Experienced Distribution and Logistics Manager

Mark F. Tesch

Le Center, MN ***** 612-***-**** *********@*******.***

Distribution Logistics Management Leader

Motivated, goal-oriented, proven leader with extensive experience managing and mentoring logistics staff. Ability to formulate creative business solutions and adept at making difficult decisions based on quantitative data and subjective qualitative issues to generate effective and innovative solutions and ideas for continuous improvement.

Core Competencies

Enterprise Systems ASK AS 400, SAP, Great Plains

Quality Management TQM, QS9000, ISO9002, Lean Concepts, Safety)

Departmental Finance Annual Budgets, Variance Analysis, Capital Project Analysis

Team Leadership Staffing, Performance Reviews, Employee Feedback, Metrics

Production Management TPM, GMP, Equipment Utilization

Operations Management Scheduling, Inventory Control, Capacity Planning, Procurement

Warehouse Management Space Utilization, Racking, Off-Site and 3PL Facilities

Logistics Management Dry and Reefer, LTL, Van Line, Ocean, Inter-Modal, Brokerage, HTS

Professional Experience

Crystal Farms, Le Sueur, MN 10 2009 – 2 2020

Sr. Regional Distribution Manager- Minnesota and Wisconsin Facilities (03 2015 - 02 2020)

Oversight for warehousing, fleet, and contract freight logistics including operating budgets, capital plan spending, pricing agreements for fuel, warehouse supplies and external vendor partnerships for refrigerated dairy department products. Provide turn-key service from order to delivery with accountability for a team of 5 managers.

Reduced facilities utility spends by creating a 15% ROI to convert Warehouse lighting to LED and installation of unique insulation products to enable the facility to more efficiently maintain a 35-degree environment.

Orchestrated a complete re-location of operations during AI outbreak including the new facility, layout, service plan, and labor resource management.

Successfully implement SAP projects in 2011 in Minnesota operation and 2017 in the Oregon operation encompassing all distribution operations.

Led the closure of the Le Sueur facility and created an alternative operational plan to service the MN region through a new vendor agreement and consolidating volume from the WI Distribution center in 120 days.

Distribution Manager- Minnesota Facilities (01 2010 - 02 2020)

Identified opportunities for warehouse and transportation teams resulting in meeting KPI metrics, holding cost of $.075 cwt. flat in transportation, and improving warehouse costs by 10% to $.035 cwt.

Achieved 99.75% monthly accuracy level in inventory management and less than .1% shrink in inventory based on quarterly cycling of all skus. With an average 535 skus.

Matrix Fitness Systems, Cottage Grove, WI 11 2004 – 12 2008

A subsidiary company of Johnson Health Tech

Sr. Manager of Supply Chain Operations (10 2006 - 10 2008)

Accountable for procurement, warehousing, logistics and assembly functions including implementing strategies and metrics for each function manager to ensure a timely, cost-effective and quality product delivery.

Prepared monthly department reports addressing budget performance and variances, negotiation status for vendor, freight and brokerage contracts, and inventory levels and carrying costs.

Developed a Web-based freight quotation program that enabled our sales and logistics personnel to generate freight quotes for any domestic delivery. This significantly reduced the freight income variance, and freed the logistics coordinators from load specific quoting.

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Matrix Fitness Systems, Cont.

Improved the Warehouse space utilization by 30 percent, through improved lay-out and flow, installation of more efficient racking, and incorporated a parts mezzanine in an effort to meet an 800% increase in sales and a 225% increase in sku’s using only the existing facility.

Achieved 100% on-time, in full delivery of customer orders. Via automated re-order points for our 1500 skus of service parts and 250 FG skus.

Implemented a container utilization program, whereby the buyer worked with the factory in consolidating part and finished goods orders – reducing container costs by 7%.

Manager of Logistics, Procurement & Inventory (11 2004 – 10 2006)

Developed and implemented practical inventory management solutions and lean concepts to achieve: 98% availability of the top 100 service parts, minimum lead time availability of all finished goods and 100% on-time delivery for confirmed orders. Accountable for hiring and directing an Inventory and Procurement Manager.

Implemented a vendor lead time program to track purchase order request and delivery date, and create a report of on-time delivery performance.

Developed a forecasted demand for product inventory and reorder demand system for warranty and service parts.

Achieved budgeted freight goals, recovered 95% of stated value for damaged freight claims, maintained 100% on-time shipping record based on inside sales schedule for a priority project resulting in controlling freight costs due to a 20% revenue shortfall in freight revenue in 2003.

Created a three-fold plan to ensure correct rate quoting, improve service and verify billing accuracy; by 2005 the process was successfully completed and then developed into a web-based system.

Additional Relevant Experience

Hi-Port, Inc. (renamed RhinoPak), Highlands, TX

An ISO 9002 registered contract service facility, specializing in blending, packaging, and distribution management of consumer and intermediate chemicals for the Fortune 50 Oil and Chemical Companies.

Team Leader Business Unit Manager – Oil Operations

Achieved an 8% reduction of direct labor costs, and a 15% increase in contribution derived from a quick-change coupling and flush recovery system resulting margin increase of $.03 gal. packaged, a 125% improvement versus prior year.

Streamlined sourcing processes and scheduling focus based on product compatibility, preventative maintenance practices and implemented capital equipment projects that both improved efficiency and reduce direct labor.

Partnered with vendors on chemical deliveries to reducing carrying costs and establish most efficient lot size orders for packaging components.

Quality Engineer Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

Implemented Motorola based six-sigma and cycle time reduction program for the oil-packaging department resulting in recognition with the President Award for successfully leading the implementation of companywide quality initiatives, resolving major customer issues and ISO9002 certification

Charter member of DuPont Quality Action Team that significantly improved customer relationship by reducing packaging costs, improved customer reporting and accuracy through tangible results for third party customers by reducing reported defects by 15%, and attained 100% on-time delivery.

Education

Masters of Business Administration, Finance - University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

Bachelors of Science, Industrial Technology Management and Bachelors of Science, Business Administration

University of Wisconsin – Platteville

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