George W.

Cronk East Rutherford, NJ 07073

georgecronk@verizon.net 201-914-1573
OBJECTIVE: Logistics/Distribution Management

BUSINESS HISTORY
EMPLOYMENT: Oct. 11-August 2013 3PL Operations Manager- The Vitamin Shoppe-North Bergen, NJ Responsible for Managing the Business Relationship with a 18/7 operation between our 3PL Distribution Center in Fontana, Ca. and the Corporate Headquarters in North Bergen, NJ, for both Retail Stores and Direct Customer Shipments Key ResponsibilitiesMaintain 7 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Maintain Monthly Financial Performance for a 2.5MM account Maintain daily shipments to 164 Retail Stores-7 days a week Developed plan to integrate 50 new stores from N. Bergen Distribution to Fontana DC by 2nd quarter of 2012. Develop plan with increase of 50 new stores to increase output from rd 4.5MM annual units to 8MM annual units by 3 quarter 2012. Review Inventory Quarterly Plan to maintain top 2400 SKUs at Fontana DC Maintain Monthly Inventory Supply Levels for an annual savings of 35K

Oct 06-July 11

Logistics Manager- Sika Corporation-Lyndhurst, NJ Responsible for the daily operation of 24/7 Inbound/ Distribution Production Operation servicing Inbound, Outbound Customer Pick-ups, LTL, Truck Load , and Import/Export Distribution. . KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Successful Start-Up and daily responsibility of new 3PL Warehouse January 2008, Cranbury, NJ and Cold Storage Facility in Lyndhurst, NJ Developed new Warehouse Raw/Packaging Material location system in Lyndhurst Production Operations for efficient Inbound/Kanab retrieval, min/max system Developed RMA process for timely logistic return/processing and disposition solutions within 72 hrs. Develop Lean Warehouse set-up using SKUs by business units Monthly Review of all Support Carriers, review of claims/transportation issues Weekly review with Planning for correct Finished Goods Stock requirements/Supply Chain for 3 National Distribution Centers

Created query/reports to Support Strategic S&OP of all business units for all locations. DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Fisher Scientific, Somerville, NJ Responsible for the daily operation and facility management of a 200,000 sq. ft. Global Distribution Center servicing, same day, 20,000 ship-to locations handling 40,000 SKUs. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Developed Lean Principles/Team for Increase on-time percentage of same day orders shipped from 87% to 95% while reducing Overtime 28% Reduced put-a-way time for inbound receiving 45%. Developed Productivity and Quality Reject Guidelines for Organization Cross-trained all employees for key positions. Developed new employee training matrix Managed the integration of acquired companys inventory, 15k SKUs Ensure daily deliveries to 20 Key National Accounts Set up Minimum Inventory Level Matrix for new China Distribution Center Feb 93-Jan 02 DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Interbake Foods, Elizabeth, NJ Responsible for daily operation of 370,000 square foot warehouse with 5 Management Staff, and 35 Union Production, Loaders, and Maintenance Employees. Daily interaction with key Contract Business Partners and outside distribution warehouses. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Developed Logistic plan/Metrics for Key Customers-Quaker Oats, WalMart and ABC Division of Girls Scout Cookies-6M cases annually Lead ISO 9001 certification - September 1998 ISO 9001 INTERNAL AUDITOR - March 1999 Member of MRP II WORLD CLASS A TEAM Developed Key Metrics for Distribution Team Increased inventory accuracy from 75% to over 98% with 0 % tolerance. Implementation and training of new Data Collection System for WMS System

Jan 02- October 06

EDUCATION:

College of New Jersey Bachelor of Science Degree 2007-Sika Manager of the Year 2001-Interbake Foods Inc. Teamwork Award Winner Kepner Tregoe Problem Solving, ISO-9001 Internal Auditor

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COMPUTER SKILLS: Knowledge of BPCS-IBM mainframe based system, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), SAP-key user