Manager Operations

Zachary E Stone

Objective

To help a company grow with my experience and leadership abilities

Professional Experience

Operations Manager- Meijer Distribution, Pleasant Prairie, WI Nov 2014 – Present

Responsible for opening the dry grocery building consisting of all aspects of the operation from receiving, inventory, and shipping

Established written Inventory, Shipping and Receiving SOP’s for integration of the new automation system provided by Witron Integrated Logistics.

Responsible for training all new team members to include peer managers and team members for startup operations

Responsible for productivity and breaking down individual goals by shift, area and department.

Train, develop and coach hourly team members and supervisors.

Accountable for shift safety, selection/inventory/manifest accuracy, production and shift performance, load quality, scheduling, sanitation and training.

Establish unit goals and initiate plans to improve unit performance.

Maintained high standards of performance

Controls costs.

Establish individual team member accountability.

Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt Training

Shipping Supervisor – Meijer Distribution, Pleasant Prairie, WI Dec 2013 – Nov 2014

Responsible for opening the Fresh and Frozen building consisting of all aspects of the operation from receiving, inventory, and shipping.

Responsible for training all new team members to include all management and team members for the startup operations.

Responsible for inventory controls for the fresh meat/package meat aisles through cart checks and following up with store meat team leaders

Responsible for hours control on all aspects of the fresh, frozen and package Meat operation

Responsible for sanitation of the Cold storage building

Responsible for all Production and Accuracy follow up with team members

Responsible for follow-up on all aspect of discipline to include performance issues for the perishable building

Systems and Receiving Supervisor – Meijer Distribution, Tipp City, OH Jan 2012- Dec 2013

Maintain systems for the grocery building in Tipp City, Ohio

Maintain inventory levels and accuracy for the dry grocery building in Tipp City, Ohio

Responsible for receiving 120 po’s and 90 trucks per day

Responsible for follow up on all system related issues in the dry grocery building

Responsible for the daily coordination with the Business to Business Group and the dry grocery building in Tipp City, Ohio

Responsible for the Blessing in a Backpack Program supported by Meijer, Inc

Shipping Supervisor – Meijer Distribution, Tipp City, OH Sept 2010 – Jan 2012

Supervise Approx 50 team members on a daily basis.

Responsible for inventory controls for the fresh meat/package meat Aisles through cart checks and following up with store meat team leaders

Responsible for hours control on all aspects of the fresh, frozen and package Meat operation

Responsible for sanitation of the Cold storage building

Responsible for all Production and Accuracy follow up with team members

Responsible for the dry grocery building shipping operations

Responsible for follow-up on all aspect of discipline to include performance issues for the dry grocery building in Tipp City, Ohio

Remote Station Manager – FedEx Corporation, Lima, OH February, 2010 – Sept, 2010

Improved service year over year

Improved stops per hour

Conducted yearly performance reviews for 31 subordinates

Handled all performance and conduct deficiencies through progressive discipline

Negotiated all service contracts

Responsible for all audit indices to include financials, ISO, and all other aspects of the Lima facility

2nd Shift Operations Manager –Meijer Distribution, Tipp City, OH Nov 2009 – Feb, 2010

Managed Shipping and Receiving Operations for a 74 store general merchandise operation

Managed 3 Supervisors along with 80 team members

Daily follow up on personnel issues to include terminations and discipline

Team member relations through local Union 1099

Accountable of all aspects of the 2nd Shift operations to include productivity and cost controls

Shipping Supervisor –Meijer Distribution, Tipp City, OH Jan 2008 – Nov 2009

Supervised 30 team members on a daily basis

Responsible for shipping 62 stores in the regional area

Reduction of on road trucks through consolidation of loads

Senior Manager – FedEx Corporation, Hagerstown, MD 2004 – 2008

Supervised 6 direct reports with each having a span of control of 1:28

P & L responsibility of two locations with a budget in excess of 2 million dollars per annum

Improved employee management survey into the 90 percentile from the 70 percentile

Improved service year of year

Conducted interviews for perspective management candidates for the Capital District in Washington, DC

Conducted coordinated monthly sales calls with field account executives

Improved route efficiencies year over year

Implementation of employee recognition program

Reduced year over year cost in all aspects of transportation

Implementation of internal audit procedures for Sarbanes Oxley and ISO compliance

Monitored DOT compliance

Management trainer for corporate initiatives

Conducted State of the Business presentations on a monthly and quarterly basis to subordinates

Conducted monthly one on one meetings with each Operations Manager to review weekly, quarterly, and year to date performance

Conducted Performance Reviews on direct reports

Administered disciplinary action for policy violations

Negotiated all service contracts

Remote Station Manager –FedEx Corporation, Richmond, IN 2002 – 2004

Improved service year over year

Improved route efficiencies year over year

Heartland District audit team member

Conducted yearly performance reviews for 29 subordinates

Negotiated all service contracts

Instrumental in setting up the regional distribution center for Proflowers.com

Circle of Excellence winner for a small location in May 2003 and Oct 2003

Station of the Year award winner for the Heartland District 2003

PM Operations Manager–FedEx Corporation, Loveland, OH 2000 – 2002

Managed daily operations of 28 employees to include delivery/pick up drivers and customer service agents

Conducted yearly performance reviews for all direct reports

Increased volume through coordinated sales calls with account executives

Improved pick up service year over year

Driver–FedEx Corporation, Miamisburg, OH 1994 – 2000

Vacation coverage driver for approx 60 routes with knowledge of all routes

Delivery/Pick up of packages from customers

Sales lead leader

Courier of the month for November 1999

Intelligence Specialist– United States Navy 1991 – 1994

Collection and dissemination of Top Secret information

Conducted daily intelligence briefings

Implemented planned maintenance schedule for the Intelligence Center aboard the USS Carl Vinson

Programming and Software Skills

MIDS system- Meijer (WMS)

Witron Logistics WMS

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Advanced management and cost analysis training via FedEx Corporation

Management trainer for corporate initiatives

Lean Six Sigma Training- Green Belt

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