Led the NORDIC operational team through the acquisition and re-branding to AGRO Merchants Group all the while maintaining operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exceeding the financial expectations .

I transformed a regional cold storage and distribution company (12 US facilities, 2.1M sq. ft. $38M annual revenues, EBITDAR of $8.5M, 400 employees) to a global company with 39 facilities in 9 countries, with 7.5M sq. ft., annual revenues of $210M, EBITDAR of $50M, employing 3,000+ associates. I utilized my comprehensive dry warehousing experience to re-structure cold storage facility layouts and Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) -significantly improving warehousing efficiency… Show more I transformed a regional cold storage and distribution company (12 US facilities, 2.1M sq. ft. $38M annual revenues, EBITDAR of $8.5M, 400 employees) to a global company with 39 facilities in 9 countries, with 7.5M sq. ft., annual revenues of $210M, EBITDAR of $50M, employing 3,000+ associates. I utilized my comprehensive dry warehousing experience to re-structure cold storage facility layouts and Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) -significantly improving warehousing efficiency, productivity, accuracy, and carrier turn times. My additional top achievements in this position include:>> Enhanced operations from 78% inventory accuracy to 99.9% accuracy--reduced annual customer OS&D claims $750K+>> Reduced OSHA recordable incidents---from 125 to >12/year>> Designed company's first staff incentive performance plan---captured 26% increase in productivity>> Directed operations through 3 Warehouse Management System (WMS) changes/upgrades across 16 facilities>> Established standardized employee training program; enabled company to bolster customer satisfaction, recruit and retain top employees, and slash employee turnover rate to under 10% Show less

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With GENCO I directed team of 125 associates in 475K sq. ft. Reverse Logistics Center for Sears Holdings Corp (Atlanta). Received , segregated, and salvaged returned merchandise from 200+ Sears stores across Southeastern US. > Slashed inventory shrink by 60% > Increased productivity 18%With Cumberland Distribution Services I directed a team of 65 associates in a 250K sq. ft. distribution center, in all facets of shipping, receiving, inventory control, and light… Show more With GENCO I directed team of 125 associates in 475K sq. ft. Reverse Logistics Center for Sears Holdings Corp (Atlanta). Received , segregated, and salvaged returned merchandise from 200+ Sears stores across Southeastern US. > Slashed inventory shrink by 60% > Increased productivity 18%With Cumberland Distribution Services I directed a team of 65 associates in a 250K sq. ft. distribution center, in all facets of shipping, receiving, inventory control, and light manufacturing. > Designed and implemented inventory control program ; bolstering inventory accuracy 15% > Developed process controls and SOPs increasing productivity 22% Show less