Project Manager Sales

Thomas P. Rost

** ***** **** **** ~ Tuxedo, NY 10987

Phone: 845-***-**** ********@*****.***

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Results driven Warehouse, Distribution and Supply Chain Manager with 25

years of manufacturing and operations success in the beverage industry.

Demonstrated ability to operate cross-functionally across Sales,

Manufacturing and Operations to deliver superior sales execution.

Outstanding operational vision; drives a culture of continuous improvement,

high productivity, waste reduction and rapid results. Solid leadership

talent with experience managing up to 30 Department Managers and

collaborating with 10 Sales Center Managers in a territory with volume of

76 million cases annually. Exceptional communication skills; negotiates

favorable collective bargaining agreements and Project Manager that

delivers significant corporate savings.

3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TOMRA NY RECYCLING LLC, 2012 - 2013

1 Operations Manager, Syracuse & Rotterdam, NY

Directed day-to-day recycling operations in a 25.5M case recycling

facility. Collaborated cross-functionally with Sales, Central Planning and

Operations Leadership to establish operating objectives, policies, and

procedures to meet department goals. Managed 41 warehouse, transportation

and maintenance bargaining unit employees with a budget of $8.7M.

Monitored ongoing and developed a communications board to communicate

performance KBI's, goals, key metrics, and competition; identified

challenges and addressed performance gaps. This process was standardized in

our other company locations.

Drove continuous process improvements aimed at increasing productivity

resulting in a reduction in a reduction of 1.7 cents per case (or $400k).

COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS, 1988 - 2012

2 Distribution Manager, Maspeth, NY (2011 - 2012)

Directed day-to-day distribution operations in a 10.5M case sales facility.

Collaborated cross-functionally with Sales, Warehouse and Merchandiser

Leadership to establish operating objectives, policies, and procedures to

meet department goals. Managed 7 supervisors and 85 employees with a budget

of $5.4M.

Drove continuous process improvements to focused on improving productivity

resulting in a reduction of 4.7 cents on a per case basis.

Standardized the six New York facility repack rooms, check-in process, and

repack procedures and weekly standard reporting. This resulted in a $430k

or 1.3 cents per case improvement in product loss versus 2010 on 33M cases.

Participated in collective bargaining negotiations that resulted in $5.6M

savings on $500M agreement with largest Bargaining Unit in the

company.

Chosen to and successfully tested an alternative "urban market" delivery

system that has been recommended to senior leadership as our go forward

strategy for future vehicle purchases.

5 Supply Chain Manager (2005 - 2011)

Served as the main cross-functional conduit for Warehouse, Distribution and

Merchandising functions for the New Jersey and New York Market Units.

Lead the 2007 consolidation of 6.2M cases from two smaller facilities into

a third existing facility. Resources (equipment, people and technology)

were redeployed with no shortfalls in service levels and operational

results.

Partnered with the two Market Unit Finance Managers to prepare annual

variable labor budgets in the amount of $33M - $38.5M in support of 29M -

34M in volume (New York) and $40M - $43M in support of 36M - 43M in volume

(New Jersey) plans.

Successfully certified 10 DC's in 25 Distribution and Warehouse SOP's for

Operational Excellence.

Lead the Warehouse Optimization (SOP's) implementation in the New Jersey

and New York Market Units.

Negotiated and implemented a "Drop & Hook" Program for the New Jersey

Market Unit. This resulted in our Operations Teams maximizing customer

service and sales commitments during peak selling periods of the year.

Participated in a collaborate effort that developed management routines for

Distribution (lead), Merchandiser and Warehouse Supervisors. Provided the

avenue for Supervisors to spend 60% of their time training / coaching their

subordinates in the field and on the warehouse floor.

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Phone: 845-***-**** ********@*****.***

COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS - Continued

Key Accomplishments:

Project Manager for the deployment of our Order Fulfillment System (OFS) in

our Smithtown (12.5M volume) and Elmsford (8M volume) locations in 2007 and

2008. Capital expenditures exceeded $3.5M in equipment, training and

building alterations.

Project lead for the deployment of Voice Pick and Intelligent Pick

technology for order selectors to utilize in building customer orders.

This resulted in order accuracy rate of 99% or better in both Market Units.

Partnered daily with Production & Distribution Planning, Transport and

Warehouse Managers to optimize inventory levels to maximize customer

service, minimize product loss costs, reduce back haul requirements and

reduce labor costs.

Cross-functional Project Manager for the consolidation of four (4) New

Jersey Distribution Centers into two (2), resulting with a new "LEEDS"

certified facility built in South Brunswick and a new delivery system being

deployed for the thirty-one million direct store delivery operation.

Projected annual savings is approximately $750K to $1M.

Supply Chain lead for successful contract negotiations in 2006 and 2007.

Agreements were gained without a work stoppage and savings in excess of

$17.4M on contracts worth approximately $835M with the two largest

bargaining units in our company.

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10 Distribution Manager, Maspeth, NY (1999 - 2005)

Directed day-to-day distribution operations in a 12.5M case sales facility.

Collaborated cross-functionally with Sales, Warehouse and Merchandiser

Leadership to establish operating objectives, policies, and procedures to

meet department goals. Managed 2 Managers, 8 Supervisors and 115 employees

with a budget of $7.4M.

Assessed market conditions, competitive landscape, and sales trends to

identify opportunities and forecast manpower and vehicle requirements.

Monitored ongoing sales performance KBI's, goals, key metrics, and

competition; identified challenges and addressed performance gaps.

Developed, implemented and coordinated a direct delivery program from the

manufacturing plant to 10 to 15 of Maspeth's third party vendors and

wholesale customers.

Key Accomplishments:

Reduced overtime dollars by approximately $375K over a three year period

(2000 to 2003)

Reduced Full Service (Vending) losses by $262K between 2002 and 2004.

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CAREER EXPERIENCE

Coca-Cola Refreshments, (10/88 to 03/12)

Distribution/Warehouse/Production Planning Manager - (1993 - 1999)

Warehouse Manager - Sales Center (1989 - 1993)

Warehouse Supervisor - (1988 - 1989)

United States Army Officer - 1980 - 1988 (Quartermaster Corp, Captain)

EDUCATION: United States Military Academy, West Point, NY - BS 1980

REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.

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