Manager Quality Assurance

BERNARD SCOTT

****Woodworth Drive; Orange Park, Florida 32065

Cell: 904-***-**** or Home: 904-***-****; Email: abnhk5@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Plant Manager position with a “High Performance” oriented company that demands

“Legendary Excellence” and where drive, success, and ability leads to advanced challenges

CAREER SUMMARY

Transportation/Warehouse Manager with over 25 years experience coordinating

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production planning; orchestrating business development and spearheading the

implementation of strategic initiatives designed to ensure competitive market positioning

Excelled as part of a team of top corporate Logisticians of Fortune 500 ranked companies

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that addressed, met and exceeded nationwide core competencies in the areas of Execution,

Financial Metrics, Leadership, Technical; Change Management and Training

Collaborated with Division Manager and Vice President of Operations for globally

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renown corporations such as Winn-Dixe; Martin-Brower; Walt Disney World; and Frito Lay

Implemented formulas that impacted the bottom line while simultaneously making sound

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business decisions; anticipating problems and responding with flexible solutions

Maintains a competitive edge in the marketplace through closing the deal and creating the

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internal capacity to meet challenges driven by customer, market and business requirements

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

* Prepared and administered a $25 M annual budget as part of the corporate Financial Metrics

process delivering District Level improvements that resulted in the team being 150% to plan

as pertaining to actual vs. projected Transportation Department savings of $1.5M

* Collaborated with two (2) Logistics Directors to develop a training program for five (5)

distribution centers staffed with 2,000 employees supporting 575 stores and 500 trucks

spanning a five (5) state region directly impacting the implementation of route efficiency

procedures that was projected to deliver $750k an annual basis

Attended, facilitated and/or chaired financial management (Metrics), training and strategic

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planning meetings that were attended by Executive Leadership; Logistics Directors and

employees at all levels throughout the business structure

* Directed Department, Warehouse & Store Managers to deliver 20% reduction in total delays

and a 39% reduction in turnovers and a 1% decrease in overtime costs

* Worked with the DC Managers and Store Directors to facilitate fifty (50) store remodels

within a short span of just 18 short months

SPECIALIZED EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Masters of Business Administration, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri/Orlando,

Florida, July 1999

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Bachelor of Arts Degree - Criminal Justice, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 06/81

Army Combined Arms & Services Staff; Personnel Management and Flight Trained as a

Licensed FAA Certified Helicopter Pilot and holds a Top Secret Security Clearance

Zinger-Miller Instructor and Continuous Improvement Instructor

Proprietary Systems: Manugistics, Roadnet, Voice Pick; CADEC and XATA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant General Manager -Transportation, Winn Dixie Stores Inc, Jacksonville, Florida,

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2005-2009; Maintained responsibility for the overall operations of the Transportation, Fleet

Maintenance, Reclaim Operations, Facility Security and the Warehouse Maintenance for a

1.4 million square feet grocery distribution center; supervised, controlled and directed the

timely and efficient distribution of 511,000 tons annually of perishable & non perishable

products to 136 grocery stores throughout Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Mentored the

team; provided leadership and guidance to 15 leaders Managers and 221 associates;

spearheaded the planning and administration of a $25M annual operating budget while

ensuring that operating costs were considered before making any decisions

Senior Logistics Operations Manager, Martin-Brower Company, Dallas, Texas, 2003-

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2005; Managed warehouse, delivery and purchasing operations for a 250,000 square feet

food distribution center; guided and ensured the timely and efficient distribution of 20,000

SKUS of food and non-food products for 625 McDonald’s restaurants throughout Texas,

Oklahoma, and New Mexico; Directed the daily activities of 15 direct reports and 200

warehouse, delivery and purchasing personnel and maintained bottom line responsibility for

promoting out of the box thinking, maintained labor costs, planned and administered a

$15M annual operating budget while building high-performance teams

Senior Distribution Manager - Distribution Services, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena

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Vista, Florida, 1997-2003; Managed warehouse and delivery operations for a 400,000 square

feet distribution center ensuring the timely and efficient distribution of 25,000 SKUS of food

and non-food products for all of Walt Disney World to include Disney Cruise Line, Vero

Beach, and Hilton Head; Supervised 10 direct reports and 185 warehouse and delivery

personnel; additionally coordinates third party logistics, maintaining labor costs, planning

and administered a $10M annual budget while building high-performance teams.

Service & Distribution Manager, Frito Lay, Orlando, Florida, 1992-1996; Directed

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warehouse and distribution operations ensuring the timely and efficient movement of

1,000,000 cases of product each month from the warehouse to 13 distribution centers located

throughout the state of Florida; managed personnel, maintaining labor costs, planning and

administering a $4M budget; supervised personnel and trucks in traffic area, and performed

numerous other leadership tasks; coordinated and conducted training programs for up to 100

warehouse and delivery personnel on the basics of the Frito Lay business including managing

budgets, increasing profit margins, improving efficiency and conducted four classes that

provided a 30-hour program of instruction to all warehouse employees.

Army-Director of Logistics/Commander, Fulda, Germany, 05/90-11/91; Assistant Personnel

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Training Director, Grafenwohr, Germany, 05/89-05/90; Director of Recruitment, Raleigh, North

Carolina, 04/86-02/89; Director of Logistics Personnel, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 09/84-02/86;

Operations Manager, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 05/83-09/84

BERNARD SCOTT

1941Woodworth Drive; Orange Park, Florida 32065

Cell: 904-***-**** or Home: 904-***-****; Email: abnhk5@r.postjobfree.com

October 9, 2009

Dear Sir or Madam:

I have identified your organization as a potential employment opportunity. I would like to take

this opportunity to introduce myself. In addition to reviewing the enclosed resume, I hope that

you will read on and consider the value I can offer the organizations that you represent as a

strong advocate of the operational excellence, clear, concise and obtainable operating procedures

and protocol as well as significant customer satisfaction and logistics excellence.

Conceiving, developing and executing the strategies and initiatives that drive revenues, growth,

competitive market value, profits and shareholder value is what I do best. Throughout my 25

year career in the operations and logistics management, Personnel Administration, Human

Resources and quality assurance disciplines, I have established a track-record of success in

managing complex business initiatives, and achieving exceptional rather than expected results.

I have the distinction of being a manager, who possesses the experience, capabilities and

judgment for taking a business to its next level of success and providing sound leadership and

management of existing systems and protocol. I have been characterized as a corporate General

Manager, Logistician and Strategist and am credited with personal contributions to both top and

bottom line successes. I am innovative, possess a management style that is described as “hands-

on” yet flexible - as I most certainly do value and reward initiative, creative thinking, teamwork,

and performance.

Please take any measures that you deem appropriate that would support my initiative of

developing a career within your organization.

Sincerely,

BERNARD SCOTT

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