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Arlington, Texas PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLEProfessional SummarySkilled Transportation/Logistics and Multi-Site Distribution Center Manager with over 20 years of experience providing operational and business leadership across multiple industries, including food and Hazmat chemical. Experience in all aspects of day-to-day business management, including material acquisition and disbursement, inventory management, warehouse distribution, process design, transportation/logistics, and team leadership. A proven leader in the Transportation/Logistics and Distribution Center disciplines. Continually exceeds expectations by building valuable relationships with people at all levels of an organization, including executive management, peers, team members, and customers.Business/Technical SkillsForward-Focused Business LeadershipOperations ManagementStrategic Planning & ChangeManagementBudget Monitoring & ForecastingInventory Planning & Cost ReductionsP&L Ownership & ProfitabilityProcess Improvements & Quality ControlProduction Optimization & EfficienciesTransportation/Logistics & CustomerService ManagementPlanning/FacilitatingInbound-Outbound GlobalTransportation/LogisticsStrategic Planning of third-Party Transportation ServicesVendor & Transportation Contract NegotiationsTalent Development & Empowering OthersSafety & Regulatory ComplianceHazmat Certifications For All Modes of TransportationMicrosoft Office Suite; Microsoft Great Plains ERP; FreightviewExcellent Verbal & Written CommunicationExperience/Career AchievementsOperationsLead Operations and Transportation accounting functions with full P&L ownership, prepared and managed budgets, controlled costs, drove process improvement initiatives, and established best practices.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop solution for managing increased volume of orders resulting from strategic plan to offer products via Amazon.com. Solution: Outsourced work to a 3PL warehouse firm to manage parcel needs of the increased shipments.Assumed leadership over the operations of eight distribution centers. Prior to assuming leadership, four of the eight had lost total profits of $5 to $8M annually. Leadership goal was to increase their profitability and inventory accuracy.; to gain buy in from center employees, implemented a change management initiative, which empowered employees to have a voice in developing both an improved leadership model and more streamlined processes to improve profitability. Result: Increased division profits to $223M and improved inventory management of $10.5M to an accuracy rate of 99.8%.Initiated a warehouse inventory accuracy program that decreased errors by 35% in the first 3 months and maintained accuracy rates above company goals since inception by consistently achieving 99.95% accuracy standards in production areas.Managed warehousing and distribution, improved inventory accuracy, and reduced customer complaintsFacilitated the successful transition to a new warehouse, designing facility layout, directing installation of equipment, and managing product transfer to implement best workflow.Effectively led three separate Teamster union shops; during union contract negotiations, served as corporate operations expert to legal bargaining team. Successful negotiations resulted in new 3-year Teamster contracts at all three locations.Implemented a comprehensive cross-training program, developing talent and increasing productivity by 15% .Transportation/LogisticsLed company drivers, 3PLs, LTL carriers, full truckload carriers, and air and ocean global shipments.Partnered with freight carriers to achieve better transit times and reduce tariffs and FAKs, resulting in reduced freight spend with 2020 bottom line savings of $238,000 on a $1.1M freight budget during the COVID pandemic.Controlled transit times during the 2021Transportation/Logistics crises with only a 1-2 day increase in delivery time.Coordinated with off-site transportation/logistics centers, suppliers, and vendors to meet deadlines and track shipments.Developed operational reports from data collected during analysis of distribution networks. Analysis aided in identifying opportunities to reduce transportation costs.Led eighty-five company drivers to achieve multiple Safe Driver Awards.Implemented a multi-faceted safety training program, resulting in 2 years with no driver accidents and 3 years injury free.Process ImprovementTrained multiple warehouse staffs on 5S program and other improvement ideas to encourage process-improvement mindsets and employee buy-in to exceed company goals. Following training, staff members met the demands of their fulfillment centers and more effectively managed the flow and quality of their work, maximizing efficiency, improving productivity, and minimizing overtime.Held daily operations meetings, teaming with Customer Care and Production departments to redesign and improve order-to-shipment process; redesigned process reduced time from 3.3 days to .94 days, allowing a guarantee of same-day-shipping for orders received by 11:00 AM.Introduced and championed the purchase and implementation of scanner technology to improve picking speed and enhance accuracy of fulfilling orders. System Go Live: 2022Collaborated with IT department to implement new or update existing software, including Great Plains and Peoplesoft.Redesigned warehouse rack and item layout to improve speed and reduce picking errors, decreasing picking time by 23%.Fostered a safety culture and implemented safety policies and training in compliance with the company safety programs and OSH regulations to reduce, eliminate, and prevent work-related injuries.Regulated and monitored SOPs, designed/revised/ implemented changes, to maintain customer satisfaction goals and lower operating costs.Chronological Work HistoryTransportation/Logistics & Warehouse Manager Prosoco, Lawrence, KSDistribution Center Manager Appleton Paper (Apvion), Kansas City, KSConsulting Logistics Project Manager InitiaTEK, Fort Worth, TXManager, Distribution and Transportation Dave and Busters, Inc., Dallas, TXGeneral Operations Manger, Distribution Division Pilgrim's Pride Corp, Arlington, TXEducationArkansas State University/University of Texas Arlington History and Marketing (6 hours completes BA) |
