LAWRENCE COCOZZA

8 ROSA COURT
CENTEREACH, NY 11720
631-736-9315 Home
631-398-8895 Cell
lc78c244@westpost.net

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a challenging position with a growing company and utilize my various m
anagement skills.

EMPLOYMENT
ROUTE/WAREHOUSE MANAGER (2007 - Present)
Water Boy Distributors 07-Present Hauppauge, NY
* Manage and over seeing a fleet of trucks that service the five boroughs.
* Manage 2 department managers over seeing 25 employees.
* Oversee all shipping and receiving departments and scheduling in and o
utbound
trailers.
* Manage all aspects of warehousing including, hiring, training, payr
oll, and moving personnel to fit company's needs.
* Instrumental in improving and maintaining employee efficiency and mor
al levels
resulting in greater staff productivity.

WAREHOUSE MANAGER (2002 - 2007)

Manhattan Beer Distributors 99-Present Wyandanch, NY
* Managing and over seeing a 250,000 sq. ft warehouse operation of a wholesale
distribution company with distribution and annual sales of $77 million.
* Manage 4 department managers and 100 employees in all aspects of warehousing i
ncluding, hiring, training, payroll, and moving personnel to fit warehouse needs
.
* Oversee all shipping and receiving departments and scheduling in and outb
ound
trailers. Responsible for all transfers of products to other facilities
.
* Oversee recycling redemption facility.
* Oversee night loading and unloading operations, insuring all products go
out in a
timely fashion.
* Instrumental in improving and maintaining employee efficiency and moral
levels
resulting in greater staff productivity.

RECYCLING MANAGER (2001-2002)

* Manage the recycling redemption facility including 25 department employees.
* Responsible for all department payroll and invoicing.
* Responsible for training and safety and maintenance of all equipment.
WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT MANAGER (2000-2001)
* Assisted in maintaining a smooth running and efficient operation of warehouse.
* Develop and implemented a "pick list" system.
* Oversee the night loading process of trucks, date control, payroll, inven
tory and
general warehousing.
DRIVE SUPERVISOR (1999-20
00)
* Responsible for all union drivers and routes in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens.
* Visited chain supermarkets, deli's and beer distributors to ensure proper inve
ntory rotation and customer satisfaction.
* Responsible for department payroll, commission reports and pos materials.

SALES/PURCHASING AGENT YEARS EMPLOYED (1998-1999)

White House Coffee Long Island City, NY
* Daily sales calls and servicing customer accounts.
* Purchasing Agent responsible for researching new vendors, purchasing, receivin
g and inventory control on all associated products.
* Organize and set up all promotional items.

WAREHOUSE MANAGER YEARS EMPLOYED (1989-1998)

Wechsler Coffee Hauppauge, NY
* Maintained several positions over 9 years of employment including route
salesman,
route supervisor and warehouse manager.
* Responsibilities included delivering all product to retail and wholesale
d
distributors on Long Island. Picking and loading trucks, overseeing all
operation
aspects of warehouse including payroll, employee hiring, bank deposit, a
ccounts
receivable and payable.

EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA YEARS ATTENDED (1982-1986)
Sachem High School Ronkonkoma, NY

SKILLS:
Computer Skills: Windows XP, Excel, and MS Word.

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Available Upon Request.