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Saint Charles, Mo, Us

St. Charles, Mo

St. Charles, Missouir

Hired and promoted to oversee warehouse functions and the filling of daily distribution routes while driving efficiency at a 13 million case distribution center delivering to on and off-premise retail account in Missouri and Illinois.• Coach, train, supervise, and motivate at team of 90 associates across three shifts; schedule warehouse team members to meet the shipping and receiving demands of the 600,000 s.f. facility.• Maintain detailed knowledge of the current labor contract with Teamsters 688 to understand how to drive productivity while maintaining a positive and safe work environment, and protecting the company against potential grievances.• Execute all internal processes and flow of the inbound/outbound receiving dock at a 13-million case facility.• Schedule outbound loads to supply Coca-Cola and Monster products to satellite distribution centers, grocery, drug, mass merch, gas, and convenience store accounts in the St. Louis metropolitan marketing including portions of Southern Illinois.• Serve as point-of contact for cross-department problem solving; perform daily inventory, conduct weekly audits.

Mount Vernon, Illinois

Promoted to drive the flow of merchandise into the 800,000 s.f. warehouse with one functional lead and 50 team members for one of the nation's largest drugstore chains offering products and services at retail locations nationwide and at walgreens.com.• Led and directed the team to use appropriate resources to meet schedules and goals with established procedures; assigned, monitored and reviewed progress and accuracy of work, directed efforts and provided guidance on more complex issues. • Utilized process improvement strategies to streamline the inbound flow and drive product available while reducing costs.• Created a strong culture with the team through engagement and action planning; fostered a diverse and inclusive workplace.• Cultivated and maintained relationships with vendors and carriers; generated innovative solutions to business problems.

Mount Vernon, Illinois

Managed the daily operations of the stock function with one function leads and 45 team members.• Maintained the budget, assured efficient product flow, and monitored daily performance of team members; developed a new process for replenishment outs, improved order pick productivity, and developed creative solutions to safety issues.

Mount Vernon, Illinois

Promoted to facilitate the strategic planning and goal setting process for the online operations team.• Developed performance tracking tools and partnered with the team of two function leads and 60 team members to constantly innovate and improve the fulfillment process; integrated processes following acquisition of drugstore.com.

Mount Vernon, Illinois

Recruited to manage daily operations of the pick function with a team of 4 function leads and 250 team members.• Assured efficient product flow for pick duties, and maintained quality at the central warehouse supplying the entire U.S.• Developed and implemented the new Bucket Brigade process, along with DVD to teach others about the program.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Hired to oversee the daily operation of the shipping department at a 1 million square foot Distribution Center for an upscale discount retailer that provides high-quality, on-trend merchandise at attractive prices.• Led and coordinated the activities of 40 team members, and evaluated operating methods and procedures for improvements and total quality; inspired team to achieve desired results in productivity, teamwork, safety, and quality.• Collaborated across departments to optimize productivity; ensured performance plans were maintained, and improved.