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Operations & Distribution Manager

Location:
Middletown, NY
Posted:
August 15, 2026

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BRIAN HOMOLA

** ***** **** ****

Middletown, NY

845-***-**** 845-***-****

*******@*********.***

SUMMARY

Organized and efficient professional offering 35 years of progressive experience in management of quality assurance, operations, distribution, inventory control, customer service, technical product support, and business development.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

New York Mutual Trading INC – Secaucus NJ 2017 – Present Operations Manager

Oversee all aspects of warehouse and operations of 210,000 SQ FT international food distributor.

Manage all logistics that deal with all inbound, shipping and receiving.

Manage labor, maintenance, and other warehouse costs and budgets.

Set up, coordinate, and implement all S.O.P for all warehouse operations to include, but not limited to shipping, receiving, containers, and international documentation.

Perform managers and supervisor’s evaluations, training, counseling, and disciplinary activities.

Got company certified in ISO 22000:2018/ ISO 45001:2018/ GMP / GDP/ and HACCP.

Build, maintain, and manage a team of 80+ employees on 2 shifts.

Russin Lumber Corp - Montgomery NY 2013 - 2017

Operations Manager

Oversee warehouse and production processes, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, quality, customer service, and safety standards.

Manage all logistics that deal with warehousing, shipping, and receiving.

Effective and timely communication with upper management: accurate, timely completion and submission of required daily, weekly, and monthly reports.

Manage production, labor, maintenance, and other plant costs and budgets.

Set-up, coordinate, and implement S.O.P for all warehouse operations to include, but not limited to shipping, receiving, containers, and international documentation.

Perform employee evaluations, training, counseling, and disciplinary activities.

Build, maintain, mentor, and manage an effective team of 55+ employees.

Use of Excel spreadsheets daily to perform real time production and quality schedule and reports.

In charge of overseeing 14 million dollars of inventory during peak season.

Pharmline Manufacturing - Florida NY 2005 - 2013

Distribution/Shipping /Receiving Manager

Responsible for running of a 100,000 sq ft warehouse that distributes manufactured finished goods products throughout the United States

Manage all logistics that deal with receiving and shipping.

Handle all aspects of P&L responsibility for the warehouse including customs brokerage, distribution and movement of all shipments.

Involved in helping get certified in ISO 9002, and GMP certifications.

Oversee 8 employees indirectly and 2 supervisors directly on monthly cycle counts on reconciling

Inventory and product return.

Accomplishments

Restructured the distribution and receiving department to be more structured and organized in shipping and receiving.

Assisted and planned the set-up of Mass90 software by changing the distribution from manual distribution to computer distribution.

Assisted in changing Mass90 software to barcode throughout the warehouse to increase efficiency and productivity.

FDA Regulations on compliance/ Certificate of analysis

Import and Export of shipments going international.

Service Merchandise Distribution Center - Montgomery NY 1994 - 2004

Distribution Manager

Secured and controlled all aspects of the receiving department and the express door for express trucks.

In charge of D.D. area for damages that are from appointment trailers and in-house damages

Controlled all inventory of incoming freight, all activities regarding freight transported by con-rail, and scheduling incoming trains, including those needing constructed placement.

Addressed problems regarding inventory and administration.

Hired and trained a staff of 50+

Accomplishments

Implemented a new procedure for the receiving department and the receiving office by changing the receiving log for incoming drop trailers, allowing trailers to be put into doors in a timely manner.

Saved $15,000 by bringing in rail cars in a timely manner, not allowing any trains to be put into constructive placement.

Wrote and changed numerous forms from the receiving department, D.D, Department, and the express department to help the department run more accurately and efficiently.

Assisted the receiving department in implementing a new procedure in receiving freight by switching over to a more advanced way of receiving by radio frequency and bar coding.

Hybricon Manufacturing Corp - Ayer MA 1989 - 1994 Inventory Manager

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bloomsburg University - Bloomsburg PA 1988

Bachelor Degree in Business Management

University of Lowell mass- Lowell MA

Bachelor degree in Material Management 1992

Software- MAS90 OCELLUS AS400 ORACLE, 10.7 & 11i.S2K Microsoft office professional

FedEx Ship Manager UPS World ship YMS (Yard Smart Mgmt)

Certifications: Interaction Management, WIP, JIT, MRP, TQM, and Inventory Management

Fork-Lift Certified - Crown Certified Train the Trainer



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