Jason W Gubbels
Omaha,NE
Summary
Supply Chain professional with broad experience and a passion for identifying and implementing cost savings projects, people development, customer service and supply chain planning. Management experience in customer service, customer supply chain, project management, demand planning, consumer relations, inventory deployment, supply planning and procurement. Cross-function supply chain experience working across multiple business units including: Warehousing, Transportation, Customer Service, Demand Planning, S&OP, Sales, Data Management, Project Management, Brand Management, Business Development, IT, and Finance.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Director Contract Manufacturing
ConAgra Brands
01.2023 - Current
- Lead the procurement team responsible for all contracts and negotiations of 87 manufacturing sites and $1.2 billion in annual organizational spend
- Additionally, responsible for new site selection of all new innovation through contract manufacturers
- Responsible for new site set up, identifying and executing cost savings initiatives, all manufacturing operational metric deliverables, and ensuring 98%+ case fill for customers
- Led the implementation of $33.2MM in capital spend, delivered $1.8MM in productivity savings, and led the transition to a new contract manufacturer for our 5th largest contract manufacturer in the first year
Director Supply Planning
ConAgra Brands
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Developed and managed the S&OE process with accountability for management of $850 million in inventory, customer fill rates for $5 billion in sales, and enterprise distressed/damaged/donated processes
- Helped develop and implement ConAgra’s 5 step Integrated Business Planning process, with ownership of the organization’s supply response step
- Provided leadership to various internal teams regarding most effective and cost-efficient methods for delivery of products to customers
Director Customer Supply Chain
Jack Link’s Protein Snacks
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Department management and P&L ownership of Customer Service, Inventory Deployment, and Consumer Relations
- Developed processes and systems to reduce inventory deployment errors by 40%
- Implemented consumer satisfaction metrics, redefined processes and systems within Consumer Relations department, increasing consumer satisfaction scores by 9% within the first year
- Implemented company wide customer policy changes that resulted in efficiency and cost savings for the company of $1.1 million
Project Manager – Supply Chain
ConAgra Foods
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Provided ongoing program management and process improvement support for several business units including: Demand Forecasting, Sales, Procurement, and Floor Ready Display operations
- Led implementation of ConAgra’s Right Angle and SAS forecasting solutions and process redesigns
- Developed ConAgra’s multi-manufacturer floor ready display solution that delivered an incremental $9 million in sales within the first six months of implementation
Manager Demand Planning
ConAgra Foods
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Facilitated monthly and annual volume consensus process with brand, finance, business development and supply chain departments
- Worked as a conduit to production planning, S&OP, operations management, and procurement to provide ongoing volume and business updates
- Refined consensus processes and demand planning systems to continually improve forecast accuracy and consistency
- Developed ConAgra’s forecast accuracy metric methodology and reporting
- Improved forecast WMAPE from 48.1% to 43.7% at a SKU/Ship from/Week level while managing ConAgra’s frozen platform
Manager Customer Supply Chain
ConAgra Foods
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Executed ConAgra’s customer supply chain initiatives and developed supply chain management policies, processes, and procedures
- Leveraged supply chain expertise for a competitive advantage with customers by improving supply chain processes and cost structures
- Work as a liaison between Warehousing, Transportation, Customer Service, Sales, Supply Planning, Demand Planning, and customers
- Supply Chain cost savings of approximately $3 million while supporting Kroger and $400,000 while supporting C-Store customers
Customer Service Manager
ConAgra Foods
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Helped meet customer specific service requirements, communicated throughout the organization to ensure proper order fulfillment, and oversaw customer oriented metrics for weekly issue resolution with operation departments
- Hired, developed, coached, and mentored employees
- Involved in other special projects as assigned: Distribution Center start up, SAP R3 super user, lead customer service contact for divestitures, designed ConAgra’s recall database, and helped design ConAgra’s Foodservice hurricane preparedness program
Customer Service Representative, Customer Service Manager and Key Account Manager
W.W. Grainger Inc
01.1997 - 01.2003
Education
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification -
01.2012
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
Auburn University
Auburn, AL01.2009
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration – Finance
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE01.1998
Skills
- Collaborative leadership
- Culture transformation
- Team management
- Policy development
- Project management
- Contract and vendor management
- People management
Timeline
Sr Director Contract Manufacturing
ConAgra Brands
01.2023 - Current
Director Supply Planning
ConAgra Brands
01.2019 - 01.2023
Director Customer Supply Chain
Jack Link’s Protein Snacks
01.2015 - 01.2018
Project Manager – Supply Chain
ConAgra Foods
01.2011 - 01.2015
Manager Demand Planning
ConAgra Foods
01.2009 - 01.2011
Manager Customer Supply Chain
ConAgra Foods
01.2006 - 01.2009
Customer Service Manager
ConAgra Foods
01.2003 - 01.2006
Customer Service Representative, Customer Service Manager and Key Account Manager
W.W. Grainger Inc
01.1997 - 01.2003
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification -
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
Auburn University
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration – Finance
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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