Nathaniel Smart
Grand Prairie,TX (Relocating To
Summary
Results-driven Operations and Supply Chain Leader with 15 years optimizing high-volume distribution and last-mile logistics. Managed teams of over 80 employees and $60M in monthly operations, focusing on efficiency and cost reduction. Skilled in WMS implementation and process optimization, consistently surpassing KPIs in safety, quality, and on-time delivery.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Distribution Center Operations Manager
Eaton Corporation
Dallas, Texas
01.2024 - 01.2026
- Spearheaded end-to-end implementation of automated WMS, improving operational efficiency, and reducing labor cost by 60%.
- Managed eighty-five associates, achieving a 95% on-time delivery rate through effective team coordination.
- Developed and executed strategic initiatives, streamlining receipt and put-away processes, resulting in a 25% increase in efficiency.
- Implemented a continuous improvement initiative that reduced processing time by 20%.
- Conducted cycle count audits, increasing inventory accuracy by 10% and ensuring stock integrity.
- Enforced workforce policies that decreased absenteeism by 8% and improved productivity.
- Enhanced timekeeping accuracy to 100%, ensuring payroll reliability and boosting employee morale.
- Orchestrated cross-functional initiatives to drive alignment and achieve business objectives.
- Partnered with suppliers to ensure seamless product flow, domestically and internationally.
General Warehouse Manager
Fidelitone-Last Mile
Saint Louis, Missouri (Short term)
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Directed overall warehouse operations, overseeing staff, independent contractors, and administrative functions to improve service levels and operational performance.
- Achieved 100% route coverage by onboarding independent contractors within two months.
- Generated strategies that increased on-time delivery by 15% within first month.
- Improved customer satisfaction by 5% within first month.
- Increased warehouse staffing by 15% to address critical role vacancies, ensuring operational efficiency.
- Established processes that reduced product defects by 5% weekly, improving quality control.
- Developed strategies to retain customer base and address issues, enhancing overall satisfaction.
Logistics Manager
Ryder Logistics
Dallas, Texas
04.2006 - 09.2023
- Oversaw operations across Texas region, including Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, to ensure seamless logistics management.
- Executed logistics plan, achieving 98% daily route utilization and enhancing operational effectiveness.
- Spearheaded a logistics initiative that decreased load-out time by 50%.
- Improved overall network, leading to a 39% increase in on-time delivery.
- Implemented KPIs to boost team performance to meet $25 million monthly revenue goal.
- Managed P&L performance, aligning operations with cost controls and revenue targets to maintain 10% profit margin.
- Enforced safety procedures which led to zero accidents over 365 days.
Senior Logistics Analyst
Ryder Logistics
Fort Worth, Texas
- Demonstrated annual cost savings of over $500,000 for assigned clients.
- Streamlined client networks, resulting in $250,000 annual savings from backhaul opportunities.
- Trained and developed analysts to achieve 100% load plan accuracy for each client.
- Analyzed regional data to maximize idle fleet utilization and enhance operational effectiveness.
- Planned shipments from production to end-user, achieving 98% on-time load tender rate.
Logistics Supervisor/Senior Application Analyst
Ryder Logistics
Fort Worth, Texas
- Supervised a team of six logistics analysts who were responsible for over $65 million in freight under Management (FUM).
- Provided solutions through cost analysis and optimizing customer networks, saving clients $10 million annually.
- Collaborated with IT and developers to implement automation that reduced a headcount of five, resulting in an annual cost reduction of $250,000+ in labor cost.
- Developed and updated SOPs to meet client requirements, ensuring operational consistency and compliance.
- Managed daily operations and communication for overseas team in Nanjing, China, aligning project deliverables with client expectations.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Dallas, TXBS - Business Administration
Lee University
Cleveland, TNSkills
- Supply Chain & Logistics Strategy
- P&L Management
- KPI Development & Performance Management
- Workforce Optimization
- Process Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
- WMS / ERP Systems (SAP, Manhattan, JDA/TMS, ILDS, ILPS, Kronos, and Descartes)
- Automation & Continuous Improvement
Certification
PMP Certification, Project Management Institute, 1334962
Timeline
Distribution Center Operations Manager
Eaton Corporation
01.2024 - 01.2026
General Warehouse Manager
Fidelitone-Last Mile
09.2023 - 11.2023
Logistics Manager
Ryder Logistics
04.2006 - 09.2023
Senior Logistics Analyst
Ryder Logistics
Logistics Supervisor/Senior Application Analyst
Ryder Logistics
MBA - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
BS - Business Administration
Lee University