Steve Maher Email & Phone Number

Romeoville, Illinois, United States

Direct report and partner for specialty and fresh food distribution centers in Romeoville and Glendale Heights, Illinois. Responsibilities included purchasing, logistics, inventory and supplier management. Supports same key objectives in all 6 distribution centers in the Central Region.

Naperville, Illinois, United States

Rosemont, IL

• Subject matter expert and mentor for procurement, logistics and inventory management strategies for up to 6 warehouse locations and 12 direct associates for $25B foodservice distributor.
• Developed and implemented monitoring for monthly price increases corporate-wide providing trackability and the company’s first ever 100% compliance ranking.
• Established an interim method to reduce non-selling items from assortment, reducing over 500 non-productive SKU’s in just 2 months’ time.
• Provided clear, concise guidance for buyers regarding vendor maintenance, daily order coverage exceeding 21 days, and keeping inventory at or below goal of 45 days, allowing buyers to stay more productive and achieve.
• Negotiated with a top ten vendor to improve assortment and sourcing across chain. Achieved 10-30% reduction in out-of-stocks for vendor, improving stock position in most every market.
• Regions and markets consistently placed in top tier (95-100%) with logistics partners due to meaningful collaboration to develop and improve best practices.

Greater Chicago Area

• Accountable for revenue, growth, margin, subsidy and inventory turnover for 16-store chain, 6 locations inside Sears stores nationwide, as well as online sales.
• Led profitable reassortment of mattress business with average annual sale volume of $10M, adding branded assortment at higher price points, mirroring style trends of each market.
• Integral in first $250K design sale. Coordinated compliance, quality and on-time completion.
• Innovative, resourceful and flexible in an ever-changing environment.

Greater Chicago Area | Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Coached, motivated and trained department supervisors and associates about their positions and careers, preparing them for promotion
• Monitored financial and statistical reports and utilized information to increase the store’s profitability
• Hired new associates and retained current associates through motivation, recognition, encouragement and leadership by example
• Assisted in creation of training materials and teaching associates, at both store and district levels
• New store opening set up and training, gained expert knowledge of Special Services and Front End Operations

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Maintained helpful, friendly relationships with employees while keeping high level of productivity and morale

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Hired, trained and assessed performance of associates and independent contractors
• Implemented ideas that enhanced the stores appearance, improving the climate for customers