Experience

Currently Available for Opportunities

• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director or Operations

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  I am immediately available for new opportunities as an Operations Leader where I can oversee business-critical areas including Procurement, Supply Chain, Distribution, Warehouse Management or Customer Relations. I can be reached on 416-567-6384 or spinmasterbfuel@gmail.com I am immediately available for new opportunities as an Operations Leader where I can oversee business-critical areas including Procurement, Supply Chain, Distribution, Warehouse Management or Customer Relations. I can be reached on 416-567-6384 or spinmasterbfuel@gmail.com



Keuhne + Nagel

• Nississauga, ON

• Inventory and In-bound Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2018

  Managed the activities of the Inventory and In-bound departments for a group of 20 people working as a 3PL provider for Bell Mobility. Responsible for the meeting Bell's SLAs and KPIs. Responsible for warehouse configuration and inventory re-slotting to meet changing demand. Also responsible for the security of inventory and the investigation of issues. Managed the activities of the Inventory and In-bound departments for a group of 20 people working as a 3PL provider for Bell Mobility. Responsible for the meeting Bell's SLAs and KPIs. Responsible for warehouse configuration and inventory re-slotting to meet changing demand. Also responsible for the security of inventory and the investigation of issues.



Timex Group

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Operations

  • 2016 - 2017

  Directed > 40 Professionals in cross-functional departments including Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Warehouse, Distribution, Logistics, Credit Returns, and Customer Relations. As a member of the Global Management team, played a key role in implementing Canada’s annual strategic plans for Operations. Maintained exceptional relationships with retailers including Costco, HBC and Walmart by addressing operations’ issues and ensuring that retailers had the right product available at the correct price within extremely challenging delivery deadlines.Key Achievements:• Managed multi-million-dollar operations department budget, achieving actual expenses in freight cost and human resources areas below budget year-over-year. • Optimized efficiencies by cross-training staff to fulfill multiple roles.• Automated processes to reduce manpower costs while increasing accuracy and efficiency.• Minimized the risk of credit returns. Oversaw demand planning to improve forecast accuracy, reduce SKU’s and implement sell-down rather than return process. Reduced returns by $1.5M.• Consolidated Canadian and US warehouse and distribution activities.• Simplified export of returns to manufacturing in Philippines by implementing new procedures. Show less

• Senior Operations Manager

  • 2012 - 2016

  Oversaw Canadian Operations and took on Demand Planning and Forecasting using Oracle’s Demantra software. Implemented efficiencies to optimize profit despite a competitive and declining market. Key Achievements:• Led implementation of Oracle enterprise software including order and inventory management, purchasing, and item master, guaranteeing no interruption to customers.• Worked closely with Senior Management team, including President, VP Sales, VP Marketing, and VP Finance, meeting revenue and expense budget targets.• Created and implemented performance development plans to encourage operations team members to achieve cross-functional skills and reach their potential.• Reduced obsolete inventory by 50% from 30% to 15% through enhanced forecasting and improved procurement processes.• Implemented cycle counting which eliminated downtime by two weeks per year and thereby maximized team productivity.• Acted as member of Canadian team, participating in implementation of sales and operations planning with corporate. Show less

• Operations Manager

  • 2010 - 2012

  Led operations and facilities management for the Canadian operation. Key Achievements:• Negotiated contracts, meeting needs of Canadian facility, including 15K sq. ft. warehouse and returns processing areas.• Improved customer order lead time, averaging 25% reduction. Improved relations with key retailers• Participated as member of Global team implementing “pull” inventory process, centralizing manufacturing warehousing and enabling that only market-required items be “pulled”. Show less

• Logistics Manager

  • 2006 - 2010

  Oversaw Inventory Control, Procurement, Order Services and Warehouse & Distribution functions for the Canadian operation. Enabled Timex Canada to process >150k customer orders per year and manage >5,000 SKU’s.

• Inventory & Order Services Manager

  • 2000 - 2006

  Processed a high volume of customer orders, purchased necessary product (inter-company) and thereby met customer demands virtually 100% of the time.