Responsible for planning, organizing and directing the activities of all exempt & non-exempt operations associates with full P&L responsibility including two distribution centers, five retail branches and seven cross docks across a seven state region.Achievements include:• P&L and operational responsibility for seven state territory• Successfully implementing a new customer strategy for job site deliveries across three states • Reduced operating expenses by 30% through route consolidation, equipment reduction, contract re-negotiations, and increased productivity• Created and implemented a company-wide safety management program of training, root cause analysis, increased awareness, and incentives which changed the culture and reduced workplace injuries by 72% over a six year period. The company has achieved an OSHA incident rate less than 4.0 the past four years company-wide

Full operational responsibility for warehouse and cross-docking facilities over a four state territory -Full project responsibility for two large facility moves -Created and implemented productivity incentive program -Reduced operating expenses over 40% -Achieved OSHA incident rate of 3.44 past two years -Improved order accuracy to 99.97%

*Regional LTL and dedicated delivery company based in Atlanta, GA*Budgetary responsibility for Warehousing and Transportation*Part of team that reduced operating expense by 20% in 18 months through route consolidation, equipment reduction, contract re-negotiation, and increased efficiency*Key customer account management responsibility for three state delivery network

*Managed and directed inbound and outbound operations*Led Process Improvement efforts for organization of 250 employees*Responsible for creating, implementing, and managing Key Performance Indicators for operations*Developed and implemented organization-wide safety program

*Plan, organize, and direct inbound operations for $18 mil/10k SKU inventory network*Manage union and salaried staff of 15 directly and 70 indirectly; policy formulation and administration; union grievance resolution; performance management and development*Facility champion responsible for Key Performance Indicators: delivery quality, inventory accuracy, inbound cycle time, and OSHA incident rate*Key member of project team that planned and implemented PkMS UNIX WMS in three sites and PkMS Windows/NTier WMS in one site; Super-user of PkMS*Negotiation/purchasing of capital equipment and services, RFP, and selection and management of suppliers*Facilitate and manage Safety Program including all certifications and OSHA compliance*Oversee ISO 9001/2000 Quality Program including documentation, internal and external auditing, and compliance

*Conducted process analysis including time and motion studies to design and improve warehouse processes, measure performance, and forecast labor requirements*Responsible for project conception, rate quotes, labor requirements, workflow design, replenishment planning, space allocation, profitability analysis, and production schedule

*Supervised staff of 45 hourly associates within three departments*Managed start-up of new 300,000 square foot distribution center