Strategic consultant for national and international clientele. Consultation is long-term and short-term across an array of industries. Industries of focus include beauty, water filtration, and 3PL
● Supply Chain and Logistics Consulting –
• Review and establish warehouse and productivity efficiency processes.
• Assist in development of managed logistics.
• Align clientele with appropriate operational and supply vendors, including 3PL and freight, resulting in increased revenue and cost savings.
• Review technical specifications for adequacy and prepare commercial specifications for products or services to be quoted.
• Review contracts and industry standards to ensure compliance with national and international governance.
• Establish work priorities, assign deliverables, and resolve issues with Operations and Project team.
• Develop SOPs
• Collaborate with sourcing and procurement to leverage market spend in aggregate for increased price competitiveness on behalf of clientele.

A multi-national packaged goods company with distribution centers in Texas USA, UK and China founded in 1979.
● Director of Operations
Oversee all operations, procurement and inventory management with a team of 8 direct reports.
• Installed KPI's, SOPs and processes with emphasis on productivity and accuracy.
• Supervised move to new facility with the double the square footage.
• Facilities Planning, worked with Architect and General Contractor on planning and design.
• Oversight on demolition crew, site vendors and finishing contractors.
• Brought on new freight forwarders and new domestic suppliers.
• Installed cost savings programs with all indirect spend and lowered MOQ of suppliers.
• Reduced workforce by 35%. Responsible for all demand forecasting.
• Oversee all in house assembly and production areas that service Big Box customers.
• Member of CoreTrust program which has highly discounted my indirect spend.
JEFF FLANSBAUM
214.498.7923 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff

operation. supply chain, logistics

A multi-national conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul.
● Contract Logistics Manager
Led Note 7 recall project at Syncreon facility working closely with legal department as liaison.
• Managed team of 700 temps for full return process of 3.3M damaged cell phones.
• Generated and audited a high volume of production reports.

A global leader in hair care with distribution in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. Founded 2009.
● Vice President of Global Operations Recruited aggressively to supervise overseas and domestic distribution, US and EU 3PL procurement, logistics, and vendor selection. Hired and managed new procurement, quality regulatory, and planning staff. Managed 15 suppliers including packaging and contract manufacturers. Integrated 12+ new suppliers for both componentry and co-packers. Secured logistics portfolio of LTL, FTL, customs broker, and international freight forwarders. Supervised warehouse in Netherlands.
● • Launched 45 new products within 6 months; Launched 2 new brands and over 45 new products with 100% OTIF (on time and in fill).
• Achieved 95.5% fill rate YOY while decreasing operating expenses 36%; Slashed overhead $500K.
• Reduced year-end inventory $2.2M. Further decreased inventory 35% with relo from CA HQ to TX.
• Attained on-time shipping of 98% in partn

Transnational 50B consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, UK and Rotterdam, Netherlands.
● Senior Director of Global Supply Chain Led 15 procurement, quality control, inventory control, and regulatory professionals with $78M spend. Monitored inventory levels at 6-3PL distribution centers. Developed quality SOPs and KPIs for consumer complaints and non-conforming materials. Managed regulatory product registrations in 30+ countries; Made all product EU and US compliant. Led operational planning committee comprised of 2 demand planners, forecasters, and replenishment planner.
● • Played integral part in strategy development and execution for supply chain network of 40 co-packers and packaging suppliers 1,200+ finished goods SKUs with 4,000+ active SKUs.
• Surpassed inventory levels stretch goal in 2013; Reduced overall inventory $20M+ (35%) YOY.
• Recognized formally by senior management for negotiating $3M+ in cost savings and reducing COGS 45% while improving overall qual

Manufacturer and marketer of a private line of direct sales cosmetics.
● Director of Purchasing Led team of 6 procurement professionals. Sourced commodities and services, domestic and international, with total spend of $35M+. Audited and certified international suppliers on site as key member of vendor selection quality audit team.
• Achieved over $5M cost savings with effective renegotiations and sourcing; Reduced vendor lead-times.
• Increased inventory accuracy 25% and manufacturing productivity 15% with revamped SOPs. Exceeded inventory turn goals each year with consistent monitoring of sales and material needs.
• Improved vendor on-time delivery and reduced costs of total procurement spend 5% with creation of vendor scorecard outlining goal-oriented metrics.
214.498.7923 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-flansbaum flansb@msn.com
● • Reduced cost of several key components 40-60% with development of offshore sourcing programs. Secured favorable price variance YOY with blanket P