Robert Ashton
Milton,Vermont
Summary
Dedicated logistics professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director; Fulfillment and Logistics
America's Gardening Resource/Gardener's Supply
03.2022 - Current
- Report to COO and run operations for $80mil business with 120k square foot facility
- Responsible for Inbound, Outbound, Returns, Warranty and all associated budgeting for operations
- Work with peer leaders across organization
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
- Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.
Sr Manager; Logistics and Warehousing
Food Science Corp, LLC
04.2020 - 03.2023
- Report direct to VP of Operations and work closely together on daily orders coupled with long-term projects.
- Coordinated 1400 pallet/4000 SKU move to new distribution center in Waterbury, VT with minimal start-up costs and reduced headcount.
- Continue to operate facility with 65% less staff compared to previous location.
- Manage daily operations between two sites shipping orders ranging from 12 units to 50k units per order.
- Ship to Target, Amazon and Walmart along with DTC and smaller distributors.
- Staff of 25 in two locations to include mangers, supervisors, support staff and agents.
- Responsible for reporting daily performance metrics and conducting the morning Operations meeting which includes multiple departments.
- Work with CEO to explore continued business opportunities.
Production Manager
Vermont Smoke and Cure
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions.
- Oversaw quality control efforts, maintaining strict adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements while achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
Operations Manager
Subatomic Digital On-Demand Products Division
04.2017 - 06.2020
- First Ops Manager hired for organization and tasked with facilitation processes, capacity, quality, and staffing.
- Forty-seven percent increase in business from hire date.
- Streamlined production to single piece flow with 35sec processing time as opposed to hours of batch and queue.
- Manage 500% increase in order volume over course of Q4 each year. 30 seasonal employees, 24/7 operation with oversight of all production and raw inventory.
Operations Manager
Vermont Bottling Company
05.2016 - 04.2017
- Oversaw the daily production operations of a specialty beverage bottling company with 14 direct reports
- Managed 500% increase in order volume over course of Q4 each year.
Production Coach (Supervisor)
Keurig Green Mountain
05.2014 - 05.2016
- Selected as first Coach in Training within KGM operations. Led a team in early production center.
- Successfully completed new KGM Leadership Development course and High-Performance Work Team training in 2015.
- Daily management of 30 staff in wet process production start-up.
- Interviewed over 120 potential candidates for positions.
- Assisted in building three production shifts.
- Worked collaboratively with Quality, Engineering, Finance and Maintenance to achieve our production start-up deadlines.
- Leading daily meetings, Leader Standard Work, Safety initiatives, Training development, RCAA, CPI, Gemba walks and 6s projects.
Education
Business Management
Champlain College
Burlington, VT08.2016
Skills
- Continuous Improvement
- Inventory Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Logistics and Operations Management
- Budget Management
- Team Building
- Strategic Planning
- Verbal and written communication
- People Management
- Operations Management
- Team Management
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma
- Facilitation 1 and 2
- Situational Leadership
- HAZWOPPER Certification
- CPR training
- PDCA Problem Solving
- A3 Critical Thinking
- 6S Principles and Application
Personal Information
Title: Logistics and Operations Manager
Timeline
Director; Fulfillment and Logistics
America's Gardening Resource/Gardener's Supply
03.2022 - Current
Production Manager
Vermont Smoke and Cure
10.2020 - 04.2021
Sr Manager; Logistics and Warehousing
Food Science Corp, LLC
04.2020 - 03.2023
Operations Manager
Subatomic Digital On-Demand Products Division
04.2017 - 06.2020
Operations Manager
Vermont Bottling Company
05.2016 - 04.2017
Production Coach (Supervisor)
Keurig Green Mountain
05.2014 - 05.2016
Business Management
Champlain College
- Lean Six Sigma
- Facilitation 1 and 2
- Situational Leadership
- HAZWOPPER Certification
- CPR training
- PDCA Problem Solving
- A3 Critical Thinking
- 6S Principles and Application
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