Manager Engineering

Christopher R. Stanley

*** ******* *****, ***** *****, FL 32081

Direct: 904-***-**** email: *****.*********@*****.***

Profile

Proactive and results driven leader with over twenty-five years of accomplishments in supply chain, engineering, logistics, distribution, transportation, demand planning, and project management; participating in major project initiatives, successful software installations and operational improvements. A proven record of building strong teams, mentoring, strategic partnering and long-term strategic planning.

Career accomplishments

·Led the Supply Chain team in the conversion of 7 distribution centers to 3PL (wholesaler), go-live of almost 200 acquired stores and the merger of 206 Bi-Lo stores to the Southeastern Grocers footprint.

·Directed a project team in the selection and implementation of Manhattan Associates warehouse and transportation management systems across the Winn-Dixie network.

·As the leader of the Southwest region, implemented network optimization project realizing annualized savings of over $6M.

·Reduced warehouse labor costs by 8% while managing an increase in volume of 13%. This translated into the lowest cost per unit in the past 3 years.

·Full P&L responsibility for 3 full-service distribution centers in the Southeast and now full P&L responsibility for Warehouse and Transportation for the Southwest Region.

Career Synopsis

C&S Wholesale Grocers, Jacksonville, FL 2016-current

Vice President, Distribution Operations – Southwest Region (Current)

Responsible for the leadership of the Southwest region encompassing 2 facilities in Houston and one in Dallas in addition to the transportation network delivering to 4 states.

Implemented a network optimization project saving over $6M in transportation costs by increasing cube per load 20% and reducing loads by 20%.

Implemented a combo loading process to combine multiple commodities together improving efficiency and streamlining the customer delivery process.

Vice President, Network Optimization and Automation

Responsible for creating a new team to perform network optimization projects and identify opportunities for automation.

Created a team utilize software tools to perform network optimization projects.

Developed a team to review and implement automation initiatives across the network leveraging internal and third-party automation.

Senior director, Distribution Operations

Responsible for the leadership of highly productive warehouse operations for two full service facilities in Hammond and Baldwin, FL and the General Merchandise facility in Jacksonville, FL. Leverage engineering, automation, layout and design skills to drive performance.

Lead over 1,200 associates, including drivers, to achieve and exceed financial savings targets of over $1.5M in fiscal 2017. Responsible for $1.5B in sales and almost 100M cases sold.

Successfully integrated two General Merchandise warehouse into one central location servicing all stores.

Successfully led the distribution team through hurricanes Matthew and Irma, mitigating risk for warehouse inventory and facilities while providing last out, first in service to our stores.

Southeastern Grocers (Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo, Harvey’s, Fresco y Mas) 2006-2016

Vice President, Supply Chain (2013-2016)

Responsible for most aspects with Southeastern Grocers Supply Chain. Developed and led demand planning teams for Center Store and Fresh departments, manage the 3PL relationship, and focus on Supply Chain initiatives to improve cost of goods and service to the stores.

Created and guided a Demand Planning team to forecast and procure all promotional products for Fresh, Center Store and General Merchandise while optimizing the promotional inventory levels, reducing shrink and improving margins.

Led the Supply Chain team in the conversion of 7 distribution centers to 3PL, go-live of almost 200 acquired stores and the merger of 206 Bi-Lo stores to the Southeastern Grocers footprint.

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Southeastern Grocers (continued)

Director, Logistics Systems and Engineering (2006-2010; 2012-2013)

Responsible for planning, managing and implementing supply chain initiatives, focusing on process improvement and operational excellence.

Developed an engineering department for Winn-Dixie Logistics to drive process improvement and initiated a structured approach to project management and project tracking.

Directed a project team in the selection and implementation of Manhattan Associates software package including WMS, TMS, and DOM.

Implemented voice selection (Vocollect) in all six warehouses resulting in a total savings of over $3M and an accuracy improvement of 100 basis points.

Redesigned warehouse layouts resulting in savings of over $2 M and increased the usable life in two fresh warehouses that were significantly space constrained.

Implemented an Onboard Computer System and a fuel tracking system resulting in fuel savings of $1M.

Distribution Center Manager, GM & Pharmacy Warehouses (2010-2012)

Responsible for the daily operation of the General Merchandise and Pharmacy Warehouses with a budget of $20 M and staff of 145.

Reduced warehouse labor costs by 8% while managing an increase in cases of 13%. This translated into the lowest cost per unit in the past 3 years.

Mentored a staff of direct reports facilitating the promotion of two team members (internal/external – Miami).

Managed the start up and operation of the Pharmacy Warehouse contributing $20 M to Winn-Dixie EBITDA.

Achieved a fill rate of 99.991% for product selected in the Pharmacy Warehouse.

Target, Minneapolis, MN 2005-2006

Senior Manager, Distribution Planning and Engineering

Responsible for planning, managing and implementing supply chain initiatives, focusing on process improvement and capital reduction.

·Managed a cross functional team consisting of operations, planning and engineering, and IT to implement a new technology across 20+ distribution centers saving over $7M in payroll annually with a capital expenditure of over $20M.

·Led a cross functional team of IT and operations team members to design an improved flow of non-retail merchandise to the stores and the necessary systems to support the initiative. Savings approached a 30% rate of return.

·Led project teams to plan, design, build and implement a new prototype distribution center.

·Participated in a team to identify the provider for new grocery distribution centers determining the level of automation to meet customer requirements.

Previous Employment, Atlanta, GA 1994-2005

Compliance Networks (Stanley Solutions, Inc.)

Project Manager/Account Manager/Partner

Responsible for developing, managing, selling and implementing a leading edge supply chain visibility software solution.

KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP / The Garr Consulting Group/Technology Builders

Consultant/Senior Consultant

Responsible for managing and selling numerous projects in distribution and logistics, including process re-engineering, workload forecasting, labor scheduling, network strategy and developing capacity and flow-through models.

Education

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN MBA (2012)

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Bachelor, Industrial Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Minor, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL Certification in Transportation and Logistics, CTL

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