative union relationship into a positive, profitable partnership. Expedited the successfully enhanced development, coaching and mentoring process. Improved Customer on time delivery performance from 78% to 99%.. Reduced lead times from 14 days to 5 days. Reduced scrap and rework by 47%.

Provided proficient oversight to the warehouse operations, and logistics function for a high-end furniture company. Strengthened professional relationships with both domestic and international company and non-company owned suppliers. Orchestrated functions related to planning, scheduling, production, and sourcing; including raw materials and components for manufacturing process within the Cushion Division. Directed the product development; including construction, manufacturing and costing Supervised 4 direct reports and 12 hourly support staff. Managed and negotiated enhanced rates with steamship companies, freight forwarders, LTL, TL, and small package carriers while improving days to market and quality of service. Seamlessly brought up and handled innovated supply chain and operations procedures. Ensured utmost quality service by diligently visiting worldwide manufacturing and distribution facilities. Coordinated vendor and customer relationship development. Participated in creation of the Sales and Operational planning forecast. Engaged in purchasing, transportation specifics, and correction of quality issues by performing research, review, and interpretation of manufacturing procedures. Ascertained sufficiency of stock levels, handled and prevented out-of-stock situations as well as minimized on-hand inventory Set up and contracted with domestic and international 3PL to improve lead time and reduce operational expenses.