Mark Averette
Chase City,VA
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience at Premier Brands Group, LLC., adept in client relationship building and performance monitoring. Spearheaded initiatives to ship 40 million units, reducing costs by $1.5 million, and maintained a 99.5% inventory accuracy. Excelled in training and mentoring a diverse team, ensuring operational excellence and cost efficiency in distribution operations.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Distibution
Premier Brands Group, LLC., One Jeanswear Group
05.2023 - 11.2024
- Collaborated with warehouse management team, 3rd party contracted warehouses, and senior management to not only ship 40 million units of apparel to meet multiple customer requirements but also reduced cost by $1.5 million in first 9 months of 2024 with new initiatives.
- Lead a team of 300-350 associates.
- Negotiate and execute transportation carrier and warehouse contracts with 3rd party distributors in US and Canada.
- Procure most efficient vendors and approve invoices to track budget expectation.
- Create budget of $18-20 million.
- Assured we remained FTZ and CTPAT certified for US Customs requirements.
- Assured we maintained a high level of inventory accuracy and accountability maintaining a 99.5% accuracy consistently year over year.
Sr Director of Distribution
Premier Brands Group, LLC., One Jeanswear Group
01.2018 - 05.2023
- Manage receiving, stocking, and shipping of apparel utilizing a staff of 120-150 associates.
- Collaborated with imports department to suggest least expensive domestic transportation cost using multiple ports of arrival in consideration of customer ship windows.
- Reduced domestic transportation cost hundreds of thousands of dollars year over year.
- Encouraged teamwork by moving staff based on work levels with explanation of why to foster understanding and growth.
Multiple Supervisory Positions and Ops Manager
Premier Brands Group, LLC., One Jeanswear Group
05.1998 - 01.2018
- Supervised receiving, QC, stocking, shipping, and traffic/transportation of apparel.
- Improved efficiency by thoroughly reviewing processes and adjust for improvement.
- Assure all safety guidelines were followed by repeated scheduled topics at least monthly with gentle reminders and suggestions to foster a safe environment having an average of 1 loss time or less accident per year.
Multiple Manufacturing Supervisory Positions
Burlington Industries
09.1990 - 05.1998
- Supervised 15-20 associates to operate 20-25 pieces of machinery that was used to make fabric.
- Assisted mechanical technicians in critical failure situations of machinery to become operational.
- Fostered safety protocol with continuous meetings meeting OSHA standards.
Education
Associates - Agricultural Business
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, VASkills
- Training and mentoring
- Presentations
- Performance monitoring
- AS400 warehouse management System by Manhattan
- Multiple Payroll applications
- SAP
- RLM
- Lognet (Intermodal Transportation)
- Word
- Excel
- Power Point
- Multiple websites for vessel and container tracking
- US Bank
- Docuware & DocuSign
- Inventory Management
- Safety Guidelines OSHA standard
- Procurement
- Analytical
- Budgeting
Timeline
Vice President of Distibution
Premier Brands Group, LLC., One Jeanswear Group
05.2023 - 11.2024
Sr Director of Distribution
Premier Brands Group, LLC., One Jeanswear Group
01.2018 - 05.2023
Multiple Supervisory Positions and Ops Manager
Premier Brands Group, LLC., One Jeanswear Group
05.1998 - 01.2018
Multiple Manufacturing Supervisory Positions
Burlington Industries
09.1990 - 05.1998
Associates - Agricultural Business
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Work Availability
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