Responsibilities at Gibson

Tim has been providing strategic, operational & implementation services to Fortune 1000 companies and Private Equity firms for 15 years. Tim leads Gibson’s Transportation & Logistics practice line in four key areas: Strategic Sourcing of Global Transportation and Logistics services, Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning, Distribution Operations and Network Design & Optimization.

Areas of Expertise

• Global Transportation & Logistics
• Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning
• Distribution Operations
• Internal Fleet Management
• Network Design & Optimization
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Operational Due Diligence
• Post Merger Integrations
• Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement
• Procurement Process Design & Implementation
• Data Analytics: Power BI, SQL, Python
• Client & Employee Training

Key Highlights

Tim has 15 years of advisory and operating experience across a well-diversified set of industries including private equity, beverage and pharmaceutical distribution, powersports, e-Commerce, food service and industrial manufacturing.

His advisory experience has primarily been focused on supply chain initiatives designed to improve efficiency and lower overall cost structure. He is a well-established leader, skilled at crafting solutions to complex business challenges and building high performance teams to deliver results.

He has led multiple Fortune 500 and Private Equity client teams through strategic sourcing initiatives to develop long term contracts with logistics service providers (FTL, LTL, Rail, Air, Ocean and Freight Forwarding) with a focus on cost savings and process improvement; delivering $350+ million in bottom line savings.

He has led network optimization projects that resulted in the consolidation of warehouses into master automated DC resulting in 23%+ cost savings, the outsourcing of final mile delivery for national retailers as well as numerous warehousing improvement projects across multiple industry segments and spend categories.

Additional projects include operational due diligence, network optimization, distribution center design, inventory strategy and management, transportation and fleet management, and Sales Inventory & Operations Planning.

Professional Background

Prior to joining Gibson, Tim held various leadership roles in supply chain and logistics management for Walmart, Cardinal Health, and Coca-Cola.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree – DePaul University

Favorite Quote

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

Personal Interests

Powersports, hiking, photography, and traveling

Favorite thing about working at Gibson

Gibson Consulting Group sets itself apart from the competition through the firm’s dedication to skill-based training that leaves our clients with standard, repeatable processes. Immersive training in Executive Communications, Due Diligence Site Visits and Negotiations provide the skills necessary to effectively manage a supply chain, as well as provide ample opportunity for career growth both internally and for our client teams.