1. Brian M. Miller
600 Johnson Ave, Monaca PA 15061 - (708)698-1170 BrianMichael68@yahoo.com
Driven Supply Chain professional with 25 years of extensive experience in Distribution and Logistics with a focus on
continuous improvement. Accomplished in identifying, developing, and mentoring potential leaders within the
organization. Talented leader who contains and demonstrates the following expertise:
 Six Sigma Certified – Green Belt; TQM
 Strategic Business Planning
 Operational Process & Workflow
 Excellent InterpersonalSavvy
 Behavioral Based Safety
 Training & Development
 Leading & Communicating Business Initiatives
 Change Management
 Customer, Vendor, Carrier partnerships
 Cross Channel Communication
Professional Experience
AmericanTire Distributors 2010 – Present
Director of Operations 2013 - Present
Provide leadership for 6 Regions and 60 Warehouse & Delivery operations, ~7M sqft of warehouse space, supporting
over $2B in sales. Provide operational expertise to increase sales,in-stocks, inventory capital investment while
decreasing last mile cost.
 Senior Director over Directors and Analysts charged with oversight of facility relocations and startup operations.
Successfully relocated 12 Distribution facilities – which included ~$100M in inventory and over 1.5M sqft of
warehouse space. Opened 6 new greenfield Distribution facilities – which included ~$50M in inventory and over
1M sqft of warehouse space.
 Led all Operations, Warehousing and Transportation activities for a major ATD business acquisition resulting in
over $126M in annual sales across 5 distribution centers. Delivered on-time and on-budget.
 Developed and executed corrective action plans utilizing KPI dashboards to improve Distribution facility
performances utilizing root cause analytics. Directly led improvements across 2 Regions and 20 distribution
facilities impacting 3,000 deliveries daily and 60K miles driven. Partnering with key business leaders and local
logistics teams realizing an overall 10% increase to delivery capability with a sales increase of $135M while
limiting delivery expense to 8%.
 Created a labor planning tool for the distribution facilities that has been implemented across the company in 120+
Distribution facilities. Expectation is to reduce operating expense by 10% across organization.
 Provided operational and delivery options through workflows, route analysis, customer expectations, and budget
requirements. Raised inbound and outbound efficiencies by 8% resulting in a 5% reduction in operating cost.
Inbound International Logistics Manager 2012 - 2013
Successfully managed the scheduling of inbound international containers and all outbound deliveries for ATD’s three
domestic Import warehouses. Volume includes over 12,000 containers annually. We are one of the largest importers into
Long Beach,CA and into Charleston, SC on the US East coast.

2.  Coordinated the inbound container flow of 12,000 containers via ocean and intermodal carriers. Managing a
complex balance of on-port time, off-port time, dray carriers, and other factors to ensure fill rates were high and
Detention and Demurrage costs were minimized.
 Provided and scheduled outbound carrier loads to support product flow from the 3 Regional International
warehouses into 120 local Market Distribution facilities. Developed corporate strategy in the areas of carrier
negotiation, carrier performance, and carrier SLA’s.
 Partnered with key Logistics leaders to negotiate all contracts and establish supplier/3PL partnerships.
 Instrumental in identifying and sourcing Third Party Freight Payment service. Selected service provider and
reduced ATD workload by 65% while eliminating paper audit system.
 Restructured the Logistics Department to support 120 facilities while launching a new TMS system and process.
Overall Facility General Manager 2010-2012
As overall facility GM - led the up-fit and startup of the 400k sqft Chicago International Mixing Warehouse in 2010 from
the ground up.
 Participated in the hiring process orchestrating a job fair screening over 100 applicants for a staff of 15.
 Managed the initial vendor load-in of inventory and created the outbound transportation network to support 18
ATD Market Distribution facilities.
 Successfully managed over $30M in inventory.
 Had direct responsibility for P&L,safety,staffing, cost management.
 Collaboratively developed and wrote operating SOP’s for not only this new start-up facility, but for all of ATD’s
Mixing Centers.
 Drove the cultural change within the mixing center’s on how we manage the business. Implemented best
practices,associate expectations, while driving customer satisfaction.
PARCELite Solutions /TMSi 2006 - 2010
Director of Operations
Responsible for opening the first cross dock pharmaceutical facility for PARCELite Solutions partnering with the
Veteran’s Administration to open five Distribution facility operations from South Carolina to Arizona.
 Successfully opened 5 facilities over a 3-year span expanding the operation from 50K deliveries a day to over
400K daily. Based on this excellent performance,we were awarded our competitor’s business.
 Fostered a partnership with the USPS and common carriers to deliver the best in class service to our US Veterans
through the development of an interlink with the USPS systems to track all parceldeliveries to the Veterans
resulting in days delivered from 3.7 days to 2.9 days.
 Direct responsibility for all staffing, P&L,carrier performance,USPS performance, and meeting SLA’s.
 Grew the business from shipping 50,000 parcels daily to over 400,000 parcels daily through the use of six sigma
methods to increase scans per hour and sorts per hour resulting in a lower operating expense.
 Collaborated with IT to develop a hands free scanning method resulting in an half second faster process time
resulting in a 10% reduction in overtime (lowered labor costs).
 Using six-sigma and best practices,redesigned warehouse layout and reduced sorting process by 60%.
 Partnered with a 3rd
party risk assessment company focusing on repetitive motion injuries. Implemented job
rotation, a new designed work area and product staging area resulting in a 65% reduction in repetitive motion
injuries.

3. Wal-Mart Regional Distribution 2005 - 2006
Operations Manager
Responsible for the oversight of the 2nd
shift-receiving department.
 Operations Manager for this 1.8M sqft Distribution facility in Northern California. Reporting to GM.
 Managed over 160 associates – managed the overall receiving process for the 2nd
shift, balancing manpower needs
and service levels. Processed over 100 containers weekly. Processed over 30,000 packages per shift.
 Demonstrated the ability to set new production standards while improving associates morale.
 Worked closely with the Overall General Manager on process flows and production needs.
 Asked to mentor and coach my peers in utilizing new KPI measures,and a new staffing approach
TMSi / General Electric (GE) Supply 1998 - 2005
Overall Facility General Manager
Accountable for all 3PL Warehouse functions including Delivery, P&L,Safety,Staffing, Facility Maintenance, HR and
meeting budget expectations set by the customer.
 Directly responsible for a 24 hour operation across 450K sqft to include a delivery fleet of 38 trucks.
 Participated in and led multiple Six Sigma projects with GE and obtained a Green Belt certification from GE.
Projects realized over $1.5M in annual savings.
 Aligned 3PL corporate goals to our customer’s expectations. Maintained ISO 9000 certification.
 Fostered a team culture with 18 satellite GE Branches. Became a main support function for customers helping GE
Supply have a record breaking year exceeding 125% of goal equaling over $50M in sales.
 Launched a Behavioral Based Safety program resulting in a 30% decrease in recordable accidents.
Warner Bros. - WEA 1990 - 1998
Shipping / Receiving Manager
Directly accountable to schedule all inbound and outbound shipments and to meet new release and show dates.
UnitedStates Army 1986 - 1990
Tactical Systems Operator and Mechanic. (31 Victor)
Responsible for troubleshooting radio systems in the fleet. Diagnose faulty equipment and provide corrective measures.
Education
Big Ben College, US ARMY - General Studies for 1 full year. 1988 - 1989
Moorpark Community College, Moorpark Ca - Completed 2 Semesters 2001 - 2002
References available upon request