General Manager, Operations
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 reports including 2 Senior Managers.• 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 by 35%.• 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.• Designed, planned and implemented measures for PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance resulting in full compliance to hold and process customer credit cards.• Planned and managed a successful Quality Management System which resulted in zero non-conformances during audits. • Created and implemented key performance indicators for Operations resulting in increased quality to 98.8% and increased completeness of orders to 100% in a high volume, same day environment.• Provided Leadership while re-structuring the Procurement Department and processes resulting in less back orders to customers.