Steve Gardner Email & Phone Number

Bentonville Arkansas

• WALMART STORES INC., Bentonville, ArkansasSenior Director, US Produce Flow Network, and International Supply Chain, 2013-2017Split responsibilities between domestic and international supply chains.Internationally.
• Directed the Achievement of significant improvement internationally in areas of inventory turns, shrink reduction, store service, quality, and expense reduction.
• Mentored leadership teams in Chile and Argentina, Directed the strategic and tactical direction to improve service and quality and reduce cost in supply chain.. For the US Produce Flow Network, I Supervised team of six.
• Lead domestically to develop the strategy for the produce supply chain and implement a network of third-party produce operations across country to improve quality and freshness of produce in stores.
• Responsible for contracts, operations, and finances of US produce facilities, called Fresh Solution Centers (FSC’s), handling $700,000,000 in produce annually, with facilities designed to receive, quality check, and.
• Oversaw automated packing operations that were offered as value added services in these operations that reduce cost of goods.

Bentonville Arkansas

• Senior Director, Import Logistics, Operations and Administrative, 2008-2013 Responsible for import DC operations and direct import administration. Responsible for operations at four ocean ports and one inland port.
• Supervised administration staff in Bentonville of ten managers tasked with supporting these operations, with tasks involving drayage, merchandise solution, operational support, special projects, planning, and finance.
• Handled $12,000,000,000 to $15,000,000,000 at cost of direct import merchandise annually.
• Consistently met all safety, quality, and financial goals of the network

Bentonville, Arkansas

• Senior Director Systems Development, 2000-2008Lead systems development of all Supply Chain systems needs for the Division, including general merchandise, grocery, pharmacy, imports, ecommerce, and SAM’S DC’s. Also did.
• Provided business knowledge and requirements for development and testing of new system application development, and administered implementation and training on all new systems applications into operations.
• Developed expertise in systems processes, data flows, and logic involved in warehouse and transportation systems.
• Gained an overall business and data knowledge of the areas of finance, replenishment, and merchandising.
• Responsible for assessment and selection of outside 3rd party software used in the Supply Chain Division.

Bentonville, Arkansas

SAM’S Special Assignment, 1998-2000. Set up and managed new concept for business delivery for club operation in Austin/San Antonio Market called SAM’S Club Plus. Oversaw a catalog ordering/business delivery operation offering office supplies, janitorial products, and c-store products with an assortment well beyond those available in the Clubs. Led complete.