David Bade
Deerfield
Summary
Global supply chain management consultant specializing in replenishment planning and contract manufacturing. Successfully managed vendor relationships, ensuring on-time delivery above 98.5% while driving significant revenue growth and cost savings. Eager to leverage expertise in global sourcing to optimize procurement strategies.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
External Manufacturing Manager
TreeHouse Foods Inc.
Oak Brook
01.2022 - 06.2026
- Spearheaded onboarding of five new vendors, driving annual revenue growth of $12-13 million and achieving cost savings of approximately $1.2 million.
- Negotiated supply agreements with new vendors, optimizing procurement strategies to support business objectives.
- Managed 8-10 external vendors across multiple business units, improving collaboration and operational alignment.
- Led cross-functional teams in vendor onboarding, leveraging seasonal opportunities to enhance service delivery.
- Maintained vendor service levels above 98.5% for on-time delivery, ensuring consistent operational efficiency.
Contract Manufacturing Manager
Fonterra USA
Chicago
08.2015 - 11.2020
- Coordinated US contribution to global project for new product trial across multiple manufacturing locations, negotiating legal trial agreements, product specifications, ingredient setups, and international procurement to complete trial manufacture in 2 months.
- Led development of 2 NPD UHT beverage products through initial formulation, pilot plant trial, and initial site trials, identifying ideal partners and completing MOUs, MCAs, and vendor qualifications via Food Safety and Capability audits.
- Led a collaborative team of scientists and technologists tasked with identifying and remedying UHT cooking creams quality issues ($1MM+ written off). Over the course of 3 years, identified and implemented corrections with no major quality issues with product in market
- Standardized specifications with team of technologists and external vendor quality staff to meet new global standards across 40+ requirements.
- Completed PCQI certification in January 2020
Sourcing Manager
Fonterra USA
Chicago
04.2013 - 08.2015
- Developed sourcing strategies to enhance supplier relationships and procurement processes.
- Identified and qualified 3 new vendors through quality and capability audits, contract negotiations, and specification and quality testing, establishing them as BAU suppliers
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers to secure favorable terms and conditions.
- Collaborated with technologists, scientists, and project managers to launch two new items, facilitating entry of New Zealand developed technology into the US market and strengthening partnership
Supply Coordinator
Fonterra USA
Chicago
04.2010 - 04.2013
- Coordinated replenishment, scheduled production, and ordered domestically sourced products for 7 manufacturing facilities while managing 6 vendors supplying 100+ SKUs.
- Developed MRP workbook for multiple manufacturing facilities which reduced planning times from 2 days to 2 hours and saved $15-30K/annum in costs
- Contributed to reducing SOH budget variance from $340MM over budget in 2008 to $70MM under budget in 2013.
Supply Coordinator, Steel Services Division
Tempel Steel
Chicago
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Managed multi-million-dollar inventory of 30-50 wide-coiled products across eight locations in US and Canada, achieving inventory accuracy of 99.8%.
- Saved company $250K in monthly price change variations by continuously monitoring purchase order progression from order to delivery, expedited orders, and improvement of overall on-time deliveries
- Co-developed monthly MRP Excel report template, forecasting inventory levels to ensure just-in-time delivery.
Quality and Inventory Control Clerk
SUPERVALU Food Marketing
Fort Wayne
01.2003 - 01.2004
Assistant Manager
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Fort Wayne
01.2001 - 01.2003
Worldwide Project Management Administrative Assistant, Clinical Studies Group
Pfizer, Inc
New York
01.2004
Education
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
Indiana University
Fort Wayne, INSkills
- Vendor Management
- Contract Management
- Project Management
- Partnerships
- Sourcing
- Demand Planning
- Inventory/Production Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Quality Assurance/PCQI certified
- Process Improvement
- SAP
- Oracle
- AS400
- MS Office Suite
Industry Knowledge
- Food Science
- Food Technology
- Food Processing
- Product Development
- Change Management
Timeline
External Manufacturing Manager
TreeHouse Foods Inc.
01.2022 - 06.2026
Contract Manufacturing Manager
Fonterra USA
08.2015 - 11.2020
Sourcing Manager
Fonterra USA
04.2013 - 08.2015
Supply Coordinator
Fonterra USA
04.2010 - 04.2013
Supply Coordinator, Steel Services Division
Tempel Steel
01.2005 - 01.2009
Worldwide Project Management Administrative Assistant, Clinical Studies Group
Pfizer, Inc
01.2004
Quality and Inventory Control Clerk
SUPERVALU Food Marketing
01.2003 - 01.2004
Assistant Manager
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
01.2001 - 01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
Indiana University