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Malmö, Skane County, Se

Kobbegem, Be

Sidney, Nebraska, Us

• Advanced to executive leadership in Distribution & Fulfillment and significantly maximized operating leverage by increasing corporate sales revenues, mitigating supply chain cost increase, and reducing overall supply chain cost as a percentage of sales. • Oversaw the company's distribution center (DC) operations, including domestic DCs, third-party logistics, a returns facility, and a consolidation facility. • Implemented a labor management program across the company's two largest DCs, bolstering productivity and accuracy by integrating incentive pay for two high-performers.• Led the leadership team through a period of flat sales and preparation for a merger with the company's largest competitor by implementing two major cost-saving programs.

Sidney, Nebraska, Us

• Oversaw DC operations, including directing a high-performance team and allocating a multimillion-dollar budget.• Partnered with Supply Chain Operations to establish shipping capabilities from retail sites, utilizing a store-based warehouse management system that enabled explosive growth.• Oversaw construction and seamless onboarding of a new, large-scale DC in Utah.

Sidney, Nebraska, Us

• Improved productivity and cost-per-unit on inbound and outbound units by integrating a continuous improvement culture; engaged front-line employees, departmental SMEs, and the leadership team to develop effective process improvements.• Enhanced safety rating to less than half of the national average for DCs, achieving best among five divisional facilities by prioritizing safety accountability and implementing a behavior observation program.

Sidney, Nebraska, Us

• Managed Direct-to-Customer orders, initiating operational changes that increased order accuracy, productivity, and thru put. • Introduced voice technology to improve accuracy, scan/sort technology with voice to elevate productivity, autobagger to bolster packaging efficiency, and new shipping sortation equipment to increase packer productivity.

• Led a staff overseeing operations for a unique combination of complementary businesses consisting of an independent sporting goods dealership and a franchise offering baseball and softball instruction.• Managed marketing/sales plans targeting the consumer sports market, pioneering a focus on direct sales that facilitated a significant increase in annual sales of team sports equipment and apparel. • Performed extensive professional networking to bolster sales of instructional services.

• Directed operations of a DC, including leading a cross-functional team and allocating a budget.• Exceeded safety, productivity, accuracy, service, and outbound volume goals annually, and received ranking in the top 1% for DC operations nationally from the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute.• Led the Distribution Leadership Support Team to assess leadership competency gaps, develop meaningful leadership opportunities for all levels, and ensure continuity of the performance management cycle.

• Achieved record peak season execution, performing above projections with reduced per-package cost, injuries, and lost time.• Created and managed a cross-functional Seasonal Leadership Program to develop consistency in job titles and performance management expectations, leading to a significant improvement in employee performance.

• Supervised a staff conducting replenishment operations, leading company efforts to keep a non-union environment by introducing a performance management program that enhanced productivity, attendance, and morale.