Jason Barton Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Bessemer, Al

Supervised the daily activity of 60 employees ensuring accurate pick, pack and shipping customer's orders and for all outbound shipments servicing over 1000 stores in the southeast. Supervise and monitor warehouse personnel work assignments, work flow, performance and work standards, accuracy, and productivity. Developed Vendors and negotiated with them to supply the best qualitative products on most competitive prices.Projects & Accomplishments: • Led all distribution centers in loading CPMH (cartons per man hour) • Led On-Time-Delivery performance of 95% or better• Handled the batching and scheduling of all loads to insure early appointment deliveries were punctual

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Administered annual transportation budget of $2.5 Million for a multi-billion dollar retail sporting goods distributor. Led the operational activities of the warehouse while acquiring & maintaining a proper merchandise assortment through ordering, shipping and handling the logistics in a cost-efficient manner. Developed scope of work for transport team for delivering product to more than 800 stores in 23 states.Projects & Accomplishments:• Purchased new tractors and trailers which also included leasing equipment for the entire fleet• Handled all fleet maintenance, including tire and fuel program, achieving large discounts• Kept company fleet DOT compliant, including records, registration, and inspections

Pelham, Al

Spearheaded efforts across entire spectrum of functions pertaining to logistics, warehouse, material management & vendor management for a multi-million dollar ISO 9001 & 9002, QS 9000, OEM Automotive & Marine Supplier vinyl and leather distribution center. Minimized performance bottlenecks for achieving high productivity by rendering quality services, providing direction, support & guidelines to a team of consignee sales agents ensuring efficient resolution of complaint.Projects & Accomplishments:• Purchased new equipment for the facility, expanded parking lot, and separate warehouse storage facility• Reduced shipping errors by 30%, by implementing cross checks before freight scheduling• Achieved large discounts through freight carriers by negotiating contracts for shipping lanes.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Successfully led, planned, budgeted and directed the company operations for a multi-million dollar ISO 9001 steel processing center. Liaised with shipping agents on custom duties, tariff classification on procedures, documentations, insurance and bills of lading. Monitored and evaluate sales development to ensure alignment with budget guidelines.Projects & Accomplishments:• Creatively found solutions for moving material from all points across the nation with constricting time frames. • Resolved customer problems relating to inventory replacement and entered formal complaints, corrective action requests, for elimination of future incidences.• Chaired safety meetings, established a safety committee, and reduced accidents by 25%.