Mark Barron Email & Phone Number

Winnipeg, Mb, Ca

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Staples Business Advantage™ is the leading business supplier in Canada, providing customers with a complete assortment of products and services, including office supplies, technology products, facility solutions, furniture, and business services. As the business-to-business division of Staples, Staples Business Advantage works with companies of 20 or more employees to develop customized programs and to provide dedicated account management to meet the needs of any business.Staples Business Advantage Canada is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario with ten distribution centres across Canada. The company employs over 1,500 associates and leverages over 170 delivery vehicles. Staples Business Advantage works in partnership with the Staples Business Advantage Contract division in the US to provide common programs for our North American customer base.Staples Business Advantage provides many advantages for all business sizes: a customizable online ordering system, excellent customer care, easy-to-browse catalogues, next day delivery capabilities and a dedicated sales organization to meet the needs of every type of business.

Winnipeg, Mb

Strategic Manager responsible for leading a dedicated team of logistics professionals and supplier partnerships to ensure continuous and profitable service to a wide range of customers with unique supply chain needs - Maintained flat revenue VYA while decreasing Logistic Coordinator head count by 30% - Increased individual effectiveness by measuring, analyzing, and acting upon performance results- Increased Key Account revenue by 20% YTD by focusing on service and business relationships- Increased new business contributions by 25% YTD through aggressive business developmentBig Freight Systems is a member company of Daseke, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE, DSKEW), the largest owner and a leading consolidator of open deck specialized transportation solutions in North American.

Steinbach, Manitoba

Big Freight Systems is a leading Canadian asset-based Freight Management organization with almost seven decades of experience providing Supply Chain Solutions through Asset Support & Logistics; Freight Management; Fleet Maintenance; WarehousingAs Manager, Driver Services Mark lead his team against Professional Driver Recruiting, Driver Retention, and Training. Mark's specific responsibilities include: • Approving the on boarding of drivers to ensure applicants meet our high standards• Engaging operations to clearly define strategic hiring programs • Provide direction to recruiting on goals and performance management• Ensure material in driver training and orientation is up to date and modernized• Lead dedicated Recruiter and facilitate driver interviews• Manage dedicated trainer and develop new hire On-Boarding Orientation training • Finalize terminations, driver disciplinary issues and performance incentives• Engineer a continuous improvement culture with the Driver Services Team and Fleet• Manage and market Big Freight’s Owner Operator lease program• Record, analyze, and report performance results• Lead Driver Services team to exceed Big Freight KPI’s

Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Linde Group is a world leading supplier of industrial, process and speciality gases and is one of the most profitable engineering companies. Linde products and services can be found in nearly every industry, in more than 100 countries. - Complete P & L responsibility; Balancing daily cost management against site long term investments- Health Canada’s Good Manufacturing Practices Audit (GMPA) for Medical products production- Partner with Prairies Sales Manager to build customer service and drive development Initiatives- Increase Delivery fleet efficiency by increasing capacity utilization, effective call planning, focusing on productivity per stop, and partnering with Linde’s Paragon Logistic Planner.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

A member company of DHL Exel Logistics- Americas leader in contract logistics and supply chain management.Created an environment for success at the Winnipeg Distribution Center through hands on management; demonstrating a passion for results; achieving profitability; developing continuous improvement programs; implementing standard operating procedures; and exceeding KOI metrics- Implemented Root Cause Analysis to score 38% higher VYA on customer’s Service Provider Audit- Exceeded Key Operating Indicator objectives by 17% versus plan- Delivered a productivity saving to customer of $0.248 per unit versus budget- Process Improvement Champion Zenith national network initiative reporting 11.6% above target- Earned Presidents Award for Safety by implementing safe operating policies and procedures

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Created an environment for success at the Winnipeg Distribution Center through hands on management; demonstrating a passion for results; re-establishing profitability; developing continuous improvement programs; implementing standard operating procedures; achieving KOI metrics; and demonstrating excellence on the customer’s service provider audit

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Project Leader for the implementation of a single, centralized Canadian delivery route dispatch department; concentrating the route dispatch services for 43 Canadian distribution operations into a single department

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Built relationships and business partnerships to deliver sales objectives; influence customer buying decisions; enhance brand penetration; drive volume; and increase both customer and company profitability- Managed 500,000 in raw case sales; returning over $4,000,000 in gross revenue annually- Capitalized on organic growth opportunities by selling in value added promotional sales initiatives- Negotiated customer specific service level agreements detailing supplier and customer obligations- Approved, managed, measured, and reported on customer specific pricing & promotional programs- Identified new business opportunities to build Winnipeg customer base- Developed sales representative effectiveness by partnering with Rep during customer sales visits - Introduced inventory management principals to reduce out of date product returns by over 50%