Jacob Dotson Email & Phone Number

Nashville, TN, US

Mclean, Virginia, US

• Supporting the North America Pet Nutrition Segment for Mars Petcare
• Leading 4 managers/analysts in delivering on business needs for all digital technology within the Supply Chain/Logistics and Order to Cash realm
• Overseeing a project portfolio of approximately $12 million annually for IT implementations
• Focus of current initiatives: Upgrading Blue Yonder WMS in 20 DCs and manufacturing sites, launching new DCs across the network, implementing robotics and automation into existing DCs/manufacturing sites, and assessing.

LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France, FR

• Leading as many as 5 to 6 warehouse implementations at any given time while managing supporting analysts on each
• Leading 8 direct reports to ensure they are equipped with all of the skills and tools necessary to do their jobs while growing their own careers

LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France, FR

• Continuing to perform and expand on the job responsibilities held as an Analyst I, with a larger emphasis on leading projects and assisting other analysts on acquiring the knowledge they need to perform their role
• Led projects from the system implementation side ranging from $1 million to $20 million dollars a year in revenue

LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France, FR

• Facilitating conversations with clients to determine business requirements for new distribution centers, and solutioning WMS/EDI setup necessary to meet these requirements
• Configuring, developing, and testing WMS system setup to meet business needs as well as Ops recommendations
• Providing on-site support during project go-lives to assist in the training of management teams and associates on how their systems will function alongside of their operational processes
• Experience implementing e-commerce solutions, complex retailer requirements solutions, and mixes of both within the same account
• Integrating robotics with WMS to more efficiently pick orders in a fast paced, high volume e-commerce operation

Bonn, DE

• Planning distribution center shift work and associate assignments for between 25-50 associates across multiple shifts in order to meet customer requirements/deadlines.
• Resolving labor, shipment, building, and equipment issues that arise in day to day warehouse operations to ensure operations flow smoothly.
• Learning and Using Red Prairie, Manhattan PKMS, and SAP alongside of Labor Management Systems to obtain full visibility and maximum productivity of warehouse operations.

• Support day to day operations for the movement of goods with expedited service
• Prepare paperwork for drivers/billing and entering data for all outbound loads to ensure all freight is locatable and promptly delivered
• Assist in loading dry van trailers to help balance the workload of employees in the office

• Manage the day to day operations of everything that goes into running a profitable, steadily growing business
• Hire employees and train them to do their assigned position to ensure operations continuously run smoothly
• Experience real world problems that occur in business and come up with solutions to solve those problems
• Maintain all business records and accounting