Benjamin A. Escobar Jr.

**** ******* *** ****** ***** IL. 60053

Phone(C): 312-***-**** E-Mail: adglvk@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dynamic and seasoned distribution/logistic, warehousing/transportation and new business services professional with twenty years of experience in the development, implementation, and management of overall distribution and storage activities including food safety & NSF/HACAAP Certification, ISO and QS Certification, routing, RFP’s and vendor/customer relationships.

BS in Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois

MS in Information System Management, Keller Graduate School

DPI Specialty Foods Oct 2015 to Feb2020

Senior Vice President of Operations / New Business Development

https://www.dpidedicatedlogistics.com/about-us/leadership/

Operational responsibilities (P&L, Safety, Budget, Operational Strategies, Routing and New Business) with 10 direct reports; VP of Operation, 4 General Managers, Director of National Account, 4 Field Safety Managers and totaling 600+ drivers and warehouse employees.

Oversee and direct all operational aspects of 4 DC’s (Chicago, Indianapolis, Boston and Washington DC) network to achieve Company goals.

Responsible for preparation and management of $80+ million annual operating budget.

Established and managed Key Performance Indicators to effectively and efficiently service 2,000 stores across 21 states with daily deliveries; On-Time, Fill Rate, Customer Complaints, Daily Temperature Tracking and KPI Reporting.

Top line responsibilities $450+ million of sales and inventory - build and present RFPs, providing customers with innovative solutions, closing additional businesses and presenting to the board operating partner potential acquisitions.

Responsible for sourcing operational and safety needs; partnership with SMG Company, Sleds/Cart delivery with Rehrig Pacific, Engineered Standards with Jackpine Engineering, tractors/trailers with Ryder, Warehouse equipment with Raymond and Crown and Labor System with NextView.

Prepared RFP for Starbucks Mercato project, business was awarded March 2017 and implemented Chicago Market with non-CDL and non-Facility strategy.

Prepared multiple RFP, presented and negotiated cost/case pricing with Panera Bread, Au Bon Pain and IPC (Subway).

Connected and presented/facility tour of potential business in Atlanta and Indianapolis with Chick-fil-a and Wendy’s.

Negotiated Union Contracts with Teamsters; escalation to all labor disputes/ arbitration cases and signed 5 year contract in Boston and 3 year with Chicago, Indianapolis, and St Louis.

Maines Paper and Foods May 2014 to Oct 2015

Director of Transportation/Warehouse Operation

P & L responsibility for Warehouse (80+ employees), Inventory (4 employees) & Facility (5 employees); reduction of 2 cents per case with equipment battery replacement, increase pallet revenue – renegotiated and switched provider.

Facility and process Silliker score of 98.6 and Wendy’s facility and process score of 99.3. Prepared facility and assigned responsibilities to both Warehouse and Transportation Managers and Supervisors in achieving scores.

Modified warehouse schedule in accommodating five domiciles; change in receiving schedules with vendors and created 2 outbound shifts and not increase both P&L Labor and Overtime line.

P & L responsibility for Transportation (80+ Drivers), Local and Domiciled daily/dynamic routing, Backhaul Revenue, Equipment Maintenance (AIM) and Fuel.

Managed 5 domicile locations with service providers; modify routes, and customer visits. Domicile created an increase of 10% driver capacity, labor reduction of 2 cents per case utilizing shuttle drivers and 5% backhaul revenue increase with both driver capacity and IFCO backhaul contract.

Implemented with Corporate support both SAP and Telogis; SAP for financial tracking and Telogis conversion from Xata and Roadnet.

On-boarded Chick-fil-A in Memphis; worked with Memphis Team with warehouse layout, set up selection pick-path, item setup, slot profile, and equipment needs.

Reyes Holdings

Reinhart Foodservice July 2012 to May 2014

Corporate Vice President of Operations

Accountable for the P&L for all 31 Distribution Centers including operational services; on-time delivery, fill-rate, and damages.

Planned and approved capital expense of 35Mil total for Transportation and Warehouse.

Managed Corporate Fleet Analyst with tractor/trailer license, allocation of equipment to 31 Divisions, and repair and maintenance contracts.

P&L and Capital responsibilities for 31 Distribution Centers; warehouse and transportation labor and process, facility & refrigeration units, racking and layout, fleet purchasing with repairs and maintenance contract.

