Michael Gambrell

• Oversees supply management of 60,000 SKUs across 14 national distribution service centers
• Identified and hired talent to comprise team of 5
• Launched implementation of demand planning and forecasting model resulting in decreased forecast error and improved service level
• Led sourcing initiative to develop contingency and business continuity strategy for core products resulting in minimal stockouts during peak stage of CoV-2
• Reduced lead-times on core commodity product groups by leading supplier negotiations and developing vendor stocking agreements
• Sources and negotiates pricing of premium products for company's Private Label brand
• Negotiates and manages contracts, rebates, pricing deviation agreements, payment discount terms and freight agreements
• Designed departmental procedures utilizing business intelligence tools to automate redundant tasks
• Developed quarterly inventory flux analysis to provide C-suite and board with 30,000 ft view of inventory investment
• Improved intra-departmental relationships through increased transparency and communication with regional managers and key staff
• Enhanced collaboration with joint company, an importer, by facilitating communication and information sharing
• Redesigned procedures for managing supplier cost records, resulting in repurposing of 1-headcount position

• Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
• Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
• Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
• Played a key role in the core team for NetSuite ERP implementation, focusing on data migration and process setup, contributing to improved operational efficiency and data accuracy

• Coordinated procurement and logistics for over 100.000 SKUs in 8 stocking warehouses
• Maintained productive relationships and negotiated pricing structures, rebate plans and cost saving programs with key suppliers
• Oversaw demand resource planning for sister company operating globally importing goods from India, China and Italy
• Designed business intelligence tools and dashboards using Excel and PowerPoint via SQL querying tools including Jet Reports, MS Query and SQL Server Management Studio
• Maintained vendor and retail price files for all items and suppliers
• Worked closely with Sales to accommodate customer forecasts
• Maintained item stratification ranking and stocking levels for each location
• Conducted requirement planning and fulfillment for Production/Light Manufacturing facility
• Developed KPIs to monitor department effectiveness; decreased stock-outs by cumulative 15% over all locations, achieved $4MM reduction in inventory over 18 months
• Reviewed, approved and administered item addition requests and stocking level modifications
• Hired, mentored and supervised personnel through goal setting, evaluation, performance improvement plans, appropriate disciplinary action up to and including terminations
• Acted as Core Implementation Team Member for ERP transition from Microsoft Navision to Epicor Prophet 21
• Oversaw and audited branch level yearly physical inventory counts

Transformed Purchasing Department by developing processes and implementing systems that allowed procurement for 7 stocking warehouses and 1 fabrication facility to be centralized