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| Desired Industry: Management |
SpiderID: 5458 |
| Desired Job Location: Baltimore, Maryland |
Date Posted: 2/17/2006 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 02/01/2006 |
| Desired Wage: 120000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Executive (President, VP, CEO) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: MBA |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Operations / Warehousing and Distribution / Transportation
Results-oriented, decisive senior manager with over 20 years of
logistics, transportation, and distribution leadership experience in
complex, multi-facility organizations within diverse industries.
Designed and established logistics plans for growing and new markets,
and negotiated and directed warehouse relocations. Strategic thinker
with exceptional problem solving and interpersonal skills with proven
track record of delivering revenue increases, cost reductions, and
improvements in productivity, employee morale, and customer service.
Experience:
The Healthy Back Store, Inc., Lorton, VA 2003-2005
VICE PRESIDENT OF LOGISTICS
$30 million specialty retailer of products for back and neck health,
with distribution centers in San Diego, Denver, Raleigh, Washington
DC, and Boston serving 25 stores coast-to-coast.
Logistics leader for company operations; performed warehouse site
selection and lease negotiation, facility consolidation, acquisition
planning and execution, and inventory reconciliation. Developed
budgets, established policies and procedures, and managed 3 direct
reports and 20 indirect reports in 5 distribution centers.
Selected Accomplishments:
* $132,000 savings in annual delivery and warehousing expenses
realized by consolidating Richmond and Philadelphia warehousing and
delivery operations into the Lorton facility.
* Increased cash flow by $400,000-$500,000 annually and saved
between 2%-5% on charges from third party warehouse companies by
establishing expedited returned goods pick-up process still presently
in use with vendors.
* 32% cost savings per delivery, improved customer service, more
reliable inventory, and cleaner facilities resulted from acquisition
of new third party warehouse provider in Denver.
* 17% savings on lease expense attained by securing lease on new,
larger warehouse space, which also resulted in a more efficient space
to support market growth.
* Led operations team during acquisition and consolidation of store
in the Raleigh market; completed process in less than a week,
including conducting inventory at 2 new stores and a warehouse.
Digex, Inc., Beltsville, MD 2001-2003
WORLD WIDE LOGISTICS MANAGER
$250 million wholly-owned subsidiary of MCI providing data and
Internet web hosting services.
Directed logistics team consisting of 18 direct reports spanning San
Jose, Beltsville, London, and one dotted line report in Tokyo.
Accountable for management of hundreds of millions of dollars of
technology inventory. Supported data center operations with customer
support, product testing, equipment refurbishment services, and
equipment liquidation for cash generation.
Selected Accomplishments:
* $40,000 in savings and reduction in staffing accomplished by
consolidating warehouse operations into the data farm, slashing 8-10
man hours per day in transit time.
* $1 million in excess purchases saved by installing new inventory
management system for accurate tracking of expensive computer
hardware.
* Secured ongoing, annual $120,000 revenue stream through
exceptional performance in executing high-volume server installation
project within a major client's 1-month required timeframe. Exceeded
the typical 2-3 month turnaround time to deliver a project of this
size through expert planning and teamwork between technical and
operational teams.
* $250,000 in revenues generated by striking contract with Internet
auction house to dispose of vast quantities of obsolete equipment
that was otherwise incurring storage and handling expenses.
Webvan Group, Inc., OAKLAND, CA 2000-2001
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Start-up Internet grocery company with market capitalization of over
$1 billion.
Commanded operations team preparing Baltimore and Washington, DC
market launch. Performed P&L function, staffing, warehousing,
distribution, receiving, inventory management, replenishment, and
maintenance for 360,000 sq. ft. facility. Devised and executed
operations improvement plans for distribution locations. Managed 10
direct reports and demonstrated leadership up and down the chain of
command to build credibility with 110 front-line staff.
Selected Accomplishments:
* Led turnaround process in Chicago, reducing processing time by
19% through implementing productivity benchmarks that saved hundreds
of hours of wasted production time. Staff morale rose from observing
results of clear objectives and procedures communicated by management.
* Saved thousands of dollars by implementing inventory reserve
control system at Oakland and Chicago facilities to prevent
merchandise overstocks.
* 19% increase in productivity experienced immediately upon
executing new facility layout and inventory profile plan that enabled
faster order processing without increasing staffing.
U.S. Office Products, Washington, D.C. 1996-2000
DIRECTOR OF WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT (1998 - 2000)
Business-to-business supplier of office products and services with
revenues exceeding $1 billion in first year of operation.
Promoted from Vice President of Distribution and Facilities at
Andrews Office Products (one of the charter U.S. Office Products
companies) to corporate Operations. Designed and built new nationwide
distribution facilities to consolidate operations. Oversaw dotted-
line reporting relationships for 13 distribution centers coast-to-
coast.
Selected Accomplishments:
* Consolidated 100 companies coast-to-coast into 13 hub
distribution centers within 18 months, saving millions of dollars in
duplicate inventory and lease costs. Standardized systems and
processes for delivery and warehousing by implementing common
technology.
* $365,000 in rent recouped through consolidating and redesigning
facilities, and $50,000 eliminated per month in transportation and
delivery expenses.
* Saved local facilities thousands of dollars per order by
negotiating new supply contracts and re-engineering routing and
delivery procedures.
* Designed and built 3 new distribution centers in Los Angeles,
Portland, and Nashville in 9 months.
VICE PRESIDENT OF DISTRIBUTION & FACILITIES, ANDREWS OFFICE PRODUCTS
(1996 - 1998)
Functioned in capacity of turnaround / change agent. Directed 18
managers and supervisors and 150 unionized employees.
Selected Accomplishments:
* $350,000 in monthly revenues generated within half a year,
turning around financial decline of over $500,000 per month in losses.
* Restructured management relationships to increase accountability,
developed productivity measurement systems, and established
guidelines to improve customer service and communication.
* Cut payroll by 17.2% in distribution group, while improving
customer service.
Previous Experience
SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER MANAGER, Office Depot Inc., Signal
Hill, CA 1993-1996
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER, The Berton Company, Inc., Commerce, CA 1989-1993
Education:
Master Of Business Administration
University of Phoenix, Fountain Valley, CA
GPA 3.9 - Graduated with honors on the Dean's list
Bachelor Of Science
California State University at Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Skills:
* Project Management
* Productivity Increases / Cost Control
* Team Building & Training
* P&L Accountability
* Acquisitions / Consolidations
* Multi-Site Management
* Strategic Planning
* Restructuring / Turnarounds
* Change Management
* Negotiations
* Business Re-engineering
* Labor Relations
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