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Henry Evbodaghe

Henry Evbodaghe

Regional Operations Leader
Dallas,TX

Summary

Regional Leadership | Supply Chain & Multi-Site Operations Strategic resource for building performance, safety, and service-driven cultures in diverse industries; strong contributions in strategic planning, revenue growth, cost controls, P&L management, product development, and customer service. A collaborative leader of people, projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Named “Business Professional of the Year” by Sysco in 2021.

Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt | SIX SIGMA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. Certified Project Management | PMP | PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. Certified HACCP (Food Safety Management) | ADMINISTRATION OF FOOD & DRUG OFFICIALS. Certified Materials & Resource Professional Safety Management | BOARD OF CERTIFIED SAFETY PROFESSIONALS.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Director Operations

SYSCO FOODS, Wholesale Restaurant Food Distributor
Dallas, TX
08.2018 - Current

Fortune 500 Wholesale Food Distribution,

  • Responsible for delivering financial projections and day-to-day operations associated with delivery output, budgeting, 3PL, purchasing, IT, HR, damages, program management, customer service, planning, and quality
  • Analyze P&L in collaboration with risk management, sales, warehouse, transportation, fleet, facility, material handling, security, safety, food distribution, and functional leaders
  • Establish bottom-line direction for strategic planning and execution of infrastructure improvements

Scope of Duties:

  • Team Performance | Capital Planning | Staff Training | Project/Risk Management | Compliance | Vendor/Account Management
  • Policies/Guidelines | Workflow Planning | Market Penetration | Documentation | Procurement | Inventory/Warehouse

Contributions:

  • Reduced recordable injuries by 56% representing $120,000 in losses
  • Developed and launched loss-prevention program, reducing theft by 4%
  • Increased capacity of four local operating sites by 28%; retooled partnership management team with expanded survey services and payment processes to drive customer satisfaction
  • Streamlined $72 million budget; decreased spending by 19% with overall cost savings exceeding $6.5 million.

Senior Operations Manager

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER
Dallas, TX
06.2016 - 08.2018

Fortune 500 Manufacturer of Industrial Tools and Household Hardware,

  • Responsible for world-class manufacturing operations across four sites; managed nine Process Engineers and Operations Supervisors responsible for mechanical tool delivery, Full P&L responsibility, control inventory accuracy, damages, inbound materials, receiving timelines, expense-to-margin ratios, and overall profitability.

Scope of Duties:

  • Customer Satisfaction | Throughput Expansion | Outsourcing Contracts | Audit Documentation | Capacity Planning
  • Communication & Marketing Strategy | Policy Development | Product Flow | Contract Negotiation | Forecasting

Contributions:

  • Implemented process efficiencies that saved clients >$950,000 and increased customer loyalty 13%
  • Increased customer satisfaction survey participation from 72% in 2017 to 98% in 2018
  • Developed a robust succession plan that facilitated nine promotions in field operations
  • Revitalized assets and utility initiatives that captured $290,000 in cost savings over two years
  • Made wide-sweeping staffing and policy changes that raised customer satisfaction quality rankings from #10 to #2 in only six months with lower trouble ticket resolution time
  • Championed the testing and marketability of a knowledge management software application; sold >$3 million of products and services to national automotive and aerospace customers in

Operations Engineering Leader

ESAB
Denton, TX
09.2014 - 06.2016

World's Largest, of Standard Welding Equipment, Consumables, & Automation Equipment,

Responsible for multi-projects and programs, overseeing material handling, logistics, assets, WMS, TMS, CMMS, and financial targets in North America.

  • Introduced lean tools used to visualize processes, sort value from wasted activities, and solve root causes
  • Developed and implemented performance strategies and plans to promote company-wide continuous improvement

Scope of Duties:

  • Value Stream Mapping | KPI Dashboards | Customer Service | On-site Evaluations | Internal Audits
  • Project Management | Sales Analysis | M&A Activity | Product Development | Quality Assurance
  • Contributions:
  • Validated and improved >4,000-line products through PFMEA and Statistical process control
  • Reduced production costs by 12% and labor costs by 60% while increasing production and quality by 16%
  • Optimized packaging line to reduce quality loss by 10%
  • Executed critical $30 million facility expansion project to completion using PMI best practices
  • Led Voice of Customer initiative that yielded 16% increase in underperforming product lines
  • Orchestrated the merging of two local operations on strategic, tactical, and cultural levels; integrated $13 million in newly-merged assets ahead of schedule with zero loss of base revenue or sales momentum.

Regional Operations Leader

MANTECH INTERNATIONAL
York, PA
03.2012 - 09.2014

Information Technology Services - Primarily US Government Intelligence Entities,

Responsible for $60 million operations P&L, southern operation from US-North America to US-EU Region

  • Provided innovative experience, business insights, KPI metrics, and customer experience for >900 assets, 140 employees, spanning 28 locations
  • Led project teams for Quality, Logistics, Customer Service, and Distribution; trained teams to understand up-front strategy and planning process for all service delivery operations and new projects

Scope of Duties:

  • PFMEA | JSA | SMED | Voice of the Customer | Production Assets | Market Analysis | Team Leadership
  • Commercial/Industrial Development | Project Planning | Documentation | Component Design/Application

Contributions:

  • Grew YoY revenue margins by 12%; reversed negative performance with 17% contribution margin increase in year one.

Regional Manager, Leader

BAE SYSTEMS,
Fort Hood, TX
08.2008 - 03.2012

Aerospace & Defense - Primarily US Government Entities

  • Functioned as a regional leader, recognized for increasing revenue, profit, and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies in alignment with company goals
  • Improved asset readiness by 98% and implemented a training curriculum covering systems, processes, and optimization for the south region

Regional Operations Leader /Program Manager

Mantech International Corp
Forth Hood , Texas
04.2004 - 09.2008

Aerospace & Defense - Primarily US Government Entities

Functioned as South Ops, , oversaw all 30 field operations service reps, 3PL - 262 employees, and customer service representatives, multi-functional transportation, maintenance, and logistics departments
Co-engineered customer parts, and materials requirements
Increasing output and efficiency by 33%; reduced inventory by $400,000 over first two years, increasing contribution margins by 6%.

Education

MBA - Business Administration

SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

MITx MicroMasters Program — Supply Chain Management - undefined

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Six Sigma Management Institute
Phoenix Arizona

Skills

Day to Day Operations Leadership

Warehouse & Distribution

Transportation & Logistics

Full P&L Responsibility

Supply chain solutions & Logistics

Lean Six Sigma & Continuous Improvement

WMS, TMS,CMMS

Timeline

Regional Director Operations

SYSCO FOODS, Wholesale Restaurant Food Distributor
08.2018 - Current

Senior Operations Manager

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER
06.2016 - 08.2018

Operations Engineering Leader

ESAB
09.2014 - 06.2016

Regional Operations Leader

MANTECH INTERNATIONAL
03.2012 - 09.2014

Regional Manager, Leader

BAE SYSTEMS,
08.2008 - 03.2012

Regional Operations Leader /Program Manager

Mantech International Corp
04.2004 - 09.2008

MBA - Business Administration

SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

MITx MicroMasters Program — Supply Chain Management - undefined

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Six Sigma Management Institute
Henry EvbodagheRegional Operations Leader