Steve Ruff Email & Phone Number

Hudson, New Hampshire 03051

EnerTrac is a venture backed company that brings low cost M2M capabilities to many market segments. Through innovative software, wireless communications and professional service EnerTrac provides a solution to better understand and process key field information allowing better operational decisions for your customers. In order to do this EnerTrac has.

Manchester, New Hampshire

Recruited and retained on a four year contract to bring together fragmented operations for wholesale distribution organization, driving change by deploying best practices across 18 acquired organizations. Oversee 5 direct reports, Director of Regional Operations, Director of Purchasing. Overall $370 million in sales and $63 million in gross margin through.

Portsmouth, NH

Recruited to lead the operations and logistics management organization which was comprised of 13 facilities with revenues of $76 million. This grew to 17 facilities and $97 million in revenues. Margins improved from 6.5 % to 12.4 %. Customer satisfaction grew from 86 % to 97 % based on independent customer surveys. Tasked with identifying and developing.

Bellevue, WA

Joined VoiceStream wireless to start the supply chain group. This was to incorporate sales operations, engineering, product development, purchasing, distribution, QC/QA, inventory management, forecasting, reverse logistics and order entry. Direct reports were Director of Purchasing, Director of Operations, Director of Distribution, Director of QC/ QA.

Long Island, NY

Recruited to help a family run business transition from the elderly owners to the three siblings, to ensure a smooth transition. In addition a major shift in business was undertaken, a move to increase the pharmaceutical sales and OTC drug sales. This required involvement from FDA, DEA as well as a re-design of the facilities to handle this transition..

Keene, NH

Recruited to upgrade the transportation and logistics of a company poised for explosive growth. During this timeframe sales grew from $1.5B to over $7B adding complexity and challenges by adding more miles and facilities to the equation. Was part of the executive group of five VP’s that put these large deals together. At times we launched two in a six.

Seattle, WA

In my ten years at Associated Grocers, four years were spent in transportation & traffic and six years in warehouse management. Was promoted from supervisor to Traffic manager, Transportation manager, Warehouse manager and GM manager. The sales were approximately $1.2B, serving 455 customers in WA, OR, AK, HI & South Pacific. Fleet of 137 tractors, 261 dry.