Kenneth Pennington

• Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
• Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
• Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
• Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
• Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
• Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.
• Maximized operational excellence mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, and company procedures.
• Formulated policies and procedures to streamline operations.
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
• Analyzed market trends and competitor activities to create competitive advantages.
• Provided thoughtful guidance to personnel in navigating and resolving snags in productivity.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions.
• Provided strategic oversight of marketing and promotional campaigns to keep campaigns aligned with overall goals and objectives.
• Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
• Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
• Reported issues to higher management with great detail.• Manage the inbound and outbound flow of all materials to the warehouse. • Facilitate timely and accurate deliveries. • Manage, coach and develop warehouse employees to achieve work objectives and improve performance and skills. • Manage all facility, warehouse and fleet equipment to insure maintenance and safety compliance as regulated by the associated authority. • Provide leadership to recruit, retain and develop an engaged, high-performing team in a manner that supports the company’s objectives, goals, strategies, and KPIs, consistent with our core values. • Coaching team on safety making recommendations for corrective action and/or behavior modification where required. • Monitor and approve timecards of warehouse staff • Manage and approve time off requests • Review orders to ensure accuracy targets are achieved. • Provide excellent and timely customer service. • Responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy targets are met. • Maintain the overall condition of the warehouse including cleanliness, safety, food safety, and organization. • Willingness to be hands on when needed • Provide suggestions to corporate leadership for process improvement in all areas • Provide daily and weekly reporting of KPI’s • Provide leadership, mentorship, and training to and develop the overall talent of the team • Work with HR team to recruit, interview, and select team members as needed

❖ Supervised and administered to staff of 120 associates throughout production process and overseeing the Daily Operations is Shipping and Full Case Picking/ Order Selecting and Cycle Counting ❖ Ensured all safety and quality measures were adhered to during production ❖ Prepared and lead various training programs and teams including Injury Prevention, Product Stability, Shrink Prevention, and Personal Job Development for associates with consideration for complexity of production process ❖ Enabled proper utilization of resources as well as associate skills and abilities to ensure production was efficient ❖ Planned, organized, supervised, and implemented procedures in accordance with OSHA regulations and Quality Control guidelines including new process technologies and organizational strategies ❖ Created and maintained daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling of staff, projected ❖ workloads, production achieved, and areas of growth

• Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
• Achieved results by working with staff to meet established targets.
• Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.
• Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
• Enforced rules and regulations outlined in company manual to set forth expectations comprehensibly and consistently.
• Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
• Boosted team performance by developing customer service training materials and conducting service training.
• Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
• Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
• Educated staff on organizational mission and goals to help employees achieve success.
• Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
• Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.

• ❖ Supervised and administered to staff of 150 associates throughout production process/ Dry Goods Warehouse and Cold Storage Warehouse/ Shipping Manager / Receiving Manager / Inventory Control Manager and Safety Manager ❖ Ensured all safety and quality measures were adhered to during production ❖ Prepared and lead various training programs and teams including Injury Prevention, Product Stability, Shrink Prevention, and Personal Job Development for associates with consideration for complexity of production process ❖ Enabled proper utilization of resources as well as associate skills and abilities to ensure production was efficient ❖ Planned, organized, supervised, and implemented procedures in accordance with OSHA regulations and Quality Control guidelines including new process technologies and organizational strategies ❖ Created and maintained daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling of staff, projected workloads, production achieved, and areas of growth
• Redesigned warehouse layout to accommodate new equipment, maximize space utilization, and optimize processes.
• Built motivated warehouse team to consistently accomplish operations goals and exceed performance targets.
• Improved delivery plans with strong scheduling knowledge, organizational skills, and route development expertise.
• Boosted warehouse operations performance by overseeing dispatching and setting optimal employee schedules.
• Developed and implemented policy and procedure updates to improve workflow and productivity.
• Developed safety programs to protect workers and reduce injuries.
• Oversaw warehouse staff and maintained efficiency in fast-paced environment.
• Created and enforced detailed organization processes to increase quality and service standards.
• Conducted research to address shipping errors and packaging mistakes.
• Tracked production and quality control systems to proactively identify deficiencies.
• Reviewed established business practices and improved processes to reduce expenses.