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KAMIL KOZUBOWSKI

Reno,USA

Summary

Warehouse operations professional with strengths in WMS, team development, and carrier coordination. Known for supporting staffing, reporting, training, and process improvement while maintaining safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in automated distribution settings.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Distribution Supervisor

Starbucks
Minden, Nevada
02.2026 - Current

- Supported daily distribution center and supply chain operations within high-volume, fast-paced, million-square-foot automated environment. - Led, coached, and developed diverse teams to ensure safe, efficient, on-time distribution while upholding safety, quality, and food compliance standards. - Partnered across functions to enhance operational excellence and labor optimization through lean and kaizen methods; served as safety and change leader to support regulatory compliance and foster a positive high-performance culture aligned with company mission and values.

  • Managed workflow for receiving, picking, and shipping at Starbucks distribution center to maintain smooth operations.
  • Trained team members on safety rules and material handling practices.

Operations Manager

Patagonia
Reno, NV
10.2019 - 02.2026
  • Manage on-time, accurate fulfillment and shipment of mail order, direct-to-consumer, retail, international, and wholesale orders for Patagonia.
  • Lead packing, retail, international, and shipping department supervisors in Patagonia distribution center.
  • Supported day-shift shipping operations for Patagonia, ensuring smooth processing across all channels.
  • Support team of 80-120 warehouse employees.
  • Prepare and present evaluations for shipping department supervisors.
  • Assisted in planning staffing budgets and optimizing workflow processes for peak and low-volume periods.
  • Use WM wave management to select, wave, and schedule orders for daily completion.
  • Coordinated with customer service support to maximize outbound orders.
  • Tracked and reported work volumes, incidents, security issues, system failures, and performance metrics to shipping manager.
  • Partner with director of distribution center to support department and company priorities and policies.
  • Work with shipping and transportation managers to monitor carrier performance.

Sr. Supervisor

Patagonia
Reno, NV
06.2012 - 10.2019
  • Coordinate the shipping of all orders for each Lost Arrow business division. This includes the Mail Order, Retail, Wholesale, and International channels. Trained merchandise processors on shipping procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency. Filed claims and tracers with carriers by request from Credit or Dealer Services. Maintain accurate and complete records in the shipping area. Communicate with Dealer Services, Mail Order Customer Service, and other customer contact departments regarding shipping issues, concerns, requests, etc. Participate in the interview process for prospective Merchandise Processors. Participated in performance management for merchandise processors, writing and presenting performance plans to guide staff development. Communicated with carriers to coordinate special pick-ups, address department closures, and resolve shipping issues.
  • Supervised daily store operations aligned with Patagonia service standards.
  • Trained team members on product knowledge and customer experience.
  • Coordinated inventory counts, replenishment, and stockroom organization.

MERCHANDISE PROCESSOR

Patagonia
Reno, NV
07.2008 - 06.2012
  • Picked merchandise for Patagonia's Mail Order, Retail, Wholesale, and International divisions. Placed picked merchandise onto tilt tray sorter for efficient processing. Packed outbound orders for Patagonia's four divisions, ensuring accurate and timely shipments. Pack and ship outbound orders with precision and care. either in cartons or bags.
  • Processed Patagonia merchandise using quality and brand standards.
  • Sorted incoming product by style, size, and color.
  • Verified product labels, tickets, and packing accuracy.

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR

Macy's Furniture Store
Reno, NV
04.2007 - 12.2007
  • Ensured customer satisfaction by addressing post-purchase inquiries and resolving issues. Oversee the timely pick-up and delivery of furniture orders to customers. Managed shipping and receiving operations for furniture items in a high-volume retail outlet, ensuring timely deliveries. Implement corporate merchandising design for hundreds of furniture room layouts. Assisted in training new employees on store procedures and shipping methods to enhance team performance.
  • Coordinated incoming furniture shipments for Macy's store warehouse
  • Inspected delivery paperwork and matched freight against purchase orders
  • Unloaded trucks and moved merchandise to staging areas

ASSET PROTECTION MANAGER

Copeland's Sports
Reno, NV
06.2003 - 12.2006
  • Supervised employees, facilitated orientations, conducted sales training, and enforced company policies to maintain a secure environment. Recruited and trained asset protection agents to enhance team effectiveness in loss prevention. Successfully implemented shrink reduction methods such as scan audits, store compliance audits, random register audits, safe deposit counts, store inventories. Conducted internal arrests and interviews while managing external arrests and recoveries of stolen merchandise, contributing to a significant decrease in store losses. Decreased store losses by 60%.
  • Managed store asset protection programs across Copeland's Sports sales floor and stockroom.
  • Monitored surveillance systems, access points, and suspicious customer activity.
  • Investigated theft incidents, policy violations, and internal losses.

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Figaro's Pizza
Reno, NV
02.2002 - 01.2003
  • Managed store inventory and budgeting while supervising and training 15 employees to ensure operational efficiency. Ensured high standards of food quality, production, and customer service to enhance customer satisfaction. Implemented food safety procedures and ensured Health Department compliance to uphold safety standards.
  • Supervised Figaro's Pizza shift operations and front counter service.
  • Trained team members on pizza prep, oven use, and guest service.
  • Managed cash handling, register counts, and daily drawer reconciliation.

Education

Journalism Mass Communication and Journalism

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Reno, NV
12-2005

High School Diploma -

ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL
Reno, NV
06-2001

Skills

  • WMS Expert
  • Inventory management
  • Logistics coordination
  • Inventory optimization
  • Material handling
  • Safety compliance
  • Leadership abilities
  • Time management skills
  • Problem-solving techniques
  • Customer service excellence
  • Conflict resolution strategies
  • PowerPoint expertise

Personal Information

Starbucks Distribution Supervisor

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Fluent in Polish, Semi-fluent in Spanish

Timeline

Distribution Supervisor

Starbucks
02.2026 - Current

Operations Manager

Patagonia
10.2019 - 02.2026

Sr. Supervisor

Patagonia
06.2012 - 10.2019

MERCHANDISE PROCESSOR

Patagonia
07.2008 - 06.2012

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR

Macy's Furniture Store
04.2007 - 12.2007

ASSET PROTECTION MANAGER

Copeland's Sports
06.2003 - 12.2006

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Figaro's Pizza
02.2002 - 01.2003

Journalism Mass Communication and Journalism

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA

High School Diploma -

ROBERT MCQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL
KAMIL KOZUBOWSKI