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Mark Ward

Mark Ward

101 Fisher Crse Ocklawaha,FL

Summary

Respected healthcare leader with over fifteen years of experience in managing supply chain teams by inspiring success through positive and honest approach to training, implementing, and improving supply chain processes. Sustained a dependable track record with unwavering resiliency through the seemingly impossible tasks of navigating through a unprecedented pandemic or successfully maintaining operations through a crippling cyber attack. Provides excellent customer service by ensuring that our healthcare providers have the tools needed to successfully serve our community.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Supply Chain Manager

UF Health Central Florida
The Villages, Florida
03.2015 - Current
  • Oversee daily operations in distribution, replenishment, shipping, receiving, and inventory management within the hospital, a free-standing emergency room, and off-site labs.
  • Create schedules, monitor attendance, facilitate the hiring and disciplinary actions of all employees within the department.
  • Insure that all policy standards from the hospital and government regulations are being carried out.
  • Continuously implement par optimization, process improvements, and cost saving strategies through data analytics using the inventory management system Peoplesoft.
  • Provide great customer service with close-knit relationships between all departments and streamlining any needs to provide excellent patient care.
  • Maintain a safe and positive work environment by encouraging teamwork, open communication, and respect.

Warehouse Supervisor

Stokes Market
Leesburg , FL
07.2012 - 03.2015
  • Oversaw daily operations in distribution, order pulling, shipping, receiving, and warehouse management over 25 employees within a 20,000 square foot refrigerated warehouse shipping up to 600,000 lbs of fresh fish throughout the U.S. on ship days.
  • Maintained FDA regulations and guidelines for food safety and distribution with the proper sanitizing process, food temperature guidelines, expiration checks.
  • Designed the placement of racks, pallet product, and staging area for most efficient workflow.
  • Developed weekly and daily work schedules to provide a even, fair, and steady workflow.
  • Responsible for the opening and closing of the warehouse facility depending the assigned shift and maintenance of all pallet lifting equipment.
  • Maintained great communication with sales team to provide accurate and fresh product.

Warehouse Worker

Winn Dixie Warehouse
Orlando , FL
11.2012 - 02.2013
  • Responsible for maintaining at least 200 piece per hour order pulling rate within the dry food area of the distribution center.
  • Responsible for maintaining and operating standup reach truck, sit down fork lift, and riding pallet jack to pull orders, stage orders, load trucks, and receive trucks.
  • Maintained a safe working environment by following all OSHA guidelines.
  • Kept work area organized and clean by following proper processes, a daily cleaning schedule, and a take initiative attitude.

Senior Lead Warehouseman/National Trainer

Blue Line Foodservice Distribution
Orlando , FL
07.2009 - 06.2012
  • Trained warehouse teams in 13 distribution centers throughout the U.S. on the operation process of a innovative delivery system being implemented by Blue Line.
  • Created standard operating procedures, reported progress, and offered hands on trouble shooting to each distribution center until transition process of the delivery system was complete.
  • Presented a detailed presentation to warehouse staff, at company conferences, and to corporate executives on the distribution side of the innovative delivery system.
  • Worked with IT teams and equipment vendors to design truck mapping programs and equipment attachments to facilitate delivery system.
  • Responsible for all within budget traveling arrangements, stipends, and reimbursement submittals.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Logistics And Supply Chain Management

College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL
05-2026

Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management

College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL
12-2022

High School Diploma -

Wheeling Park High School
Wheeling, WV
05-1996

Skills

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Relationship Building
  • Leadership
  • Proficient in Microsoft Applications: Excel, Word, & Powerpoint
  • Analyzing Data
  • Business Management
  • Staff Management

Timeline

Supply Chain Manager

UF Health Central Florida
03.2015 - Current

Warehouse Worker

Winn Dixie Warehouse
11.2012 - 02.2013

Warehouse Supervisor

Stokes Market
07.2012 - 03.2015

Senior Lead Warehouseman/National Trainer

Blue Line Foodservice Distribution
07.2009 - 06.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Logistics And Supply Chain Management

College of Central Florida

Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management

College of Central Florida

High School Diploma -

Wheeling Park High School
Mark Ward