Jakob Dancer Email & Phone Number

Combining team-focused leadership, comprehensive operational oversight, and industry best practices to surpass throughput, quality, and profit margin goals for an apparel company generating over $7M in annual revenues.• Instrumental in turning around underperforming productivity and employee utilization metrics by restructuring teams, integrating cross-training programs, and revising workflows across production, warehouse, and customer management divisions. • Dramatically improved quality-related metrics while impacting client satisfaction rates and reducing scrap costs by identifying and resolving issues through root-cause analysis techniques and authoring new quality control protocols. • Acted as Project Manager for 4 equipment implementation projects tasked with expanding production capabilities; collaborated with executive team to perform initial planning, coordinated both vendor staff and internal teams to achieve timeline goals, and hired and trained 7 new team members to support the go-live process. • Rebuilt the inventory management system and created a revised warehouse floor plan that reduced truck intake and pick times for over $3M in materials annually while also decreasing loading times for outbound finished goods. • Hires, trains, and mentors a team of area managers to create autonomous leaders with an acute focus on aligning processes with company objectives, directing 20+ support staff toward achieving goals, and establishing excellence.• Provides in-depth financial and data analysis, evaluates trends, and presents data visualizations to showcase actionable insights across production, supply chain, warehouse, logistics, and sales metrics.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Managed operations for the Mid-Bound section within a distribution center handling over $800M in inventory annually while reducing employee turnover by 50%, and systematically improving facility efficiency. • Collaborated with 3 divisions to monitor and track goods entering the mid-bound phase while leveraging advanced warehousing systems and industry best practices to maintain accuracy, reduce discrepancies, and enhance KPIs.• Integrated Lean, 5S, and Kaizen principles to refine processes while continuously evaluating performance metrics to increase efficiency, reduce lead times, and mitigate potential bottlenecks within a high-volume facility• Coached and mentored a diverse team of warehouse associates, provided goal-oriented leadership, and established a positive culture centered on common goals. • Worked closely with inbound, outbound, and inventory management teams to ensure seamless operations in both normal and peak conditions, optimize protocols across all warehouse stages, and addressing potential bottlenecks to avoid costly delivery delays.• Maintained an exemplary safety record, reduced OSHA recordables, and avoided Lost Time Accidents (LTAs) by conducting regular safety audits, ensuring adherence to applicable regulations, and promoting a safety-first culture.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

positively impacted a wide range of metrics for a store division generating over $20M total in annual revenues. • Analyzed Daily Sales Reports (DSRs), inventory, staffing, and reports and evaluated store performance data to identify trends and design solutions for producing growth. • Identified operational bottlenecks, created key insights to refine policies, and optimized frameworks to produce dynamic gains in efficiency. • Positively impacted employee performance through proven mentoring and coaching techniques while continuously promoting company mission and values to gain buy-in. • Implemented planograms and worked closely with district leaders to rollout new initiatives, which subsequently increased average transaction values and diversified revenue within the department. • Integrally involved in improving customer feedback metrics by evaluating quality issues and working with staff to provide top-level customer service. • Turned around underperforming sales for multiple product lines through root-cause analysis and collaborating with staff to integrate cross-selling and upselling techniques. • Significantly increased employee retention by identifying team strengths and accurately aligning tasks with employee talents.