Manager Professional Experience

Wesley Duncan

**** *.*. **** ******, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312

954-***-**** / ***********@***.***

General Manager / Transportation & Logistics

A highly experienced logistics professional with significant managerial background (20 + yrs.) and experience in the fields of Distribution and Surface Transportation with the skills to enable a smooth running operation. Possess the ability to maximize weekly, monthly and annual performance by providing leadership, focusing on customer requirements, operational and financial performance and a safe environment for a motivated workforce.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS:

Customer Oriented Strategic Planning & Guidance Safety Assurance

P & L Management Continuous Improvement Turnover Management

Budget Development Productivity Improvement Active Leadership

Start-up Guidance Oversee Multiple Sites Equipment Utilization

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Operations

Managed entire Distribution and Trucking activities to provide clients daily (365/7) delivery services for fresh food and short shelf life products.

Implemented cost effective routing programs for time sensitive deliveries (260 per day) to service client’s needs.

Successfully maintained a 99.5% on-time service average.

Guided distribution center through a 38% increase in store count while maintaining consistent and uninterrupted service.

First in company to develop and start-up shared use with delivering comingled routes to multiple customers.

Management

Developed and executed action plans, projects and best practice implementations to achieve agreed budget, revenue and profit plans for the facility.

Monitored service levels to ensure that performance standards met customer/vendor, and company requirements.

Active leadership role in facilities workload planning and volume forecasting (i.e. staffing, equipment, space).

Provided for associate performance reviews, development and\or succession planning as appropriate.

Achieved the lowest turnover (number of terminations) of the companies three Florida Distribution Centers.

Oversaw operational functions for 48 states and Mexico TL carrier.

Responsible for all Terminal activities for Regional (with multiple locations) fuel tanker delivery facility.

Wesley Duncan 954-***-**** ***********@***.***

Financial

Consistently produced profits on $300K+ monthly ($4,000,000 annually) budget.

Integral part in yearly budget development.

Reduced warehouse expenses 36% during store/stop expansion.

Improved operations productivity 47% during this period.

Raised profits 15% through series of costing programs and rate adjustments.

Safety

Always ensured the facility was a safe, secure, clean and fair work environment.

Produced consistent scores on unannounced inspections of 94% or above (94% equals grade of excellent) on Food Quality and Handling of products from receiving thru delivery.

Coordinated preventive maintenance programs on equipment including tractor trailer tankers.

Ensured conformance to D.O.T. and Federal safety regulations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

General Manager, Pompano Beach, FL 1999 - 2014

Genesis Logistics, Inc.

Mitsui Bussan Logistics, Inc.

SIG Logistics, Inc.

Operations Manager, Miami, FL 1998 - 1999

MCI Express, Inc.

Terminal Manager, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1994 - 1997

Transport South, Inc.

EDUCATION:

Auburn University, Auburn, AL

BS – Transportation and Physical Distribution Management

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