Vishnu Cooblall
Burlington,NJ
Summary
Motivated and results-driven executive with extensive experience in automated Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), e-commerce fulfillment, quality assurance, inventory control, and facility operations for Fortune 500 companies. A strategic and resourceful leader skilled in driving cost reduction, improving productivity, and enhancing operational efficiency while maintaining safety and accuracy standards. Adept at building high-performing teams, streamlining workflows, and implementing revenue-generating and money-saving policies. Strong communicator who effectively collaborates across all organizational levels to align operations with business objectives and drive company success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Warehouse Manager
Di Bruno Bros.
Westville, NJ
08.2024 - 01.2025
- Oversaw all warehouse operations, ensuring accurate and timely fulfillment of customer and store orders.
- Led a team of 80 employees during seasonal fourth-quarter high volume period, optimizing performance and maintaining efficiency.
- Successfully executed the relocation of warehouse operations to a new facility, ensuring a seamless transition and the closure of the previous warehouse site.
Warehouse Manager
Sunbasket
Westampton, NJ
03.2021 - 10.2023
- Oversaw warehousing, inventory, shipping and receiving of materials, receipts, and shipments within the established timeframes.
- Managed stock control and reconciliation while conducting building-wide end of month inventory and minimized down time for production in a 7-day operation.
- Initiated and implemented a 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) process to utilize underused storage space, generating additional revenue.
- Conducted weekly cycle counts of high-value inventory, reducing variances and improving stock availability, resulting in 8% improved inventory accuracy.
- Planned staffing levels and operating schedules to accommodate seasonal volume spikes and new vendor processes.
- Spearheaded warehouse building improvements, including new racking installations, optimizing storage capacity and efficiency.
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Nordstrom
Menlo Park, NJ
05.2019 - 03.2021
- Optimized demand-driven product assortment for high-volume NYC stores, maximizing selling space and improving product availability.
- Effectively managed wave processes for both store replenishment and e-commerce fulfillment, ensuring seamless order flow.
- Oversaw carton-level receiving, customer-ready processing, picking, packing and shipping processes, while maintaining accuracy and efficiency.
- Established staffing plans and performance goals, enabling 24-hour receipt and put-away operations to support business demands.
Logistics Allocation Manager East Coast
H & M Group
Burlington, NJ
04.2017 - 04.2018
- Managed all operational processes for inbound Ocean and Air receipts, overseeing allocation by pick-to-light systems and outbound shipment to stores.
- Led a team of supervisors, leads, and 150 associates across a 7-day operation, supporting a facility that handles 1B units annually in a 600K square-foot space.
- Delivered exceptional customer service to stores by ensuring adherence to product care routines, achieving 99.5% accuracy and a 99% allocation rating for timely processes.
- Planned and adjusted staffing based on incoming volumes, driving improvements in units per hour and reducing cost per unit, optimizing overall building performance.
Director, Distribution
Burberry
Vineland, NJ
06.2010 - 03.2016
- Facilitated fulfillment of 7M units annually for luxury brands, 300K units direct-to-consumer orders, and managed 7-day/week store and online customer merchandise return processing for US distribution hub.
- Directed 11 management team members and up to 450 associates during peak volume periods, overseeing a $14M annual budget and surpassing performance goals.
- Projected workload and adjusted staffing levels, reducing cost per unit year-over-year and improving throughput units per hour (UPH) by 36%.
- Conducted audits and coached teams, achieving 99.8% building accuracy.
- Reduced workplace accidents by 50% through implementation of safety programs, training, and accountability measures.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction and cycle time standards, establishing same-day shipment of all online orders received by 5:00PM.
Operations Manager
The Vitamin Shoppe
North Bergen, NJ
08.2006 - 11.2009
- Managed customer Internet and catalog orders for daily operations, overseeing merchandise replenishment to 436 retail stores.
- Directed a team of 3 managers and 130 associates in a 7-day/2-shift outbound operation.
- Implemented inventory control improvements, reducing inventory by $8M, cutting retail order cycle time by 65%, and decreasing customer order processing time by 75%.
- Ensured 100% shipment on expedited orders, meeting the same-day shipment requirement of all orders received by 5:00PM.
- Initiated quality audits and accurately reviewed item weights, achieving 99.9% order accuracy for direct, 99.7% for retail, and 99.8% for full case orders, while processing 40M units.
- Projected workload and planned staffing levels, while managing $3.8M budget, maintaining cycle time, productivity, and accuracy standards.
- Developed and managed an effective safety program, leading to a 50% reduction in accidents.
Education
Leadership Development
Dale Carnegie Training
Computer Programming and Data Processing
Albert Merrill School
Accounting
Guyana Institute of Technology
Skills
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
- E-Commerce Order Fulfillment & Distribution
- Operations Management
- Shipping & Receiving P&L Management
- Team Leadership & Training
- Labor Management
- Logistics & Supply Chain Optimization
- Food Safety & Compliance
- Cold Storage
- Big Box
- Strategic Planning
- Vendor & Supplier Coordination
- Microsoft Office 365
- WMS
Certification
- Burberry: (2015) Icon Award for Impact; (2014) Icon Award for Service
- National Registry of Food Safety Professionals: Certified Food Safety Manager
Timeline
Warehouse Manager
Di Bruno Bros.
08.2024 - 01.2025
Warehouse Manager
Sunbasket
03.2021 - 10.2023
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Nordstrom
05.2019 - 03.2021
Logistics Allocation Manager East Coast
H & M Group
04.2017 - 04.2018
Director, Distribution
Burberry
06.2010 - 03.2016
Operations Manager
The Vitamin Shoppe
08.2006 - 11.2009
Computer Programming and Data Processing
Albert Merrill School
Accounting
Guyana Institute of Technology
Leadership Development
Dale Carnegie Training