Manager Sales

Garry DeFrance

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Senior Fulfillment Supervisor

Archway Marketing

September-2012 to present

Supervise staff of up to 100 Union and temporary employees in 250,000

warehouse operation

Responsible for Pick pack and shipping operation for 8 major customers in

four different production areas incorporating over 20,000 sku's

District Operations Manager

Market Day Corporation

December-2011 to September 2012

Full P&L responsibility for Distribution Center for 600 accounts in

Michigan & Ohio

Supervise staff of 14-20 drivers; responsible for OSHA training, DOT

compliance, Logbooks, hours of service, load safety and record keeping

Manage sales staff of 50 sales reps and 3 supervisors to exceed unit sales

and productivity goals

Maintenance of Fleet, warehouse equipment and facility

Assistant Operations Manager

January 2006 - October 2011

Boise Cascade BMD Wayne, MI

Supervised Warehouse and Delivery Operations for 75M Sales of Building

Materials

planning and control of delivery for 200 Home Improvement Centers in three

states

Interface with Sales & Customers to exceed delivery requirements

Managed staff of 5 drivers and 15 dedicated carriers in flatbed delivery

operation

Responsible for OSHA training, DOT compliance, Safe loading and employee

performance reviews

Vendor Negotiation Skills, Providing Customer Service, Organizing Team

Effort to achieve Customer and Facility Goals

Operations Manager

May 1994 - December 2005

Weyerhaeuser Company Westland, MI

Managed driver staff of 6 local and 10 dedicated on multiple stop delivery

routes in a three state area. Secured 3PL carrier to dissolve fleet and

sold off assets to enable their start up, trained drivers and supervisory

staff for flatbed operations

Monthly review of 3pl performance against KPI's and driver evaluations

Site Manager of Warehouse/Distribution Center for Michigan/Northern Ohio

16 acre; 60 million annual sales; 6 million assets with P&L control

utilizing Teamsters union. Operated C.C.A. Treating plant for Wood

preservation.

Responsible for: Property Management, Inventory control, Operations and

delivery thru 3PL partner, Safety/ DEQ program Leader/Trainer, Purchasing

and Vendor/Union Negotiations

Dock Operations Supervisor

Roadway Express Taylor, MI

Dock operations manager of 80 door cross dock distribution center in

Detroit MI. Worked both City & line haul Dispatch and was in outside sales

for 2 years during my tenure as well.

Managed a crew of up to 30 to 45 drivers in city delivery operations

Daily control, record keeping of required DOT records and employee files

OSHA, DOT and required safety training for both temporary and full time

drivers under a Teamsters Union Contract

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree

September 1978 - June 1980

Walsh College Troy, MI

BBA with emphasis in Finance 3.0 GPA

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