James M. Swink

Work History

SYSCO St. Louis

St. Charles, MO

03.1996 - 05.2005

Receiving Supervisor – managed warehouse receiving personnel, inbound scheduling clerk, lumper service and maintained receiving schedule by area and pallet limits
SWMS Coordinator - maintained and performed upgrades on warehouse management system software and hardware, troubleshoot and fix any defective equipment, successfully installed SOS (Selector Order System)
Slot Coordinator – maintained all stock items and continually slotted new and current items in specific warehouse areas required by temperature zone and velocity
Driver Check-In Supervisor – sorted and segregated items returned from daily routes based on storage area and product integrity, approved any invoice changes and sorted for accounting purposes

SYSCO St. Louis

St. Charles, MO

05.2005 - 05.2012

Product purchasing and inventory management – responsible for up to 2500 items including frozen meat/seafood/poultry, fresh/frozen deli meats/beef patties, frozen bakery, frozen fruits/vegetables, appetizers/ hors d'oeuvres, dry goods and other refrigerated items, tasked with maintaining service level and inventory goals
Vendor / Broker relations / negotiations – meet with vendors/brokers and suggest new item requests, submit sample requests, negotiate pricing and rebates
Sales communication – alert sales on new, available items, inventory issues and replacement products, present items at sales meetings, answer sales inquiries

SYSCO St. Louis

St. Charles, MO

05.2012 - 10.2014

Manage Merchandising team – Product specialists, Procurement specialists and Logistics coordinator
Goal Management – service level, DSO (days of stock on hand), cases per pallet and aged inventory over 90 days
Weekly Shrink Committee – responsible for reporting and monitoring stock transfers and spoilage while maintaining company percentage goals
Purchasing – Fresh CVP chicken, frozen snow crab and other high dollar seafood items for high profile accounts
Approve and enter pricing agreements for sales penetration
Category Management Trainer – trained and helped launch Sysco’s Category Management program to St
Louis sales team, help implement item changes and phase outs as new categories are announced

SYSCO St. Louis

St. Charles, MO

10.2014 - 06.2016

Analyze and submit category item selection data
Compare features, advantages and benefits of core versus non-core items and performed product cuttings to determine OPCO/customer adoption
Set up and implement vendor and item phase outs and preparing procurement team with all pertinent information
Review and analyze core item and GP$ growth on all CatMan items
Collaborate with sales/business resources on identifying growth targets and creating promotions/deviations to help spur core case growth
Review launched categories making sure they are visible to sales force and show price and product advantages to align with core items
Regularly meet with vendors and brokers to review their respective categories and identify slow moving items and conversion targets as well as creating promotion opportunities

SYSCO St. Louis

St. Charles, MO

07.2016 - 10.2023

First point of contact for sales force for product inquiries or problem solving
Communicate with vendor and broker community to review items and categories to make sure product is performing up to agreed upon specifications

SYSCO St. Louis

10.2023 - Current

Liaison between Sysco and Greco for the pilot warehouse of 'Campus Model' (Greco housed in Sysco warehouse but operating as an independent company)
Review shared and proprietary inventory item levels, research out of stock situations, assist sales force in identifying products to help their customers succeed, recommend PO quantities and delivery dates, submit PO for JIT (Just In Time) orders
Oversee operations department: Interview and hire driver candidates, resolve equipment issues while maintaining safety guidelines, support invoicing, routing and order selection, load trucks when needed
General office leader supporting accounting, revenue management and customer service