Jeff Vaux

Experience

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  Lowe's Home Improvement

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Department Manager
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  Lowe's Home Improvement

  May 2006 - May 2007

  Commercial Sales
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  Pro-Lines Sales & Marketing

  May 2007 - Dec 2008

  Inside Sales Representative
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  McLendon Hardware

  Nov 2010 - Nov 2013

  Assistant Store Manager
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  Denco Sales

  Nov 2013 - Oct 2015

  Distribution Manager

  In this role, I efficiently managed a 50,000 sqft warehouse with $6M annual gross sales supplying a 400-mile swatch of the I-5 corridor. Spearheading the distribution, warehouse, and delivery personnel, I also accurately completed 4 full cycle counts per year.• Achieved a 12-hour reduction of weekly overtime, a significant labor cost savings, by integrating GPS with Microsoft Map Point to identify and develop the most effective delivery routes.

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  McLendon Hardware

  Oct 2015 - Feb 2017

  Assistant Store Manager
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  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

  Service Operations Manager - DeWalt

  I effectively managed the local service center with 9 team members while exceeding expectations as an Outside Sales representative to 6 major retail and wholesale businesses, including repair quotas, inventory control, monthly/annual direct sales quota, and operating margin.• Reduced repair turnaround time by 48 hours and increased profitability of the location by 12% while training, hiring, and managing the team.

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  Pacific Plumbing Supply Co, LLC

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2019

  Project Coordinator - Estimator

  Here, I rapidly advanced from the role of an estimator to also coordinating project lifecycle of just-in-time delivery from the blueprint to final inspection by successfully leveraging warehouse management and logistic experience. Working directly with manufacturers, Sales Representatives, and General Contractors, I effectively engaged in purchasing, contract pricing negotiations, and logistics management.• Accurately coordinated 3-7 simultaneous jobs, managing over $500k worth of ordered material on ongoing basis. Show less

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  Rasmussen Equipment Company

  Nov 2019 - Sept 2021

  Logistics Coordinator

  I was hired to reinvigorate the company’s inventory control program, and logistics and shipping practices. Leading culture change and managing 5 employees, I diligently implemented a digitized inventory tracking that required physical verification to ensure accuracy. I also coordinated multi-site operations, including Local Fleet, LTL, Parcel, Cargo/Container, Flatbed/Oversized/Reducible Load,Hazmat, Air Freight, and International, along with BOL creation and assurance of Customs shipping documentation.• Significantly reduced shipping costs by sourcing, negotiating, and moving 95% of shipping to a long-haul logistics company, ensuring the company’s solvency and operational capacity Show less

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  LEON CYCLE

  Sept 2021 - Mar 2022

  Logistics and Warehouse Manager

  As the company’s only Logistics Manager in North America and the only manager in the USA, I was responsible for the US and Canadian markets, and I lead the trans-Pacific import of products for B2B and B2C clients from China during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spearheading all aspects of financial oversight, and approval for logistics, I ensured uninterrupted supply across multiple platforms, including Company Website, stores and distribution centers, Amazon, and Best Buy.• Reduced domestic shipping costs by 25% through expert negotiations and a comprehensive understanding of freight pricingoperations after identifying the shipper wrongfully utilized a dimension scale instead of a weight scale.• Successfully managed the move of over 17,000 bikes between the US and Canada while leading and training internal Logistics Staff and external LTL dispatch, freight import, and customs brokerage teams. Show less

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  Kiewit

  Aug 2022 - now

  Warehouse Manager - Supply Chain Lead

  I manage with great efficiency all aspects of logistics of inbound and outbound shipping, reconciliation, and inventory management of two warehouses covering 200 square miles of area, including all material operations for the light rail expansion projects. In this capacity, I spearhead the support and supply to 4 separate jobs and 6 build crews of 20 personnel each at each of the locations by ensuring availability and timely delivery of accurate supplies to the field to be installed. Upgraded, digitized, and streamlined inventory system to ensure great accuracy and responsiveness.• Implemented Joyix 3.0 Material Management system and facilitated improvement of effectiveness of the Local legacy inventory inSAP to eliminate administrative redundancies.• Coordinate and manage day-to-day operations of a 60,000 sqft facility in Woodinville and a 30,000 sqft facility in Auburn while participating in interdivisional collaboration of the company’s warehousing initiatives.• Lead a staff of 12 including foremen and logistic managers, and coordinated 77 Linemen/Groundsmen, 46 Electiciasn/Stockmen Union Personnel.• Ensures adequate inventory and on-time delivery through advanced scheduling and detailed job requirements, enabling seamless operations, minimizing delays, and mitigating delay-related penalties and expenditures.• Currently on loan to subsidiary Mass Electric to support the installation of light rail. Show less