Joseph Barbani
Director of Fulfillment & Operations at Zurn Industries, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Phil Rabaduex
Joe is a true leader. Those around him are driven to excellence by his presence and demeanor. He is extremely personable and one of the hardest working and most intelligent Sr Leaders I've met in the industry. I would not only work with Joe in the future, I'd embrace the opportunity to work for Joe.
Brandon Wilcox, MBA
While directly reporting to Joe for a year, he has built the most efficient shifts operating in the building by promoting teach, coach, mentor methodology to the leaders and teams reporting to him. He allowed me to lead utilizing my strengths in these areas to exemplify top numbers in metrics and high levels of trust with my team. He also coached me continuously to work with my peers in these areas, as he recognized the opportunity in need to bridge the gap between associates and leadership report. I appreciate Joe for his efforts in assisting me in areas to become more technically sound, thus, allowing me to move on to a new role in technology with the company. Joe does an outstanding job caging his leaders opportunities for them to grow and gets them the tools to do so. Joe's mentality of "focus on the team and your metrics will come" has proven to be the most successful operation I have worked within.
Phil Rabaduex
Joe is a true leader. Those around him are driven to excellence by his presence and demeanor. He is extremely personable and one of the hardest working and most intelligent Sr Leaders I've met in the industry. I would not only work with Joe in the future, I'd embrace the opportunity to work for Joe.
Brandon Wilcox, MBA
While directly reporting to Joe for a year, he has built the most efficient shifts operating in the building by promoting teach, coach, mentor methodology to the leaders and teams reporting to him. He allowed me to lead utilizing my strengths in these areas to exemplify top numbers in metrics and high levels of trust with my team. He also coached me continuously to work with my peers in these areas, as he recognized the opportunity in need to bridge the gap between associates and leadership report. I appreciate Joe for his efforts in assisting me in areas to become more technically sound, thus, allowing me to move on to a new role in technology with the company. Joe does an outstanding job caging his leaders opportunities for them to grow and gets them the tools to do so. Joe's mentality of "focus on the team and your metrics will come" has proven to be the most successful operation I have worked within.
Phil Rabaduex
Joe is a true leader. Those around him are driven to excellence by his presence and demeanor. He is extremely personable and one of the hardest working and most intelligent Sr Leaders I've met in the industry. I would not only work with Joe in the future, I'd embrace the opportunity to work for Joe.
Brandon Wilcox, MBA
While directly reporting to Joe for a year, he has built the most efficient shifts operating in the building by promoting teach, coach, mentor methodology to the leaders and teams reporting to him. He allowed me to lead utilizing my strengths in these areas to exemplify top numbers in metrics and high levels of trust with my team. He also coached me continuously to work with my peers in these areas, as he recognized the opportunity in need to bridge the gap between associates and leadership report. I appreciate Joe for his efforts in assisting me in areas to become more technically sound, thus, allowing me to move on to a new role in technology with the company. Joe does an outstanding job caging his leaders opportunities for them to grow and gets them the tools to do so. Joe's mentality of "focus on the team and your metrics will come" has proven to be the most successful operation I have worked within.
Phil Rabaduex
Joe is a true leader. Those around him are driven to excellence by his presence and demeanor. He is extremely personable and one of the hardest working and most intelligent Sr Leaders I've met in the industry. I would not only work with Joe in the future, I'd embrace the opportunity to work for Joe.
Brandon Wilcox, MBA
While directly reporting to Joe for a year, he has built the most efficient shifts operating in the building by promoting teach, coach, mentor methodology to the leaders and teams reporting to him. He allowed me to lead utilizing my strengths in these areas to exemplify top numbers in metrics and high levels of trust with my team. He also coached me continuously to work with my peers in these areas, as he recognized the opportunity in need to bridge the gap between associates and leadership report. I appreciate Joe for his efforts in assisting me in areas to become more technically sound, thus, allowing me to move on to a new role in technology with the company. Joe does an outstanding job caging his leaders opportunities for them to grow and gets them the tools to do so. Joe's mentality of "focus on the team and your metrics will come" has proven to be the most successful operation I have worked within.
Credentials
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Commercial Instrument Rotorcraft License
Federal Aviation AdministrationJan, 2011- Nov, 2024 -
ProBoard Certified - Hazardous Material Operations Level Responder
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Experience
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Zurn
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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200 - 300 Employee
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Director of Fulfillment & Operations
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Feb 2020 - Present
• Promoted to lead Operations and Fulfillment across eastern US and all of Canada.• Direct the execution of Final Assembly / Distribution for $215M in annual revenue. • Multi-facility responsibility with multiple tiers in the supply chain.• Leadership authority for Customer Service, Operations, Inventory Control, and Quality.
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Regional Operations Manager - Southeast
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Apr 2019 - Feb 2020
• Head of Operations for the southeast US.• Operational ownership of Final Assembly / Distribution in the Atlanta hub.• Multi-facility responsibility with 16 warehouses in the region.• 4 departmental direct reports; Customer Service, Operations, Inventory Control, and Quality.• Responsible for 5 production assembly cells across 2 shifts.• Completed kaizen events which delivered variable cost savings and increased throughput.• Recognized for innovative Associate Engagement initiatives.• Awarded for Continuous Improvement actions each quarter of assignment. • Reduced operations failure defects by 90% through changing Ops Planning Cycle.• Delivered over $150k in annualized savings from continuous improvement actions.• Black Dot owner for strategic AIP.
