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Warehousing and Distribution:

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Years of Experience: 17

Scope of Experience:

  • Functions:

    • Receiving

    • Shipping

    • Stores

    • Cycle Counting

    • Physical Inventories

    • Distribution Center operations

    • Plant Material Handling

    • Campus style warehouses

    • Local remote storage locations

    • Large and small 3PL and contract warehousing

    • Reverse logistics

    • etc.

  • Managed multiple and international locations

  • Managed over 1.8MM SF and 350+ persons

  • Business environments included:

    • Electronics Field Service

    • Wholesale Distribution

    • Manufacturing operations support

    • Network of branch locations

    • Highly time and accuracy dependent

    • Telecom Field Service (continuously changing demand)

  • Responsible for leases at over 60 locations nationwide

Accomplishments:

  • North American Distribution Center (at Lennox) featured as "Warehouse of the Month" in Modern Materials Handling Magazine

  • Start-ups:

    • 110K SF Regional Distribution Center (functional and operating within 15 days of lease signing!)

    • 680k SF Regional Distribution Center

    • 335K SF Central manufacturing warehouse (RM, WIP, and FG)

    • 315K SF North American Distribution Center

    • 20K SF Distribution Center

    • 260k SF, 200K SF, and 70k SF manned remote storage locations

  • Reduced shipping errors in a wholesale distribution to retail environment by 60% through process improvements, education, and measurement

  • Implemented performance metrics

  • Developed warehouse safety programs

  • Redesigned storage approach, eliminating a facility and reducing lease expense 38%

  • Implemented Kanban replenishment in warehouse postponement activities

  • Achieved consistently high levels of accuracy, most recently:

    • Inventory accuracy 99.99%

    • Shipping accuracy 99.95%

    • Same day (as order) shipment performance of 100%

  • Logistics Network Redesigns:

    • Nationwide JIT distributor electrical, plumbing, and building supplies

    • Appliance manufacturer production segment (also achieved 40% increase in turns within 6 months)

    • Eastern Canadian HVAC distribution

    • Midwestern HVAC distribution

    • Consumer packaged goods market segments:

      • Golf bag carriers and related items

      • Finishing tackle equipment

    • Turned around a number of branch distribution operations in various environments.  Turned around a regional distribution center and an attached wholesale supplies store

    • Developed plan for 70% reduction in total distribution costs at a Telecommunications company (PWC / Consulting)

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