VP Operations - Shared Services / GM

• Oct 2021 - Present

Member of senior management, reporting directly to the CEO, supporting the entire operation, leading the fulfillment, procurement, inventory planning, IT and customer service functions *Managing the JP Outfitters fulfillment process, 1,000 average shipments per day. • Responsible for the vendor’s Purchase Order cycle from PO entry to product receipts. • Leading price negotiations with freight forwarders, logistic and shipping companies. Reduced the outbound shipping cost by $1mil in 2022. • Implement and execute the company’s product packaging strategy. • Responsible to manage the IT operations that include the ERP Software, Hardware, and Network services. Renegotiated all 3rd party contracts, and managing the ERP transition process, resulting to $500K of savings. • Acting as the company’s HQ GM, managing the company’s facilities management and maintenance of the company’s Headquarters in Blue Ash. Extended the company’s warehouse space by 50%, renegotiated all lease contracts. • Managing the inventory control analysis. Providing accurate inventory data to the Sales, Merchant, and Marketing teams. • Leading the JP Outfitters Customer Service operation. Managing two call centers. Achieved over $1.4m in savings by relocating the Call Center services to the Philippines and Mexico. • Create daily, weekly, and monthly reports related to all operations to assist the company’s decision-making process. • Leading the company’s expense management and establishing financial controls. Show less

Consulting Services

• Nov 2020 - Jan 2022

Strategic advisory and consulting services for distribution and supply chain operators. Focus on improving operational and financial metrics. Strategic advisory and consulting services for distribution and supply chain operators. Focus on improving operational and financial metrics.

Finance and Accounting

• Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

Member of senior management, reporting directly to the CEO, supporting the entire operation through Financial Planning and Accounting Management. Highlighted Responsibilities & Results: • Implementing cost savings programs resulting to savings of approximately 100K per month. • Developing process improvements to achieve financial efficiencies. • Managing the company’s budget and monthly forecasts • Created excel based dashboards based on key financial and operational metrics to drive efficiencies and accountability • Working across the organization to design and implement operational and financial KPIs and metrics • Proposing and designing software updates to improve the revenue and procurement cycles • Planned accounting and finance goals in alignment with company mission and objectives. • Conducting preparation of annual finance reports annual audits and individual project audits. • Ensuring all company financial transactions adhered to company and appropriate state policies. • Overseeing preparation and distribution of all project financial reports on a regular basis. • Reporting the company’s cash position and expenditures Show less

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS and FP&A

• Nov 2016 - Dec 2019

Member of senior management, reporting directly to the CFO, dotted to the CEO, supporting the entire operation through Financial Planning and Operations Management. Highlighted Responsibilities & Results: • Designed and implemented the post-acquisition integration of six subsidiaries. • Improved cash flows by $5mil in three months by supporting the invoicing and billing process and improved vendor management • Implemented cost savings programs resulting to savings of approximately $1.5million. • Implemented the company’s environmental and safety policy • Developed process improvements to achieve operational efficiencies across the entire supply chain and in all locations • Managed the company’s budget and monthly forecasts • Managed ROI and risk analysis on M&A projects and profit generating opportunities • Reported and managed daily warehouse and logistics analysis • Implemented key process improvements including “Intelligent” quoting, contribution margin improvement and cost controlling techniques, focusing efforts on highest margin clients • Created excel based dashboards based on key financial and operational metrics to drive efficiencies and accountability • Worked across the organization to design and implement operational and financial KPIs and metrics • Proposed and designed software updates to improve the quoting and procurement processes • Chairman of the safety committee Show less

Branch Manager

• May 2013 - Nov 2016

Director of Sales

• May 2012 - May 2013

Business Owner

• Feb 2008 - May 2013

National Sales Director

• Feb 2007 - Feb 2008

Director International Operations

• Aug 2004 - Feb 2007

Sales Manager

• Jul 2000 - Jul 2004

Account Manager

• Oct 1994 - Oct 2000