Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline

Leslie Swab

Perth Amboy,NJ

Summary

Performance-driven leader offering exceptional record of achievement over 20-year career. Highly talented in efficiency planning, cost reduction and budget control. Outstanding problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Decisive Logistics Manager with talent for negotiating and implementing cost-saving measures while maintaining quality. Adapts quickly to changing needs of fast-paced and growing organizations.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Distribution/Operations Manager

Feeding South Florida
Pembroke Park, FL
06.2017 - Current
  • Passionate for individuals who are food insecure.
  • Develop, streamline, and maintain all aspects of direct service programming at 2nd largest food bank in America. Increased distribution to 176 Million pounds.
  • Increased annual food distribution while maintaining excellent customer rapport
  • Implemented new distribution systems such as Primarius and Ceres, strategic plans, and analytic objectives which impacted organization’s mission and values.
  • Controlled inventory transactions to reconcile ordering processes with demand forecasts.
  • Organized financial reporting, scheduling and inventory systems to enhance productivity.

Senior Inside Sales Manager

Custom Mosaics, Inc
Sunrise, FL
01.2011 - 06.2017
  • Regulated daily operations of companies’ inside sales departments including training employees, preparing sales forecasts, and ensuring that employees complete their set tasks each day, both business to business, B2C, and Ecommerce.
  • Launched 2 new lines, created website's
  • Cultivated relationships with customers and community to drive growth
  • Set and exceeded inside sales goals by establishing ambitious targets and motivating sales representatives. Increased sales revenue to $6M
  • Worked closely with other departments to promote products and marketing campaigns.
  • Managed Social Media, posting daily.

Inside Sales Manager

JB Marketing, Inc
Deerfield Beach, FL
03.2005 - 01.2011
  • Managed and led all department-wide meetings, workshops, and functions
  • Held product-focused events which would attract new customers build new relationships
  • Set and exceeded inside sales goals by establishing ambitious targets and motivating sales representatives. Increased Sales by 15% within year, began Ecommerce and B2C.
  • Prepared pricing strategies for current customers to enhance sales and increase profitability.
  • Trained employees on new technology and sales methods to build highly-knowledgeable and successful team.

Operations Manager, Customer Experience

1800Flowers
Orlando, FL
03.2002 - 12.2010
  • Collaborated with internal team members to resolve customer concerns and deliver enhanced customer experiences.
  • Managed team of 50, with average of 25 calls per day.
  • Resolved customers' issues related to online purchases, late product deliveries and billing discrepancies to encourage good customer relationships.
  • Engaged in cross-selling and up-selling activities to enhance customers' experiences and generate revenue.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
  • Spearheaded department training for appraisals of new components.
  • Reviewed shift reports to understand current numbers and trends.
  • Maintained key performance indicators and acceptable performance levels to support assigned customer base.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications And Marketing

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
05.1995

Skills

  • Operational excellence
  • Leadership
  • Coordination of systems
  • Ecommerce
  • Customer service
  • Quality management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Software
  • Warehouse Safety Programs
  • Improvement Recommendations
  • Inventory Management Software
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Onboarding and Training

Certification

  • Non Profit Management, 2020
  • ServeSafe Training - 2021

Timeline

Distribution/Operations Manager - Feeding South Florida
06.2017 - Current
Senior Inside Sales Manager - Custom Mosaics, Inc
01.2011 - 06.2017
Inside Sales Manager - JB Marketing, Inc
03.2005 - 01.2011
Operations Manager, Customer Experience - 1800Flowers
03.2002 - 12.2010
University of Florida - Bachelor of Arts, Communications And Marketing