Michael Kesterson Email & Phone Number

• Manages a 20,000 square foot facility with office staff, warehouse associates, and drivers; and provides a hands-on-approach in scheduling of personnel, as well as directing the day to day activities of the warehouse.
• Distributes $1.1 million to 1.4 million billing per month and 2,400 to 2,700 pallets per month from facility, in an all temp controlled pallet shipper.
• Ensures that operational performance and service targets are met, while operating within budget guidelines.
• Supervises and monitors personnel on their work assignments, work flow, performance and work standards, accuracy of work, and productivity.
• Manages and oversees warehouse personnel responsibilities, which includes recruitment, testing, new hire orientation, payroll record keeping and reporting, employee appraisals and reviews, progressive discipline.
• Ensures that warehouse personnel have safe and well-functioning equipment for efficient performance of distribution functions.

Wilsonville, Oregon

• Oversaw the productivity of warehouse operations and improved service levels to the dealers by optimizing transportation, logistics, and inventory flow, while maintaining close communication with the buying staff.
• Managed the strategic and tactical aspects of the company’s Radio Frequency (RF), and guided the receiving, putting away, order processing, and shipping distribution center.
• Directed all inbound and outbound logistics for the company, and handled procurement of all logistics contracts and capital expenditures.
• Managed the central distribution center for 250 customers, developed the staff to accommodate lean economic needs, and was responsible for inventory levels.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Increased the productivity of warehouse operations by improving service levels in the stores, creating a more efficient transportation logistics, maintaining optimal inventory flow, improving communication lines with.
• Managed the strategic and tactical aspects of the company’s automated distribution center and transportation operations.
• Oversaw the central distribution center for 32 stores, DC inventory levels, and a staff of five managers, 13 supervisors, and 135 employees.
• Handled the procurement of all logistics contracts and capital expenditures.
• Planned and coordinated all customer service requirements.

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed the Market Foods and Dry Distribution centers and supervised a staff of 88 loaders, five supervisors, and 12 team leaders.
• Oversaw the receiving, shipping, processing, maintenance, housekeeping, business office, and computer operations departments in the Market Foods facility.
• Trained employees, and was responsible for designing and managing the schedule for day and swing shift duties.
• Regulated internal policies.
• Coordinated facility layouts and designs, and implemented and engineered activities with vendors, purchasing personnel, and outside drivers.
• Ensured an efficient flow of merchandise through the warehouse and other aspects of the Distribution Center.

Riyadh, K.S.A.

• Directed the distribution center managers, inventory control managers, transport managers, assistant managers (dry and cold storage), supervisors, Electronic Data Processing, 450 associates, and was responsible for.
• Oversaw all operations of 450k sq. ft. distribution center with $3.5 to $4 million in daily products flow (grocery, HABA, general merchandise, frozen, service deli, meat, produce) service to 53 stores kingdom-wide with.
• Managed daily inventory of $55+ million (peak at $69 million during high season), and was responsible for planning, organization, administration, operation, and control of the central warehouse and transportation in.
• Planned importation of overseas receiving, stocking and insurance activities.