Managed 4 Regional Directors of Operation responsible for 6 to 8 division centers P&L.

Managed Facility Manager supporting refrigeration/ammonia system, facility repairs, and racking.

Managed 2 Corporate Warehouse Managers supporting slotting, shift management and system support for WMS, Vocollect and Warehouse pay & incentive plan.

Managed 5 Corporate Transportation Support with routing efficiencies reducing transportation cost per case, costing new business supporting Vice President of sales with Chain accounts, and build route profitability model.

Responsible for all acquisition and conversions for all part of operation; Southern Foods Boling Green TN and Kansas City Division.

Build strategy and action plan to support distribution centers during disasters and system failures.

Reyes Holdings

Martin Brower Oct 2003 to July 2012

Corporate Director of Warehouse and Engineering

Responsible for standardizing distribution centers in US, Canada and Latin Americas in respect to McDonalds Operation Council. Vocollect Selection, Fries Automation, Merge Selection, Performance Pay, Route Pay and delivery efficiency with both Pallet and Cart deliveries.

Implemented and supported Labor Standards utilizing 2 Industrial Engineer and 4 Project Manager as direct reports supporting 20+ US Distribution Centers.

Championed financial/operational tracking to McDonald Measure Reporting (PRIDE) for all US Operation.

Planned and managed foodservice business in Toronto (BECO) consolidation of two facilities to one.

Responsible for dealing with Teamsters and Local Unions across the United States and Canada; testified in various arbitration cases defending engineered labor standards against Union Industrial Engineers and other grievances from Union Business Agents. Increase of 3 cent per case on the warehouse P&L result of the arbitration for selection and loading.

System and process support for US, Canada and Puerto Rico for loading logic (Syntelic) and multiple transportation reporting specific to customers and driver score cards.

Implemented label picking, labor tracking and reliability tracking process in United States and Canada locations for multiple businesses as Wendy’s and Mr. Sub and Street Business accounts.

Supported and managed multiple building start-up, shut-downs, relocations, operational turn-around (Trans/Whrs/Admin).

US Foodservice Jan 2001 to Oct 2003

Corporate - Division Manager of Warehouse Operation

Responsible for 5 Distribution Center’s warehouse results; reduces operation cost and increase productivity managing warehouse slotting, unprofitable routes and labor standards.

Managed building expansions and building moves; Bensenville IL and Fargo and Grand Forks ND.

Installed Labor Management System in 10 Distribution Centers and defended Engineered Standards.

Designed warehouse layout using Auto CAD Light to capture xyz coordinates for labor standards, trained warehouse associates with various RF tasks, loading, unloading and night picking operators with hand-held and glove scanners.

Part of the A-System conversion team, specialized running night operation and transportation department.

Ryerson Tull June 1998 to Jan 2001

Corporate - Marketing/Industrial Engineer

Project Manager for 5 RCP Plant working directly with Plant Managers in process improvement utilizing 6-Sigma and 5S.

Account Manager for Maytag with 2 sales representatives, 2 metallurgical reps and 2 technical supports.

Championed scrap reduction of 30% improving continuous welding process using experimental design.

Championed queue time analysts utilizing simulation program justifying receiving steel coils to sheets resulting $800k first year ROI.

Championed material change to lighter gauge with the same tensile strength having rib embossed on the steel resulting $500k first year ROI.

UPS Dec 1997 to June 1998

Industrial Engineer Specialist

Responsible for P&L for 2 Shifts; managing and tracking employees; receiving, loading and small sort operation.

Ran Twilight Shift of 200+ employees.

Championed continuous improvement projects on conveyor lines.

Built and managed Supervisor Score Cards Database; for both safety and productivity tracking.

RG Ray Corp June 1996 to Dec 1997

Manufacturing Engineer

Responsible assisting ISO and QS certifications award; CAD drawing and Capability Studies.

Re-designed press-dies and gauge to be Poke-Yoke.

Utilized Simulation (ARENA) for machine layout and plant expansion.

Managed Statistical Process Control on press, blanking, rolling and injection molding machines.

AWARDS:

Six-sigma Greenbelt at Cleveland Maytag for 2 Mil

Dean’s List for acquiring 3.6/4.0 GPA

Guest Speaker for AIM Nationalist 2013 San Antonio Convention

HACCP Certified

United State Army Reserve 1992

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