Senior Director of Operations & Logistics

Candidate: #180927
Current Position: Senior Director of Operations & Logistics
Industry: CPG, Other
Education: B.S., Industrial Distribution
Experience: 16 years
Relocation: Open to Relocation
Scope:

Insightful leader, exceeding operations/sales goals by developing a team to surpass established expectations, spearheading and launching new programs, and leveraging the knowledge of supply chain drivers. Implement organizational strategies, lead multi-unit teams, and manage district/companywide projects. Resourceful professional, directing operations by supporting and engaging teams, resolving critical issues, setting clear expectations, and gathering data to make fair decisions.
Accomplishments:

• Implement company strategy at district level covering 3+ states and 28+ Stores with various district alignments. Led teams of 14+ salaried leaders and 171+ indirect team members. Direct implementation, monitoring, and measurement of core processes, including safety, security, inventory, engagement, merchandising, transportation, logistics, standard work, sales, and risk management within a $84+M P&L budget.

• Reached $84. +M/6.4+% to the goal (2024), $66+M total sales/4% to the goal (2023), and $59+M total sales/4+% to the goal (2022) and consistently beating annual sales goals by developing/deploying aggressive sales plans by market and business segment and enforcing operational standards.
• Advanced 6+ leaders to up/out roles with performance management and progression planning by selecting, developing, coaching, training, and retaining diverse leadership teams and incorporating DEI principles.
• Accrued $2+M in incremental revenue since 2021 with 19+% annual projected sales growth by heading crowdsourcing jobsite delivery creation projects with Tesla (Austin, TX), TI (Sherman, TX), and JLL DFW airport.
• Spearheaded disaster relief functions in Louisiana markets for Hurricanes Ida and Laura by managing transportation and emergency/inventory fulfillment from Dallas and Memphis distribution centers, overseeing disaster relief teams, and coordinating 26+ approved disaster grants for displaced team members.
• Boosted stock receiving efficiency by 29+% and order entry efficiency for refrigerant by 79+% by leading the national LEAN project team (truck sorting/refrigerant standard work), encouraging healthy engagement for continuous improvement, and supporting LEAN/5S/A3 initiatives/culture with district employees, customers, and current facilities.
• Awarded Presidents Club (2011, 2012) by achieving #1 & #3 top markets in the U.S. network with sales and operational excellence.

Haskel Thompson & Associates:
Since our founding in 1979, we have been the go-to recruiting firm within the Retail, QSR, CPG, Private Equity, and Petroleum industries to bring your organization top-tier talent. With our proprietary and extensive vetting process, you can rest assured that you will be adding highly educated, knowledgeable, and qualified candidates to help grow your organization.

For more information about this candidate (180927), please contact Shawna Glenn at 239-302-3587 or Shawna@haskelthompson.com