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San Francisco Bay Area

United States

Newark Ca

Managed financial and operational aspects of the transportation department and warehouse, including: hiring, coaching, and developing internal teams.● Rehabilitated the transportation department from 70% turnover to complete retention.● Resolved widespread maintenance issues, bringing all vehicles into functional and DOTcompliance within three months.

Milpitas, Ca

Managed daily activities in the centralized distribution center. Monitored inventory levels to manage expenses, minimize loss, and maximize revenue. Ensured that goods were dispatched on time, to the appropriate destinations, and in expected quantities.* Reduced expenses 40% by creating procedures to enhance efficiency, with cross departmental training, improving communications, and decreasing employee turnover from 80% down to 12% in the first year.* Increased excess materials and… Show more Managed daily activities in the centralized distribution center. Monitored inventory levels to manage expenses, minimize loss, and maximize revenue. Ensured that goods were dispatched on time, to the appropriate destinations, and in expected quantities.* Reduced expenses 40% by creating procedures to enhance efficiency, with cross departmental training, improving communications, and decreasing employee turnover from 80% down to 12% in the first year.* Increased excess materials and penalty collections income from $5,000 to $45,000 per month, by redesigning the recycling program and instituting receiving service level agreements with vendors.* Successfully integrated newly unionized drivers into the company by spearheading a corporate cultural change.* Developed a communication chain between Store Operations, Merchandising, and Marketing teams, drastically increasing customer service satisfaction. Show less

San Jose, Ca

Directed quality assurance programs and designed quality control policies, ensuring that products complied with acceptability requirements. Requested FDA and USDA inspections, to protect corporate investments and address product complaints. Coordinated imports and exports of fresh produce from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. * Helped company recover from bankruptcy, by eliminating an average loss of $150K per month in produce waste, caused by accepting shipments of… Show more Directed quality assurance programs and designed quality control policies, ensuring that products complied with acceptability requirements. Requested FDA and USDA inspections, to protect corporate investments and address product complaints. Coordinated imports and exports of fresh produce from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. * Helped company recover from bankruptcy, by eliminating an average loss of $150K per month in produce waste, caused by accepting shipments of low quality commodities.* Reduced product returns from 30% down to 7%, by analyzing storage handling, transportation requirements, traceability, and quality/condition data.* Rectified systemic late deliveries, by using metrics to identify and correct low performing areas in the production workflow. Show less

Miami, Fl

Performed quality control inspections of fresh produce at customer warehouses, using USDA and PIA guidelines. Apprised sales department of findings, providing full data reports on the quality and condition of inspected commodities. * Awarded the company's top customer accounts, due to a reputation for exceptional customer service.