Tim Walker Email & Phone Number

Central Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio Area

Groveport, Ohio

New Albany, Ohio

Responsible for the Inbound DC at Abercrombie and Fitch. Led a team that included 3 supervisors, 4 group leads and 40-75 associates. Along with receiving, the team also processed orders ie: ran waves, picked and loaded freight to ship to the other DC for packing to Retail Stores and DTC. Worked closely with the Inventory Management/DC Coordination team to ensure hot orders were expedited through the inbound process. Partnered with a 3PL that worked on site performing various value added functions in the DC that required a quick turn, before being shipped out to Stores and DTC. During this time, created yearly budgets for the Receiving and Central Storage departments, working closely with the Supply Chain Finance team to ensure the DCs met overall Company targets.In a prior assignment, responsible for Vendor Compliance, which included two 1MM+ square foot Distribution Centers in New Albany, Ohio and one 3PL in Europe. Serviced 5 Brands with annual receipts of 140+ million units across 45K purchase orders. Worked closely with leaders of the business to execute strategy by partnering with different teams within the Company. A member of several committees within the Company that addressed vendor relations and compliance. In charge of communicating changes of supply chain requirements to the Company’s vendor partners. Traveled to Asia four times to train/present at Abercrombie-sponsored vendor conferences. Worked with Distribution Center operations to identify opportunities to improve efficiency; determined what could be implemented by partnering with the appropriate business groups. Worked with the merchandising side of the business on special value-added projects; these often included working with 3PLs and required detailed communication and timing.

New Albany Ohio

Directed 3 supervisors, 6 group leads and 35-70 associates to meet the daily departmental goals in support of the business; ensured that staffing needs throughout the DC were met by partnering with managers from other departments; communicated with the Company home office to determine special merchant requests; oversaw the publishing of a “Hot” priority list of purchase orders; interacted with front-line associates to monitor associate morale, gave feedback and coached supervisors. Developed future leaders of the business from the hourly and salary ranks.

New Albany Ohio

Led a team of 15-30 associates within an operation focused on supporting the replenishment needs of the Abercrombie & Fitch business. Daily responsibilities included: direct staff to efficiently and safely retrieve, locate and track product moving through the Distribution Center; react to and resolve issues relating to shrink in order to maximize distribution opportunities for the growing business; move quickly and expediently to complete special distribution requests; partner with other departments to manage flexible staffing in reaction to volume.

Responsible for all aspects of operations of a 100K square foot specialty retail facility. Ensured accurate employee new hire and payroll paperwork was maintained. Implemented corporate marketing and sales driving initiatives. Trained and coached all team members to provide excellent customer service. Delivered performance counseling to management team members and hourly associates as needed. Responsible for P & L, loss prevention and inventory control initiatives within the store. Selected as the Training & Development store for all newly hired associates.