Skills Summary Operations Executive Chief Operations Officer * Vice President * Operations Consultant Savvy Operations Leader with an indelible reputation for delivering innovative business strategies and client-focused solutions that improve margins. Leverages expert analysis and insights to promulgate lean approach and team empowerment that instill best practices. Recognized and awarded for transforming international operation systems profitably and productively. Signature Strengths Process Improvement Contract Mitigation Production Planning Workforce Planning Kaisen Event Champion Risk Management Supply Chain Management Inventory Control Procurement Budget P&L Lean/Six Sigma 3PL Team Leadership Training & Development International Multimodal Solutions Oversee 600 employees with full P&L with full P&L responsibility. Missioned to restructure the operations to identify efficiencies, synergies, and organizational opportunities. Directed the consolidation of multiple business units within the scope of General Produce to create efficiencies in production, warehousing, and transportation. Creating production/operations strategies Just In Time production and shipping to provide the freshest product to over 900 local and national customers throughout the Southeast and Puerto Rico. * Pioneered a new organizational structure and synergized departments of sister businesses saving $875,000 annually * Increased productivity by 75% reducing manpower, overtime %, and meeting budget for the first time since acquisition. * Implemented policies processes and procedures to streamline production of food service items to allow for a more reliable supply chain to the customer. * Eliminated 3 satellite locations by identifying synergies and restructuring the distribution system working with transportation to consolidate resulting in annual cost savings of $425,000. * Introduced a safety-focused culture that allows each team member to be a champion for safety. Coaching and mentoring legacy employees in safety while improving the overall effectiveness of the production staff. * Implemented Electronic Driver Logs to align with DOT compliance. * Decreased overall manpower while increasing yields on the production floor by optimizing the workforce and training staff on the capabilities of the equipment. Total cost savings of $364,000. responsibility. Unifying legacy and transitioned Coca Cola distribution operations for Clark Beverage Group Mississippi. Responsible for identifying and implementing synergies across the company's seven locations resulting in cost savings while increasing visibility accountability of inventory and sales execution. Creating operations strategies for warehousing and stock leveling amidst multiple locations containing more than 1500 SKUs. * Led an internal intra-company audit team to investigate a $750,000 P&L discrepancy. * Reduced BD&L by 75% in three months by coaching best practices and increasing visibility across the company gaining residual effects on manpower customer service and inventory validity. * Implemented non-profit "gratis" program to assist local/ national organizations in community outreach deriving a ROI for future contributions. * Eliminated a satellite dry dock location by identifying synergies and restructuring the distribution system while working with Sales to consolidate resulting in annual cost savings of $865,000. * Restructured real estate contracts to sublease property while working to negotiate a purchase of a 7M case facility resulting in cost savings of $5M. * Introduced a safety-focused culture that allows each team member to be a champion for safety. It has resulted in a 15% reduction of worker's compensation 85% reduction in turnover and has allowed Clark Beverage to mitigate with the captive to maintain current healthcare premiums. * Spearheading future development and acquisitions to expand territory through research communications and negotiations. to restructure the co-packing supply chain creating standard pricing across the nation. by Responsible for the successful mitigation of the US DoD Subsistence Prime Vendor (food) contract worth $6B annually and the NATO BOA/ DLA-E fuels contracts worth $15B annually. Embedded with the NATO and US forces in austere locations around Afghanistan and Africa advising General Officer Boards of operational solutions and mitigating challenges throughout the battle space. Directly reported to the Managing Director and working alongside Directors of Fuels, Logistics and Operations to provide regular updates of troop movements, supply chain contingency plans and business development opportunities. * Implemented the "Local First" program creating over 3,500 jobs to local nationals in Afghanistan and Africa by investing in local water bottling facilities and employing local Afghanis and Africans in warehousing and transport operations. * Initiated a Manager Training Program to increase the number of local nationals in the Supreme workforce, which led to 75% local employment across five countries. * Sponsored the inaugural Afghan Women's Cricket Team. * Inspected co-packing facilities with staff and military inspection teams in austere locations ensuring the USFDA regulations and standards were upheld. Provided after-action and best practice reports to DoD DLA. Assisted local programs to ensure compliance and assist with the maintenance of facilities and standards required. * Produced $13M annual cost savings during an operation review of fresh fruit and vegetables from Dubai, UAE to the distribution warehouses in Afghanistan. * Conducted a review of Fuel Operations providing root cause analysis of operational challenges and creating new matrices for supply chain and inventory validity which included the implementation of inventory tracking systems, adjusted organizational charts and new customer service department. * Provided military updates to finance and operation teams to ensure budget and inbound commodity forecasts were accurate creating real time financial and demand based inventory data for future analysis. * soliciting to local vendors with a potential cost savings of $1.3M monthly. * Conducted a review of the Customer Service department in Logistics Business Unit providing feedback for redundancies cost savings shortfalls and challenges within the department. Monitored the surge reduction of US/ NATO Forces reporting all declassified activity to the CEO and Board of Directors. The ability to forecast and report changes in operational tempo and force reductions was instrumental in supply chain forecasting and reduction of range and depth of stored consumable goods.

Highlights:

• Inventory
• Training
• Transportation
• Distribution
• Best Practices
• Procurement
• Supply Chain
• Accounting
• Forecast
• Logistics