Lil Shaddix

Experience

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  Wal-Mart

  May 1995 - Jul 2001

  Coordinating the daily dispatch of 185 Wal-Mart drivers. Protection of store service and generation of Backhaul income. Writing and administering driver and associate evaluations.Project Highlights: Realignment Coordinator in charge of managing all changes related to the realignment in an effort to make it invisible to the stores and without interruption to service. Design of set runs, claims runs, pallet runs, departure day/time set up for drivers and batch schedule creation in collaboration with DC shipping counterparts. Show less

  • Operations Manager - Transportation

    Jan 1997 - Jul 2001

  • Traffic Manager - Logistics

    May 1995 - Jan 1997
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  Walmart

  Aug 2002 - Jul 2016

  Provided overall direction for a market by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for and implementing business strategies, plans and practices; analyzed costs and forecasts and incorporated them into business plans; determined and supported resource requirements; evaluated operational processes; measured outcomes to ensure desired results; identified and capitalized on improvement opportunities; promoted a customer-focused environment; and demonstrated adaptability and sponsored continuous learning. • Opened and oversee operations and store conditions of nine, 40,000 sq. foot retail locations in the Charlotte, NC metro to deliver sales in excess of $150,000,000 for the year.• Cultivated an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics. • Delivered effective financial execution for the business area month over month.• Developed and leverage internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals.• Ensured compliance with company and legal policies, procedures and regulations, including environmental compliance, for multiple facilities. • Implemented and modeled customer service standards across multiple facilities delivering a 9.15+ overall Customer Experience score for the year ending 2016. Show less Installation, implementation and execution of labor and productivity saving initiatives across 346 stores spanning the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. • Provided field input and expertise in development of test, pilot and rollout strategies to Home Office teams.• Served as a support for field operations in knowledge and execution of company initiatives.• Leveraged Home Office contacts to elevate and solve business opportunities.• Weekly Reporting to executives on progress of initiatives.• Traveled with Field Executives to gauge execution of programs within their markets and assisted in identifying process gaps and creating actionable plans to drive improved execution. Show less Collaboration with key business areas such as marketing, merchandising, replenishment, logistics, store innovations and store operations to develop and effectively communicate initiative timelines and project expectations. Review, direct and approve all communications and method of communication for all requests to Walmart Stores, US to ensure execution of merchandising, marketing and store innovations initiatives being executed in Walmart Stores, US. Evaluate the current communication process for effectiveness and make recommendations for improvement.Responsible for creating the agenda for and facilitation of the bi-weekly meetings with Regional Operations Support Directors and support staff. Show less Ensure movement of merchandise through the supply chain and on to the stores. Reduce idle and aged inventory in the RDC network as an overall percent to last year. Build relationships with merchant and replenishment teams to create synergies and to insert Logistics into planning of major initiatives in order to expedite merchandise receipt at the stores while minimizing cost to the company. Analyzing and determining the need for stock balancing merchandise from one regional distribution Center to another. Direct involvement in the strategic initiatives that affected how product flows through the RDC network and on to the stores. Responsible for leading and developing hourly associates and managers. Responsible for writing and administering management and associate evaluations.Project Highlights: Coordinated Blitz initiative for regional DC network for 2006 holiday. Launch of Alli. Show less Link between the logistics division and store operations. Coordinated store delivery schedules – both perishable, general merchandise and Remix. Creation, coordination, communication of all holiday delivery schedules for stores and clubs. Logistics representative for the Emergency Operations Center during 2005 hurricane season. Responsible for leading managers and hourly associates to include annual writing and administering evaluations, daily associate development and direction. Project Highlights: Coordination, execution of Bi-annual store and DC realignments with DC and transportation management for both grocery and regional DC networks, Good Neighbor Program, Store of the Month, Wrong Trailer/Wrong Store Tracking and Driver Wait Time reporting. Wrote operational procedures for Customized Delivery Programs, realignment process and Good Neighbor Reporting, weekly executive updates outlining inbound and outbound merchandise flow. Delivering driver grassroots meeting follow-up with store operations Show less

  • Market Manager

    Oct 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Director of Innovation, Eastern Seaboard

    Mar 2010 - Oct 2013

  • Project Manager, Workforce Management, Store Innovations

    May 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Store Innovations Communications Manager

    Apr 2008 - May 2009

  • Senior Manager, In Store Logistics - Operations Development

    Jun 2007 - Apr 2008

  • Senior Merchandise Support Manager - Warehouse Administration

    Apr 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Logistics Customer Service Manager

    Jan 2004 - Jun 2007

  • Operations Manager - Transportation

    Aug 2002 - Jan 2004
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  Tyson Foods

  Dec 2016 - Mar 2019

  Senior Manager S&OP Demand Planning

  Manage approximately 1.6 Billion lbs Forecast in Prepared Meats, with a team of 5, across multiple channels and customers.

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  Walmart

  May 2019 - now

  • General Manager, Transportation

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Operations Manager

    May 2019 - Mar 2024