ZACHARY MESSER

• Manage a drying facility on 300 acre spearmint farm in Indiana to ensure safety, production and budget requirements are met

• Used finance data to create plan to build a warehouse at external farm in 2026, saving an estimated $100,000 in yearly freight costs

• Teamed with procurement in 2025 to validate and ship out over $1.5 million in expired rosemary leaf to China for extraction; creating value and lowering our inventory and warehousing costs

• Led the phasing out of our external warehousing in Texas, saving $50,000 in labor and over $150,000 in warehousing leases by hitting end of year deadline

• Effectively communicate with senior leadership on results and recommendations to improve productivity and lower operating costs

• Participate in year-end strategic planning and budgeting for external tollers, crops and outside warehousing

• Collaborate with procurement, finance, operations and supply chain to make sure all parties needs are met

• Managed a team of 35+ dock associates and 7 supervisors over a shift to ensure all goals of the operation are met

• Worked closely with dock associates to increase productivity 15% over the first 3 months in the Manager position

• Accounted for daily monitoring of production, load average, quality and safety of all associates of the shift

• Collaborated with OS&D, P&D dispatch, Linehaul dispatch and Maintenance to keep the entire operation running without issue

• Worked closely with dock associates to increase productivity 15% over the first 3 months in the Manager position

• Led the creation and development of SOP program to bridge gaps in procedures to increase load quality and efficiency

• Enhanced team productivity by providing ongoing training, coaching, and mentoring to staff members.

• Managed daily operations for optimal performance, ensuring smooth workflows and timely completion of tasks.

• Earned first promotion to Lead Dock Associate, expanding responsibilities to include employee accountability and functioning as a backup supervisor as needed.

• Oversaw, trained, and optimized the performance of a 12-member team ensuring correct amounts of raw materials are loaded and blended in each product batch
• Continually achieved KPIs, even in the face of workforce reductions, via effective planning and optimal use of available personnel
• Documented workflow, batches, and any issues encountered in production, to create transparency for customers and deliver top quality products

• Earned first promotion to Lead Logistics Technician, managing inventory levels for 150+ materials, ensuring optimal levels to maximize production
• Played a key role executing a number of projects, which significantly improved operational effectiveness and productivity