Jake Zedrick, Pmp, Lssbb, Psm Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Houston, Texas, United States

• Corporate leader ensuring operational readiness of newly constructed or acquired locations.
• Responsible for operational and HSSEQ support in locations throughout the US, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Jamaica.
• Manage all aspects of Talent Development for operational locations and teams.
• Direct and oversee the implementation and management of all operations and HSSEQ systems and platforms.

Hoofddorp, North Holland Province, Netherlands

• Corporate Director for port logistics company in 7 European countries and China.
• Managed Procurement, Asset Management, and Maintenance Operations in 7 EU countries and China.
• Managed company CAPEX budget with an annual budget of approximately $70M.
• Created and implemented corporate Asset Management and Procurement strategies to align countries with strategic company goals and objectives.
• Built key vendor partnerships, managing the tender/acquisition of mission critical equipment in 3 EU countries, with over $5M in savings.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Managed warehouse operating system (SAP WMS) and standardized operating processes for 14 distribution and production facilities.
• Led deployment of first WMS SAP platform within all NA Coca-Cola bottlers, resulting in over a 20% increase in inventory accuracy and over a 25% decrease in warehouse operating expenses.
• Managed WMS and Operational transition for 14 DC's in Florida as part of transition from Coca-Cola Refreshments to Coca-Cola Beverages Florida on time, under budget, with zero service interruptions or negative impacts.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Distribution Center Warehouse Manager of 15M finished goods cases annually. P&L, safety, security, and fleet responsibility with 6 supervisors and 120+ associates..
• Reduced OSHA recordables by 97%, through enhanced front-line training, implementation of a front-line associate led safety committee, and incident management training for leaders.
• Shipped and received 15M packages annually with over 99% order accuracy and inventory accuracy over 99.8% while controlling and reducing labor costs during increased throughput to support expanding region.

Auburndale, Florida, United States

• Operational Excellence Manager, Manufacturing HSSE Manager, and Manufacturing Warehouse Manager at a 600+ employee juice production plant with 9 production lines and 1M square feet of production and storage space.
• Managed over $9M in plant Lean Six Sigma initiatives, 10% above goal in 2012 and 21% above goal in 2013.
• Accounted for inbound annual raw materials of $750M, storage of finished goods annually of 80M cases ($1.2B), while maintaining an inventory accuracy over 99.9%.
• Led the project to achieve ISO 14001/45001 certifications and subsequent annual surveillance audit.

Midwest/Canada

• Regional Training Manager for British Columbia, Canada and the US Midwest Region, supporting inland bulk commodity and petro-chemical logistical operations. Previous role as Chicago Area Manager for 3 steel.
• Lead architect in creating the Training and Development platform for the Terminals Business Unit.
• Developed and implemented site-specific procedures for 17 terminals resulting in a decline in OSHA recordables by 20%, operation incident decline by over 10%, and regulatory infraction decline by over 45%.

Greater Chicago Area

• Chicago Area Manager for 3 steel transloading terminals.
• Deployed management processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels over by 10%.
• Implemented a structured maintenance program reducing costs by more than 30%.

Houston, Texas Area

• Texas Territory Supply Chain Manager for commercial refrigeration installation and service. Managed distribution center operations in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. Directed all purchasing activities to support.
• Built supplier relationships to establish cost effective purchasing arrangements, resulting in a sales margin of over 25% supporting a leading global grocery chain and a leading North American convenient store chain.
• Deployed logistical processes to maximize efficiency supporting service operations, increasing part availability by 35%+ and reducing part wait times by over 65%.

Fort Hood, TX

• Served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a quartermaster officer and General's Aide, receiving a Bronze Star for actions in Iraq and the Meritorious Service Medal for active duty service.
• Saved $60M in 4 months with the establish of the Southeast Asia retrograde point in Qatar, processing retrograde supplies back into the Army supply system within Southeast Asia/Middle East, eliminating transportation.