Sean White
Paola,KS
Summary
Meticulous Warehouse Manager with extensive experience in logistics, warehouse operations, and merchandising. Demonstrated success in enhancing efficiency and productivity, showcasing expertise in team leadership, spreadsheet development, and effective collaboration across all organizational levels while prioritizing safety.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Planning
McClatchy (formerly Accelerate360)
Paola, KS
05.2023 - 06.2025
- Coordinated nationwide merchandiser activities from home office to optimize operations.
- Facilitated communication with management to ensure critical Movista app data reached stakeholders.
- Developed adaptable budgetary spreadsheets for clear understanding by all recipients.
- Provided assistance to VPs and part-time employees on effective Movista app usage.
- Collaborated with Regional Directors to achieve budget goals through detailed activity reports.
- Created a monthly Safety Survey app implemented across five warehouses.
- Maintained effective communication with 3PL providers to align goals and expectations.
DC Manager
Accelerate360
Olathe, KS
12.2020 - 05.2023
- Led the move of magazine warehouse operations from Lenexa to Olathe, KS.
- Managed 80 employees on two shifts.
- Responsible for meeting production, cost and timeliness goals while seeing an increase in volume from 800,000 units a week to 1.7 million units a week.
- Oversaw all facets of operations, from receiving to shipping, including ordering supplies, hiring and workflow planning.
- Conducted all safety meetings and training with excellent results.
- Thoroughly knew WMS and trained all leadership in its use.
General Manager
Accelerate360
York, PA
03.2018 - 12.2020
- Successfully managed green field startup composed almost entirely of temps through a combination of leading by example, communicating well with all levels of staff, and knowing when to ask for help.
- Consistently shipped all orders on time through meeting production goals and communicating well with UPS.
- Quickly learned new WMS.
- Established and maintained a culture workplace safety with no lost time accidents in over 2 years.
- Established a 5S work environment and used LEAN practices.
Senior Operations Manager
Ingram Periodicals
Chambersburg, PA
05.2002 - 03.2018
- Led the opening of a new distribution center, soon becoming the most efficient in the company.
- Responsible for all aspects of operations of magazine distribution, from receiving through shipping.
- Regularly achieved CPU goals as well as production, quality and safety targets.
- Changed floor layout several times to better accommodate new opportunities.
- Made all hiring decisions.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Business Administration
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT05.1988
Skills
- Microsoft Excel and Power BI
- Performance Stewardship
- Budget management
- Safety compliance
- Warehouse management
- Data analysis
- Supply chain coordination
- Employee training
- Performance evaluation
- Inventory control
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Team building
- Leadership development
- Change management
- Cross-functional coordination
- Creative solutions
- Coaching and mentoring
- Budget preparation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Organizational skills
- Logistics planning
- Logistics management
- Performance evaluations
- Proficient in JDA and Microsoft D365 (WMS)
- Process improvement
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Forklift operations
- Verbal and written communication
- Hiring and training
- Operations management
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite
- Lean principles and 5S
- KPI development
Awards
Top Employee - Core Values Standout - Logistics, March 2024, I was the Top Employee - Core Values Standout for the Logistics side of Accelerate360 for 2023. This was out of about 1300 people. I was recognized for my integrity, communicating well across different divisions of the company and general work ethic.
Timeline
Director of Planning
McClatchy (formerly Accelerate360)
05.2023 - 06.2025
DC Manager
Accelerate360
12.2020 - 05.2023
General Manager
Accelerate360
03.2018 - 12.2020
Senior Operations Manager
Ingram Periodicals
05.2002 - 03.2018
Bachelor's degree - Business Administration
University of Connecticut
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