Derrick Snow: Board of Directors in Irvine, CA

As the Procurement Organization manager at the Luxottica Foothill Ranch plant (1M SqFt manufacturing plant formerly operated under Oakley brand) I was responsible for the management of $200M in annual supplier spend and $20M dollars of monthly inventory management. As team leader of seven buyer/planners, I was able identify each individual strengths and successfully achieve company KPIs and objectives: 1) Increase organization profitability by reducing inventory by $6M ($19m to $12.3m) through implementation of dynamic stock strategies. 2) Shorten supplier lead times by 20%(24 days to 19 days). 3) Improve overall OTD from 68% to 86%. 4) Increase inventory turns from 10x/year to 16x/year. 5) Successfully implemented SAP AFS1 MRP within two environments (FG Procurement and raw material Procurement). Through these efficiency gains as well as many other initiatives my team was proven to be a major contributor to Luxottica’s annual profitability targets.

As Process Improvement Manager I served as a hands-on multidisciplinary facilitator, manager, advisor and lean educator within the Oakley organization. Primary responsibilities included: promotion of lean culture, reduction of process waste, and continuous process improvement efforts that lead to a competitive/breakthrough advantage for the organization.

As Supply Chain Project Manager and Lean Pillar leader/green belt, I was responsible for implementation of inventory flow projects, lean training (yellow belt), kaizen events, and SAP ERP enhancements (e-kanban, product routing/costing, detailed scheduling, & MPS). I worked to empower employees through white/yellow belt lean training, hosting kaizen events, and reducing NVA by chartering projects through value stream creation/review.

Sr. Lead Buyer and IT project manager. Responsible for implementation of SAP procurement solutions, ERP enhancements, and TradeCard/GT Nexus/Infor cloud based supplier portal solutions.

Managed all Supply Chain functions related to Snow and MX goggle production. Worked alongside Oakley engineers to transfer goggle lens and frame production from Oakley factory in Foothill Ranch, Ca. to Asia. Increased fulfillment by over 50% by introduction of monthly S&OP process. Provided weekly pre-book order updates to align sales regions on demand vs. forecast while ensuring inventory was within at 5% obsolescence target from season to season.