Mack Fields

Planning & Supply Chain Manager

Location: South Carolina
Nominator: J.T. Harrison

Lesson Learned #13:  Plan Your Work, Then Work Your Plan

Mack Fields was nominated for a WE CARE award recognizing his work in timely closing the warehouse in Spark, Nevada. His dedication and exceptional problem-solving skills were crucial in navigating last-minute inventory variances and addressing liquidation customer issues.  Throughout this, Mack demonstrated Lesson Learned #13, Plan your work then work your plan. Mack planned the liquidator pickups with precision and great detail despite their inconsistent communication and sporadic requests.  This allowed Oil-Dri to exit the facility without bringing SMOG to Taft, wasting critical space for core items. Mack also handled repeated situations where the warehouse team threw curveballs to him in the form of inventory variances and truck loading mistakes.  These situations were frustrating for all, and throughout Mack maintained his composure and made decisions in the best interest of Oil-Dri. Closing this warehouse is one key piece of the supply chain savings modeled in the acquisition plans; these savings are actually exceeding the model and many of these are through Mack’s leadership!