Multi-State Operations & Transportation Executive

JOSHUA CHAMULER

Vice President of Operations - Multi-State P&L Leadership · Branch & Plant Operations · Transportation · Inventory & Cost Reduction

Phoenix, AZ 425-***-**** ************@*****.*** LinkedIn

Executive Summary

Senior operations executive with 20+ years leading multi-state, multi-site operations across distribution, service, transportation, and production environments in healthcare, industrial equipment, retail fuel distribution, automotive, and e-commerce. Has owned P&Ls from $45M to $250M, led regional and branch leadership teams of 200 to 700+ people, and delivered profitability through inventory reduction, operating-expense discipline, throughput and labor productivity gains, and Lean-based continuous improvement. Recruits and develops branch and regional leaders, builds the KPI and reporting systems that hold them accountable, and partners with sales and finance on budgets and growth plans. Track record in PE-backed environments where results are measured monthly.

Achievements

•Directed a $250M P&L across 9,400 Circle K sites nationally - 1,300 vehicles and 700 drivers - improving asset utilization ~30% through a full organizational restructuring of regional and branch leadership.

•Drove a 30% increase in service revenue capture and returned $750K in working capital within 13 months as VP of Operations at Naumann Hobbs by restructuring revenue streams and cutting dead-stock and parts inventory across 8 branches.

•Cut total logistics cost ~$38M (25%) at ThriftBooks across a $152.5M P&L by restructuring 600+ lanes and renegotiating carrier contracts.

•Reduced sortation labor from 60 to fewer than 10 per site and lifted productivity 75% by automating production flow across 8 distribution centers - OCR sortation, demand-driven routing, Z-pick, and put walls.

•Secured $2.5M+ in annualized operating-expense savings within six months at SimonMed across 180+ sites through vendor renegotiation, carrier displacement, and labor insourcing.

•Built Cox Automotive's Southwest Fleet Hub from the ground up on a $60M annual budget, exceeding year-one targets with $10M+ in new revenue.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SimonMed Imaging 2025 - 2026

Director, Service Infrastructure Operations Phoenix, AZ

•Led multi-state fleet, facilities, HVAC, warehousing, logistics, and field service operations for a private-equity-owned national healthcare provider spanning 180+ sites in 10 states; 8 direct reports, ~75-person team, $45M operating budget; established operating standards that supported 98% equipment uptime.

•Secured $2.5M+ in annualized operating-expense savings within six months by renegotiating supply contracts, displacing premium freight carriers (~60% cost reduction), transitioning small-parcel shipping, and insourcing technical labor.

•Built multi-year ROI models and operating plans for warehouse network expansion, in-house technician coverage, and fleet modernization; influenced capital allocation, capacity planning, and staffing decisions with the CEO, COO, and CFO.

•Rebuilt cost visibility across the P&L through vendor-level GL analysis, contract rationalization, and a KPI framework embedded into monthly executive reviews; partnered with finance, procurement, and HR on safety and regulatory compliance, raising audit scores 20%.

Naumann Hobbs Group 2024 - 2025

Vice President of Operations Phoenix, AZ

•Owned the U.S. Southwest P&L for service, parts, logistics, rental, and accounts receivable for a multi-branch industrial equipment dealer - 200+ staff across 8 branches in Arizona, Nevada, and California - with full accountability for revenue, gross margin, inventory, and operating expense.

•Restructured service revenue streams and branch workflows, driving a 30% increase in revenue capture with meaningful margin improvement; reduced dead-stock units and parts inventory company-wide, returning $750K in working capital.

•Led a full business-system cutover (Quipware to FullBay) across all branches and built Excel/VBA KPI dashboards and a branch assessment cadence that standardized execution and sharpened data-driven decisions.

•Recruited, evaluated, and developed branch and department leaders; partnered with sales leadership on annual budgets and growth targets.

EmVenio Research 2022 - 2024

Director, Global Supply Chain & Fleet Operations Scottsdale, AZ

•Managed a $25M operating budget and $20M expansion budget across U.S., Canada, and Europe, delivering all regional site launches on time; redesigned the logistics network, cutting costs 15%.

•Stood up MercuryGate TMS from scratch and implemented CMMS-based asset management (Limble), creating the company's first integrated logistics and maintenance infrastructure.

Cox Automotive 2020 - 2021

Director of Operations Phoenix, AZ

•Launched the Southwest Fleet Hub across Arizona, California, and Nevada on a $60M annual budget, integrating operations through ERP and MercuryGate TMS and bringing multi-site operations to full capacity on schedule; executive sponsor for Fortune 500 clients, exceeding year-one targets with $10M+ in new revenue.

Circle K 2020

Director, Internal Fleet, North America Phoenix, AZ

•Directed national internal fuel-delivery fleet operations spanning 9,400 sites, 1,300 vehicles, and 700 drivers with a $250M annual P&L; led regional operations leaders across the U.S.

•Executed a full organizational restructuring of regional and branch leadership, improving resource utilization ~30% while owning DOT/hazmat compliance, safety, and maintenance programs.

ThriftBooks Global, LLC 2017 - 2020

Director of Transportation & Fulfillment Seattle, WA

•Managed a $152.5M P&L overseeing 26M annual units and a 10.6M-SKU inventory across 8 production/distribution centers and 5 3PL sites; led 15 direct reports and 600+ staff with KPI dashboards that improved margin visibility.

•Launched end-to-end production automation across all 8 sites - conveyor-fed OCR scanning, demand-driven sortation, Z-pick, and put walls - reducing sortation staffing from 60 to fewer than 10 per site and lifting productivity 75%.

•Restructured 600+ domestic lanes and renegotiated carrier contracts using Python-based cost models, lowering restructured-lane costs up to 70% and total logistics spend ~$38M.

Mercedes-Benz AG & BMW North America 2012 - 2017

Fleet & Logistics Operations Leader - Mobility Divisions (Car2Go & ReachNow) Seattle, WA

Managed North America's largest car-sharing fleet (7,500+ vehicles) for Mercedes-Benz, supporting expansion into 12 new cities; led BMW's 1,500-vehicle fleet across three U.S. markets, including beta fleet and telematics initiatives.

AMS Moving and Storage 2005 - 2012

Western Region Operations Director Seattle, WA

Led 15 West Coast branches, a 450-vehicle fleet, and 500+ employees, including international logistics for U.S. Embassy and military shipments.

Skills

•Core Competencies: Multi-State & Multi-Site P&L Ownership ($45M-$250M), Regional & Branch Leadership Development, Operational Transformation & Turnaround, Continuous Improvement (Lean, Kaizen, Standard Work, RCA), Inventory & Working Capital Reduction, Operating-Expense Discipline, Throughput & Labor Productivity, Production Automation, Transportation & Distribution Operations, KPI Systems & Branch Assessment, Budgeting & Financial Modeling, Vendor Negotiation & Procurement, Safety & Regulatory Compliance (DOT, OSHA, Environmental), PE-Backed Operating Environments, Executive Communication

•Systems: ERP and Coupa P2P environments, Business systems cutover (FullBay), CMMS (Limble, Maintenance Connection), TMS (MercuryGate - ground-up implementation), Telematics (Samsara), Microsoft Office Suite, Advanced Excel/VBA, Python, BI and KPI dashboards, Financial modeling & ROI analysis

EDUCATION

University of Washington 2002 - 2006

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration (Minor: Sociology) Seattle, WA

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