Bob Simon Email & Phone Number

Responsible for Spencer's Gifts and Spirit Halloween distribution and fulfillment network. Network includes permanent 3PL distribution and fulfillment sites and 26 seasonal distribution warehouses to support Spirit Halloween pop-up stores

Bonn, De

Responsible for distribution and fulfillment operations. Including operational performance, commercial agreements and business relationships

Cranberry Township, Pa, Us

• Lead GENCO’s largest e-commerce customer account, Target.com, and oversaw the implementation of 780,000 sq. ft. fulfillment center • Directed all facets of planning, design and execution. Completed successful build out and operational start-up in just 6 months• Defined operational standards for network and developed baseline system and reporting requirements• Drove down guest experience order cycle time to 2 hours from 24+• On-boarded 2000 non-union teammates and 40 exempt staff, managed inventory of 6.1MM units, 850,000 locations, 110,000+ unique SKU’s with peak day capacity 400,000 OB units and 305,000 IB units

Cranberry Township, Pa, Us

• Developed operational growth strategies to launch Contract Packaging business unit• Managed GENCO’s Contract Packaging Operations, 12 facilities, approximately $100MM revenue• Highest margin % in all of GENCO’s business units• Led solution design and start up pursuits for all Contract Packaging proposals • Conceptualized, developed and implemented Dynamic Labor Management system , which serves as a playbook for all of GENCO’s contract packaging operations• Managed numerous proof of concepts and start-ups of $40MM in annual operations

Cranberry Township, Pa, Us

• Led a team of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Master Black Belts, supporting facility continuous improvement initiatives • Mentored on-site project leaders, developed and facilitated Six Sigma and Lean training• Personally, closed over 20 projects for over $8.0MM in savings from 2007-2012• Awarded Strategic Processes and Technologies Teammate of the Year 2008 for delivering highest cost savings against operational budgets

• Directed operations of 200,000 sq. ft. manufacturing/distribution facility. Supervised 500-550 non-union production workers, office staff and managers.• Developed and implemented production line enhancements to improve efficiencies and increase capacities, netting annual labor savings $350K-$650K

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Team Leader that orchestrated entire process for opening of new 710,000 sq. ft. fulfillment center. Completed build-out on time and below budget• Directed operations of 710,000 sq. ft. e-commerce fulfillment center and supervised up to 450 non-union personnel. Managed inventory of 750,000 units in 80,000 locations within facility. (Previous facility totaled 250,000 sq. ft. with 300+ hourly personnel.) ► Slashed variable cost per unit 60% and increased on time shipments to 99.9%

• Improved performance of facility within 18 months; ranked last of 387 in division to most profitable dock operation and maintained top ranking for 18 consecutive months► Achieved highest administrative quality ranking of large terminals in division► Improved on-time service from 96% to 97.1% while reducing labor and clerical costs► Drove operations initiatives that brought dock and clerical cost-per-package unit costs to 5.5 cents under budget