PERRY L. FACCENDA

*** ****** ******* ****, *******, PA 18966 ● 215-***-**** ● adkjbv@r.postjobfree.com ● linkedin.com/in/perry-faccenda-67bb328/

DIVISIONAL AND CORPORATE MANAGER ● DIRECTOR ● VICE PRESIDENT

Global Supply Chain Operations Distribution Center Warehouse Transportation Logistics Fleet Materials Management

20+ Years Operations and Executive Leadership

Full P&L / Budget Management / ROI

Multi-Site Operational Leadership

Domestic and International Transportation

Management up to 11 Direct / 250 Indirect

Long Term Strategy Planning

Metrics / Benchmarking / KPI Development

Warehouse and Logistics Management

Mergers and Acquisitions

3PL / Dedicated Services / Contract Carriers

eCommerce experience (BTB and BTC)

Union Contract Negotiations

Business Re-Engineering / Process Optimization

Freight and Rate Negotiations Strategies

DOT & OSHA Regulations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING 2018-Present

Director of Transportation

Key Achievements

Reduced LTL spend $1.7M by consolidating shipments to the fleet

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Contracted with Intermodal/rail carriers saving $750K annually

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Drive automated initiatives to optimize trailer loads to 90% plus

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Deployed initiatives improving on-time delivery (OTIF) by 10%

Manage all transportation and logistics functions with an $80M budget and strategic accountability for 2 operating buildings producing over 200K LTL shipments, 30K full truckloads with a fleet of 62 tractors, 200 trailers, flatbeds, and boxed trucks throughout North America.

Develop and coach a direct team of 11 Regional Managers, 90 employees within 2 operations, and 82 private fleet drivers responsible for the success of national transportation, successfully optimizing routes, delivery sequences, and improve customer on-time deliveries.

Spearhead continuous improvement of processes and systems improving orders fill rate, VMI, logistics cost reduction, service improvement initiatives, minimize operating costs, decreasing transit times, cycle count reduction, and vendor pricing and contract costs.

Developed relationships with national/regional, 3PL, LTL contract carriers to deliver goods to chain distribution centers, retail stores, and independent dealers.

Determine and source applicable TMS software, ensuring all transportation in and out of the distribution centers meet business needs in cost, reliability, and efficiency.

Working collaboratively with key business partners to ensure effective management, timely solutions and Procurement and Supply Planning teams to provide supply chain execution.

Reduced and maintained transportation rates in the volatile environment using data analysis, negotiation, reviewed with customers to boost customer orders; conference calls with customers to improve the relationship.

Researched and implemented SAP system integration upgrades and key logistics tool/data development.

READINGTON FARMS (a division of Wakefern) 2016-2018

Distribution Center Manager

Key Achievements

Increased employee retention by developing a mentor-based training program and working with HR to improve recruitment efforts decreasing turnover by 25%

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Improved load rate from 65% to 90% within 6 months by re-engineering routing, which leads to more savings on fuel cost and route efficiency optimizing trailer loads to 90%+

Developed and executed strategic and operational goals of a high volume, refrigerated, Direct Store Delivery (DSD) distribution facility with accountability for an operating budget of $25M and successful warehousing and distribution of dairy products to over 500 stores covering a 9-state territory in the Northeast.

Supervised and coached a team of 4 Managers and 120 indirect union and non-union employees, including drivers and plant employees, developing monthly key performance indicators and training to increase overall productivity and exceed metrics expectations.

Responsible for in-house and contract 3rd party drivers, and maintained a fleet of 75 tractors, 250 refrigerated trailers, delivering to 500 shop-rite/price-rite stores through 65 routes a day.

Inbound scheduling responsible for the coordination of common carrier deliveries, drops, backhauls, and third-party pickups for the distribution center.

Led collaborative negotiations with brokers, suppliers, retailers, and key functional department heads to enhance cost savings with fuel, equipment maintenance, and overall delivery goals.

Wrote, reviewed, and approved Standard Operating Procedures to ensure compliance with all DOT and FMCA rules and regulations.

Spearheaded the development and implementation of the new Electronic Logs system which allowed for paperless invoicing and real-time inventory controls at the site level.

JERSEY PAPER PLUS 2014-2016

Director of Operations

Key Achievements

Improve cases per hour by 150 through an upgrade of obsolete reporting systems and controls

Championed by the company to help a struggling $50M janitorial supplies company overseeing the overall supervision and performance of directing the 200K sq feet warehouse and distribution operation's daily activities, leading to a significant turnaround driving and increase in revenue to over $70M.

Directed the efforts of 7 direct managerial reports and indirectly 95 operations, transportation, and driver employees work closely with inventory control, operations, and distribution personnel to train and optimize tracking systems to monitor and exceed performance metrics.