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Program Manager Operations Integration
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Jun 2018 - Apr 2019
• Promoted to strategic operations within Standardization Process and Quality for the large item fulfillment network. • Responsible for process continuity and quality for 6 Amazon distribution centers worldwide. 5 in North America and 1 in Europe and 15 Amazon Delivery Stations located in large metro areas in North America.• Responsible for writing, developing, and implementing process improvement within Amazon Operations specific to large item fulfillment. • Responsible for cradle-to-grave Project Management at the strategic level of Operations.• Responsible for worldwide integration during 2019 by managing the successful launch of one of Amazon's specific fulfillment methods in Germany during Q1 2019.• Lead through influence while sourcing, developing, and implementing new processes.• Reduced Operations defects through program management, which focused on customer experience and on time delivery.• Create processes which reduce SIR (serious incident rate) by 17%.• Increase volume share from 3P to Internal execution from 20% to 60% by end of 2019.• Improve fulfillment ability from 8 days to 5 days.• Reduce customer concessions by 9%.• Implement new operations processes which reduce 3PL costs to $22.5M.• Responsible for managing the performance of both organic delivery stations as well as third party warehouse providers. (3PL warehouse providers) • Reduced logistics manifesting defects by creating a robust reporting mechanism that provided accountability at the user level.• Responsible for Change Management compliance for scoped projects and collaborate with necessary stakeholders.• Experienced and advanced abilities with excel.
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Operations Manager
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Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
• Decision making authority for all matters of inbound/outbound operations.• Large KPI responsibility, measuring all areas from receive, stow, pick, & ship.• 780,000 square foot facility, 5 managerial direct reports and over 300 total employees including both permanent and temporary labor. • Serves as operations representative within the S&OP planning teams.• Direct the execution of distribution for over 30,000 packages a week through the use of common carrier and LTL / 3PL providers. • Created SOP for nationwide best practice on "multi-stop" LTL loads which dramatically reduced OTR costs and improved customer experience.• Directly accountable for over $4 million in net operating expenses.• Direct operations for 2 major shifts and 4 minor support shifts.• Accountable for COGS while driving positive stewardship of resources and equipment.• Ensure OSHA regulatory compliance of warehousing operations.• Direct 5S implantation across all areas of the facility.• Manage the development, justification and implementation of capital expenditures, new equipment and processes in a distribution environment to maximize outcomes and return on investment.• Improved delivery estimate accuracy by 82% and eliminated rolled freight completely by engineering an in-process user scan that created accountability at the employee level.
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Univar Solutions
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Branch Operations Manager
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Feb 2016 - Apr 2017
• Promoted to lead the southeast United States hub facility located in Norcross, GA.• Decision making authority for all matters of plant operations.• Serves as operations representative within the S&OP planning teams.• 5 departmental direct reports and over 100 total employees at this facility including Operations, Logistics, Facilities Maintenance, Sales, Quality Control and Customer Service.• Direct the execution of a large DOT compliant fleet, both Tanker and Trailer capability.• Directly accountable for over $6.6 million in net operating expenses.• Direct operations for 4 production lines over two shifts.• Accountable for P&L while driving positive stewardship of working capital.• Implement and control cGMP practices and model ISO 9001 compliance at the branch.Responsible for HACCP training, audits, and inspections. • Ensure plant regulatory compliance of food grade warehousing.• Directly oversee all matters of Quality Control including laboratory testing and production of certificates of analysis.• Direct 5S implantation across all areas of the plant.• Manage the development, justification and implementation of capital expenditures, new equipment and processes in a GMP environment to maximize outcomes and return on investment.
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Branch Operations Manager
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May 2015 - Feb 2016
• Manager for a chemical distribution company at a satellite plant in Atlanta.• Decision making authority for all matters of plant operations.• Serves as operations representative within the S&OP planning teams.• 3 Direct Reports and over 35 total employees at this location including Operations and Supply Chain Planning.• Recognized on three occasions for having regionally accepted "best practices".
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US Army
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Officer
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Apr 2012 - May 2015
● Operations Manager for an organization that reacts to CBRN [Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear] incidents.● Responsible for all aspects of direct report’s annual performance. (3 direct reports, 15 full time employees, and 11 part time employees) This includes teaching, coaching, mentoring, completing annual reviews, and aligning daily efforts to annual goals.)● Scored a 98% during a biennial audit directly contributing to operational readiness and budget justification.● Recognized on two occasions for process improvements; recognized nationally as “best practices”● Accountable for over $275k dollars in equipment with zero loss.● Manage and track required training for 577 personnel; identify risks in training and organizational readiness ● Act as a liaison between military and civilian agencies; ensuring effective customer service to civilian counterparts. These include local agencies and businesses (i.e.…FBI, local police and fire departments, and state or county offices).● Write Emergency Management/Preparedness Plans and Crisis Action Plans during a civil response events; resulted in a standardized document used enterprise wide● Appointed as Vice President of Treasury for the Army Aviation Association of America, Greater Atlanta Chapter. Manage a chapter budget of approximately $15,000.● Maintain proficiency as a UH60 Blackhawk Pilot.
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UH60 Blackhawk Pilot
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Aug 2009 - May 2015
Trained and proficient in the operation of the UH60 Blackhawk Helicopter.Fly missions in all weather conditions at both day and night.Earned civilian Commercial Instrument Rotary Wing License.Appointed as Class Leader for Flight Class 11-07 accountable for 60 flight students.
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University of North Georgia
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Full Time Student
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Sep 2005 - Aug 2009
● Earned a Bachelor’s Degree with a Major in Business Finance.● Earned a Minor in Leadership.● Awarded a Full Scholarship upon entry for achievement in academia and service.● Assigned to multiple leadership positions in the Cadet Corps while attending UNG.● Selected to attend the George C Marshall Center for Security Studies in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany.● Maintained membership and service in the Georgia Army National Guard as an Aviation Operations Specialist while attending UNG.
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Education
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2005 - 2009
North Georgia College and State University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting and Finance
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