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 prior days production results.

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 to COVID there was not any other position open for me to move into at the end of the contract.

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, lean management strategies, and innovative employee training to streamline operations of 400,000 warehouse with direct distribution throughout North America. Conduct strategic analysis of operating systems to identify areas of improvement; develop cost and time-cutting solutions; implement solutions to increase revenues. Lead logistical operations to develop and deploy standard operating procedures across all workgroups. Lead safety initiatives to ensure safe operations; coordinate audits to measure compliance. • 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 vendor contract renegotiation. • 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. • Directed development of greenfield project with $29M in capital expense. • Established distribution networks throughout Puerto Rico; delivered revenue increases of $1M annually through effective use of emerging market.

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 recognition and drive increased year-over-year revenues. Identified areas of improvement in order processing, warehouse operations, staff scheduling and shipping and receiving; developed standard operating procedures to resolve persistent problems and increase efficiency; implement cost and time reduction plans throughout production cycles. Maintained safe warehouse environments in compliance with state and federal labor laws. • 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.