Marcus T. Ellison

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Supply chain leader with 11 years driving end-to-end logistics, procurement, and inventory optimization for mid-to-large manufacturers. Deep expertise in S&OP planning, supplier risk management, and ERP-driven process redesign across automotive and consumer goods sectors. Reduced blended landed cost by 18% and cut order-to-ship cycle time from 9 days to 5 days across a $340M product portfolio.

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Senior Supply Chain ManagerMar 2020 - Present

Vantrel Manufacturing Group, Columbus, OH

Redesigned the North American inbound freight network, consolidating 14 carriers to 6 preferred partners and reducing annual freight spend by $2.1M (19%) while maintaining a 98.4% on-time delivery rate.
Led cross-functional S&OP process overhaul for a 480-SKU portfolio, cutting excess inventory by 22% ($4.7M reduction in working capital) and improving forecast accuracy from 71% to 89% within 18 months.
Negotiated multi-year contracts with 11 Tier-1 suppliers across Mexico and Southeast Asia, embedding dual-sourcing clauses that reduced single-source exposure from 63% to 28% and averted two potential production stoppages.

Supply Chain ManagerJun 2016 - Feb 2020

Cortland Consumer Products, Cincinnati, OH

Managed a 7-person planning and procurement team supporting $180M in annual revenue, achieving a department-wide 96.1% purchase order accuracy rate and reducing supplier lead-time variance by 31%.
Implemented SAP S/4HANA modules for demand planning and warehouse management, cutting manual data entry by 40% and reducing month-end close inventory reconciliation from 4 days to 1 day.
Developed a supplier scorecard program covering 38 vendors; bottom-quartile suppliers improved delivery performance by an average of 14 percentage points within two review cycles or were replaced.

Supply Chain AnalystAug 2013 - May 2016

Meridian Logistics Solutions, Dayton, OH

Built a dynamic safety-stock model in Excel and Python for 220 high-velocity SKUs, reducing stockout events by 47% and saving an estimated $680K in expedited freight costs annually.
Coordinated customs compliance documentation for $55M in annual imports, achieving a 99.2% first-pass customs clearance rate and zero CBP penalties over 3 years.
Analyzed carrier performance data across 8 regional lanes and recommended a lane rebalancing strategy adopted by leadership, trimming average transit time by 1.4 days and saving $310K per year.

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