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🔑 Myers Tire Supply acquired Mohawk Rubber Sales. MTS' revenue in 2022 was $252M. Publicly traded. Focus: manufacturing plastics for returnable packaging, storage, safety products and specialty molding, manufacture industrial rubber products, tire repair materials and traffic marking tape. Total revenue for all of Myers Industries including the distribution segment - $900M. 🔹 Led, along with Mohawk Rubber Sales and Tuffy Mfg, the parent company’s distribution operations which included: customer service, purchasing, product category management, and inventory management.🔹 Created a cohesive team by removing the silos that established alignment between my direct report leaders and the proper teams within the new acquisitions.🔹 Consistently tracked KPI’s and ensured CI strategies were consistent with corporate goals and initiatives by leading regular meetings with the operation leaders🔹 Mutually aligned goals with operations supporting sales, finance and marketing strategies.🔹 Created inclusiveness by inviting all department heads to meetings that may directly involved their team.🔹 Improved inventory turns🔹 Reduced distribution and supplier costs with effective negotiation 🔹 Identified and created strategies for slow moving inventory, and integration of personnel within the distribution segment even though on different ERP’s. 🔹 Provided actionable feedback, business intelligence (i.e., competitors, threats to the business, coverage gaps, rate trends, emerging markets, etc.), and “voice of the customer” insights to our leadership team.🔹 Formulated distribution strategies for each state and maintained state-based roadmaps and relationship maps for key accounts.🔹 Improved delivery performance by successfully managing transportation providers, carriers, and routes.

🔑 The largest independent distributor of equipment and supplies in the automotive, commercial and retread tire industry before its acquisition. In 2022, annual revenue of $65M+ with 4 distribution centers and 100 employees serving all 50 states along with several international customers. 🔹 Reported directly to the owner and was a trusted confidant. Led operations and created a cross functional manner processes for creating and sustaining growth strategies based on his vision.🔹 Led all distribution operations, including process development, inventory control, freight negotiation, and CI strategies through our 4 distribution managers.🔹 Consistently exceeded client expectations by successfully managing all customer service functionality which included training and accountability. 🔹 Involved in purchasing of tire service-related equipment for all of company. Assumed the daily activities of the purchasing department in early 2020 while maintaining my responsibilities in inventory management.🔹 Formulated distribution strategies for each state and maintaining state-based roadmaps and relationship maps for key accounts.🔹 Minimized costs and improved delivery performance and improved delivery performance by successfully managing transportation providers, carriers, and routes.

🔹 Responsibilities included: Managed sales teams and stores for 3 locations.