Garrett Smiley

Background

About Garrett Smiley

Operation Leadership: Holds +10 years’ experience leading full operation departments consisting of +300 employees- Vendor Relations: Experienced managing international vendor relationships to establish and maintain positive communication across all lines of a business- Regulatory Management: Experienced with FDA and ISO 9001 standards to ensure international-quality products & services consistently provided- Supply Chain: Experienced Supply Chain expert with +14 years’ Inventory Management, Sales, Operations Planning (S & OP), and Vendor Management experience- Revenue Generation: Record of success driving revenue through streamlining, creating new, and developing substantial processes- Distribution Center: Strong process acumen working in manufacturing, distribution center environments, and managing 3rd party distribution centers- Budget Management: Experienced working with large budgets (+$10M), allocating resources, and ensuring lean methods of spending- Process Improvement (LEAN): Holds +10 years of LEAN experience including Policy Deployment, Waste Reduction, SMED, Kaizen, and Kanban systems.Policy Deployment / Supply Chain Management / S & OP Implementation / Lean Manufacturing-Theory of Constraint / Budget / Goal obtainment / Plant Safety / Behavioral System Implementation / FDA Plant Remediation / Compliance / Root Cause Analysis / ERP & MRP implementation / Capacity / Demand Planning Team Cultivation / Communication / Safety / Quality Culture / Cross Functional Communication / Priority Management / Team Accountability / Recognition / Lean Training