Richard O'Leary

• Reduced order fulfillment costs, improving productivity by 15% and decreasing D.C
• Overtime expense by $691k year over year for 2023, through leadership development, activity-based metrics/measurement tools and establishing floor leadership expectations, along with implementation of volume forecasting and improved labor planning
• Successfully implemented goods to person pick technology (Exotec Robotics), reducing labor needs and decreasing storage footprint with high bay/high density storage
• Fully operational February of 2024.

• Decreased labor spend 26%, through implementation of improved labor management tools and accountability measures at each site, as well as leadership development
• Implemented best practice sharing to leverage top performance leadership in 6 distribution sites.

• Enhanced culture of sites, implementing transparent and empowered environment, through consistent/transparent communication and recognition of associate’ value, while improving leadership’s connection to teams
• Implemented Safety value program, completing 2021 with no OSHA recordable injuries
• Established leadership development and succession plan for Midwest team

• Achieved 46% improvement in on time delivery to key customers, through collaborative partnership with customer, initiated cross-dock operations to remove un-reliable transportation partner
• Established new revenue streams while implementing structured cost controls of privately operated fleet, generating Increased YOY fleet profitability by 42%
• Facilitated safety value culture, decreasing OSHA recordable injuries 37% YOY, through oversight of leadership safety audits, safety committee engagement, and associate safety reporting tracking/follow-up
• Oversaw site OSHA VPP star recertification
• Established accurate financial forecasting, by developing structured process for benchmarking and seeking best practices from sister sites.

West Coast Distribution Director, supporting western U.S. distribution and sales.