William Bathurst
Olean,NY
Summary
Accomplished Supply Chain Manager with a proven track record at Harry's Inc, adept in reducing expenditures by 20% and enhancing supplier relations. Expert in SAP/S4 and Blue Yonder, with exceptional negotiation skills and cross-functional experience in procurement, inventory management, and contract negotiations. Demonstrates leadership in streamlining operations and fostering team growth.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - Supply Chain
Harry's Inc - Lume Deodorant Team
New York City, NY
08.2023 - 02.2025
- Oversee five cosmetic categories comprised of over 40 SKUs from various suppliers, ensuring the timely placement of purchase orders achieving a 20% reduction in expenditure, in alignment with our WOH (inventory weeks on hand) and OOS% objectives
- Managed all backend data to guarantee the placement of purchase orders and the accurate representation of all inbound deliveries for our distribution centers and supplier network via EDI, managing EDI % for our supplier network
- Work cross functionally with Accounting and Distribution for end of month inventory reconciliation ensuring accurate inventory counts at all DC's and timely payments to our supplier community
- Creating RFX's (RFI, RFQ, RFP) to evaluate new potential partners, increase product margin, and negotiate price points with current suppliers for cost savings opportunities
- Responsible for manually uploading inventory data and using the supply chain management platform Blue Yonder for planning and forecasting purposes
- Manage transportation and warehousing activities, including selecting carriers, optimizing routes, and coordinating deliveries (manually for 20% of suppliers that are not set up on EDI)
- Created supplier guidelines enforced via supplier scorecards, QBR meetings, and achievement/adherence percentages on finished good shipments while reducing finished good lead times by 15% across our supplier base
Manager - Supply Chain / Procurement
Wonder
New York City, NY
06.2021 - 08.2023
- Point of contact for over 50% of our supplier community handling onboarding and negotiations resulting in a -31% decrease in Bill of Material (BOM) costs setting the bar for fiscal year KPI's
- Responsible for contract revisions and re-negotiations based on supplier performance from start to closing of the deal in question
- Independently responsible for standing up backend ERP system to streamline companywide purchasing in addition to order transfers between various locations and warehouses
- Managed a team of 3 to enhance workflow production within Dynamics 365 (ERP) while growing our supplier community by 20% to support a 600+ SKU BOM
- Cross Functional Work: Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Creative; Relative Program Experience: Power Bi, Excel, ERP
Assistant Manager - Supply Chain / Procurement
Maisoneme
New York City, NY
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Was responsible for onboarding new business partners and vendors through the integration process while negotiating percentage split for all sales across Maisoneme's platform
- Revised expiring contracts for renegotiation purposes, as well as handled off-loading processes for suppliers that no longer suited the company's vision
- Kept fraudulent transactions below industry standard (2%) while supporting 3x revenue growth to the company's top line
- Reduced $100K in orders of fraud to prevent loss from company's P&L during tenure
Education
Master of Arts - Communications
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL08-2019
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY05-2018
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Proficient in G Suite
- Proficient in SAP/S4, Blue Yonder, SAP Analytics (Cogs), Dynamics 365
- Cross-functional legal experience with contracts, contract negotiation, RFQ, RFI, RFP, and LOIs with manufacturers for raw materials
- Cross-functional R&D experience with sample requests, formula changes, and regulatory adherence
- Cross functional experience with P2P, invoice processing via EDI, inventory reconciliation, STO transfers
Timeline
Manager - Supply Chain
Harry's Inc - Lume Deodorant Team
08.2023 - 02.2025
Manager - Supply Chain / Procurement
Wonder
06.2021 - 08.2023
Assistant Manager - Supply Chain / Procurement
Maisoneme
09.2019 - 06.2021
Master of Arts - Communications
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Cornell University
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