Scott Cornett Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

LOGISTICS, TRANSPORTATION, &SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMNT PROFESSIONALGoal-oriented, innovative leader with a strong record of strengths and accomplishments in logistics and supply chain management gained through experience with a national wholesale book distributor as well as a global supply chain and logistics services provider. Earned a reputation for ability to develop/implement procedures that streamline productivity, reduce costs, and maintain high levels of quality and customer satisfaction. Achievements include:• Playing a senior-level role in coordinating aggressive corporate expansion efforts over a 6-year period that resulted in annual revenue growth from $7.0 million to $40 million; inventory expansion from $8.0 million to $20 million; expansion in labor force from 35 employees to 160+ employees; and increase in warehouse operations to a two shift facility with current projections for a third shift.• Establishing a corporate-wide logistics and transportation infrastructure, including setting-up the wholesale, receiving, shipping, inventory, and retail departments.• Developing human resource policies related to safety/OSHA, workman’s compensation, and unemployment disputes; writing multi-department job descriptions; and improving employee morale and preventing workforce unionization by establishing an employee benefits program

Established a proven record of career growth and achievements with this global provider of supply chain and logistics management services. Responsibilities and achievements include:• Major Account Management: Managed warehouse operations for over 20 customers, including K-Mart, Yamaha, Mac Truck, Glidden Paints, and other major national companies. • Distribution Center Management: Managed six APL Logistics warehouses with 300+ employees and space ranging from 300,000 to one million square feet • Logistics Operations Improvement: Developed turnaround strategies for new accounts that improved logistics operations and performance. • Operations Management: Directed all aspects of shipping, receiving, inventory, labor, equipment, budgeting, and P & L analysis for a 24-hour operation.

• Operations Management: Directed all aspects of warehouse operations for the Sears & Roebuck facility that included a 1.0 million square foot warehouse and 120 forklifts and yard trucks. Managed and supervised 160 employees including delegating work assignments, staff scheduling, performance reviews, career planning, counseling, disciplinary actions and training.• Distribution/Warehouse Planning: Accountable for receiving, stocking, inventory management, picking, packing, and shipping for over 8,000 sku’s.• WMS and Quality Improvements: Assisted in developing and implementing and innovative Warehouse Management System (WMS) with radio frequency (RF) capabilities and Global Positioning System (GPS) on each forklift. Created quality improvement projects to reduce OS&D.

Battle Creek, Michigan, Us

• Freight Management: Promoted and assigned as Freight Manager over the Kellogg’s warehouse and distribution operations in Los Angeles, CA to develop all transportation lanes, relinquish carrier issues and delays, and to dispatch/coordinate all import, export, outbound and inbound freight movements.• Warehouse Start-ups: Initially worked on the management start-up team traveling throughout U.S. to start-up new warehouse operations including organizing logistics planning, hiring/training the employees, and creating/implementing WMS. Successfully coordinated start-up for Quaker Oats (Nashville, TN), Zenith (Dallas, TX), Thompson Consumer (Los Angeles, CA), Nike (Greensboro, NC) and Isotoner (Greensboro, NC). Additional Professional Experience: Reloader, UNITED PARCEL SERVICES 9UPS0, MARYVILLE, TN, 1993- 1995