Patrick Surface

Background

About Patrick Surface

Senior level supply chain professional with solid background in global supply chain management and procurement. Reputation for reducing total operating costs, improving deliverables, and increasing company profits. In depth experience in production planning, transportation strategies, multi site inventory management and distribution operations. Successful in forming, building, and motivating teams to perform at the highest levels of professionalism, as well as maintaining strong relationships with customers and vendors using a combination of technical, business and people skills. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Created a global Aerospace SIOP program that synchronized capacity, supply and demand resulting in a 23% reduction in inventory and improved customer service. Created an aerospace MRP system by combining programs and information from three separate proprietary manufacturing systems resulting in an efficient industry planning program. Successfully managed procurement and global inventory of over SKU’s in 6 DC’s. Held leadership roles in multiple WMS and ERP system development and implementations projects. Improved warehouse efficiency by over 60% by physically and logically redesigning 6 DC’s in North America. Designed, launched and directed a nation service support organization. Successfully launched a regional procurement / supply chain program that has changed the construction industry on a national level. The results are increased profits of 20 million, increased control, increased visibility, and improved levels of customer service. Reduced corporate sales forecast variance by 72%. Specialties: • Raw Material Procurement • Physical Warehouse Design • Inventory Planning • Warehouse Operations • Production Planning • Finished Goods Planning • P&L Management • Transportation Strategies • Fleet Management • Process Improvement • Cost Reduction • Vendor Management