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• Managed wholesale distribution of Jan/San, office supplies and furniture within a 650K-square-foot facility for local and regional accounts• Managed inventory of $20M, successfully passing inventory all three years while improving picking efficiencies during this timeframe• Improved receiving practices to reduce handling while reducing open PO timeframes.• Reduced OSHA recordables from 6 in the first four months of 2019 to averaging 2 annually over the next three years• Successfully led facility through the COVID pandemic keeping morale high in spite of furloughs, hiring freeze and management turnover• Collaborated with local, regional and national sales teams to maintain or improve customer experience• Improved facility security with perimeter fencing with 24/7 security coverage.• Established 5S practices throughout each department

• Managed daily distribution operations of a 400K-square-foot facility, including receiving, put away, cycle counts, picking, packing and shipping of orders with RF functionality• Responsible for $6M expense budget• Managed all negotiations with local vendors ranging from carriers, HVAC, corrugated packaging to seasonal labor• Responsible for annual inventory of $37M consisting of 21K SKUs. Successfully passed every annual inventory audit• Managed expansion of facility from 50 FTE to 150 FTE as well as seasonal labor.• Manage 20-25 Key Accounts consisting of major music big box stores, Amazon and Best Buy. • • • Successfully oversaw minimum chargebacks from these vendors• Successfully created and implemented departmental SOPs across four departments leading to improved processes and employee productivity

• Managed daily warehouse operations of a 100K-square-foot facility comprising seven reverse logistics clients• Responsible for $2M expense budget• Improved expense control by $148,000 compared with first two quarters of 2010• Improved productivity 50% compared with first two quarters of 2010• Lowered turnover from 184% in first two quarters of 2010 to 81% 2011 YTD• Improved inventory accuracy to enable client to reduce inventories from quarterly to annually• Named 2010 4th Qtr. Facility Manager of the Central Region

• Managed daily warehouse operations of a 400K-square-foot facility, which included servicing 137 stores, three cross-dock operations, and receiving 30-35 vendor inbound loads daily• Maintained professional relationships with all third-party carriers• Directly responsible for the P&L, productivity goals, inventory control, and damage reduction• Managed all warehouse-staffing needs, which currently stands at 35 non-exempt employees across three departments• Directly worked with temporary agency when seasonal help was needed• Under my leadership, the center finished FY08 favorable to budget, as well as being $300K favorable to budget through the first quarter of FY09, most of which came from controlling transportation costs• Center maintained average to above-average ratings on our employee satisfaction survey for three years in a row