Vice President Operations

Steven Buckman

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Perris, CA 92570

951-***-**** ******.*.*******@*****.***

Senior Operations Executive

Accomplishments

Designed and implemented a daily / weekly proforma reporting process for all operations

Developed / implemented key financial review processes to improve the accuracy and timeliness of financial reports in a multi-company enterprise

Designed and developed (and presented) various leadership training programs including union avoidance, safety, personal growth, etc.

Designed and implemented standard reporting for quality, safety and innovation tracking

Developed and implemented several labor controls programs (including daily reports, short-cycle coaching, etc.) leading to labor costs reductions in excess of 15%.

Led operations for a a 3PL company from approx. $1M to approx. $40M over a period of approximately 3 years…

Developed supply chain network designs for several key clients permitting clients to (a) achieve a national footprint; (b) save millions in transportation costs; and (c) improve overall order cycle time.

Designed, developed and implemented an outbound freight consolidation system – starting up a significant new, profitable service offering

Developed a variety of union avoidance programs in hospital, retail and supply chain organizations.

Implemented and trained leadership in first collective bargaining agreement for regional health care provider (approximately 800 union members)

Negotiated and implemented several Teamster agreements

Professional Experience

2017 – Present

Symbia Logistics, Eagle, CO

Executive Vice President Operations. Responsible for all 3PL operations including 3PL sales, Transportation, Industrial Engineering, Safety and Quality/Compliance. This role was originally focused on pallet manufacturing and processing until the company sold that division.

2014 – 2017

Weber Distribution, Santa Fe Springs, CA

Sr Vice President Corporate Services. Responsibilities include client solutions, human resources, safety, risk management, compliance, labor relations, procurement, contract negotiation / management, legal services

Vice President - Operations. Responsibilities for approximately 10 DC’s located in southern California. Include client relations, safety, staffing, operations, profitability.

2001 – 2014

Kane Warehousing, Scranton, PA

Vice President – Operations. Responsibility for between 6 and 11 large DC’s and cross-docks located throughout US along with a Pennsylvania based Transportation division (>125 tractors) serving the Northeast including a 2M square food dedicated facility.

Vice President. Responsibilities included human resources, information systems, risk management, purchasing, customer service, finance, and solutions development.

2000 – 2001

Lord & Taylor. New York, NY

Director – Benefits & Risk Management. Responsibilities included employee benefits administration, safety and initial claims management for approximately 20,000 employees across the United States. Department included 5 professionals and 10 clerical staff.

1995 – 2000

Wyoming Valley Health Care System. Wilkes-Barre, PA

Clinical Services / Operations Director. Responsibilities included leadership, clinical management, revenue management and expense control of several nursing areas (oncology and respiratory care), imaging services, lab services, epidemiology, staffing / labor control, and administrator-on-call duty in 500 bed hospital with approximately 450 associates reporting in my area.

Director – Labor Relations. Responsibilities included negotiation and administration of labor agreement for 800 unionized nurses and CRNA’s, union avoidance for 4,000 non-union employees, handling employee complaints, disciplinary investigation, and providing counsel to senior leadership related to various human resources issues.

Skills

Team building skills

Mentoring / staff development

Great communication skills – to insure all stakeholders are kept informed

Strong negotiation skills (e.g. union negotiation, commercial agreements, etc.)

Solid information systems including strategic and tactical skills

Contract administration and negotiation

Labor control expertise in a wide variety of settings (e.g. retail, logistics, healthcare, etc)

Analyze work processes to find efficiencies

Ability to develop and lead cost cutting and expense control initiatives

Develop strategies for workplace culture integration

Strong employment / labor law background

Ability to work in a variety of settings (Fortune 500, family, NGO, etc.)

Ability to develop / work in team environment

Strong analytical abilities

Personal

Former participant on Executive Committee of Board of Directors for Behavioral Health Services of Wyoming Valley

Married with five children

Currently travel 75%

References available upon request

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