Jonathan Robertson
Mount Airy,NC
Summary
Dynamic logistics professional with a proven track record at Ecolab, excelling in logistics analysis and safety management. Spearheaded cost-saving initiatives, achieving hundreds of thousands in savings while training teams for optimal execution. Renowned for critical thinking and high-level training, fostering compliance and enhancing operational efficiency across multiple sites. I feel strongly that I will excell and over achieve in any role I take on and that is proven in past work. I make myself available as needed when everyone else only looks at the role as a time x to time y. Look forward to building lasting relationships wherever I land and also to empowering team to be able to seamlessly complete all task needed.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Inventory Team Leader
Ecolab
04.2025 - Current
- Supervised inventory management processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company standards.
- Implemented inventory tracking systems, enhancing visibility and reducing discrepancies.
- Trained team members on best practices for stock handling and inventory control procedures.
- Coordinated regular audits to assess inventory levels, identifying areas for improvement.
- Developed strategies to optimize storage solutions, increasing efficiency in warehouse operations.
- Changed culture of critical inventory levels to easily manageable sustainable system.
- Set up waste program that is manageable for the site.
- Organized team roles, trained staff, created OBLs while partnering planning, vendors and quality.
- Reduced adjustments to 25% of previous levels coming into role.
- Brought stock compare to goal.
- Delivered rapid , measurable improvements while mentoring the site team as a whole.
- Took over as Interim Logistics Manager for US65 with astounding results.
- As Interim leader reduced labor and OT while raising KGs.
- As Interim leader completed multiple items needed for success that has never been completed.
- Led cross-functional teams in executing inventory initiatives, driving operational excellence across departments.
- Established strong vendor relationships, streamlining procurement processes for timely stock replenishment.
- Evaluated team member performance regularly, providing constructive feedback that contributed to individual growth as well as overall team success.
- Ensured accurate record-keeping by maintaining up-to-date documentation on inventory transactions and movements.
- Streamlined warehouse operations for increased efficiency and productivity through effective team management.
- Enhanced team performance through consistent coaching, training, and feedback sessions.
- Supported continuous improvement initiatives within the warehouse through regular analysis of workflows and implementation of best practices.
- Improved inventory accuracy by conducting regular cycle counts and addressing discrepancies.
- Implemented a standardized process for receiving incoming shipments, verifying accuracy against purchase orders before updating inventory records accordingly.
- Collaborated with other departments to address supply chain challenges, ensuring seamless communication between teams.
- Developed strong working relationships with vendors, enabling expedited resolution of any shipment discrepancies or quality concerns.
- Completed physical inventory counts each month.
- Completed bi-weekly payroll for employees.
- 100 % achievement on all BBSO and ELearning metrics.
- Kept high average of performance evaluations.
- Implemented project management techniques to overcome obstacles and increase team productivity.
Regional Sr Logistics Specialist
Ecolab
04.2023 - 04.2025
- Spearheaded cost-saving initiatives through waste stream inadequacies determining a much lower alternative for waste stream and personally setting up one of the largest cost saving vendors at hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings since implementation.
- Managed cross-functional teams to ensure seamless coordination between procurement, warehousing, and transportation functions and fully managed the movement of all 3PLS in North Carolina and 4PLs in California while implementing processes and training a team of individuals to ensure optimal execution of truckloads and products move with minimal cost impact.
- Successfully helped move all NC sites and run a team of individuals to implement the highest level of execution.
- In previous role I managed an inventory team with tremendous positive results with zero failures for cycle counts and minimal impact financially.
- Very analytical thinking and process difficult task with ease and very skilled in execution of duties at a high success rate.
- Have worked with many associates all over the globe to help work through system or non-system issue with a solid relationship base created networking talents.
- Navigated many successful SoX audits across the network and have helped many sites understand where they need to be to have full compliance for all standards.
- Successfully driven numerous DOT and Haz Waste Audits at a 100% success rate.
- Trained a staggering amount of associates at many sites to help ensure correct process and have help create many SOPs and training documents as a standard for the network.
- Helped set up warehouse locations and train all individuals on new system as needed in network.
- Utilized heavily by high score team as a partner that can problem solve and can dig in and find root cause for issues to have defects corrected as needed.
- Identified metric based issues and helped implement Pre-OGSM and Scorecards to help drive a sites understanding and tracking of day to day issues.
Inventory Lead
Ecolab
11.2019 - 04.2023
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility driving a team of individuals to manage waste, expired, E&O and cycle counts.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Completed each cycle count run @ 100% when was not completed previously in past.
- Work with quality team and planning to extend shelf life on materials for cost savings.
- Safely managed damage of all material with zero incidents or recordables ensuring all indiviudals went home safely and healthy.
- Utilized heavily by site manager to help with day to day task of high importance with very high success rate.
- Trained new hires on forklift and was a train the trainer to train on other equipment.
- Dot Certified
- Hazwhopper Certified
- IMDG Training
- ERT Team Leader and manged high level spills while keeping warehouse safe.
BA Robertson
Self Employed
11.2016 - 11.2019
- In charge of everything from estimates to billing and maintaining day to day operations and ordering of materials to complete jobs.
- Managed a small team of 5 individuals and planned trucking for log loads as needed for job,
- Customer satisfaction was high with elevated return business.
- Safely managed the team with zero incidents.
Yard Manager
Blevins Building Supply
06.2006 - 11.2016
- Managed a team of yard staff to complete day to day implementation of customer deliveries, vendor deliveries, customer pickups and inventory management and restocking.
- Team of ~10~ managed daily to execute task needed and was as high as 20 working with another of the 6 locations in the network.
- Enhanced yard efficiency by implementing streamlined location setup.
- Established clear lines of communication between the yard and office staff, fostering a collaborative work environment to improve process flow and ensure success.
- Developed strong relationships with customers, leading to increased repeat business and customer satisfaction many of which I am still in contact with today.
- Managed the sites inventory and made sure all stock counts were correct and in compliance with SOx.
- Trained new hires on forklifts and trucks.
- Zero safety incidents for the entire life of time in role.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mount Airy High School
Mount AirySkills
- Logistics analysis
- Safety management
- Warehouse management
- Process implementation
- Critical thinking
- High level trainer
- Project Implementation
- Forklift trainer
- Warehouse operations
- Supply chain coordination
- Inventory auditing
- Stock control
- Attention to detail
- Reliable and punctual
- Warehouse organization
- Inventory reconciliation
- Operations
- Data management
- Discrepancy resolution
Certification
2020 Warehouse Excellent Award
2022 Warehouse Excellent Award
2024 Extra Mile Nominee
2022 Extra Mile Nominee
Timeline
Inventory Team Leader
Ecolab
04.2025 - Current
Regional Sr Logistics Specialist
Ecolab
04.2023 - 04.2025
Inventory Lead
Ecolab
11.2019 - 04.2023
BA Robertson
Self Employed
11.2016 - 11.2019
Yard Manager
Blevins Building Supply
06.2006 - 11.2016
High School Diploma -
Mount Airy High School