Earl T Harris
West Bloomfield,MI
Summary
Visionary and integrity driven operations leader with over 15 years of experience driving organizational success, profitability and growth. Demonstrated excellence in P&L management, plant operations, strategic planning and team development. Recognized for leading acquisitions, launching new facilities and building empowered teams that achieve sustained results.
Professional managerial candidate with deep understanding of operational excellence and team leadership. Proven ability to drive growth and enhance productivity through strategic planning and effective resource management. Emphasizes collaboration and adaptability to meet organizational goals, showcasing excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
General Manager
UniFirst Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2025
- Lead the acquisition of a 150 million purchase of Arrow Uniform. Integrating and consolidating 3 operations plants and 15 service locations.
- Lead and facilitated building and start-up of 30-million-dollar state of the art processing plant.
- Lead and developed a extremely successful sales team, that achieve healthy profitable growth for 5 consecutive years. Mentored 3 outside sales reps to achieve Presidents Club for multiple years. In addition, mentored and developed 2 inside sales reps to Presidents Clum for multiple years.
- Developed and coached a high performing management team to support business growth.
- Developed and implemented strategic budgets, resulting in increased profitability and operational efficiency.
- Directed all functional areas: P&L, plant operations, sales, service, customer service and administration.
General Manager
UniFirst Corporation
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Launched a new plant operation, expanding the UniFirst footprint in the Cleveland market.
- Oversaw full operational performance, including plant operations, customer service, new sales and administrative functions.
- Coached and mentored newly appointed line managers, enhancing operational readiness and staff retention.
- P&L and budgeting responsibilities.
Branch Manager
UniFirst Corporation Cleveland Ohio
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Mentored and coached leadership team.
- P&L and budgeting responsibilities.
- Oversight of new sales, services and customer service functions.
Plant Manager/Regional Plant Manger
UniFirst Corporation Columbus Ohio
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Lead and facilitated all plant operations.
- Trained coached and mentored all new plant manager in the Midwest Region of the company.
- Budgeting for all plant operations.
- Oversaw all merchandise purchasing and cost management for plant operations.
- Awarded plant of the year for 3 consecutive years out of 96 operating plants throughout the company.
Assistant Plant Manager
UniFirst Corporation
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Cincinnati Ohio
Production Supervisor
UniFirst Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Pittsburgh PA.
Education
BA - Business Management
University of Pittsburgh
High School Diploma - undefined
West Philadelphia High School
Skills
- Leadership and team building
- Problem resolution
- Operations management
- Team leadership
- Relationship building
- Customer relationship management
- P&L management
- Motivation
- Labor cost controls
- Customer retention
- Process improvements
- Employee development
Certification
- Karrass Negotiations Training Certified 2011
- UniFirst Corporation Management Institute Graduate 2009-2011
- Perry Johnson Registra Inc. Certified ISO 9001,2115. Auditor.
Timeline
General Manager
UniFirst Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2025
General Manager
UniFirst Corporation
01.2011 - 01.2015
Branch Manager
UniFirst Corporation Cleveland Ohio
01.2010 - 01.2011
Plant Manager/Regional Plant Manger
UniFirst Corporation Columbus Ohio
01.2005 - 01.2010
Assistant Plant Manager
UniFirst Corporation
01.2003 - 01.2005
Production Supervisor
UniFirst Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2003
High School Diploma - undefined
West Philadelphia High School
BA - Business Management
University of Pittsburgh
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