Tim Stephens Email & Phone Number

United States

Cross dock operation sorting pallets, containers and boxes.

Columbus, Indiana, United States

Lead the 2nd shift team in everyday operation for Vernet. Coaching the team through positive and negative feedback to ensure safety, production standards and daily goals are achieved. I Work affectively with other team members to resolve issues that may affect the 1st and 2nd shift operation. Daily feedback to the production manager and planning manager on.

United States

Hawesville, Kentucky, United States

Oversee day to day operation for a Supply warehouse. Responsibilities include, financial oversite for the site, using Lean practices to improve operational performance and ensuring objectives are achieved through a safe work environment. WESCO notified me that they had lost their contract after starting with them and the job would be ending in 90 days. Due.

Evansville, Indiana Area

• Lead global distribution and logistics operations for Shoe Carnival, one of the largest retail shoe stores in the US with more than 1,500 employees and $1B in annual revenues. Implement continuous improvement programs.
• Designed and deployed lean strategies to identify operational improvements; implemented standard operating procedures to achieve year-over-year reductions in costs; achieved $200K in cost reductions through aggressive.
• Coordinate calendars and schedules; ensure adequate staffing at peak distribution cycles; track employee performance and attendance of employee teams of almost 200 permanent and contract workers.
• Administered department budget of $11M annually, and delivered operational improvements to delivery quarterly expenditures below $2.75M.
• Coach employees on best practices to improve performance and efficiency; create positive work environments.
• Leverage technology to develop dynamic and eco-friendly distribution networks; designed shipping wave system to reduce required storage space.

Evansville, Indiana Area

• Supported all warehouse operations, including staffing, logistics, and inventory management. Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers; leveraged relationships to create positive brand.
• Designed employee incentive programs to increase productivity by 15%.
• Managed ticketing programs to ensure inbound purchase orders were tickets prior to delivery.
• Implemented quality assurance protocols to deliver operational continuity and prevent downtime.