Mike Such Email & Phone Number

Des Plaines, Il/Brooklyn, Oh

•Orchestrated set-up of distribution center operations and moved 70,000 units to new facility in Brooklyn, OH, which involved traveling weekly from August 2018 through February 2019 between locations. This was during a transition phase, prior to the sale of the business unit to Peerless Clothing. •Coordinated, directed and trained 35 new hires, including the local DC Manager position•Assisted VP of Operations in overseeing and connecting both facilities to maximize productivity, while ensuring accuracy and timely order processing amid process shifts •Maintained duties from prior position and returned to Des Plaines in February 2019 to assume all DC Manager responsibilities, while continuing to function as operational liaison between Des Plaines and Brooklyn locations

Des Plaines, Il

•Managed daily operations and supervised 30 team members, including 2 warehouse supervisors, by providing direction, training and coordination of all daily warehouse activities to ensure a high level of work quality, staff efficiency, inventory integrity, process/customer compliance and cleanliness and safety of facility•Collaborated with VP of Operations to ensure forecasted vs. actual shipment numbers met or exceeded goals on weekly and monthly bases, resolving any shop-driven challenges, to maintain average revenue of $125 million YoY•Cross-trained across 6 departments to endorse company cohesiveness and commitment to customers•As an involved member of the safety committee, performed weekly walk-throughs and attended monthly meetings with 7 other members to discuss concerns, implement procedures and promote an accident-free workplace•Led Made to Measure (MTM) Program – a $924,000 YoY program offering custom, specially tailored jackets and suits for the likes of Barack Obama, Stacey King of the Chicago Bulls, Hall of Famer NFL jackets, Disney Aviation Group, Chicago Blackhawks front office staff, Nordstrom, Dillard’s and other high-end specialty stores•Spearheaded CEO-initiated Autism Program – interviewed, hired, trained and managed 2 autistic team members to assist in box-making and weekly cycle counts of at least 5,000 units, driving a 25% increase in production and an 85% increase in customer order accuracy•Advocated open communication with customer service department to confirm incoming orders and coordinate shipping schedules for timely transport to increase customer satisfaction by 20%•Worked in tandem with both warehouse supervisors and union steward to address and resolve conflicts among 20 union workers to maintain a positive work environment •Implemented new warehouse logistics system and trained 30 employees for full adoption in 14 days•Administered yearly inventory project managed by 2 warehouse supervisors based on set financial priorities

•Assisted with managing daily warehouse operations and directed staff of 30 union and non-union members•Responsible for maintaining workflows of each department (receiving, order print, picking, layaway, packing, dock and VAS – value added service) and reporting weekly goals to Warehouse Manager•Redesigned multiple daily activities to ensure a higher level of work quality process and increase productivity by 60%•Fostered a company culture initiative which reduced employee turnover and raised employee satisfaction rates by 10% year over year•Involved in public, biyearly weekend tent sale netting $200,000 per sale. Duties included replenishing inventory, working as security and setting up layout and merchandise.•Gave monthly distribution center tours to educate multiple, ongoing groups of 25 sales representatives about the DC’s role and involvement in the supply chain as part of HartMarx University•Solved problems and setbacks to reduce the impact on productivity of manufacturing and shipping departments to ultimately not affect the service of the customer•Supervised returned goods specialist in processing all inbound returned and defective goods and ensuring proper inventory classification for resale or repair

Des Plaines, Il

•Supervised 9 employees while overseeing all dock operations, especially packing and “VAS” (value added service)•Oversaw all incoming manufactured goods from 4 domestic and 2 international locations •Ensured accurate and timely shipping by scheduling daily pick-ups and adhering to customer- driven shipping schedules for LTL and TL (including UPS and FedEx)

Des Plaines, Il

•Promoted to learn different jobs associated with piece work•Received product for processing and handled layaway units awaiting other components before processing to final location•Received and picked finished units to deliver to appropriate areas to ready for shipments•Picked orders for shipment and assembled merchandise to be shipped•Processed orders including picking, checking, sorting, consolidating freight, packing, loading and shipment confirmation of customer orders •Performed other general warehouse duties, including loading, unloading, sorting and moving products and materials manually and using material handling equipment

Des Plaines, Il

•Processed incoming units and organized/sorted boxes by each destination/customer on a daily basis•Checked and verified freight for accuracy and/or damage•Packed, bundled, taped and labeled customer orders shipping by UPS and FedEx, including LTL and TL•Loaded trailers for outbound shipments