Eddie Guzman

Experience

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  General Motors

  May 1995 - Jan 2007

  General Manager

  Oversight for scaling from a 1 site footprint to a 4 site campus. Regional initiative supported our customer’s needs for manufacturing lines, core returns, warehousing, and distribution.Day to day operations leader responsible for growing sales from 7 million annually to 120 million.Alignment negotiations with relocating UAW members into a distribution model.

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  IDEXX

  Feb 2008 - Jan 2010

  Director of Operations

  Start-up Project Manager for reference laboratory. Site development and warehouse build out.Created Talent Acquisition, Coaching, and team member development program for managers.

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  American Esoterics Laboratories

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2012

  Director Of Distribution

  Project Management for relocation to a new facility. Pre implementation design and layout of 350k sf site, allowing for a 30% savings of allocated relocation budget. Contract negotiations with service carriers and medical suppliers. Leveraging company’s buying power to increase ROI 15% in FY2011.

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  IHG Hotels & Resorts

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2014

  Project Manager

  Franchise coach for new and existing property owners. Mentoring for ownership groups per contract terms.Vendor contract negotiations, supplier bidding process review, and P&L oversight for the division. IHG Gold Award for “Best Management of Investor and Analyst Relations”.

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  Nike

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2024

  Operations Manager

  Coordination of end-to-end operations, including transportation, warehousing, inventory management, and distribution for a global supply chain network. Management of a planning budget of $50 million, achieving cost savings of $8 million through process improvements and strategic vendor negotiations.Successful Continuous Improvement initiative for KPI monitoring system, resulting in a 15% increase in inventory accuracy and a 10% reduction in order processing time. Creation of an asset management initiative which reduced operational costs by 85k annually. Employee impact Project Manager focused on employee experience. Impact to the team was a +40% retention rate for new team members. Retraining costs decreased 25%, and an initiative ROI of 220%. Show less

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  Cencora | Pharma solutions

  Oct 2024 - now

  Plant DC Leader

  Develop and implement distribution strategies for pharmaceutical products to ensure timely, accurate, and cost-effective delivery.Collaborate with supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing teams to align distribution efforts with demand forecasts and production schedules.Lead, train, and mentor the distribution team, setting performance goals and ensuring staff is properly equipped to meet operational requirements.Oversee third-party logistics providers and partners, ensuring they meet agreed-upon service levels.Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to distribution operations such as on-time delivery, order accuracy, and cost efficiency.Analyze distribution performance and report to senior management on areas for improvement, trends, and cost-saving opportunities. Show less