Monitored the day-to-day computerized routing of trucks for local distribution averaging 18-20 stops per truck to ensure on-time-delivery and exceeded customer relationship/service expectations.

Streamlined warehousing processes and implement GPS across the entire fleet and for its 100 drivers.

PNY TECHNOLOGIES 2009-2014

Warehouse Operations Manager

Key Achievements

Slashed expenses $500K by reusing disposable storage products and generated additional monthly savings of $100K by developing a master bill of lading for high-volume shipments

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Aggressively pursued and renegotiated over $20K in monthly savings on pallet costs and established firm, quality-driven relationships with key vendors to expand supply chain

Led the start-up warehouse and distribution operations for a 500K sq. ft. ISO9000 certified automated facility with 4 direct reports and 55 indirect reports distributing for a $1B manufacturer and distributor of electronic products.

Managed all shipping and receiving functions to ensure efficient operations that effectively address sales, warehouse, distribution center sales orders, and inventory goals.

Coordinated all inbound and outbound logistics to ensure proper routing, adequate service levels, and cost-effective rates.

Ensured facility complies with DOT, OSHA, and company policies and procedures.

Designed and managed pick-to-light direct to store pick module, full case scans and sort system to support LTL Distribution pick module, and multi-level wave picking and 18 sorting lanes.

Established the routing process of the picked product through conveyors and checked accuracy using an in-motion check weigh scale.

Set order levels for the MRP system and forecasts for incoming inventory supply levels.

Developed relationships with vendors, customers, and carriers to ensure efficient movement of inbound and outbound product.

Directed the development of relationships with inventory analysts at our National Retail partners, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Circuit City, Staples, Fry's, Sears, and Kmart. Solidified the forecasting process.

LASAR LOGISTICS 2008-2009

Director of Operations

Key Achievement

Customized CMS and developed training modules to fully inform staff of features and functionality supporting order picking, processing, and SKU management—decreased order inaccuracies 45%

Managed three 3PL warehouse/distribution facilities encompassing 900K sq. ft. to efficiently process same day all orders (40-150 FTL outbound per day), handling 24-hours dock stock (up to 65 20' and 40' containers daily), and leading a team of 2 direct managers and 135 indirect employees.

Accountable for inventory control, cycle counting, and reconciliation in a multiproduct environment requiring lot control and strict FIFO disciplines.

Facilitated acquisition of a new 250K sq. ft. distribution center. Built pick line processes, vendor network, and oversaw start-up operations.

Provided third-party logistics to over 35 customers from the food, garment, and automotive industries, including working with customers like Preston, Red Gold, Real Coco, Libby's, Port Royal, Wakefern, and Metro Wholesale.

CHURCH & DWIGHT INC 1996-2008

Operations Manager

Key Achievements

Instrumental in redesigning case pick lines of over 800 SKU's resulting in a 35% case pick increase per employee

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Maintained an inventory accuracy rate of 99.8% of 70K pallets value of $45M+, 1K SKU's

Directed all activities of 250 culturally diverse employees in several facilities for all East Coast warehouse and distribution operations, including all traffic coordination, transportation methods, and inventory of finished goods.

Developed and managed a $16M budget and full P&L and analyzed expenditure, financial, and operations reports to determine requirements for increasing profits.

Implemented cycle count procedures of finished goods enabling all sites to discontinue yearly physical inventory with new processes currently in place at 7 facilities across the US.

Supervised investigations into causes of customer and shipper complaints relating to operations department resulting in a total restructuring. Service level order fill rate increased by 23% to attain a 99% fill rate. Received awards and mentions from customers such as Bed Bath and Beyond (case ASN customer), Wal-Mart, Target, and others due to outstanding improvements.

Spearheaded implementation of WMS system in 1.2M square foot facility resulting in lowering costs over $500k.

OFFICE MAX 1994-1996

Operations Manager – Distribution Center

Oversaw and accountable for P&L of this$24MM delivery center staffing 155 personnel. Introduced SOPs for 6K+ SKUs with 50K annual.

WAL-MART / SAM'S CLUB 1989-1994

Assistant Store Manager / Merchandise Manager / Department Manager / Receiving and Maintenance

Held roles of increasing responsibility within warehouse operations, retail store operations, and merchandising.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Degree program in Landscape Temple University

Degree program in Liberal Arts – Business Bucks County Community College

Zenger Miller– Certified Facilitator ● ISO 6000 Certification ● Rutgers Management Leadership Program ● Lean / Six Sigma Formal Training

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office Suite / SAP / AS400 / Kronos / PeopleNet / RoadNet / DSI /Orbcomm / Truck Stops / Qualcomm / Omnitracs / PeopleSoft / Oasis / Ortec / Macola / ELDs / Crystal Reports / ASN / Swiss log / MS Teams / RFID

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