Leonard Wierzbicki: Operating Partner
Leonard Wierzbicki
Operating Partner
United States
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MDR Consulting
Operating Partner | 05/2001 - Current
• Performing a Root Cause Analysis for a globally manufactured medical devices company to alleviate a $2.0M order backlog by leveraging S&OP and optimizing Safety Stock inventory through analyzing their Demand and Supply Planning process
• Identified issues with Raw Material supply, manufacturing capacity, and work order prioritization
• Rationalizing the SKU count to reduce working capital investment and improve manufacturing focus and inventory turns
Poppin
VP of Operations | 01/2015 - 01/2015
• Reporting to the CEO, own the customer experience from fulfillment and delivery through to post-order customer support.
• Formulate, plan and execute Poppin’s operational strategy.
• Drive down the total cost of fulfillment through an effective distribution strategy, superior execution, and exception reduction.
• Manage relationships and negotiate contracts with third party manufacturing, fulfillment, and transportation providers.
• Develop technology, procedures and processes that will allow the business to scale.
• Develop and lead the process used to identify mistakes and to work with departments across the company to reduce errors and work toward a seamless, error free customer experience
The Yankee Candle Company
VP of Logistics & Transportation | 05/2011 - 03/2014
• Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, responsible for managing all aspects of distribution operations across multiple facilities (both owned and third party operated)
• Develop, implement, and control the global, multi-channel (wholesale, retail, eCommerce & fundraising) distribution & transportation strategy for the organization, providing a focus on maximizing efficiency while ensuring service delivery
• Lead and execute the annual planning process, ensuring operational success within the areas of Safety, Legal Compliance, Quality/Shipping accuracy, Low Cost Leadership and “Customer Delight”/superior customer service within our Distribution Network
• Lead a weekly service delivery S&OP process as well as actively participate in the corporate S&OP process
• Processed 13 million cartons annually while managing 5,000 active SKUs to service 560 US Stores, 6 Canadian Stores, 3,500 wholesale customers, 1 million eCommerce consumers and 750,000 fundraising sales people
Family Dollar Stores
Director of Transportation Analytics & Design | 01/2010 - 05/2011
• Developed models depicting current and future store delivery requirements & identify required changes in processes and equipment to meet the growth expectations for 6,700 store locations
• Lead the project to upgrade our OTM (Glog) TMS application that was completed in 6 months.
• Created a Corporate Center of Excellence
Black & Decker
Senior Manager | 08/2004 - 01/2009
• Directed the negotiation of the contract rates for all ocean, air, truckload, LTL, and parcel activity within the organization
• Developed the business unit’s strategies – budget development, long term vision, productivity enhancement, global shipment compliance programs, and vendor management
• Utilized Kaizen Events to quickly identify process improvement opportunities and acted as the department’s Champion
• Implemented a Reverse Logistics/Returns “Center of Excellence” – Lead this complex, cross functional project which included setting scope, reaching consensus, execution, and presenting updates and results to the executive team on the progress of the initiative
• Directed all activities related to the startup of a 350,000 sq ft Distribution Center to handle in excess of $650 M worth of business
• Developed the program budget, assisted in workforce placement, oversaw the construction, designe
Education history
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science | 1987 - 1992
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