ROBERT L. COOLEY **** Fox Chase Drive

Newton, NC 28658

H/ 828-***-**** C/423-***-****

ac1yjj@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

A proven track record of superior customer service and aggressive cost compression in senior level logistics, purchasing,

supply chain, and manufacturing operations roles with several major consumer product and distribution companies. Extensive experience managing large budgets and networks, in strategic roles, overseeing all supply chain and manufacturing functions in ERP, APS, and WMS system environments. Knowledgeable in areas of lean manufacturing, six sigma, SPC, JIT, OSHA, DOT and Kanban approaches to domestic and global supply chain management.

LOGISTICS, SUPPLY CHAIN, and MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Operations Site Manager

FreightBreakers, LLC - May 2017 to Present – Maiden, NC

Managing Unloading, Loading, Custom Packaging and Kitting for a Large Tire Manufacturer as 3PL

Directing staff of 40 across 7 day 24 hour operation

Developing and submitting billings and collections on weekly cycle

Executing hiring, scheduling, payroll, and on boarding for team

Vice President of Operations

United Beverages of North Carolina, LLC. – March 2011 to February 2017 – Hickory, NC

Managed all Operations for an $80M beverage distributor

Operated two regional warehouses servicing 2.5 million cases annually from each facility

Managed and maintain a delivery fleet of 57 CDL power units to meet all US DOT requirements

Maintained support vehicle fleet of 108 support vehicle to support sales and merchandising efforts

Negotiated purchasing for all capital expenditures averaging $775,000 annually

Forecasted and purchased soft drinks for distribution

Led operations team in conjunction with sales team to 2013 and 2016 Miller Coors President’s Award

Achieved maximum operational scores from all supplier quality control audits

Led the drive for safe operations through our safety committee

Instituted KPI measurement program to score and drive improvements in operations

Senior Logistics Systems Consultant

Morgan Systems, a Division of Morgan Southern – March 2010 – March 2011 – Atlanta, GA

Managed supply chains for a portfolio of corporate clients including warehouse, transportation, inventory and planning services

Increased division revenue by 40% and drove business to profitability it first 4 months through new business development and purchasing of provider agreements to support capacity

Director, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations

ArborCraft, formerly Tarkett – February 2007 to February 2010 – Johnson City, TN

Managed Manufacturing operations at 2 North American plant facilities in addition to my existing Materials and Logistics functions, producing Harris Wood flooring products

Led organization through due diligence process resulting in sale of company to New Stream operating as ArborCraft

Sponsored Plant Safety Programs resulting in plants achieving 657 and 288 days without lost time injuries to date

Implemented Kaizen and Lean programs resulting in over $5 million in operational savings annually

Improved First Time Quality across all product lines by 64% through implementation of TQM programs

Expanded global sourcing program to include Serbian and additional Chinese partners

Director, Materials and Logistics

Tarkett Wood North America – March 2006 to February 2007 – Johnson City, TN

Responsible for all Customer Service, Warehousing, Transportation, Demand Planning, Plant Scheduling, Finished Goods Sourcing and Materials Procurement for Tarkett Wood North America with combined budgets of $70 million

Implemented Intentia Movex 9 WMS/ERP solution to manage inventories and warehouse shipments while supporting a centralized customer service strategy

Reduced WIP, Material and Finished Goods inventories by 20%, beat the 2006 plan by 9% and decreased to 2005 levels by 5% through implementation of SOP planning and forecasting process

Developed international 4 sourcing programs and implemented supply chain to support customer requirements.

