Experience

Woods Construction & Interiors

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Coordinator - Warehouse Manager

  • May 2015 - Present

  Established and Managed 3PL LEAN 5S Fixture Warehouse Operations and DSD Logistics for Target Stores in Houston, Dallas, and MN. On-site Material Management during major retailers remodel programs. Established and Managed 3PL LEAN 5S Fixture Warehouse Operations and DSD Logistics for Target Stores in Houston, Dallas, and MN. On-site Material Management during major retailers remodel programs.



Kohl's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dock Supervisor

  • Aug 2002 - Present

  Dock Supervisor at store 0077, Wheaton IL. Lead the dock-stocking crew in processing DC merchandise trucks. During our store's remodel/expansion in 2003 I applied my background from Design and Construction to advise and help lead our store and construction team to a finish date two months ahead of shedule and $160,000 under budget. Dock Supervisor at store 0077, Wheaton IL. Lead the dock-stocking crew in processing DC merchandise trucks. During our store's remodel/expansion in 2003 I applied my background from Design and Construction to advise and help lead our store and construction team to a finish date two months ahead of shedule and $160,000 under budget.



Farmer Brothers

• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Warehouse Operations Supervisor

  • Feb 2010 - Feb 2014

  Directly managed all department operations in an over $6 Million finished goods DC supporting 37 routes, branches and DCs. Led the Northlake Warehouse Team: Inventory lead, Equipment lead, Office lead, Warehouse leads, NL and fleet drivers in the integration of the old Sara Lee Superior Chicago route business into a new Farmer Brothers distribution center for the Midwest which became the companies highest volume, and twice awarded "Best DC in company" for highest productivity and lowest inventory variance. Led the consolidation of an East Coast and Midwest (Sara Lee) DCs into the Northlake facility including the resetting of Picking Zones, Primaries, Secondary's, Bin and Quick Pick locations. Built, managed and maintained a team environment of a union DC on all shifts, with warehouse employees, route, branch and DC drivers, customer service, branch and DC management, and communication to corporate executives. Increased productivity by applying LEAN processes in a constant changing business flow environment. Worked with IT to convert the Northlake DC onto the Farmer Brothers People Soft - JDE platform order picking, scanning, and inventory warehouse operations. Increased productivity and decreased mispicks through system training. Show less



Rightsize Facility Performance

• Warehouse Manager

  • Nov 2007 - Feb 2008

  Direct managed all DC operations (on a contract basis) the companies 760,000 square foot Office Furniture Warehouse during the JP Morgan Chase relocation project from their downtown Chicago based office building. During that time I put the warehouse on dedicated location and worked with the owners to establish warehouse, inventory, equipment, and material supply and handling best pratices. Direct managed all DC operations (on a contract basis) the companies 760,000 square foot Office Furniture Warehouse during the JP Morgan Chase relocation project from their downtown Chicago based office building. During that time I put the warehouse on dedicated location and worked with the owners to establish warehouse, inventory, equipment, and material supply and handling best pratices.



C.H. Robinson

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Warehouse Operations Manager

  • Jun 2006 - Oct 2007

  Operations Manager of both DC Operations and all Production Planning (on a contract basis) the Chicago Central Produce branch supporting the Aldi and Trader Joe accounts. My team was 5 supervisors leading 120 employees. Developed the employees dedicated to these two accounts, and responsible for inventory control, all production planning, shipping, and receiving, human resource scheduling. Reflowed all coolers and pack rooms to increase storage capacity/follow the Trader Joe daily orders and put facility on dedicated location inventory control. Increased producivity of the facility by restructuring all shipping and receiving procedures, inventory locations, and cycle counting/inventory resolution allowing a decrease in mispicks. Show less



ODW Logistics

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Warehouse Operations Manager

  • Jul 2004 - Feb 2006

  Directly managed all department operations in a $22 Million 3PL parts inventory DC for International Truck and Engine (Navistar) supporting the Melrose Park Engine Assembly Plant. Hourly JIT loads to the Melrose Park Assembly Plant and daily cross-docks to Navistar's Indy and Huntsville Truck Body Plants. Managed 5 local drivers/spotters in addition to the warehouse team. Worked with the companies owner on process improvements: Putting the facility on dedicated location, inventory control/cycle counting, trained and developed employees, organized and set up the return goods area, which was a quarter of our facility and daily IB/OB flow. As a result decreased putaway and picking time. Show less



Crown Metal Manufacturing

• Inventory Analyst/Project Manager

  • Aug 2000 - Feb 2002

  Project Manager for sections of the Kohl's, Wards, Ames, Walgreens, and Kmart accounts reporting to the President, VP of Sales, and VP of Production. Implemented and managed a computer based inventory control and cycle counting system for the first time in the compaines history. My duties were expanded to manage the inbound steel dock, material handlers, parts in process, fixture design, sourcing outside services. Reporting to the VP of Production helped manage all stages of production planning: raw material storage, all production inventory, WIP, BOM creation, and order closure process. Show less



Kmart

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Warehouse Manager

  • Nov 1998 - Aug 2000

  Warehouse Manager of 8462, Melvindale MI. Direct reports 4: Shipping Manager, Receiving Manager, Office Manager, and Inventory Manager.Took an underperforming facility and brought it into one of the top two in the company.Accomplished this by putting facility on dedicated location, reflowed entire warehouse storage locations and racking, constant employee development training and meetings, sought out and implememted customer feedback.

• Design and Construction Project Coordinator

  • Dec 1993 - Nov 1998

  Direct on-site management of store and construction personnel during Kmart remodels/expansions.The position involved being on call 24 hours a day, constant communication and leadership of construction crews, store personnel, and merchandise set crews toward a definitive date. Also required was the ability to plan advance moves and implement them while being flexible enough to react and persue alternative routes if necessary and still achieve a hard set date and budget.



Jewel Food Stores

• United States
• Retail Groceries
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Night Crew Chief

  • Apr 1984 - Dec 1993

  BigBox foodstore stocking crew management. BigBox foodstore stocking crew management.



Venture Stores

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Warehouse Manager

  • Sep 1988 - May 1993

  Warehouse Manager for Venture Stores in Addison IL. Set up and managed a fixture warehouse that involved asset recovery and disposition following store remodels/openings. Warehouse Manager for Venture Stores in Addison IL. Set up and managed a fixture warehouse that involved asset recovery and disposition following store remodels/openings.