STEVE EDGERTON

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Whitby, Ontario L1P 0A1

E-mail: acqhtx@r.postjobfree.com

Cell 647-***-****

Objective: To work for an established company, overseeing the day-to-day operations, Project management as well as bringing innovative ideas and strong knowledge of health & safety best practices to help improve the company.

Summary: With over 22 yrs. of Manager, and Project experience in logistics and warehousing with relation to B to B and B to C distribution. An individual that can adapt to any working environment and appropriately complete required tasks with minimal training and supervision. Possessing exceptional teamwork skills, as well as the ability to work independently as required. My strength in motivating staff, Change Agent, as well as keeping staff engaged has afforded me to achieve great results in my career.

EXPERIENCE:

Jan 2013– Present:

Accuristix: Senior Distribution Manager

Accuristix is one of the leading 3PL providers of logistics and storage for the pharmaceutical industry. With 6 locations in the GTA servicing over 120 clients, including 7 of the top 10 Pharmaceutical companies. Accuristix prides themselves on Quality service and a great place to work.

•Promoted from Distribution Manager to Senior Distribution Manager within a 2 year Period

•Responsible for over $2,000,000,000 worth of inventory ranging from Health and beauty to Controlled narcotics and over the counter medicines.

•Responsible for entire building from operations to P&L

•Knowledgeable in 5S

•Flawless operational execution of 3 client implementations

•Flawless operational execution of 3 client transfers to our other facility

•Flawless operational execution of 2 client move outs

•Flawless operational execution of 3 client acquisitions

•Flawless operational execution of a client with regards to systems change. This was the largest Migration we had done as a company to Red Prairie

•Increasing productivity in a 3 month time frame from 14 lines per hour to 26 lines per hour

•Responsible for 4 supervisors and approx. 70 employees

•Continually looking at ways to drive productivity

•Involved with the H&S of the facility.

•Worked on the 2013, 2014 and 2015 budgets and met budget for 2013 and exceeded budget by 1.5 million in 2014.

•Responsible for 4 of the 7 top 10 pharama companies in Canada.

•Reconfigured warehouse layout to increase productivity

•Work with supervisors and staff to keep a very high moral

•Responsible for and answering to the P&L on a monthly basis. With results year to date as follows.19.6% above budget on Client revenue to a company whole of 7.3%, Overall Gross margin 37.8% above budget to a company whole of16.9%, Warehouse gross margin 28.8% above budget to a company whole of 14.6% with warehouse operating expenses down .5% below budget to a company overspend of 1.8%

•Responsible for and answering to Training and new hire budgets.

•Key Lead on Warehouse management systems change in my building onto Red Prairie

Sept 2011– Jan 2013:

Aspect Retail Logistics: Operations Manager

Aspect Retail Logistics is affiliated with Metro Supply chain and is one of the leading Canadian providers of third party logistics (3PL) services across Canada. Aspect Retail logistics is the 3PL provider Loblaw’s across Canada in a facility close to1 million sq. feet in size. We continue to exceed our client’s expectations on a daily basis with zero service interruptions.

•Responsible for all day to day operations for a specific shift.

•Helping with a 205,000 sqft expansion with flawless operational execution to our client

•Reporting into the Senior Operations Manager on the Day shift and work closely with counterparts on all shifts.

•Increasing productivity as well as introducing new ideas for our expansion.

•Oversee the business for a shift of non-unionized employees.

•Analyze business to find ways to improve productivity.

•Involved with the H&S of the facility.

•Participate and sometime facilitate a daily operations meeting with all areas of the business, including Maintenance, Engineering, Human Recourses, and Loss Prevention

•Responsible for very high profile client with excellent service records in servicing them.

•Responsible for 6 supervisors and a staff of over 150 non-unionized employees.

•Helped with new solutions and areas of opportunity as we build through our expansion from 750000 sq. /ft. to almost 1 million sq. /ft.

•Increased Staff moral to have a more unified work force.

•Responsible for and answering to the P&L on a monthly basis.

•Responsible for and answering to Training and new hire budgets.

