Manager Management
Resume:
Stephen L autner
Lambertville, New Jersey 08530
585-***-**** / ********@*******.***
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Director of Operations / Facilities Management
As a professional senior Operations Manager with over seventeen years’ experience,
successfully managed seven independent transportation and warehouse facilities across the
US, exceeding the customer’s expectations and producing record profits for the company
with a $50 million P&L. A highly motivated and results orientated Logistics and Supply
Chain Manager where my strong organizational and team building skills allowed me to
develop and lead a first class team of professional managers which retained and serviced a
$91 million contract.
Strategic Business Planning – through drawing on previous experience and extensive
analytical trend analysis with customer profiles, I redesigned and engineered a more efficient
transportation network and resource deployment which saved the customer over $750
thousand in hard spend dollars
Start-up Facilities Management – assisted in design, securing resources, and full set up of
several multimillion dollar start-up business operations both domestic and internationally
with meeting all customer expectations, completing a head of schedule, and under budget
Project Management – Led and managed multiple major operational designs, creating cost
savings and productivity efficiencies for customers of over $2 million annually
International Business Development and Compliance – managed a Foreign Trade Zone
warehouse operation with drayage to and from ports on east and west coast. Initiated and
piloted an automated import system with US Customs and developed an overnight line haul
operation between Canada and the United States
Technology Integration & Deployment – sourced and implemented voice activated dispatch
systems, national satellite equipment tracking, Radio Frequency warehouse inventory
software, and multiple transportation software upgrades and communication programs
Warehouse & Inventory Management – managed multiple warehouse facilities across the
US and Canada with cross dock operations, just in time supply, high value electronics, and
multiple warehouse management systems
Human Resource Management and Development –set up an employee improvement and
development program which encouraged employee loyalty and helped the company retain
key highly skilled individuals. Built team cells and cross trained all associates which
promoted best practices to be shared and processes standardized nationwide improving the
bottom line for both the customer and my company
Professional Experience
MENLO WORLWIDE LOGISITCS, Monroe, New Jersey
Site Facility Logistics Manager 2008 - present
• Responsible for managing and directing a 220,000 sq ft distribution center for a high
tech worldwide manufacturing corporation covering a domestic and international
customer base
• Through process improvements and restructuring operations improved productivity
by 46%
• Created innovative process changes to reduce in house damage by 71%
• Improved customer relationship and built a strong t rust with clients resulting in
contract renewals
• Reduced accounts receivable by 20 days and improved margin by 48%
• Improved customer Key Performance Indicators’’ month over month and succeeded
a ll targets
RYDER SYSTEM INC., Webster, New York
Group Logistics Manager II 2001 – 2008
Provided Senior Management and direction for the Logistics Supply Chain operations of Xerox
Corporation
• Responsible for all logistical operations, facilities, and manpower at six national
remote domicile locations with revenue exceeding $41 million
• Responsible for implementing process and procedures for U.S. Customs bonded
facility and Container Freight Station which negated potential penalties of over
$250,000.
• Continually met and improved year over year KPI measurements for Customer by as
m uch as 19%
• Over-saw the daily management of the National LTL operations for Xerox
Corporation with $26 million in revenue producing double digit margin results
month over month
• E nsured 100% on-t ime delivery of In ternational sea containers and customs
compliance from sea ports and rail heads
• Participated in Six Sigma teams with customers to identify and drive performance
i nitiatives and process improvements resulting in over $800,000 in supply chain
savings
• Drove continuous process improvements and improved margin results
• Successfully led many project implementations from design and sales to final roll out
and full operation
• Designed and implemented several manufacturing network redesigns within
t ransportation network resulting in a savings to the customer of over $1.5 million
• Piloted a Canadian and Mexican LTL consolidation program yielding an annual
savings to the customer of $830,000 and increasing revenue in excess of $1.3 million
• Launched a warehouse recycling program cutting cycle t ime down by 3 days,
reducing space by over 60%, and reducing costs by 70%
• Implemented new processes to reduce cycle time on Reverse Logistics by 7 days
• Updated and drove cross dock processes resulting in a consistent 98% on time
performance rate and 99% damage free freight
Implementation Team Leader -special project with Ryder 2006
International Project Team Leader for five month special assignment in Alberta, Canada
• Successfully provided onsite leadership for $51million international start-up
i ncluding warehouse, pick lines, delivery routes, hi ring, t raining, and multi-
technology deployment and process development
• Redesigned warehouse, launched start-up, and cut inventory by 50% in three month
period.
• Ensured international compliance with product manufactured in Mexico moving
t hrough the US into Canada to include high security and pest control
FIRST TEAM TRANSPORT LOGISTICS, LTD., Mississauga, Ontario Canada 1989 - 2001
An In ternational Logistics and Transportation provider headquartered in Ontario Canada
U.S. & Canadian Logistics Operations Manager
• Responsible for overall management at U.S. and Canadian Third-Party Logistic
operations and customers
• Provided strategic planning and integration of equipment, drivers and other
resources to control expenses between operating units thus reducing operating
expense by 30% in nine months
• U.S. Safety Program Director. Held 5-year f leet accident free record and freight
claim free record
• Cut annual insurance costs by up to 79%, and t ransformed accounts receivable from
42% to 98% current
• Saved over $45,000 in annual employment costs by restructuring recruiting
p rograms
• Led new Business Development which doubled customer base and service area
Education / Certifications
Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC Jan. 2008
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Villanova University, Dec. 2006
B.S. in Organizational Management, Roberts Wesleyan College- received Distinguished
Achievement Award
Hold a current CDL class A license
MILITARY EXPERIENCE: U.S. Army, Supply Specialist, Specialist 4, Honorable Discharge, Received
the Army Accommodation metal for outstanding service
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