GREGORY PARRISH

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www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-p-04b8a3279

December 2017 – Present

Operations Distribution Manager, Bayer Consumer Health, McDonough, GA

•Manage 3PL to Bayers’ contract requirements – Team consists of 1 GM, management staff of eight and sixty indirect reports in a five hundred square foot DC. 2.5 million annual case volume, domestic, import, export shipping via TL, LTL and parcel utilizing RF and WMS.

•Reduced eleven-million-dollar annual operating budget 2-3% last three years.

•Created directed put away strategy reducing Dock-To-Stock time by 30% (24 hours to 16 hours).

•Optimized pick zone slotting increasing average cases per pallet by 37% (from fifty case to eighty cases)

•Actively participate in budgeting process for DC. Perform monthly budget variance analysis and collaborate with DC to reduce cost drivers. Coordinate opportunities at DC to drive lower costs.

•Actively participate in the development of warehouse key performance indicators (KPIs) at the DC. Perform monthly KPI variance analysis and take steps to improve KPI performance, as necessary.

•Successfully launched Amazon Flex E-commerce site meeting original planned launch date despite Amazon providing site plan two weeks behind schedule.

June 2014 - December 2017

Operations Manager, McKesson Pharmaceuticals, Birmingham, AL

•In a 4-month period, Increased Night Shift LM EP% 10% with only a 4% reduction in Utilization while on boarding seventeen new hires.

•Move DC 8126 from BOS Ranking of average of eighteen for FY16 to top ten in FY17.

•Directed on boarding of three new Night Shift Operations Supervisors, 2 Internal, 1 External candidate.

•4 Direct Reports, 85 Indirect, 280 million Inventory, 28K SKU's

•Ship 1.2 - 1.4 million lines per month

•FY17 EOS results: Night Shift earned an Engagement Score in the top twenty-five percentile.

•FY17 Q1, Q2 & Q3 BOS Scorecard results my team earned Max MLMB in Q4 and missed one stretch goal.

January 2012 - June 2014

Operations Manager, McKesson Pharmaceuticals, Honolulu HI

•Proficiently coordinated inbound and outbound functions in support of DC operations resulting in number 1 ranking in B.O.S. metrics for small to medium size DC's

•Reviewed and realigned Labor Management Policies and procedures to bring DC in alignment with corporate standards.

•Reduced over time percentage from 12% to 3% ·

November 2010 – December 2011

Warehouse Manager, McKesson Pharmaceuticals, Memphis TN

•Manager 3 Supervisors across 2nd and 3rd shift.

•Responsible for all Inbound and Outbound Processes

•Reduced overtime to meet or exceed goal consistently since January 2011

•Assisted in Selection of 2 New Operations Supervisors

•Initiated Replenishment Project optimizing Home Slot Location Capacity reducing out of stock at Home Slot, improving route cycle time and reducing replenishment labor.

•Initiated Pick Optimization Project for floor pick locations utilizing A, B, C velocity analysis.

•Partnered with Regional Inventory Management Six Sigma in implementing WCS Tunnel Scanner Exception reporting and corrective action process to reduce Jack Pot percentage.

April 2006 – October 2008

Warehouse Operations Manager, Ashley Furniture Industries, Brandon, FL

•Successfully steered all aspects of inbound, outbound, furniture preparation, and delivery operations for this 350,000 sq. ft. distribution center with 35-vehicle delivery fleet, $7M in inventory, and more than 150 employees.

•Substantially increased DC productivity levels to cut two hundred hours of weekly overtime and headcount by 20% while maintaining a 98% daily yield.

•Reduced monthly fleet maintenance costs by 15% through negotiating new vendor contracts.

May 2002 – April 2006

Operations Manager, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. West Memphis, AR

•Proficiently coordinated inbound and outbound functions, planned, and managed budget, and directed five managers and more than 190 indirect reports at 950,000 sq. ft. retail distribution center serving eight hundred regional stores.

•Instituted voice picking systems, forklift bar code scanning, and managerial planning tools that resulted in greater accuracy and efficiency; increased hourly case shipping/receiving rates by 27% to garner $1.8M in annual cost per carton savings, and boosted trailer quality audit results from 80% to 98%

•Actively participated in key corporate project team responsible for implementing new DC network-wide job performance management appraisal

M.B.A., Bethel University, Nashville, TN

B.S.B.A. in Management, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN

•Offer more than 20 years of operational management experience with expertise in improving productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

•Demonstrated ability to reduce operating costs through aggressive resource planning programs including utilization, organizational management, process improvements, employee development and restructuring, productivity yields, and contract negotiation.

•Prepare and manage budget for management, systems, and administrative staff; generate volume forecast analyses. Provide strategic and tactical direction for managers; oversee inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and safety.

•Dynamic communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills

•Strong technical proficiencies including Word, Excel, Outlook, Exchange), and WMS.

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