Increased Warehousing productivity by 42% through implementation of storage and labor planning tools

Led efforts for Tarkett N.A. to consolidate transportation and warehousing across divisions, providing 20% freight savings and consolidated shipments to our customers for the Harris Wood line of flooring products

Director of Operations

Pacer/XPO Global Logistics - Supply Chain Services – May 2004 to March 2006 – Dublin, OH

Developed, commercialized and implemented domestic and global Supply Chain Solutions for broad base of customers, providing an average of 10-15% savings on their combined warehouse and transportation budgets

Managed a Client Portfolio that included, Big Lots Stores, Owens Corning, Dillards, Honda, Emerson Electric, The Scotts Company, Mariani Foods, Guittard Chocolate Company, Wild Flavors, Republic Paper and WR Grace

Negotiated a network of Third Party Warehouse providers to support customer’s distribution needs nationwide with a common IT infrastructure to support

Utilized internal Pacer Transportation Services, and negotiated external freight agreements across all modes, Rail, Intermodal, Ocean, Air, TL, LTL and Parcel, to deliver capacity and service to client’s transportation requirements

Senior Director, Operations

Exel/DHL, Americas, Consumer Products Sector – March 2002 to May 2003 – Westerville, OH

Developed, commercialized and implemented a Lead Logistics Provider program for a $1.5 Billion consumer products company, The Scotts Company

Secured a Lead Logistics Provider team of 8 to dovetail to the customer’s team for implementation of the program

Operated customer’s domestic U.S. logistics network consisting of 10 regional mixing warehouses, 45 manufacturing facilities, and over 100 contracted carriers with an annual logistics budget of $120 million

Managed design, start-up and operations of 4 Exel operated regional warehouse facilities totaling 2 million square feet, employing over 300 associates with annual revenues of $20 million

Negotiated 6 warehouse contracts with fourth party providers to secure storage capacity and customer service in non-Exel operated regions with total space of over 2.5 million square feet equaling $20 million spend

Implemented a Transportation Management Solution providing load consolidation, carrier bid, and freight payment solution for the customer’s $80 million annual freight spend providing a 5% savings

Utilized advanced systems to deliver integrated logistics solution including SAP, SAP WM, G-Log TMS solution, Interlog Freight payment, Insight network modeling and full EDI transaction sets

Director, Logistics Operations

Borden Foods Corporation – April 2000 to November 2001 – Columbus, OH

Managed all corporate logistics and customer service functions of a $750 million food manufacturer, with the goal of aligning costs within 1 year to facilitate a corporate divesture by KKR

Managed operating budget of $55 million in a network of 4 plants and 7 third party distribution centers in United States and 2 plants and 2 third party distribution centers in Canada

Negotiated and maintained over 120 truckload, LTL, intermodal and rail carrier freight contracts to support transportation needs of the network

Decreased annual distribution cost by $10 million or 22% by implementing national warehouse and manufacturing footprint changes, negotiating favorable freight and warehouse contracts, and managing system accessorial costs

Implemented “Customer Focus Team” management approach within team of 40 corporate logistics associates to effectively manage the distribution network and the customers serviced within

Maintained food grade sanitation procedures throughout warehouse and transportation network containing 85 million pounds of finished goods inventory across over 700 SKU’s

Used PeopleSoft, I2, Redpepper, SAILS network modeling, CHEP Portfolio, and full EDI with all warehouses

Successfully transitioned business units to 4 corporate buyers to complete divesture

Division Manager, Logistics and Inventory Control

Ryan Foods Company, Inc., a Division of Dean Foods - March 1995 to April 2000 – Murray, KY

Managed all customer service, material purchasing, production planning, inventory control, material warehousing, finished goods warehousing, and transportation functions for Ryan Foods, a $170 million extended shelf life dairy division of Dean foods

Developed, implemented, and managed division supply chain through logistics staff of 20 managers, and 60 hourly employees, in two company plants, 2 co-pack production facilities, 3 trucking fleets, and 2 contract warehouse facilities distributing 18 million annual cases of 40 to 90 day shelf life refrigerated dairy products

Managed annual budgets of $77 million in raw materials, $17 million in packaging, $5 million in warehousing, and $12 million in distribution, for a total annual responsibility of $111 million

Decreased division annual transportation cost by $2.9 million by centralizing warehousing and transportation to on site locations from three outside warehouses

Decreased division warehouse spoils budget from 1% of cost of goods to .3% for annual savings of $88 thousand

Maintained static cost per case in finished goods warehouses with volumes growing at 10% to 15%, through $2.5 million in facility expansions, implementation of bar-coding software for product tracking, work method improvements, and strategic staffing and scheduling

Manager, Production Planning and Inventory Control

Nestle Refrigerated Food Company - September 1991 to March 1995 – Danville, VA

Managed production planning and inventory control functions for a $290 million division of Nestle U.S.A.

