Brian Butler
About Brian Butler
Brian Butler is a Logistics Manager at Nikola Motor Company with extensive experience in supply chain management and logistics.
Title
Brian Butler currently holds the position of Logistics Manager at Nikola Motor Company.
Current Position at Nikola Motor Company
Since 2022, Brian Butler has been working as a Logistics Manager at Nikola Motor Company. In this role, he is responsible for managing the global logistics freight spend, including ocean, FTL, TL, air, and parcel.
Past Roles and Experience
Brian Butler has an extensive background in logistics and supply chain management. He worked at Flow Management Devices, LLC as Supply Chain Director from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, he served as Global Supply Chain Leader at Honeywell from 2013 to 2020. Between 2005 and 2013, he held the roles of GSC Contracts Administrator and Transportation Manager at Freeport-McMoRan. From 2001 to 2005, he was the Logistics Manager at Heritage Mint Ltd., Heritage Mint (Asia) Ltd., and Megaware LLC. His earlier experience includes working at Instasales in Supply Chain Operations from 2000 to 2001 and various roles at MicroAge from 1994 to 2000, such as Manager of Reverse Logistics, Buyer/Project Manager, and Transportation Analyst.
Education and Expertise
Brian Butler earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Purchasing, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University. He possesses deep expertise in international logistics, import/export compliance regulations and procedures, and DOT safety and regulatory compliance. He is fluent in Incoterms 2010, an essential set of international commercial terms.
Logistics Strategy and Implementation
Throughout his career, Brian Butler has focused on developing and implementing logistics strategies. He optimizes the end-to-end global network inbound strategy from supplier to manufacturing and is skilled in negotiating contracts and rates for various modes of transport, including ocean, air, truck, and 3PL services to support shipping requirements. Additionally, he leads the implementation of freight and distribution projects.