Tony Fernandes Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

At Kellanova, strategic leadership in distribution and transportation is my focus, driving performance through collaboration with cross-functional partners and third-party logistics. My role as Senior Manager Canadian Logistics has honed my skills in customer onboarding and business-to-business relations, ensuring operational excellence and customer satisfaction.Leading with a hands-on approach, my team and I have elevated crucial performance metrics, such as on-time-in-full (OTIF) and order-to-delivery (OTD), by re-engineering processes and strengthening key performance indicators. We've built resilience into our supply chain, fostering customer confidence and fortifying business relationships. With a continuous improvement mindset, our goal is to surpass yesterday's achievements, one step at a time.

Mississauga Ontario

• Provides leadership and strategic direction to the Distribution and Transportation • Served as primary distribution contact for Sales and Customers and 3PL’s• Managed/drove performance for all distribution/supply chain activities working with freight planning 3PL, carriers, Global OTC team, Production facilities, 3PL warehouses• Oversee/utilize/manage provide support to 3PL warehouses, freight planning, transportation companies to execute day-to-day, long-term goals from corporate perspective• Distribution Centers (1 dry and 2 frozen) 1 Freight Planning 3PL, 14-20 Transportation carriers.• Forecast outbound & inbound volumes, audit actual vs planned.• Collaborate cross functional partners using a diverse array of data management technologies with fact-based analysis, insights, finding trends and act• Served as business lead for the development of various reporting initiatives, & design, implemented & supported supply chain business process improvements & efficiencies• Continuously checks the performance & activities of the Distribution & Transportation using KPI’s, with a Analyze freight movement patterns & methods; supply recommendations for changes that are more efficient & cost-effective primary focus on cost controls• Partnered with Product Supply and Logistic Operations to develop and implement the action plans needed to meet & exceed our service metrics (Case fill/OTD)• Manage budget adherence for Distribution & Transportation, vendor invoice review, support annual budget review, creation, & approval, supply financial reporting, KPI’s, & insights, draft budgets & business cases for capital projects where needed• Accountability for the overall financial and operational performance of the Distribution & Transportation• Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports detailing departmental goals, identifying variances versus budget, reasons for variances and if necessary, actions needed to reduce costs

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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• Assisted in the development of and support suitable programs for maintaining company and client standards for safety, sanitation, security, quality and housekeeping in a manner that assures their most efficient execution.• Provided leadership, direction, and motivation to successfully and effectively work to accomplish operational goals and to ensure optimum performance of warehouse.• Maintains receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, implementing, and enforcing policies, processes and procedures.• Identified and initiated process improvements that resulted in cost savings and increased efficiency.• Schedules, oversees and manages and enhance individual performance through clearly defined expectations, training, coaching and counselling to obtain desired results o Responsible for daily workload planning, utilizing resources/maximizing productivity, while minimizing costs without compromising quality or safetyo Direct reports included 3 Group Leaders, 3 Operations Assistants/Admins, 3 Shunt Truck Driver and 33 Lift Truck Driverso Developed operational SOP's.o Motivating and developing using positive feedback in the moment strategy.o Oversee productivity performance and conducted documented quarterly reviews (LMS)o Conducted all annual performance reviews with warehouse employees by setting clear goals and developing metrics for evaluation. • Day-to-day operations of 765 000sq. feet building • Participated in continuous improvement programs as well as completion of project action plans and root cause analysis.• Auditor for cycle count inventory accuracy program• Adhere to all warehousing, handling and shipping requirements• Lead Health and Safety program & monitored compliance to safety policies o Developed, implemented and fostered a culture of Safety.