Curtis Johnston Email & Phone Number

Distribution Donation Center Manager 2024 to present WINS Calgary. AB• Lead the supply chain process by overseeing and delegating responsibilities in- Procurement- Inventory and warehouse management - Logistics - Fleet management• Support and collaborate with different teams in the organization, Retail thrift store Management, Fund Development, Business Support and Marketing.• Manage and motivate a team of two managers, fifty-seven warehouse employee and eight drivers. Inventory Supervisor AB/BC 2023 to 2024Integrity Building Products – Okotoks, AB• Responsible for physical cycle counts and reconciliation of inventory to ensure product availability is sufficient to meet customer's scheduled deliveries at 5 different locations in Alberta and BC.• Report and investigate inventory issues.• Assist with research and reconciliation of inventory discrepancies.• Devise and improve procedures to optimize inventory control measures.• Provide training to warehouse staff and receivers.• Collaborate with warehouse employees, other staff, and business units to ensure business goals are met.• Work with buyers on forecasting that we have the right amount of stock at the right time.• Develop standard operating procedures.Center of Store Specialist AB/BC 2013 to 2022 Loblaw – Calgary, AB • Collaborated with sixty-three store teams to achieve an elevated level of department standard using various methods of communication.• Support with execution and planning of merchandising plan.• Rolled out modern technology to sixty-three locations. Electronic shelf labels, Zebra handheld. • Developed operation improving processes for stores, Overstock verification process. Reduced days on hand in dry grocery from 27 to 20 days (about 3 weeks). Increased customer availability to 95%.• Updated old Corporate operational processes to match changing customers and vendor trends.• SAP Expert for stores to contact for issues.• Collaborated with head office category teams and stores operations. Weekly calls to discuss wins, opportunities, and merchandise plans. • Trouble shoot articles, planograms, and production planner issues.• Pushed down cycle counts in areas of business that we need to make sure perpetual inventory is correct so stores and procurement teams can properly order.• Follow up with locations with end to end receiving processes so Vendors and distributions centers would receive payment on time. This also ensured perpetual inventory was correct at locations.