Kirk Gregory Email & Phone Number

Casa Grande, Az

• Responsible for all Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Operations, supporting both manufacturing process (production) and external customers (finished goods)• Safety Coordinator for facility; implemented enhancements to PPE and Behavior-Based Observation programs to proactively reduce risk. Site currently at 1000+ days without an OSHA-Recordable Incident • Increased KPI performance (supply cost reduction and operational efficiencies) to facility-record levels through balancing workload and engaging team through cross-functional activities • Standardized Quality Methods/Communication through migration to SharePoint site for all internal medians

Phoenix, Arizona Area

* Responsible for all Outbound Warehouse Operations supplying frozen, refrigerated and dry products to a mixed customer base of independent restaurants, hospitality, health care, national and regional chain customers* Accountable for shipments of annual sales in excess of $400m, 3 Salaried Supervisors, 80+ union employees and 10 non-union employees* Guided workforce through last 4 months of environment with no labor contract in place (current contract ratified Oct 2016), including utilizing non-CBA associates/personnel to execute daily operations during labor disruptions* Focus on team culture rebuilding* Designed and implemented several team-based competitions in order to drive team engagement while bettering our quality (reduced damage, truck shorts, mispicks) and productivity (cases/hour and % of indirect time) metrics* Proactive communication with union stewards/leaders via roundtable about upcoming changes and needs has reduced grievances from average of 5 per week (prior to my tenure) to 1 or less per month* Performance improvement of 3% year-over-year through contract negotiations, and 5% post contract ratification* Implemented 5s program in Warehouse to drive process organization and improvement for operations

Goodyear, Arizona

*Lead team of 120+ hourly associates to achieve and exceed daily production goals, while maintaining safe and defect-limited processes. This includes staffing, training, performance management, administrative functions to ensure team is provided with resources needed to be successful.**SAFETY*Implemented/sustained daily mid-shift ship dock rotation to ensure team safety; reduced safety incidents on ship dock by 46% (instituted in building first, then other Phoenix buildings)*Captains building Safety Committee to proactively implement safety measures for new/existing processes and address safety risk trends *Utilizes Safety/Learning Teams to ensure all associates’ certifications are current and properly documented**QUALITY*Partnered with ICQA/Learning Teams to develop and document bin etiquette standards as well as create audit and feedback delivery methods to ensure standards are maintained*Implemented Problem Solve thresholds/ “Andons” via continuous improvement (PDCA) cycle in both IB and OB departments*Established and standardized damage freight process flow used among operational and support departments**PRODUCTIVITY*Led continuous improvement event (Kaizen) for pick/transport process in which annualized savings were validated at $176,000.*Established receipt process and staffing ratios for Transfer-In freight for building; currently driving to become network standard *Led team through successful PEAK season; 8% Y.O.Y. improvement in performance and set volume record for shift/day/month**TEAM DEVELOPMENT*Consistently ranked in top 10% of managers for associate engagement via upward feedback from the 120+ associates actively managed*Actively work developmental and sustainability plan for team including development of tier-1 into lead or tier-3 roles, as well as tier-3 towards Area Manager -Helped develop five tier-1 associates into tier-3 roles as well as two tier-3 into Area Manager/Exempt roles within past two years

Phoenix, Arizona Area

•Facilitated transition of third-party to Target-owned distribution of food including acquiring assets, hiring and training team, and directing co-employment operations with previous process owners •Benchmarked and helped implement trailer solution for entire network that reduced maintenance costs and risks associated with hauling perishable items •Actively partnered and managed relationships with 13 current and prospective vendors to support operations and refrigerated trailer fleet (127 units)•Discovered trailer-build issue with portion of fleet that caused long-term damage; worked with manufacturer to fix all trailers from that production run (over $120,000 worth of total repairs and preventative fixes)•Captained offsite expansion project to begin dual-site daily operation of food facility to support volume growth—zero negative-impact to guests throughout

Phoenix, Arizona Area And Savannah, Ga

•Selected for and contributed to two successful building startups (Midway, GA in 2007 and Phoenix, AZ in 2008)•Led a variety of teams comprised of 45+ hourly team members to exceed production goals while improving quality of work•Empowered team to proactively find solutions to operational obstacles daily, focusing on each individual’s learning and growth •Chosen for Executive Development Program, which overlapped with store-side executives in order to build cross-functional leadership•Created and captained program for on-boarding new executives within the distribution center, including growing business knowledge and leadership principles

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: *Phi Sigma Epsilon, professional marketing fraternity *Bachelor of Science, Management, May 2004 *Certificate.

High School

Activities and Societies: *Nation Honor Society *Student Government *Journalism *Graduated in top 3% of class (awarded Provost Scholarship.

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