Michael Niles
Windham
Summary
Logistics leader with proven expertise in supply chain management and strategy development at Harvey Building Products. Delivered a 14% reduction in logistics costs while promoting accountability within teams. Skilled in data analysis and project management, with a focus on optimizing fleet operations and improving performance across multiple sites.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Logistics Manager
Harvey Building Products
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: New England, NY, NJ, PA, OH, MD, VA
- Developed and led Distribution and Delivery strategic initiatives while providing tactical multi-site leadership for Harvey Building Products.
- Managed Harvey’s logistics and supply chain areas of Shipping, Mixing Centers, Fleet-Trucking, 3rd Party-Trucking, Fleet Management, overseeing a team of 100+ employees across multiple states and hubs with full P&L accountability.
- Built and led a centralized Logistics team responsible for delivery to customers across the Eastern US supporting $300M in annual revenue.
- With the sale of Harvey Distribution transformed FTL Fleet into a final mile delivery network across Eastern US utilizing drop & hook setups, unique LTL partnerships, and existing company real estate.
- Oversaw company wide Fleet equipment and all decisions for risk management, general and preventative maintenance, fueling options, leasing & ownership, buybacks and design.
- Reduced OPEX spending by $300K annually with combined Maintenance and Fuel contract.
- Drove cube utilization from 47% to 84% with backhauls, creating forecasting tools & central dispatch.
- Created a safety culture of accountability mainly focused around DOT and CSA2010 compliance.
- Monitored, measured, and analyzed individual delivery routes; initiated expense improvements that cut total logistics costs as % of sales by 14% or $1.1M annually in delivery inefficiency.
- New England, NY, NJ, PA, OH, MD, VA
Director of Logistics & Inventory
Boston Centerless
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: MA, OH, MN
- Under GM & CEO, managed the logistics, inventory and pricing teams for Shingo Prize winning precision bar manufacturer.
- Direct activities of Mgr. of Logistics, Mgr. of Purchasing, Mgr. of OPC, Sr. Estimators and Customer Experience teams as well.
- Managed $9M logistics budget, including purchasing, managed inventory, inbound freight, warehousing, distribution, speciality packing supplies, transportation, 3PL, final mile and logistics vendor spending.
- Responsible for Supply Chain Management that supported manufacturing with the aim of achieving schedule, material on-hand availability, finished goods inventory, on time delivery and cost objectives.
- Led transportation & final mile delivery teams handling both domestic and international with all cargo compiling to ITAR, ISO, DFARS customer specific requirements.
- Selected and implemented a TMS system for internal fleet routing and rate shopping LTL and FTL.
- Responsible for a $1M package supply budget that realized a 20% cost reduction in FY19.
- Took on additional responsibility of the Pricing team developing custom pricing programs.
- Led company wide Gross Margin Initiative that brought visibility and structure to pricing workflow, SOP to pricing, new software systems, and created new pricing algorithms for supply chain managed services.
- Designed inventory management programs to support customer production needs while reducing their inventory costs.
- Strategically located DC’s could support Blanket Orders, Kanbans, JIT, Hold for Release, Dock to Stock, Dock to Line and Consignment inventory managed programs for all customer orders or specific customer PO’s.
- MA, OH, MN
Sr. Director of Logistics & Environmental Impact
Goodwill of Northern New England
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: NH, VT, ME
- Provided senior-level leadership and strategic oversight to Goodwill’s after-market revenue generation, transportation, logistics, supply chain, warehouse operations, inventory management and new goods operations.
- Lead the agency’s formal divisional areas of Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain, Inventory, Retail Outlets, Recycling and International Aftermarket efforts, overseeing a team of 300+ employees across 3 states and 4 hubs with full P&L accountability.
- Managed $7.5M logistic budget, and Aftermarket producing $6M in revenue.
- Built and led a centralized Inventory team supporting a Retail Network of $60M in annual revenue.
- Synchronized four transportation hubs and vendors to reduce operational expense by 11% in 2015.
- Led merchant team that delivered $6M in annual sales, Realizing a 75% improvement in gross margin.
- Aftermarket teams handled over 38M lbs. of annual donations, recycling and reusing over 80% of goods.
- Directed logistics of ~25 carriers for ocean consolidations to Bangladesh and other apparel and textile hubs.
- NH, VT, ME
Delivery Operation Manager
STAPLES, Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: North American Delivery (MA, NY)
- Full P&L responsibility for $120M budget and oversight of 24/7 operation with 100 staff and 60 fleet.
- Built the full facility in Stoneham, MA from the ground up, including site selection, layout, workflow, and processes.
- Led the subsequent Lean merger and move of two existing and separate operations into this site.
- North American Delivery (MA, NY)
Education
Accenture Supply Chain Certification -
01.2013
Green Belt - Lean Six Sigma
The George Group
Framingham, MA01.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
St. Anselm College
Manchester, NH01.2002
Skills
- Supply chain management
- Logistics strategy and fleet management
- Third-party logistics coordination
- Data analysis and project management
Timeline
Sr. Logistics Manager
Harvey Building Products
01.2020 - 01.2021
Director of Logistics & Inventory
Boston Centerless
01.2018 - 01.2020
Sr. Director of Logistics & Environmental Impact
Goodwill of Northern New England
01.2014 - 01.2018
Delivery Operation Manager
STAPLES, Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2014
Accenture Supply Chain Certification -
Green Belt - Lean Six Sigma
The George Group
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
St. Anselm College
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