Sept 2010– Sept 2011:

Archway: Operations Manager

This leading 3PL and Marketing Fulfillment Company is known across the country for its commitment to quality. With Production and Distribution warehouses across Ontario, in Calgary and all over the USA it is a fast paced environment to work in.

•Operations Manager at one of our highest volume facilities with B to B and B to C operations.

•Worked on projects involving new building layouts and expansions for new clients.

•Responsible for all day to day operations including Building Maintenance H&S, Equipment Leases.

•Worked on increased productivity as well as reducing staff as required.

•Oversee the business 24hrs a day 7 days a week.

•Analyze business to find ways to improve productivity.

•Took a company that had no health and safety policies and worked with senior leaders and HR to develop policies while also working with MOL to avoid any problems with outstanding issues.

•Responsible for the management of 2 large facilities totaling approx. 300 000 sqft.

•Involved with a 5S, and Six Sigma processes.

•Involved in 3 large RFP project one for Coca Cola and another was UFC and a third worked on layouts, process plans, capital budgets, equipment, and Building budgets.

•Facilitated a daily call to bring all shared services together in a unified forum to discuss daily operational issues and wins, while branching off to a Monthly meeting with senior management and directors to go over larger issues to come to a shared resolve.

•Increase storage capacities in both buildings by looking at better space utilization and racking configurations, while not increasing warehouse square footage.

•Responsible for very high profile clients with excellent service records in servicing them.

•Responsible for 5 supervisors and a staff of over 200+ non-unionized employees.

•Sharing a Director Roll responsibility while Company recruited a new Director.

•Worked on Consolidating equipment to replace with all new equipment and driving yearly cost down for Maintenance by 47%.

•Increased Staff moral to have a more unified work force.

•Completed the Archway leadership academy.

Sept 2007– 2010:

CANADA BREAD: Operations Supervisor

This leading Bread manufacturer is known across the country for its commitment to quality. With Production and Distribution plants across Ontario and the country it is a fast paced environment to work in.

•Supervisor at one of our highest volume facilities, responsible for all day to day operations.

•Increased productivity by 6% while also reducing sales waste by 20% with an overall improvement on KPI’s of 25%.

•Oversee the business 24hrs a day 7 days a week.

•Worked with Transport and logistics across the business

•Analyze business to find ways to improve productivity.

•Key lead in the Health and safety committee. No lost time incidents as well as holding meetings every month to ensure focus is kept on the company’s commitment to safety.

•Responsible for supervision of 2 facilities for an extended period of time due to being short staffed at our other largest facility. Between both facilities we generate 50% of all volume in Ontario.

•Involved with a Six Sigma project which had a flawless execution of test products and on time delivery to our customers.

•Key contributor to ideas and suggestion to the project such as Risk Mitigation Plan; SOPs; Customer complaint monitoring; Post-Mortem; Dry-run.

•Acted as a liaison to the plants to sort out problems between Plant level and our Distribution.

•Champion a daily call held between all Management at Plant level right through to our Distribution warehouses.

•Enrolled in a SLP (Senior Leadership) course put on by George Brown College and Maple Leaf Foods.

Prior to 2010

Sobey’s Whitby retail Warehouse: 2005-2007 Operations Supervisor

Autostock Distribution: 2000-2005 Distribution Manager

Arnold’s Auto Glass Distribution: 1991-2000 General Manager/Distribution Manager

EDUCATION

1987 – 1990 Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology

Completed year and half of the Civil Engineering Diploma

Program, as well as year and half of Electronic Engineering

Diploma Program

1983 – 1987 Dunbarton Collegiate Institute

O.S.S.G.D. with 5 OAC’s

SKILLS

•Licensed member of the JHSC

•Licensed W.H.M.I.S. Instructor

•Licensed Forklift operator

•Licensed Raymond Picker operator

•Computer literate with Microsoft Word, Windows, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, & Illustrator

•Working knowledge of EXE, Syspro, AS400 & Business Vision, WMS, GEM, Red Prairie, Manhattan

•Mechanically inclined (automotive)

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