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Tampa, Florida, Us

Tampa, Florida, Us

Management of Door Fabrication Operation with annual sales of $27 million. Facility produces interior & exterior door assembly units for point of purchase sale for 98 Lowes retail locations. Direct all facets of the operation including; P&L responsibility, manufacturing, maintenance, EH&S, and customer service. Brought in to rebuild culture in Union Plant with lack of discipline, integrity and performance. Over a 3 year period, replaced entire poor performing management and customer service staff. Forged a mutually beneficial working relationship between Management and Union through working honestly, diligently and with high integrity in conjunction with Union leadership. Improvements in morale have bolstered across the board improvements in teamwork, quality, safety, efficiency and on-time delivery thus resulting in more business wins for this location.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Directed operations for a Nationwide Door Fabrication Facility with annual sales of $18 million. Hired, trained and produced a team-oriented management group. Improved productivity by 112% while reducing expenses 34% through the implementation of Lean Sigma including process flow changes, proper skill training and employee development. Championed controllable costs reductions of 24% ($170,000) using Lean Sigma. Strengthened customer relations by recruiting, hiring and training customer service oriented, and team- focused individuals. Cultivated a safety oriented environment resulting in consistent year over year improvement and over 1050 work days without a lost time accident.

•Accountable for all components of account management for two National Retail Home Improvement chains, including P&L responsibility.•Executed inventory control & analysis for over $20 million in sales, marketing, pricing, and margin control using a computerized inventory system and Excel spreadsheets and databases.

•Negotiated, developed and implemented chain wide programs for 50+ location regional Retail Home Center.•Directed and managed a team of procurement personnel for $75 million of retail goods.•Produced advertising layouts and was responsible for inventory, sales and margin dollars.

•Controlled all store functions including opening and closing of site, sales, accounting, deliveries, physical inventory and customer relations.

Inside and Outside Retail and Commercial Sales

Bs, Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General