Ben Fox Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

•Manages all aspects of the location to include accurate on time order fulfillment and shipping, on time receiving, manage working capital, inventory, and quality management systems.•Manages expense-based profit and loss statement to plan.•Improves operational efficiency across the warehouse processes maintaining budgetary goals and company metrics. •Matches facility capacities to customer and sales professionals’ expectations. Works with sales professionals and leadership to ensure alignment with market strategy and accurately set customer expectations.•Conducts Lean Projects and Gemba walks to ensure Warehouse is operating in a safe and efficient manner. •Leads daily production meetings with employees, discussing successes and failures to find more efficient ways to improve each position in the warehouse. Manages, coaches, mentors, hires, and trains employees.

•Lead in the coordination and implementation of operations, administration, training programs and communications activities.•Determined the yearly training schedule for over 140 soldiers to ensure performance measures and mandatory training requirements were met each fiscal year.•Managed resource allocation and budget for seven different units. •Supervised the operation and control of movement for personnel and cargo by air, rail, and motor transport, making sure all transportations occur on time and on budget.Army Reserve Career Counselor • Interviewed, counseled, and qualified soldiers for transfer, reenlistment, and extensions. • Advised and provided career guidance to 562 soldiers: educating them on incentives and benefits. • Conducted professional development programs. • Prepared and processed reenlistments, extensions, and transition documents in accordance with regulations. • Recognized as the top Army Reserve Career Counselor in the battalion (6 state area) for most reenlistments in fiscal year 2017. Recruiter •Lead all aspects of the recruitment process that included cold calling to develop a pipeline of candidates and closing candidates.•Selected and recognized as the Top Reserve Recruiter in the Des Moines Recruiting Company for fiscal year 2011.•As the Assistant Station Commander, lead the stations in executing 100% of the Regular Army mission for fiscal year 2011. •Created and maintained relationships with ten high schools, two colleges and multiple civic leaders throughout the community.

• Determined work procedures, prepared work schedules and expedited workflow.• Led, coached and trained employees to maximize productivity. • Ensured the on-time delivery of finished product to all customers.• Implemented and executed on continuous improvement projects reducing downtime for maintenance by 10%. • Analyzed and recommended operational improvements to reduce costs.

• Ensured the on-time manufacture of high-quality products at a competitive cost in a safe, clean, and respectful environment.• Managed a high-performance work team of 45 union employees, which included building employee engagement, morale, satisfaction, and performance.• Identified process related problems and actively worked on projects with leaders and employees to determine and implement corrective actions.