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New York, NY, US

Park Ridge, New Jersey, US

Leader of Warehouse team for 3 facilities. Through superior leadership, establishes the goals & strategy for the team, drives world-class operational performance, and has overall responsibility for Safety, Quality, Productivity Machine Care, Sanitation and Maintenance, Cost and People. Drives operational performance and develops exceptional talent through.

• Direct logistics and warehouse operations for 2 facilities and have developed strategic plans to improve and maintain productivity, quality and efficiency of operations.
• Direct all distribution services including receiving, put-away, packing/ shipping, returns, order fulfillment, transportation, inventory management, selection of vendors and purchasing for department and the.
• Accountable for Logistics & Warehouse P&L; develop of annual budget to ensure facility executes to minimize expenses.
• Oversee domestic and international transportation.
• Establish, meet and exceed performance metrics (KPI’s) against operating plans and standards.
• Developed inventory targets and strategies to optimize inventory turns while maintaining high fill rates.

New York, New York, US

• Spearhead Duty Drawback initiative, company savings of $430K.
• Manage daily activities of Operations, Logistics and Customer Service.
• Develop Time and Action Calendars
• Oversee wholesale and retail shipping – warehousing and distribution
• Inventory control for 3 facilities – Hong Kong, Netherlands and New Jersey
• Invoice Coding and Approval for brokerage, warehousing and freight forwarders.

Wharton, New Jersey, US

• Recruited for abilities to successfully revitalize failing business units.
• Manage a 3 Shift- 3PL operations - 500,000 sq. ft. facility.
• Hands on P&L role in strategic planning and initiative management, multisite operations, recruitment and training (11 direct reports & 120+ in-direct reports), team building and project management.
• Accountable for all SOP’s, KPI’s, shuttling, equipment, unionized and non-unionized personnel over 3 shifts.
• An associate of the executive council for Union Negotiations – International Association of Machinists – 447 (March 2014).
• Work with Kaizen’s 5s principles and 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis and implemented corrective action to aggressively address business growth issues.

• Managed day to day operations pertaining to Logistics/ Warehousing/ Inventory Management for 2 – 185,000 sq. ft. facilities.
• Directly supervised a staff of 80+ employees.
• Ensured efficient and economical performance in accordance with center/facility operating budgets, business plan and key performance indicators taking the appropriate actions to ensure the effective implementation and.
• Managed payroll and oversaw center/facility expenses and accounts payable practicing cost containment strategies.
• Created and monitored key strategies developed for expense control.
• Coordinated and scheduled shipments in compliance with vendor guidelines and regulations.

Responsible for all aspects of the company's ERP and warehousing strategy from identification and prioritizing of issues to conception and implementation of deliverables, functions and programs.

Managed warehouse operations in 175,000 sq. ft. facility for over 18,000 sku's.Directed five department managers (Receiving, Pick/Pack, Quality Control, Ticketing, and Shipping) and a diverse hourly staff of over 50 employees.Analyzed work flow and data; developed and implemented cost savings which resulted in changes in operational policies and.

Managed warehouse finances: calculated shipping/freight charges, payroll, maintenance expenses, and overhead costs.Functioned as principal liaison between corporate office and warehouse facility.Hired, supervised and planned work schedules for warehouse personnel.Researched and implemented innovative and specialized equipment/techniques to maximize.