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Michael Beasley

Scottsdale,AZ

Summary

A proven Senior Strategic Executive, Employee Developer / Mentor, Champion of Innovation, Change Management Champion, Project Management, Kaizen / Continuous improvement leader, with extensive experience of over 32+ years in Food and Beverage Distribution. Accumulating a track record of entreprunial spirit, innovative thinking, technological breakthroughs, servant leadership, and lean principles. Utilizing that experience to grow sales and significantly improve customer experiences, operational effectiveness, efficiencies, and budgetary controls. A highly motivated, detail-oriented self-starter who has a proven track record of producing best in class operational excellence across all facets of distribution to deliver a sales focused organization and operation. A leader who sets an example throughout the organization that fosters an environment of integrity, collaboration, inclusion, entrepreneurship, continued improvement, optimism, and business agility. A highly effective communicator who insures all parts of the organization are empowered and have a clear and in depth understanding of the objectives and goals throughout the organization as well as individually. A leader who also inspires through utilizing a positive and energetic professionalism to motivate, mentor, coach, and create an environment of empowerment, accountability, camaraderie, and mutual respect.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Director Branch Development – West

BakeMark
12.2022 - Current
  • Senior leader responsible for overseeing assigned distribution branches and or an assigned region equating to $260MM in sales and 6MM outbound cases across the region
  • Develop, implement, and monitor policies, procedures, programs, and plans guiding day to day sales and operations of the branches in a manner to achieve both short and long term goals of the branch, region, and company
  • Senior leader in developing all sales budgets, operational budgets, capital planning, operational forecasting, and KPI achievement for the region
  • Oversees the development of capital budgets, project spending, sales, and profit goals, and performance against anticipated results and determination of necessary changes
  • Senior leader in developing all sales budgets, operational budgets, capital planning, operational forecasting, and KPI achievement for the region
  • Develop customer relationships across the enterprise and differentiate ourselves through sales focused operations providing superior service.

Regional Vice President Distribution Operations – Western US and Hawaii

C&S Wholesale
04.2021 - 06.2022
  • Senior leader responsible for efficient and best in class customer satisfaction, P&L performance, and distribution operations for the region encompassing 8 facilities totaling over $2.2 billion in sales annually and over 77 million cases shipped per year
  • Led all aspects of the region including sales, merchandising, procurement, operations, safety, warehouse, transportation, facilities / maintenance, inventory control, customer service, and 3PL contracts, KPI performance, and customer relationships (Independent and National)
  • Responsible for labor relations across 3 separate unions within the region including the negotiation of new contracts
  • Established, developed, planned, and implemented short- and long-term strategies
  • Senior leader in developing all operational budgets, capital planning, operational forecasting, and KPI establishments for the region
  • Responsible for total supply chain management across the region directing all supply chain interactions including inventory management, overseas container shipping, facility optimization, and service levels to customers to insure attainment of company objectives
  • Responsible for all operational expenses to drive individual sites and total regional EBITDA
  • Rebuilt cross functional partnerships and resources across the company to insure continuous operational improvements.

Opco President – Kansas City Operating Company

Vistar / PFG
Kansas City, MO
12.2019 - 06.2020
  • Senior leader of the operating company location and responsible for effective distribution operations (warehouse, transportation, & fulfillment) as well as support teams, existing sales, sales growth, customer service, supply chain / procurement, accounting, SOX / regulatory compliance, within the OpCo
  • Full responsibility for P&L, budgetary, planning, and performance
  • Lead the OpCo to top 3 in operational metrics and efficiencies across the company from 15th out of 20
  • Lead distribution across 14 different sales channels: vending, value stores, theaters, health care, office coffee service, hospitality, corrections, travel stores, retail, alternative, concessions, campus, office supply, health and fitness, and e-commerce
  • Responsible for maintaining sound public relations practices to improve the company's image and relationships with customers, associates, and the public
  • Relationship leader for the with customers, associates, vendors, the financial community, and the public
  • Leverage operational expenses versus sales growth to increase profitability through best practices and detailed analysis
  • Planning and budgeting to achieve business objectives, and coordinate functions between departments to establish responsibilities and procedures for attaining objectives
  • Established current and long-range objectives, plans, and policies and directed the preparation of the annual operating company budgets
  • Developed and implemented operating policies and procedures across all OPCO departments; including sales, customer service, quality control standard, purchasing, inventory control, materials management, distribution / facilities maintenance and planning
  • Responsible for all supply chain management functions within the operating company by directing overall supply chain management to ensure attainment of company and departmental goals, inventory levels, and objectives
  • Implemented leadership development practices to promote and provide for management succession planning across all departments and senior leadership within the operating company.