Directed planning for four major refrigerated, short shelf life, business groups: Contadina Pasta and Sauces, Contadina Pizza, Carnation Coffee Mate Liquid, and Nestle Refrigerated Cookie Dough

Secured, trained and managed a team of 3 production planners within immediate planning department, who planned and scheduled the Danville plant and 11 contract packaging companies

Provided a Just in Time inventory system yielding an average of 120 inventory turns per year on Contadina items and 36 turns on Carnation and Nestle items through accurate demand planning, efficiency production scheduling, and direction of a world class distribution network

Managed demand forecasting for all programs, including new product rollouts, to facilitate efficient production scheduling, and an order fill rate goal of 99.5% or better on all programs

Maintained customer order fill rate, on time delivery average of better than 99.6% across 52 SKU’s in the distribution system

Managed warehouse, distribution channel spoilage to less than .5% of all cases produced on the same programs, with products whose distribution shelf lives range from 11 to 65 days

Directed staff of 30 personnel in Danville warehouse responsible for receiving, order selecting, and shipping 10 million cases per year, and as a team averaging just under 500 cases per man hour on a yearly basis, in a self-directed, team concept, safety conscious work environment

Managed staff at 8 off site distribution centers, handling over 20 million cases per year consisting of an inventory analyst, a lead cooler operator, and a customer service representative at each distribution site

Production and Inventory Control Release Manager

Raytheon Company - Missile Systems Division - October 1989 to October 1990 – Bristol, TN

Managed Production Release Department, employing two Inventory Analysts

Learned, used and trained others on all facets of Raytheon's MRP II system

Was responsible for release of material kits, process sheets, routing sheets and blueprints to production floor as required by master schedule in MRP II for the production of Maverick and Aegis missiles for the U.S. Military

Prioritized each of the above to Industrial Engineering, Configuration Management, Bill of Materials Group and Manufacturing Materials Center and monitored their completion through the manager of each department

SALES AND SALES MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Sales Manager

Stereo Sound: Raleigh, NC - October 1990 to September 1991

Performed management duties and aided in implementation of Tyler inventory tracking system

Lead the company, six stores, in sales volume three of the ten complete months I was employed

Increased my career sales total to over $3 million in total retail sales

Audio Sales Manager

Good Vibes Sound: Lafayette, IN - May 1986 to October 1989

Maintained annual growth of 15% for audio department

Trained and directed staff of eight in home audio sales driving 15% annual growth

Aided in implementation of Tyler point of sale inventory management system

Finished #1 in personal sales volume and gross profit margin in 1987 and 1988

Increased my personal sales volume to over $2.5 million

Assistant Store Manager

HiFi Buyys: Lafayette, IN - November 1983 to May 1986

Managed, trained and scheduled store staff of ten personnel driving sales growth of 20% annually

Trained staff on new point of sale inventory management system

Led 12 store chain in personal sales volume and gross profit margin in 1984 and 1985

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

Associate of Science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision - 1986

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision - 1989

GPA: Overall: 4.94/6.00 Major: 5.65/6.00

Note: Paid 100% of education by holding the listed Sales Management Positions

PROFESSIONAL AND CAMPUS HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Dean Foods Outstanding Achievement Award – 1997 Purdue University Distinguished Student, Spring 1989

Phi Delta Theta Social Fraternity - Freshman Council President

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