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SJN Supply Chain Solutions


• Steve Nadin is the sole owner of SJN Supply Chain Solutions. He is a highly accomplished, results orientated Supply Chain Consultant with considerable experience in: -

• Project Management• Operations Management• Warehouse Re-engineering• Inventory Management• Stock Forecasting• International Freight• National Freight

He has extensive experience with various industries and has a strong record of achievement. A strong believer in developing people through guiding, teaching and mentoring he is tenacious in building new business and developing long lasting relationships.


Summary

• Project Managing ERP Systems into many different businesses

• Setting up distribution network in USA for Curtis Stone

• Ensuring packaging standards for companies in USA such as HSN / Macy’s / Nordstrom / Dillards were complied with. This involved understanding strengths of board types and packaging design.

• Implementing mobile sales application

• Negotiating with freight forwarders to reduce international freight by 22%

• Reducing inventory by 20% by identifying obsolete / slow moving inventory and developing strategies to clear


Achievements

• Working with engineers, design layout of warehouse to maximise productivity, identify the required material handling equipment and introduce radio functionality (RF) into a business.

• Introduction of DRP system to optimize stock turns and reduce cost investment

• Improving national freight service levels and therefore improving customer service levels.


Achievements (continued)

• Recently employed as a Project Manager for Pronto Software in Adelaide, Steve project managed the implementation of Pronto’s integrated ERP systems into a number of sites within South Australia. These industries varied from retail chains, importers and manufacturing companies.

• Review of a import / wholesale business operations and processes, making improvement recommendations. These recommendations included: -– The purchase of a new ERP system.– Designing the operational layout of a new purpose built warehouse including

the type of pallet racking to be used.– Identifying the material handling equipment to be used in this new warehouse.


Industry Experience

• Creating a distribution network to supply the “Curtis Stone” range of products to retailers in the USA. This included:-– Identifying and recommending an EDI Van provider in North America for B2B

transactions.– Identifying and recommending a 3rd Party Logistics company in North America

to distribute stock to retailers in the USA / Canada and Mexico.– Ensuring that all transactions that occurred within the USA were transmitted

back to the Australian companies retail systems on a regular basis (twice daily).

– Ensuring customer packaging and distribution requirements were met. This included working with suppliers in China to ensure that product was protected to meet the relevant standards.

– Monitoring performance of chosen service providers


Industry Experience(continued)

• Prior to consulting Steve worked as a Supply Chain Manager for an Importing / Wholesale business. During this time company turnover increased from $8m per annum to $33m.

• Negotiating rates and service expectations with freight forwarders to ensure that all international freight shipped in time to meet customer’s delivery windows.

• Sourcing, negotiating and developing relationships with national cartage contractors to ensure that deliveries from warehouse were dispatched and delivered in a timely manner to meet customer’s delivery windows.

• Recommending and developing strategies to improve the development of product range planning.

• Forecasting and replenishment purchasing of selected products to ensure constant supply whilst ensuring stock turns were optimized.



• Liaising with Sales & Marketing / Buying / Operations to ensure that SOP procedures are followed to ensure customers expectations are achieved.

• Developing strong relationships with key suppliers.• Various ad hoc projects ranging from re-engineering warehouse to ensuring

packaging of products meets requirements of “National Packaging Covenant”.

• Steve also has experience in buying / operating “Open To Buy” systems along with working in the supply chain field for a retail company in the UK with a network of over 1200 retails stores, 8 warehouses and 15 distribution centres. Further information can be provided upon request.



• Assisting in developing your supply chain strategyWhat is the business objective? Where is it going? What has formed the way it is now? Who and where are its customers (and how do they look in the future)? How does the business plan to meet its goals over the next few years?

• Supply Chain Network PlanningThere is often a substantial cost saving to be realised by planning and optimising flow paths and inventory levels across a network. These include:• Reduced inventory holding and associated costs (carrying cost, obsolescence and damaged/dated)• Lower transportation cost (improved load utilisation, lowest cost per kg travelled, fewer kilometres travelled)• Lower storage and handling (cost of moving products into, within and out from warehouses)• Fewer facilities and associated overhead, capital and rental costs.


What can we do for your business?

• Inventory

– Assisting in range assortment and range review processes

– Helping to develop analysis tools

– Reviewing Sourcing Strategy

– Supplier Auditing (social responsibility)

– Procurement

– Optimizing Stock Investment



• Warehouse Design and Layout

– Optimizing productivity

– Layout to maximise space

– Materials Handling Equipment

– Use of RF Functionality

– Scan Packing



• Information Systems

• Finding out what is required (identifying existing system shortfall)

• Assist in tendering process

• Evaluation

• Project Managing Implementation (Development & Integration)

• Post Go Live Support



• Honesty

• Accountable

• Build strong relationships

• Innovative

• Positive “can do” attitude


Values

• Steve Nadin• Mobile: (+61) 0400 264 588• E-mail: [email protected]


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