Steven M. Turk

Chicago, IL ***** / adszix@r.postjobfree.com / 312-***-****

Executive for Distribution & Manufacturing

Corporate Operations, Systems, Supply Chain/Logistics General Manager and business executive with significant experience leading wholesale distribution and manufacturing companies through aggressive growth phases. Proven abilities in areas of strategic planning, operations management, supply chain & logistics, transportation, quality systems implementation, and people management. Established track record of business plan execution and value creation as a result of a 30+ year tenure as General Manager with a prominent, privately held distributor of aftermarket truck parts that grew organically and aggressively during this period.

Core Competencies

Wholesale Distribution Manufacturing WMS Implementation Quality Assurance Talent Acquisition / Training Accounting Supply Chain Management Freight & Transportation Production Analysis Strategic Planning Project Management Process Engineering Professional Experience

20/20 Foresight Executive Search: Chicago, IL 2018 to Present The largest real estate and financial services executive search firm in the United States with 11 offices. In addition to its retained recruitment platform, the company maintains businesses in career coaching, management consulting and marketing.

Vice President of Operations

Lead all aspects of the business’ operations including internal administration, IT, systems implementation, and policies & procedures. Lead the company through an aggressive growth phase from the standpoint of operational and digital transformation. Select achievements as follows:

• Led a company-wide conversion to SalesForce CRM. The company procured a bare version of SalesForce Lightning and embarked on a 16-month implementation that included sandbox configurations, proprietary automation and numerous integrations into other applications,

• The result was a cloud-based enterprise instance that encompassed all of the company’s operational and financial activities.

• Led the company’s conversion to Intuit QuickBooks including General Ledger and numerous financial reports.

• Under leadership, the company has grown 300% since the start of 2018. S & S Truck Parts: Schaumburg, IL 1984 to 2018

One of the world’s largest independent distributors of new aftermarket truck parts. Parent of the proprietary

“NewStar” brand, the business offers an expansive selection of medium & heavy duty applications. Through its eight (8) Product Distribution Centers in North America and 200+ employees, the firm’s distribution network spans 67 countries.

General Manager (1991 to 2018)

(Cont’d)

S & S Truck Parts: Schaumburg, IL 1984 to 2018

General Manager (1991 to 2018)

Manage day to day operations across all aspects of the business with domestic and international oversight. Maintain operational oversight of 300,000 square feet of corporate owned warehousing and distribution space spanning 8 locations in North America. Led all aspects of inventory, design, planning, logistics and systems at the warehouse level in addition to the daily management of the firm’s corporate internal operations including human resources, accounting, compliance, risk, systems administration and various special projects. Manage a staff of 150 employees with 15 direct reports including Warehouse Managers, Branch Managers, Import/Export Managers, Head of Quality Control, Risk/Compliance, Head of IT, Head of Accounting. Select achievements as follows:

Company Leadership and Growth:

• During tenure as General Manager, the firm grew its gross revenues from $10 mm to $100 mm per annum.

• In addition to operational oversight of corporate HQ internal operations and distribution center, directly led the integration and acclimatization of 7 branch locations throughout the US and Canada (Dallas, Toronto, Raleigh (NC), Ontario (CA), new locations as a result of corporate acquisitions and organic growth.

• Spearheaded all talent acquisition efforts; hired in excess of 200 employees across all functional areas. The firm grew from 25 to 250 employees.

Supply Chain, Warehousing, Logistics:

• Led and executed the selection, implementation and ongoing administration of the all of the firm’s WMS and internal systems-related activities including the corporate wide implementation of Tecsys and SoloGlobe.

• Serve as the executive lead on all aspects of the integration and onboarding of three separate corporate locations and warehouses encompassing 300,000 SF, 20,000 SKUs and 200 staff added to the enterprise as a result of corporate acquisition.

• Negotiated an FAK 70 LTL program up to class 300 based on CzarLite Jan. 1999 rate base up to 16 linear feet.

• Managed ISO 9001:2008 & 9001:2015 Certification. Corporate Operations & Human Resources:

• Implemented policies and procedures that streamlined all aspects of corporate administration including client credit, collections, accounting operations, payroll, insurance (corporate liability and employee benefit) and risk management.

• Led the onboarding and implementation of ADP and Paylocity resulting in improved efficiency and cost savings.

• Improved A/R bad debt write-offs to % of company sales.

• Selection and implementation of best in class employee benefit program. Education

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

1980 to 1984

Public Relations and Marketing

Certifications

ISO 9001:2008 & 9001:2015 Certification

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