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Roseland, Louisiana, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Operations and P&L: $30M spend
• 12 Home Delivery Last Mile Distribution CentersSet Regional direction and implemented a comprehensive supply chain strategic plan. Set strategic requirements in receiving, warehousing, outbound operations, and.
• Provided strategic direction to 12 Home Delivery Operation Distribution Centers that provide last mile services to the customer.
• Implemented process standardization and… Show more Operations and P&L: $30M spend
• Implemented process standardization and improvements and proper labor planning that increased efficiency by 88% in 4 years resulting in a 10% reduction in cost per PO despite rising logistics costs.
• Introduced Safety as a Value as the Safety Pillar Champion in the network. Root cause corrective action analysis implemented with countermeasures driving the entire network OIR down 50.1% YOY and the Southeast Region.

Hope Mills, NC

• Operations and P&L: $64M spend
• Distribution Center: 1.2 million sq. ft.
• Associates: 950
• Managers: 65Promoted to set facility-wide direction and implement a comprehensive supply chain strategic plan. Translated strategic requirements into operational objectives in receiving, warehousing, outbound.
• Ramped up distribution center capacity and metrics performance by improving throughput, reducing and eliminating loss and waste, and… Show more Operations and P&L: $64M spend
• Ramped up distribution center capacity and metrics performance by improving throughput, reducing and eliminating loss and waste, and strengthening leadership to enable a 13.5% productivity increase and ship 81.2M cases.

Bentonville, AR

• Promoted to provide subject matter expertise to the retail market in China in assessing service delivery requirements, current capability levels, capability gaps, and needs to meet transportation requirements..
• Set 3-year strategic plan for the transportation team.
• Championed a new corporate 3PL procurement cycle that saved $7.61M in 2015 and $1M in 2016.
• Led the selection and… Show more Promoted to provide subject matter expertise to the retail market in China in assessing service delivery requirements, current capability levels, capability gaps, and needs to meet.
• Led the selection and bid process for a load and route optimization system for the perishable network that reduced the transportation costs by $1.95M annually.
• Implemented first automated Transportation Management System.

Brooksville, FL And Douglas, GA

• Operations and P&L: $16M spend
• Fleet Size: 130 trucks
• Associates: 200
• Managers: 15Promoted to spearhead fleet operations in support of general merchandize and dry grocery deliveries out of the Distribution Center networks. Provide vision and direction in implementing strategic business.
• Achieved operational excellence and recognition receiving Regional… Show more Operations and P&L: $16M spend
• Achieved operational excellence and recognition receiving Regional Transportation Office of the Year 2010, 2nd place Grocery Transportation Office of the Year 2011, and Truck Maintenance Shop of the Year 2007.

St. James, MO And Midway, TN

• Responsible for supporting 197 driver associates, 28 office associates, and 35 shop associates.
• Carried out the leadership responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable local, state, and federal laws.

Fort, Bragg, NC

• Deployed to Deh Rawod, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Nominated and monitored over 50 reconstruction projects valued in excess of $5 million. Project coordination was conducted with various.
• Led the team in the planning of a training mission conducted in Australia to train Australian personnel to be Civil Affairs soldiers. Performed the mission within the $80,000 budget.

Fort Stewart, GA

• Responsible for the readiness, training, health, morale, and welfare of 200 soldiers with over 30 military occupational specialties.
• Tactically emplaced the intelligence logistics center and the battalion maintenance personnel on the battlefield to provide combat service support.
• Deployed soldiers to Kuwait, Bosnia, and the Army’s National Training Center in California.

Fort Stewart, GA

• Prepared the battalion’s training guidance and quarterly training briefs.
• Developed short and long range training plans for over 400 soldiers.

Fort Stewart, GA

• Advised the commander and staff on matters of intelligence related to plans, training, enemy forces, and the utilization of intelligence and electronic warfare assets.
• Deployed for two weeks to Saudi Arabia to assist in the instruction of students at the Saudi Arabian Command and General Staff College.

Hanau, Germany

• Responsible for planning the training, administrative management, and personnel actions for 120 soldiers.
• Deployed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Arabian Fury and deployed to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Vigilance.