Alon Berkovitch

Experience

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  IAF - Israeli Air Force

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2013

  • Led the ongoing management of IAF's vehicle fleet, consisting of 10,000 leased, rented, and owned vehicles of different types, including passenger transportation, freight, and emergency vehicles.• Devised annual financial and strategic work plans and control measures spanning procurement, sales, assignment, and decommissioning of vehicles.• Initiated and implemented operational improvement, availability enhancement, and cost reduction processes and projects, such as initiating and establishing the IAF's vehicle and transportation center.http://m.iaf.org.il/7240-he/IAF.aspx Show less • Integrated all required services to the IAF's successful and consecutive activity predominantly pertaining to logistics and supply chain management and including vehicle fleet, service garages, catering management, kitchens and catering services' efficiency, warehouses, and inventory.• Set placement standards and procedures and oversaw their proper execution while constantly driving improvement processes.• Planned budget allocation and held responsibility over personnel training and a variety of administrative aspects, programs and initiatives.• Managed complex and intricate logistic aspects of high-volume air force exercises and training maneuvers.• Section Commander in the Israel Air Force's headquarters, in charge of HR planning and placement, spanning all professional manpower and personnel. • Twice selected as IAF outstanding officer. Show less

  • Head of IAF Vehicle Fleet

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  • "Shaldag" - Elite Commando Unit

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  • Several Logistics and operations Senior Management Positions

    Jan 1991 - Jan 2005
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  Tnuva

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  Director of Operations and Service, Supply Chain Division

  • Held direct responsibility over 10 professional sector managers which together constitute the company's logistics center's (in addition to 3 off-site facilities) operations and service core, focusing on refrigerated products storage delivered by 150 refrigerated trucks and consisting of 500 employees.• Responsibility over systems maintenance and ongoing operation, including automated storage systems, infrastructure and buildings' systems, electricity systems, structure control systems, ammonia refrigeration systems, and information systems, and overall responsibility for diverse operations aspects including construction, catering, cleaning, and transportation.• Planned and successfully spearheaded complex, creative, and mission-critical long-term processes resulting in revenue and profit generation, growth, and efficiency.• Led the implementation of Lean Management methodology, being the first logistics center in Israel to do so.• Assimilation and implementation of management and improvement systems and methodologies, such as ISO standards, Mesoah command and control system, TRAFFILOG system, introduction of debriefing and conclusion drawing culture, KPI indicators, etc.• Established procurement and budget control procedures in order to plan, execute, and control an independent operations budget of 120 million NIS in accordance with annual work plans.• Led quality management, workplace safety, food safety and regulation, transportation safety, and the emergency array including 5 ISO standards accreditation and receiving Platinum status.• Initiated and led cost reduction and streamlining processes regarding maintenance, storage, fuel consumption, vehicle maintenance, and transportation expenditures.https://www.tnuva.co.il Show less

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  Novolog

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  VP Operations and Distribution ( 2018- The company was sold )

  • Hold responsibility over mission-critical supply chain activities of a major company spanning 2 large logistics centers (spanning 20,000 sq. m.), 500 employees, and advanced, sophisticated, and automated management and command & control technological systems.• Responsibility over the company's nationwide distribution activities relying on in-house temperature controlled trucks as well as subcontractors, serving about 5K customers.• Overall responsibility over diverse aspects of company's operations including automated systems, infrastructure, and buildings' systems, construction, procurement, budget control, safety & emergency, facility, catering, cleaning, transportation, and vehicle fleet management.• Devise and execute annual work plans, investment plans, budget and short and long term efficiency plans according to company's business objectives.• Assimilated intricate command and control systems (POD, ISR, SCADA, TRAFFILOG, etc.) pertaining to distribution, vehicle fleet, and maintenance management.• Initiate and lead growth and renewal projects such as assimilating and upgrading an additional logistics center and renewing the company's vehicle fleet in accordance with predicted future needs, among other projects.http://www.novolog.co.il Show less

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  Cal Auto - קל אוטו

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2020

  VP Operations and Service ( 2020- The company closed )

  • Responsible for over 20,000 leased and rented vehicles, heads a team of 350 managers and customer support teams, that provide service to businesses and private customers• responsibility over a logistics centers spread throughout the country, which include call centers , Towing services and repairs.• Manages planned maintenance and car repair for the company’s fleet, while working with over 130 auto repair shop in different regions (P&L)• Oversees improvement processes for the annual number of 6,000 cars, which have finished their leasing span and are ready to be sold.• Holds overall responsibility for the customer journey and service by managing a 24/7 call center, regional managers and customer support personnel for VIP clients.• Initiated and led commercial, cost-effective, operations projects and processes resulting in operational improvement, customer satisfaction and cost reduction.• Built, managed and monitored an operational budget for over 150 million NIS and profit and loss (P&L) units.• People Management: built a motivated and committed team; implemented personal & executive development programs and achieved a substantial growth across all parameters Show less

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  Electra

  Oct 2020 - now

  VP Operations -F.K Electra

  • Managing the operations division of a leading generators and projects company, which includes 5 divisions, profit and loss units , 150 managers and employees, providing service to thousands of institutional and private clients.• Service - P&L unit for providing 24/7 maintenance and repair service to 3500 customers by 60 service technicians and B.O.• Rentals - P&L unit for renting generators to large private and institutional customers (Ministry of Defense, construction companies, etc.).• Logistics center and garage - fleet management, maintenance, repairs and improvements to generators and related equipment, making adjustments to customer requirements, distribution of generators to customers, complex transportation and lifting of equipment to roofs and basements and more.• Logistics and purchasing - warehouse and inventory management, purchasing equipment and spare parts in Israel and abroad, selling equipment and spare parts to customers.• General operation - workplace safety, ISO quality, security, operational control, administration and more. Show less