I am highly skilled at developing and leading the tactical execution of strategy to drive a company to outstanding performance and profitability. Select accomplishments:→ Key member of a 4-person senior executive team that led Maines Paper & Food Service through accelerated growth and expansion from 2 locations, 500 employees, 1,500 customer sites and $300M in annual revenues to 13 locations, 2,000 employees, 8,500 customer sites and ~$4B in annual revenues. Maines is now the largest family-owned system foodservice distributor in the country.→ Served as the point person in customer relationship management across the supply chain. Negotiated multi-million dollar deals and ensured ongoing satisfaction with companies that included Darden’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Boston Market, and Chili’s. → Orchestrated three Greenfield startups – MD, TN, and TX – including site selection and negotiation of incentives with respective community leaders in multimillion-dollar packages and cash payments, staffing/talent acquisition, customer communication, through shipping of the first case.→ Honorable and progressive military officer career within the USMC grounded in the principles that it is an honor and a privilege to lead people, teamwork is mandatory to the realization of any endeavor and a company’s success is based on building environments of mutual trust and respect and the willingness to place the needs of others above your own.Executive Competencies …Strategy Development, Operational Planning, and Tactical Execution — P&L — Supply Chain: Logistics | Distribution | Transportation — CRM: Corporate and Franchisee — SAP ERP Migration — High-Level Negotiations (RFP) | Licensing Agreements — Systems and Software Optimization — HR | Talent Acquisition and Development — Multi-site Operating Company Management — Partnership Development — Team Building and Leadership
Listed skills include Leadership, Strategic Planning, Logistics, Operations Management, and 46 others.
