Casey Hayes
Wilmington,DE
Summary
Strategic Supply Chain Leader with 12 years of dedicated experience directing end-to-end logistics and procurement for the Department of Defense (US Navy). Proven expertise in enhancing fleet readiness, optimizing inventory, and driving continuous improvement. A results-oriented leader with a track record of reducing backorders, managing multi-million dollar budgets, and leading high-performing teams. Active Secret Security Clearance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Logistics Management Specialist – Growler Platform Team Lead
NAVSUP – WSS
09.2018 - Current
- Lead a team of specialists managing comprehensive supply support for the Growler platform.
- Serve as the supply support logistics leader and sole item manager for the Growler platform, including 90 unique parts and items in all phases of order fulfillment for 8 depots within the US.
- Direct all facets of integrated logistics, including inventory control, procurement, and repair scheduling for a workload valued at $15.5 million.
- Briefed senior leadership on high-stakes fiscal year budget needs and repair requirements.
- Collaborate weekly with commerical vendors to include Northrop Grumman, Mercury Technologies & Mnemonics Inc. to resolve supply chain issues and ensure on-time delivery of parts.
- Utilize Lean Six Sigma methodologies to develop scorecards for tracking and managing replaceable assemblies, inducting over 400 items of work into repair facilities each fiscal year
- Continually review and manage the fulfillment of fleet requisitions to meet the needs and fleet readiness for assigned systems.
- Monitor several databases, including ERP and Inventory At-Risk Stock Alert Tool (IRAS), to validate stock posture and redistribute asset carcasses that are Not-Ready-for-Issue (NRFI) units needed to fulfill planned repair schedules.
- Provides cost-effective transportation, distribution, and material handling services of cargo, parts/materials, and support for the military worldwide, driving efficient transportation decisions while improving customer wait time and fleet readiness.
- Executed $5.8 million dollar repair and procurement order of military parts in 2026
- Achieved a 35% reduction in backorders from 2024 to 2025 and sustained mission readiness for 97 Growler aircraft by optimizing material support and resolving system supply issues.
Logistics Management Specialist – Displays, PBL, and DIFRS Systems
NAVSUP – WSS
02.2014 - Current
- Managed logistics and acquisition for approximately 50 repairable systems, overseeing an average portfolio of $12 million dollars in procurement and repairable orders.
- Drove a 20% reduction in backorders between 2018-2019 by spearheading the establishment of a new long-term contract with Elbit Systems of America.
- Accountable for requisition processing, material and acquisition distribution, requirements determination, contract administration, and repair cycle management.
- Determined the appropriate repair, modification, or spare replacement and oversaw the procurement strategies to manage repairable and consumable items.
- Developed resource support plans and reviewed maintenance concepts to maintain proper stock levels while developing funding estimates for inclusion into the overall budget.
- Analyzed management tools such as readiness reports and focus computer extracts from the Master Item File (MIF) to reveal trends, multiple requirements, high-cost drivers, procurement deficiencies, repair parts problems, and inadequate repair scheduling.
- Briefed the repair requirements of my workload in total of $10 million to top management and military personnel.
- Set up a Long- Term Contract with Elbit Systems of America, with the effort taking over a year, leading to a - 20% reduction in backorders from 2018 to 2019
- Briefed the repair requirements of my workload in total of $10 million to leadership/ top management and military personnel
- Received a PBL Award of Excellence from vendor Rockwell Collins in support of their 10-year contract ending and the renewal of the next contract
Inventory Management Specialist
NAVSUP – WSS
02.2014 - Current
- Performed all material life cycle logistics and acquisition management for display systems.
- Responsible for the complete inventory and accountability of all assigned systems and equipment, including repairable and consumable items responsible for inventory value of $20M.
- Managed inventory by checking stock levels of all National Item Identification Number (NIINs) for all Local routing codes (LRCs) between 5 depot warehouses and vendor repair locations throughout the US.
- Identified program trends through quantitative and qualitative data analysis and developed POA&Ms to correct deficiencies.
- Implemented policies consistent with established procedures and regulations for material tracking, inventory management, and procurement.
- Reviewed and researched discrepancies, reconciled inventory results, and posted inventory in an excel spreadsheet for better tracking and accountability.
- Established a 5 year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with International Enterprises Inc. in support of the F/A-18 Displays to support repair efforts.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Administration & Criminology
Cabrini College
Radnor, PA2013
Skills
- End-to-End Supply Chain Management
- Logistics & Distribution Planning
- Inventory Management & Materials Control
- Strategic Procurement Sourcing
- Supply & Demand Planning
- Budget Control (ROI)
- Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma)
- Fleet Readiness
Certification
DAWIA Certified – Level II (Acquisition Logistics)
Secret Security Clearance
Lean Six Sigma- Green Belt Certified
Timeline
Logistics Management Specialist – Growler Platform Team Lead
NAVSUP – WSS
09.2018 - Current
Logistics Management Specialist – Displays, PBL, and DIFRS Systems
NAVSUP – WSS
02.2014 - Current
Inventory Management Specialist
NAVSUP – WSS
02.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Administration & Criminology
Cabrini College