In this role, I maintain full commercial responsibility for all locations within the district, which includes central, coastal, and northern parts of California and Nevada. I provide solid leadership, coaching, direction, and resources to build a highly effective and engaged team capable of executing and delivering service levels and profitability for both tactical and strategic initiatives. In this role I also ensure compliance with EH&S standards, return on asset and working capital investment, control of expenses, attainment of sales and distribution goals, and serving customer needs, while delivering against financial goals.• Managed P&L for a $300MM district, achieving double-digit profit increases two out of three years and cutting warehouse and delivery expense percentages by approximately 8% concurrently.• Increased sales team performance & success: 18% increase in team activity and 30% increase in closed-won business from 2022 to 2023• Aligned cross-functional district personnel to focus on team interaction and customer satisfaction scores: Increased overall customer satisfaction score by 20 basis points; including increase execution & satisfaction on product availability, on-time delivery, and responsiveness.

While in this role, I drove district operations and commercial sales teams to deliver production, distribution, and warehousing operations for Univar operations in Northern California, while ensuring optimal efficiency and safety. I administered six direct report managers and 175 indirect employees, while coordinating sales, customer service, supply chain, quality, regulatory, and EH&S contacts to lead transformational change. I also managed district operations comprising of 6 facilities and 3 supplier terminal partner operations for processing and delivering over one billion pounds of packaged/bulk products annually.A few of my notable accomplishments are mentioned below:⇨ Transformed and reorganized district operations management team into strategically focused management team for leading long-term sustainable improvements in operational efficiency, cost savings, and collaboration with internal/external business partners⇨ Championed lean process improvement and 5S implementation across Northern California by serving as subject matter expert/consultant for implementation across western region of United States. ⇨ Uncovered numerous network optimization opportunities for enhancing firm’s footprint in North California, decreasing inbound/packaging/transportation costs, and maximizing private fleet and carrier utilization.

In this role, I piloted Univar San Jose facility operations team and served as site leader for local customer service, purchasing, billing, and transportation personnel. I created key KPI reporting and accountability standards for streamlining branch operations. Furthermore, I organized and chaired performance huddle meetings on daily basis for devising corrective actions, which significantly improved daily warehouse, production, and transportation efficiency and overall cost.My key accomplishments during this role are as follows:⇨ Led collaboration meetings with cross-functional teams of sales, customer service, and procurement (MPU) to coordinate team efforts and enhance order processing/on time delivery for gaining customer satisfaction. ⇨ Saved almost $1M in operational expenses within 12 months by driving accountability to KPI metrics and ensuring overall focused team collaboration.

I was hired to assist company in change management for global chemical distribution company located in Carson facility of total 50 employees and 28 direct reports. One of my key duties was to head western region fleet operations and continuously supported TMS implementation, while supervising and training Class A, Haz-Mat, food grade, Haz-Waste, and package/bulk drivers on compliance and safety. Moreover, I delivered Lean leadership for Carson facility, involving identification/implementation of team meetings for continuous improvements, and systematizing production room operations, production scheduling, shipping/receiving, waste processing, yard flow, and warehouse layout.My key accomplishment during this role are as follows:⇨ Governed key facets of facility’s’ operations by coordinating day-to-day activities with production, shipping, receiving, and administrative teams to meet order fulfilment requirements, while ensuring appropriate workload distribution, staffing, and efficiency.

I was promoted from multiple operations with $400M statewide contributors of wholesale wine, beer, and spirits with full accountability of 750 associates. 65-80 CDL drivers, 70 commercial power units, and 125-150 warehouse staff. I conceptualized and created comprehensive safety program, collaborated with management to design training material, and ensure accordance with OSHA/DOT regulations, while overseeing site security, risks, and Workers’ Comp management. My key accomplishments during this role are as follows:⇨ Established and strengthened professional relationships with brokers and insurance carriers for developing synergy to drive significant cost reductions in commercial insurance package.⇨ Secured OSHA “SHARP” rating and recognition for significant safety improvements.