Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

WORK DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Logistics, Shipping & Operations

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.

INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

• 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.

EXPORT SUPPLY PLANNER

• 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.

EXPORT ACCOUNT ORDER COORDINATOR

• 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.

SALES AND MARKETING ASSISTANT

OPERATIONS LEAD

INTERNATIONAL PACKAGE HANDLER AND AUDITOR

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Benjamin Potts

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY