Cary Tarrant Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

Manage a team of 15 direct reports with full accountability for Operations, Shipping, Warehouse Management, Labor Planning, Vendor Management, and Facilities Management. * Manage customer relationships with Briggs and Stratton repair locations, drop shipments for major lawn and garden ecommerce sites including Amazon, Oregon Products, WALPro, and Zama. *.

• Manage a team of 12 direct reports with full accountability for Operations, Shipping, Warehouse Management, Labor Planning, Vendor Management, and Facilities Management.
• Manage customer relationships with big box suppliers, chain stores, and independent retailers within the region
• Supervise all daily operations activities in a highly seasonal business and drive food quality assurance through appropriate temperature controlled shipping methods, including dry ice shipments via FedEx and UPS
• Maintain relationships with vendors and carriers and deploy personnel to manage end-to-end supply chain performance

• Managed inventory control and loss prevention for a 240,000 square-foot cross dock facility serving 188 stores and maintained accountability for $17 million in inventory.
• Developed inventory plans, oversaw cycle counts and verification, and implemented troubleshooting processes to improve operational efficiency
• Achieved record-breaking metrics for inventory control standards, which improved service to stores and drove revenue
• Alleviated severe peak season space constraints by coordinating the movement of 850 pallets of electronics inventory into 3rd party facilities and storage trailers, effectively freeing up 65,000 square-feet of.

• Directed a team of six managers and 140 associates overseeing all aspects of operations performance for an 850,000 square-foot warehouse supporting 150 stores and generating $1.2 billion in sales revenue.
• Supervised a multi-shift Quality Assurance department reporting daily to buyers to maintain proper rotation of date sensitive products
• Processed $4 million in peak season product from 3rd party storage facilities to 150 stores in multiple waves
• Re-profiled 4,500 grocery items and drove a 6% increase in Cases per Hour (CPH), resulting in $486,000 in annual cost savings

Oversaw break-pack warehouse logistics for a 350,000 square-foot facility supplying fashion products to three distribution centers. Supervised the inventory shipping and receiving, ensuring proper warehouse placement and accurate inventory controls.