Scott D. Whitney
Lebanon, OH 45036
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Career Summary
Distribution Center Operations Manager-Morris Furniture
Senior Operations Manager- AVI Food Systems / Needmore Vending, Facilitated Micro Market program within company
General Manager- Merchants Mart, Direct competitor with Sams Club
President/CEO-Whitney’s Fine Chocolates-Obtained National Distribution in 6 months
Co-Owner/General Manager-Honor Snack Vending LLC- Achieved Rebates in excess of $200,000 + a year
Qualifications include: Full P&L responsibility, over 10 years DSD experience, 11 years Vending, Micro market Specialist, in addition to 10 years upper management. Skills within the industry include: Sales, Operations, DSD, Management, Vending and Headquarter Calls. Drafted a total reconstruction program for a Major Beverage Distributor.
Experienced with Head Quarter Calls. Sams/GFS /Meijer
Work experience
Morris Furniture
01/03/2022-05/05/2023
Distribution Center Operations Manager
Long-term planning to create initiatives that further the company’s overall goals
Coordinating different teams to foster exchange of ideas and provide cross-team learning opportunities
Inspiring and motivating employees to perform at their best through positive encouragement and incentive initiatives
Communicating with the board or other senior officials about shifting company priorities and projects
Identifying potential problems and points of friction and working to find solutions in order to maximize efficiency and revenue
Identifying opportunities to expand or shift courses in order to take advantage of changes in the market.
Needmore Vending / AVI Food Systems Dayton, Ohio
07/03/2015-11/08/2020
Senior Operations Manager
Work jointly with the owner on day-to-day issues and operations. In
charge of all aspects of the Micro Markets. Facilitate duties of office, Warehouse, drivers and purchasing.
Merchants Mart / Vistar Cincinnati, Ohio
04/23/2012-07/02/2015
General Manager
Full responsibility of P&L, Marketing & Advertising, Purchasing,
Scheduling and day to day operations.
Achieved extensive relationships with Vending Operators, Convenient Store Owners and Retail consumers.
Opened ground floor National, retail / wholesale store. Within 2 years exceeded sales growth of existing counterparts-in 6 months
Education and Certification
Fairmont East High School Kettering, OH
Business Management Diploma
Crown Certified Forklift Trainer, State of Ohio Certified Instructor for Ohio Motorcycle Safety Foundation
Class A Commercial Driver’s License
Continuing Education in Sales, Productivity and Management Techniques
Member of Antioch Shrine (Miami Valley)
Computer skills: Windows, Word, Excel, Office, Vsm, Slack and Launch Pad, Ulti Pro, WMS/BXK Paycor
References
`Bob Hoffman, President, F.McConnell & Son
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` David Rentschler, CEO Alex Road Holdings
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