George Jimenez
Rialto,CA
Summary
Highly educated bilingual business professional well versed in Plant & Distribution Center Management focused on achieving results through continuous improvements, adhering to company set goals and policies.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Regional Distribution Center Manager
Home Depot
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
05.2021 - Current
- Oversee operational performances and development for 10 Distribution Centers across the West Coast
- Conduct site visits/audits of warehouses with DC Management to identify inefficiencies, areas for improvement & general building maintenance needs
- Developed optimization strategies by analyzing data and creating action plans per site in order to increase metrics, improve operational efficiency and identifying ways to reduce costs
- Coordinate cross functional meetings with DC Managers, Customer Service, Inventory, Logistics, Safety, and Finance
- Established monthly MPR's (monthly performance reviews) with all site management focusing on staffing, OTD/KPI metrics for all departments & financials.
- Oversee Capital Expenditure projects, financials, P&L, budgets & new site start-ups & development
- Examined expenditures to develop plans and budgets for increasing profits or improving services.
- Restructured warehouse picking to achieve maximum employee productivity.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for purchase of supplies needed in the warehouse.
Warehouse Distribution Center Manager
Home Depot
Ontario, CA
01.2016 - 05.2021
- Oversaw the day to day operation of a 24hr facility consisting of approximately 300 FTE & temporary staffing, 1 million+ square foot warehouse, 35000+SKUs, and $100 million + in daily inventory
- Coordinated daily meetings with department managers in inventory control, fleet, logistics (inbound/outbound), safety & customer service.
- Effectively led the top performing DC warehouse for 4 years having the best overall operational metrics, KPI's, financials & safety record
- Received top performing DC award for 4 years straight 2017-2020
- Led an accident free,no loss time DC for nearly 5 years
- Reduced damages, losses & shipping errors by about $600k annually through root cause analysis, improving & creating new (SOPs}
- Minimized staff turnover to less than 5% by improving recruitment process, implementing focused supervisor training & leadership
- Restructured bins and picking sequence which increased inventory integrity to 99.986% during physical inventory audits
- Lowered physical inventory variances to less than 1% and improved picking accuracy from 94% to 99.8%
- Boosted facility storage utilization by nearly 25%
- Coordinated monthly budgets, managed profit and loss and consistently met desired margin targets.
Plant Manager
Leslie's
Ontario, CA
06.2009 - 01.2016
- Oversaw daily operations and planning for entire plant
- Provided direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers
- Monitored daily production quotas,performances and reports
- Maintained quality of products through robust inspections and properly trained QA teams
- Operated with Kaisen (CI) Continuous improvement and Lean methodologies
- Updated logs and submitted timely reports as required by inspectors such as hazmat,storm water, high pile storage, fire etc
- Oversaw routine maintenance programs and scheduled services to keep equipment functioning at peak levels with minimal downtime
- Procurement of operational plant supplies
- Reviewed financial statements regularly to ensure budget targets were met.
- Enforced health and safety protocols to promote a safe working environment, along with OSHA regulations
- Conducted rigorous Hazmat Training for employees
- Analyzed daily production data for all production lines & prepared reports for executive & senior leadership
General Manager (GM)
APS Autoparts Specialist
Ontario, CA
01.2005 - 06.2009
- Oversaw operations and sales
- Trained & Certified staff in multiple equipment such as Forklifts, Cherry Pickers, Reach Trucks and Electric Jacks
- Conducted new hire trainings
- Reviewed and renegotiated contracts with carriers
- Maintained established levels of inventory and conducted inventory audits
- Created wholesale accounts for the automotive parts department
- Boosting sales from approximately $25k retail monthly to $200K+ monthly in wholesale alone within first year
- Assisted with retail sales and customer service
Education
MBA in Business -
University of La Verne
La Verne, CABachelor of Science in Business Management -
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CASkills
- Warehouse Operations
- Budget Administration
- Production Planning
- Operational Oversight
- Distribution Coordination
- Logistics Coordination
- Employee Retention
- Supply Chain Coordination
- Cost Reduction
- Equipment Maintenance
- Staff Management
- Hazardous Material Storage
- Safety Management
- Budget Control
- Service Improvement Analysis
- Expense Management
- Cost accounting
- Key Performance Indicators
Certification
- Six Sigma Master Black Belt
- Class A Commercial License
- Certified Warehouse Equipment Trainer
Accomplishments
- Recipient of Distribution Cup Award 2017,2018,2019,2020
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Regional Distribution Center Manager
Home Depot
05.2021 - Current
Warehouse Distribution Center Manager
Home Depot
01.2016 - 05.2021
Plant Manager
Leslie's
06.2009 - 01.2016
General Manager (GM)
APS Autoparts Specialist
01.2005 - 06.2009
MBA in Business -
University of La Verne
Bachelor of Science in Business Management -
California State University-San Bernardino
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