PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bronx, NY

Assistant Plant Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successful implementation driver check - in process and procedures to improve inventory control.
• Developed new standards for warehouse operations regarding safety and SQF with the primary focus on customer satisfaction.

Confidential, Bronx, NY

Regional Safety Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successful implementation of produces that reduced worker compensation claim by 48% over an 11-month period.
• Facilitated powered industrial equipment trainers to increased operator safety within warehouse operation.
• Developed and conducted daily warehouse audits to improve reporting of operational needs to leadership.
• Developed standards for the incident investigation process that created a return to work duty protocol to further reduce lost time occurrences.

Confidential, Avenel, NJ

RDC Logistics Manager

Responsibilities:

• Improved the productivity for the distribution center with the development and implementation of new standard operating processes and procedures in all departments in order to meet all internal and external customers ‘requirements.
• Implementation of 5S activity through Six-Sigma Lean Kaizen events to begin to create operational cost savings.

Confidential Maspeth, NY

CI Champion/Lean Kaizen Transformation Manager

Responsibilities:

• Improved the overall accountability for the distribution center by the development and implementation of new standard operating processes and procedures for key departments in order to meet all internal and external customers ‘requirements.
• Successful creation of daily tier meetings platform that has increased overall productivity and performance in each department resulting in improved team member engagement and aligned to the distribution center daily goals.
• Implementation of cost reduction initiative through Six-Sigma Lean Kaizen events that presently yield a 3% P & L saving against forecasted budget.

Confidential, Brentwood, NY

Regional Director of Supply Chain

Responsibilities:

• Directly responsible the locations P & L with constant observances with regards to cost reductions in order to create saving overall in this demanding market.
• Oversaw all supply chain and controls for replenishment with continuous tracking of international and domestic in and outbound shipments, inventories, and preparing of the necessary paperwork for transport with no limit to PO, LOC, BOL, HTS, and US Customs.
• Facilitated monthly problem-solving meetings with contracted staff, carriers, and rail providers in order to ensure the proper timely handling of inventories and deliveries of company products to the distribution center and to the customer base which improved on time performance 94.2% to 98.7% overall.
• Improved the accountability for the location by developing and implementing processes and procedures for inventory indicators to optimum level in order to meet all customers’ daily requirements of products for human consumption.
• Spearheaded the development of the recycling program from the replenishment shipment packing in efforts to create savings and reduce all rail overhead cost by 12%.
• Directly responsible for, the setup of international and local carriers for the daily P & D operations ensuring all customers’ deliveries are timely, complete, and error free.

Confidential, Carteret, NJ

Director of Global Operations

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated daily audits for all locations physical inventories in order to keep inventories and shipments organized for accuracy ensuring smoothing running of day-to-day operations.
• Directly responsible equipment control and the set-up of export containers, working very closely with Steamship Lines, US Customs Brokers, and Customers in rate negotiation.
• Facilitated GPS system for company vehicles Qualcomm for tracking of units over the road, which provides real time update information for our customer’s base.
• Improved the driver force from 137 drivers total to 310 drivers’ locally 854 drivers OTR and increase of 35% over the last two years, which also has increased revenue by 38.6 Million dollars during this period.
• Spearheaded the development of operational programs and the implementation to automate all five locations from one central office, which increase revenue, productivity and reduce all overhead cost.
• Developed and implemented a warehouseman and driver excellence and safety program, which increased performance, productivity with no accident over the last 41 months, error free and on time service.

Confidential

Assistant Terminal Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successful implementation of companies’ vision that improving daily production which moved the ranking of the terminal from 47th to 6th overall out of 260 plus location as one of the most profitable terminals operating in the black.
• Increased in and out bound freight production by 45% over the last three years that increased revenue for the terminal by 12% annually.
• Developed and conducted daily operation strategy meetings to improve customer service and provide error free on time service.
• Developed and coordinate monthly union driver safety meeting which enhanced the terminal performance from 96.4% to being in 100% compliance over the last three years.