Dave Hamilton Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Site Leader for 400,000 Square Foot Distribution Center responsible for the transition from a 3PL managed facility to a Zebra managed facility. Day to day responsibilities include managing and development of a front line leaders, assist in the planning and movement of material from and to Zebra Facilities and customers worldwide.• Setup and Supported multiple Diversity and Inclusivity groups within the facility.• Lead team to improve on time delivery metrics to service organizations from 35% to over 99% in a 6-month period.• Redesigned layout of facility to improve warehouse efficiency and provide better workflow.• Created Metrics to better manage the operations.• Doubled volumes shipped by lines from October to June.

Served in operational role focusing on creation of infrastructure and providing operational excellence for New Strategic Customers. Identified requirements through collaboration with customers and internal personnel and developed strategies to meet demand. Led day-to-day operational needs for Toronto, Canada operation. • Created “greenfield site” Distribution Warehouse on-time and under budget.• Remotely managed all operational activities for Toronto, Canada operations. • Increased sales $2M by identifying and implementing more effective shipment solutions.• Led team in implementing SAP in 50+ distribution warehouses.• Increased gross profit 4% and $100K in 2 month period.

North Region

Led day to day operations of 10 distributions and 3rd Party locations with 100+ direct and indirect reports. Oversaw all P&L costs, capital expenditures projects, overall safety requirements, customer service, warehouse, logistics, procurement, and primary corporate operational contact within region. Assisted to facilitate closure of new business by collaborating with customers, suppliers, and internal team members.• Improved PBIT 120% with only 48% sales increase.• Opened distribution facilities in 3 markets within United States and 1 in Canada.• Achieved .01% inventory obsolescence rate on $24M in sales when managing start up facility.• Developed policy and procedures to allow all locations to achieve 99.3% inventory accuracy level.• Trained and developed staff responsible for servicing company’s largest customer segment after creating Center of Excellence (COE).

Chicago

Led 5 team members responsible for $35M in spend. Managed working capital and inventory levels, sourcing, and supplier negotiations.• Increased inventory turnover from 6 to 8.5 times per year. • Reduced average working capital 6% and aged inventory 40%. • Created additional 10% warehouse capacity.

Lombard, Illinois

Managed 6 customer service professionals. Provided quoting, data entry, and shipment to expedite services to sales force and customer base.• Achieved reduction in customer quote turnaround time 3 hours by standardizing processes.• Reduced invoicing errors 50% though staff data entry accuracy by re-organizing individual team member responsibilities.• Created sales improvement opportunities through educational programs on product knowledge.

Lombard, Illinois

Served as leader for 25 team members and 2 shift operation that oversaw on time accurate fulfillment of customer orders, and full truckload freight negotiations. Oversaw dedicated fleet management, team member safety, and department P&L management. • Created $900K cost savings through renegotiation of cartage contracts.• Reduced customer pick-up wait times 2 hours though workflow prioritization. • Improved department efficiency through redesign of 200K square foot warehouse. • Increased Inbound Delivery Capacity through schedule optimization and standing dock times for largest suppliers.

Lombard, Illinois

Purchased, negotiated, quoted, and managed inventory for 3K+ SKUs.• Negotiated supplier programs, leading to 20% improvement to fill rates.• Mapped organizational procurement practices and recommended best practices allowing for staffing redeployment and capacity improvements. • Trained 25 members of national procurement team after company acquisition.• Managed spend of $21M on various commodities.• Reduced on-hand inventory and eliminated obsolescence while improving fill rates.

Bachelor Of Sceince, Finance, General

Completed my degree while in the process of managing co workers in full time position in a distribution environment.

Bachelors Of Science, Business Administration