Sr. Director of DSD Operations and Administration – Hispanic Brands

Sigma Alimentos / Bar-S Foods Co.
Phoenix, AZ
12.2017 - 09.2019
  • Senior Leader of the Hispanic Brands Operations Division
  • Rebuilt, developed, lead, and managed all warehouse, fleet, and administration operations, 12 distribution centers across the U.S
  • Developed and built best in class DC operations for the DSD segment of Sigma US
  • Created and implemented budgetary plans and performance requirements for each location across a multitude of cost centers and measurables
  • Leveraged operations performance to exceed financial plans
  • Facilitated and implemented multi-faceted SOP’s across operations and administrative offices within the DC’s including accounts receivable, inventory control, delivery, food safety, regulatory compliance (OSHA, FDA, USDA, DOT, FMCSA, State and Federal agencies and business licensing, etc…) Created and implemented new operating policies in accordance related to increase regulatory compliance
  • Created and implemented operating metrics and KPI’s across the network measuring financial, operational / volume leverage, and operational performances across all DC’s
  • Built P&L and forecast models across all 12 DC’s
  • Built capital asset plans for replacements and PM schedules
  • Developed a regional leadership / management staff across 3 regions
  • Managed all real estate across the country, including lease negotiation, facility construction projects, and building expansions and upgrades
  • Designed all DC facility expansions and layouts
  • Built vendor relationships and business reviews locally and nationally for agreements leading to contract accountability and benchmarking
  • Negotiated all 3rd party vendor and 3PL contracts for the network ranging from facilities, accounting services, warehousing and transportation, and fleet maintenance
  • Developed standardized inventory practices to reduce shrink and increase cycles of each facility
  • Implemented updated WMS and TMS systems with latest technological availabilities.

SYGMA Network Corporate Director of Operations

Sysco / The SYGMA Network
Dublin, OH
10.2012 - 10.2017
  • Lead, managed, supported, and directed all warehouse, transportation, and facility operations across the entire network (17 DC’s)
  • Executive leader of all innovation projects, transportation operations, facility maintenance, inventory control, regulatory compliance, food safety, real estate / construction, capital projects, and training operations across 17 distribution centers throughout the US - SYGMA network
  • Standardized operating procedures and best practices across the network, leading to best in class operational effectiveness and efficiency
  • Supervise (dotted line reports) of all department heads across each those departments in all SYGMA DC’s
  • Developed key performance indicators, operational metrics, and budgetary goals for each location
  • Managed, developed, and updated all engineered labor standards in 17 DC’s
  • P&L responsibility and advisement for all operations departments across the network, totaling $3.75 BB
  • Responsible for the opening of new distribution centers, mergers and acquisition operational leader, and new concept startups
  • Directed the networkwide capacity planning, capital projects, facility re-slotting projects, innovation and technological projects, facility layout and design, MHE fleet management, MHE fleet maintenance, new business projects proformas for new business opportunities, and third-party audit compliance.

Operations Manager - Asst VP/GM

SYGMA
Portland, OR
10.2010 - 10.2012
  • Sr leader of the DC
  • Managed and lead all operations within the SYGMA Portland distribution center, transportation, warehouse, inventory, occupancy functions, customer service, and sales
  • Overall P&L responsibility for SYGMA Portland
  • Led Portland to the #1 metric rated overall warehouse operation in SYGMA within one year
  • (2011)
  • The #1 overall Warehouse, #3 overall Transportation and #1 overall DC in 2012 & 2013.

Project Manager - Warehouse Services

SYGMA
Dublin, OH
03.2001 - 10.2010
  • Directed operational and project support for all distribution center operations across the company, in conjunction with Sysco and SYGMA operational initiatives
  • Designed and developed SYGMA’s Warehouse Management System
  • Consulted and provided support and recommendations for improvement to all distribution operations across SYGMA
  • Managed, identified, defined and resolved operational opportunities related to processes and procedures, labor and labor standards management, facility and fleet planning, maintenance and utilization, material handling and logistics applications, and distribution systems
  • Led all project management for all capital projects, IT projects, and new business startups within SYGMA
  • Managed the space utilization, slotting, racking, facility design / layout, product flow, fleet, and material handling requirements of the distribution operations
  • Created and maintained labor management standards across all warehouse locations in SYGMA
  • Standardized operating procedures and best practices across 17 distribution centers, leading to best in class operational efficiencies.

Education

Business -

Anderson University

Business Administration -

Sinclair Community College

Business -

Wright State University

Skills

  • Certification: HACCP Level II
  • Certification: GFSI / BRC Food Safety Standards
  • Certification: Project Management
  • Certification: Industrial Engineering Labor Standards
  • Proficient: Auto Cad
  • Certification: TQM (Total Quality Management)
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Organizational Development
  • Budget Management

Timeline

Sr. Director Branch Development – West

BakeMark
12.2022 - Current

Regional Vice President Distribution Operations – Western US and Hawaii

C&S Wholesale
04.2021 - 06.2022

Opco President – Kansas City Operating Company

Vistar / PFG
12.2019 - 06.2020

Sr. Director of DSD Operations and Administration – Hispanic Brands

Sigma Alimentos / Bar-S Foods Co.
12.2017 - 09.2019

SYGMA Network Corporate Director of Operations

Sysco / The SYGMA Network
10.2012 - 10.2017

Operations Manager - Asst VP/GM

SYGMA
10.2010 - 10.2012

Project Manager - Warehouse Services

SYGMA
03.2001 - 10.2010

Business -

Anderson University

Business Administration -

Sinclair Community College

Business -

Wright State University
Michael Beasley