Robert Cole

Experience

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  US Navy

  Nov 2000 - May 2008

  Commander Navy Region Southeast/Senior Enlisted Aide/ Command Senior Chief

  Concluded military career as administrator of multiple core functions, including staff leadership, budget development, financial oversight, and human resources. Oversaw hiring, training, and performance management.

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  Continental Concessions Supply

  Sept 2009 - Nov 2010

  Warehouse Supervisor

  Led daily production control, inventory accuracy, shipping invoice accuracy, and product management. Responsible for the proper rotation of $1.6M of inventory spanning over 1200 SKUs.

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  Reinhart Foodservice

  Nov 2010 - May 2013

  Warehouse Manager

  Supervised outbound shipping, including international and domestic operations. Sustained superior safety record with over two years of accident-free operation.• Achieved the highest audit marks of this facility’s history, including the recent Silliker score of 98.1.• Awarded Burger King’s Distributor of the Year.

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  Performance Food Group

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Shipping Manager

  Administered outbound foreign and domestic operations, including manpower acquisition along with training and development of supervisors and processes.• Managed more than 30,000 SKUs and $3M of food products and general merchandise. Established KPIs, budget tracking, inventory accuracy, loss prevention utilizing RF Scanning AS400 WMS, receiving and shipping SOPs.

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  Flightstar Aircraft Services, LLC

  Apr 2014 - Dec 2019

  Selected to provide top-level business guidance and develop a new warehouse and distribution center. Drove operational management. Oversaw more than $6M in inventory, 4 satellite stockrooms, receiving/shipping operations, and distribution. Led team building and developed five direct report supervisors with a staff of 55 employees.• Key role in initiating surplus and obsolescence recapitulation procedures while partnering with a chemical management company to reduce waste.• Achieved 99% accuracy in year-end physical inventory with $3.5M in stock at a turn rate of 5.2 for two years and zero findings from three independent auditors throughout 2019.• Benchmarked a record low lost-time injury of just one minor in over 114,000 hours worked. Show less Executed design, flow, and overall development of a brand new one-million-dollar distribution center that serviced the entire three hangar enterprise while maintaining continuous operations in 12 months. • Authored new policies and procedures to support new product flow to include receiving storage picking, delivery, shipping, tracking, and reverse logistics.• Developed metrics to measure and improve service levels tracking more than 1000 transactions per day.• Implemented the movement of $4.5M of inventory and four separate and distinct departments from existing locations into the new facility with less than 10% overtime.• Integral part of the roll-out team to train and implement automated vending of tools and parts throughout the enterprise. Liaised with IT team to develop new enhancements that complemented new procedures. Show less

  • Materials Manager

    May 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Continuous Improvement Analyst

    Apr 2016 - Apr 2018

  • Distribution Center Supervisor

    Apr 2014 - Apr 2016
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  Biagi Bros.

  Oct 2020 - now

  International Warehouse Supervisor