Sandy Wilson Email & Phone Number

Family Owned And Operated Fastener Company With 120 Employees

• Reporting to the President, responsible for Operations, Call Centre, Procurement and staff development. Managed 3 locations with one primary warehouse. Direction and responsibility for 100 staff members with 7 direct.
• Developed the strategic plan for the next five years for Operations, Purchasing and the Call Centre and executed the plan in support of the corporate vision.
• Provided sustainable leadership with clarity for accountabilities within Operations increasing morale and effectiveness by 20%.
• Successfully led a cross-functional team to re-engineer company core processes resulting in improvements including reduced cycle time, organizational structure, employee development and increased customer satisfaction.
• Built and managed facilities programs resulting in 20% lower costs and zero building emergencies. Designed and constructed a new office facility on budget and on time.
• Created and executed overall corporate Health and Safety Program, which resulted in zero lost days over a three-year period.

Kitchener, Canada Area

Family Owned And Operated Logistics Business

• Reporting to the President overall responsibilities include customer relationships, vendor management, contract management and 5 warehouses with 7 direct reports totaling 1.2M square feet in a 3PL environment.
• Successfully managed all vendor contracts with total savings of over $100K.
• Successfully negotiated building contracts resulting in decreased costs by 25%.
• Developed and implemented Presidents Club and employee communications improving development and communication across shifts.
• Reduced non-billable overtime by 100% in all facilities and temp labour to zero without increasing annual labour costs. Estimated savings of $400K per year.
• Implemented new client start-ups that were seamless to our customers.

Mississauga

• Reporting to the President, overall responsibilities included Canadian logistics, integration services, transportation and customs. Managed relationships with vendors, customers, US partners and internal departments.
• Successfully renegotiated small parcel agreements for a savings of $385K per annum.
• Successfully renegotiated supplier contracts for a savings of $102K per annum.
• Developed and implemented envelope shipping across Canadian distribution network for a savings of $95K per annum.
• Developed and implemented a new bonus structure for all logistics employees in Canada resulting in a decrease of 10% in time off work and production gains of 12%.
• Successfully opened a new 80,000 square foot facility in Vancouver on time and on budget.

Brampton

• Reporting to the General Manager, overall responsibilities for warehousing, distribution and transportation. Accountabilities included managing the relationship with customer service, territory managers and retail.
• Awarded the Elite Presidents award for 2004 for cost savings and operational advancement for ACCO World.
• Successfully reduced the budget for the first quarter by $220K in 2003.
• Successfully reduced the distribution and transportation budget by $2.4M in 2004.
• Developed picking standards and tracking leading to an increase of 32% in the results.
• Designed and implemented WMS and SE Modules for Oracle 11.5.10 ERP system.

Mississauga

• Reporting to the V.P., overall responsibilities for the warehousing and distribution of client products in 10 facilities encompassing 1.3M square feet. Services included managing client distribution to large base of.
• Developed and implemented company standard operating procedures, which enabled staff to work at various locations. This resulted in an increase of 84.73% of sharing of employees while decreasing non-billable overtime.
• Successfully completed a $1M RF conveyor system project for Unilever Bestfoods distribution. Participation included coordinating with contractors, designers and engineers and the development and training of staff. The.
• Facilitated HACCP and AIB certification.

Etobicoke

Effective Teams

Activities and Societies: Building Effective Teams

Process Mastery Certification

Improving Operational Performance And Productivity

Financial And Managerial Accounting

Executive Program In Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Apics Inventory And Production Control