Benjamin Potts: WORK DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN in Woodland Hills, CA

HISTORY • Managed ~$70m in annual revenue with an annual freight spend of ~$4m. • Executed 1,000 orders annually encompassing imports, exports, and domestic. • Responsible for supply, demand, and production planning for 40 items produced overseas and warehoused locally. Managed the inventory levels of these items to ensure healthy stock service levels. • Developed, implemented, and managed rollout of the 3PL segment of our business for top customers that added $6m of incremental revenue annually. • Established RFP's, selected companies, and negotiated terms for partners in warehousing, distribution, freight forwarding, customers brokers, and trucking to establish import lanes. • Spearheaded the combining of supply chains after 14th Round acquired a packaging company. • Engaged daily with 5 freight forwarders, 7 carriers, 50 customers, 10 account managers, and executive team.

• Managed ~$60m in annual revenue with an annual freight spend of ~$4m. • Scaled supply chain of the international segment to grow from $5m to $60m over the course of 2 years. • Managed 1,000 orders annually to Halo Top partners in North/Central America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. • Researched and ensured governmental compliance with dairy regulations, tariff liabilities, documentation requirements, and harmonized tariff codes for all export lanes. • Established lead times and managed launch of 71 new international items. • Supply, production, and inventory planned movement of 105 items between 13 factories and 25 warehouses.

• Responsible for $37m of sales (total team $187m); forecasted both volume and dollars at 88.95% accuracy • Create and manage 900 orders annually for 9 foreign Nestle affiliates. • Managed production and movement of 110 unique items between 10 domestic factories, 6 domestic distribution centers, and 15 foreign warehouses. • Group achieved a total case fill rate of 99.7% and freshness of 96% annually.

• Managed 1,300 export orders valued at $50 million annually. • Learned market dynamics and account managed 60 foreign Nestle affiliates and 20 foreign direct customers. • Collected and distributed export documentation for each order processed.

• Planned comprehensive creative layouts, marketing POS, and booth set ups for 45 Sysco/US Foods food shows. • Developed program to recover idle assets and recovered ~$100,000 of equipment.