Distribution Manager

Christopher P. Donahue

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Fairland, Indiana 46126

Home Phone 317-***-****

Cell # 317-***-****

Email **********@*****.***

SUMMARY:

Distribution / Logistics Manager with over 20 years of proven experience and consistent success in cost goals, process improvement, team building and executive development. Able to lead highly effective support teams in achieving company objectives. Problem solver with hands on involvement for operational continuous improvement, driving change where necessary and reducing cost. Able to successfully thrive in an environment subject to unpredictable situations, stretch goals and customer driven level of service requirements. Seasoned leader who can and does bring all teams together to function efficiently on the same path. Veteran of several startups, both overall distribution and WMS implementation. Manager of multiple facilities with salaried and hourly teammates.

• Continuous improvement

• Problem solving and change management

• Financial management – capital expenditure and flex labor

• Team Building and Leadership

WORK HISTORY

Dec 07-May 09 MANAGER OF DISTRIBUTION, TRADEWINDS DISTRIBUTION

Director of Operations and Sales for the Distribution Division of Tradewinds. Sold and currently manage a 4 state non retail distribution for a national major music and movie retailer. Additional operations are a children’s art fulfillment, industrial surface prep fulfillment, local cartage and multiple freight forwarding customers. Start up operation

• Leadership of startup – Held startup cost to 11% below forecast

• Hired and trained two operations managers

• Negotiated transportation contracts – reduced LTL tariff by 4% after startup

• Negotiated building lease to $.57 below initial ask

• Payroll and expense control – held overtime in a startup to .02%

• Sourced new account leads – closed 4 new accounts – $800 K revenue

June 06-Dec 07 LOGISTICS MANAGER/ PARTNER, SIMPLE FURNITURE COMPANY

Financial and Managing partner in a small manufacturing startup. Managed small business

Accounting, set up and managed supply chain for inbound and outbound and storage.

Negotiated and set up all transportation tariffs, both ground parcel and LTL.

• Manual WMS locator system

• Cycle counts – reduced and identified shrink by 3%

• Transportation contract negotiations – reduced LTL and ground parcel tariff by 5%

• Quick Books accounting

May 04-June 06 STATION MANAGER, STONEPATH LOGISTICS

District Manager for two 3rd party stations in Indiana simultaneously. Local account liaison and end of the line manager for non-retail distributions, storage, returns, transportation and expense control. Customers were major retailer in music, movies and assorted other retail items and major retailer in building supply.

• Payroll / expense control in excess of $3.8 million

• Payroll cost reduction of $450,000 – salary and hourly 12%

• Purchase transportation in excess of $2.5

• Facility management

• Improved airport code automated sorter system integrity to 97%

• Returns management

• Level of Service management improved to 98%

• Implemented cycle count process

• Implemented best method improvement

• Salaried employee mentoring and coaching

June2000/May2004 LOGISTICS MANAGER, HATWORLD INC.

Manager of supply chain logistics. Consultant to WMS implementation and storage strategy to DC Director. Provided supply chain leadership to major growth company who transitioned from 48% market share to 92% market share.

• Distribution / supply chain strategy implementation

• Negotiated entire transportation contracts

• Negotiated and initiated new Hawaii / Alaska delivery mode which saved company annually $80,000 in air freight charges

• Negotiated new LTL tariff for inbound and outbound which saved company annually $280,000 / 4%

• Implemented 3rd party service to recover ground parcel service failures which saved company $100,000 at zero expense

• Trained new supervisors in WMS management, employee relations, process development and management and performance reporting.

1986- June 2000 SALARIED MANAGER , INDIANAPOLIS TARGET REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Held every possible Target distribution salaried position in a 1.5 million square foot facility. Management of between 15-45 hourly employees in a high tech environment (WMS, pick to light, outbound sorter system, automatic depalitization, fast flow lanes). Held two positions that were direct report to GM of a 1300 employee facility (warehouse expeditor and production scheduler). Primary trainer of new operations managers and floor supervisors prior to creation of actual training manager.

• Production Planner Annual Outbound carton volume 45 million

• Production Planner Inbound carton volume 91 million

• Organically developed WMS system with pick logic demand consulting

• Leadership of salaried personnel as Production Scheduler, implemented daily training exposure to flex scheduling, flex budgets and volume adjustments

• Leadership of company program for Vendor Logistics programs which was then implemented company wide – company labor reduction of 2%

• Consistently receiving Excellent annual reviews

• Developed direct to store full trailer strategy for ad goods, staged trailer strategy for in-house productivity improvement and PIPO strategy for flex budget savings. These strategies were later adopted company wide. Overall labor reduction of 2%

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

US NAVY HONORABLE DISCHARGE

EDUCATION

WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE

BUTLER UNIVERSITY

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