Vince Wallace Email & Phone Number

Carlsbad

During my 10+ years with Arrowhead, I drove millions of dollars in savings and steadily expanded my scope of responsibility to oversee all back-end processes for the Shared Services Department, including the mail center, imaging, computer operations, and portions of facilities operations. I lead a team of five, administer the budget, manage consumables, review and approve invoices, control inventory, negotiate with vendors, and perform daily/monthly accounting. Additionally, I am a trusted advisor to senior executives on strategies to improve business unit profitability.♦ Drove transformational initiatives focused on continuous improvement to capture efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve service delivery to stakeholders.♦ Efficiency expert identified only $37 in potential savings for operations department, versus hundreds of thousands of dollars in other areas.♦ Streamlined processes and workflows, reducing headcount from 20 in 2008 to six in 2017 while facilitating professional growth & development.♦ Sourced, negotiated, and consolidated vendors to optimize ROI while building positive relationships and securing vendor loyalty resulting in high-quality, value-added services.♦ Researched, evaluated, and selected new equipment, software, systems, and methods to ensure operations continued to be leveraged, yet lower-cost solutions.♦ Boosted efficiency and streamlined tracking by implementing barcoding for all customer documentation.♦ Contributed to 26% reduction in shipping costs by negotiating deal with UPS to replace World Wide Express.♦ Monitored printing and paper costs on an ongoing basis to control this major expense, saving nearly $100K over 10 years by changing paper weight, renegotiating contracts, and replacing unreliable vendors.♦ Cut postage costs by ~$110K by implementing new equipment and selecting new pre-sort company. ♦ Implemented room and equipment layout changes to improve workflow and increase team productivity and efficiency.

Southern, Ca

I was accountable for generating $4M in annual revenue through sales of high-end decorative kitchen and bath products to dealer network and direct-to-customer channels. This included developing and tracking my sales plan, managing product introduction, providing training to the sales team and dealers, tracking gross margin performance, monitoring competitors, and participating in industry tradeshows.♦ Generated $1.5M+ in annual sales growth by effectively developing a large territory, achieving a 400% increased from $1M in 2004 to $4M in 2006.♦ Received 2005 Sales Achievement Award for exceeded sales plan.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Food Science And Nutrition

Diploma, General Education