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Joseph Eschert

Chesapeake,VA

Summary

Experienced distribution management professional with a deep understanding of logistics and supply chain optimization. Demonstrated track record of improving operational efficiency and boosting team productivity. Committed to fostering teamwork and thriving in fast-paced, ever-changing settings, leveraging sharp analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Distribution Manager

AutoZone
12.2024 - Current
  • Oversee distribution center operations to ensure timely delivery of parts to 72 satellite stores
  • Managed warehouse operations, ensuring proper storage and handling of products to maintain quality.
  • Managed a team of 12 employees, including route drivers, parts allocation, and Next Day Delivery processing personnel
  • Wrote weekly schedules for all 23 HUB employees, ensuring all personnel met their desired hours while minimizing overtime

Store Manager

AutoZone
11.2023 - 12.2024
  • Oversee day to day operations to ensure outstanding customer service and promote a fun and engaging work environment
  • Perform weekly audits of all DIY and commercial sales as well as weekly visits to commercial shops to provide excellent customer service and prompt delivery times
  • Assist the district manager with home store inventory management and yearly inventories of other AutoZone locations
  • Helped three employees achieve promotions into higher management positions

Parts Sales Manager

AutoZone
08.2022 - 11.2023
  • Provided customer service and hands on assistance to ensure customers received the correct parts to keep their vehicles operational
  • Assist manager with store tasks including work schedule generation, product ordering, and inventory management
  • Left position to become a store manager

MEGA Auto Spa
02.2022 - 08.2022
  • Clean and detail customer vehicles in a fast-paced work environment
  • Assist management team with day-to-day upkeep of facility

Priority Automotive Group
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • Cleaned New vehicles for customer delivery and detailed Used vehicles for resale
  • Assisted sales personnel with customer service issues to ensure customer satisfaction with their vehicles

FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN INSTRUCTOR

Trident Training Facility Bangor
03.2016 - 04.2019
  • Instructed over 300 students in over 1,000 hours of classroom and laboratory training, focusing skills and knowledge required to advance in their Navy career
  • Evaluated 12 submarine crews on their implementation of Navy submarine combat control system
  • Operated multi-million-dollar training system to facilitate crew training

NAVY INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE (NITC)

Trident Training Facility Bangor
02.2016 - 03.2016
  • Completed training included public speaking, course preparation, course presentation, test writing, and test grading

FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN

USS Houston
05.2011 - 01.2016
  • Organized, ordered, and maintained over $1,250,000 worth of repair parts to maintain combat control system readiness
  • Maintained the Fire Control maintenance schedule, ensuring 100% accountability on maintenance jobs

Emerson’s Of Norfolk
07.2008 - 02.2010
  • Stock, priced, and arranged cigars and other tobacco related products
  • Established a vast knowledge of cigars and their related products to provide friendly and knowledgeable advice to both new and old cigar smokers

Education

B.A. - Business Management

TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Chesapeake, VA
06.2020

B.A. - Communication, Business Management

THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Charleston, SC
03.2020

Skills

  • Warehousing operations
  • Supply chain optimization
  • Warehouse management
  • Quality management
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Inventory management

Timeline

Distribution Manager

AutoZone
12.2024 - Current

Store Manager

AutoZone
11.2023 - 12.2024

Parts Sales Manager

AutoZone
08.2022 - 11.2023

MEGA Auto Spa
02.2022 - 08.2022

Priority Automotive Group
08.2021 - 02.2022

FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN INSTRUCTOR

Trident Training Facility Bangor
03.2016 - 04.2019

NAVY INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE (NITC)

Trident Training Facility Bangor
02.2016 - 03.2016

FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN

USS Houston
05.2011 - 01.2016

Emerson’s Of Norfolk
07.2008 - 02.2010

B.A. - Business Management

TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

B.A. - Communication, Business Management

THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

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