Steve Blankenship
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Experience
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Dorfman Milano
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Distribution at Dorfman Milano
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Jan 2016 - Present
Key Roles & Accomplishments: Develop key strategies in order to drive organizational growth & development; utilize resources & manpower properly to ensure high level of efficiency & performance. Collaborate with management team on key planning issues; make recommendations for process improvements, productivity enhancements & business positioning. Establish individual operational & performance goals for each team member & department; implement & execute motivational strategies to support business goals & timelines. Handle financial tasks, including preparing & monitoring budget & cost control initiatives. Conduct regular meetings with departmental heads to ensure priorities are clear & goals are achieved as well as to identify & resolve any operational issues. Establish & monitor performance reporting systems; facilitate performance valuations to ensure compliance with established guidelines, implementing appropriate action plan as required. Maintain company-wide compliance with DP activities; utilize quality control to ensure adherence to organizational requirements for quality management. Collaborate with Operations & Strategic Advisor to analyze company processes for compliance, efficiency & best practices; recommend improvements as required to maintain efficiency standards. Directly accountable for organizational unification through inter-departmental management/communication. Manage all high priority crises, including customer escalations, operational problems & employee disputes. Responsible for procurement tasks; purchase equipment, including forklifts, embroidery machines & company vehicles to ensure optimal productivity levels. Successfully negotiated contract with Fed-Ex, LTL carrier, maintenance team & temporary employees. Played key role in large solar installation project that yielded bottom-line company results. Integral team member in implementation of warehouse management system. Implemented Vocollect Voice for order picking within WMS.
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Additional Titles Held: Vice President of Operations
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Jan 1989 - Present
Distribution Manager, Embroidery Manager, Assistant Distribution Manager, Shipping Manager, Receiving Manager, Inventory Control Manager Distribution Manager, Embroidery Manager, Assistant Distribution Manager, Shipping Manager, Receiving Manager, Inventory Control Manager
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Education
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Lodi High School