Hans V. Denning
Warehouse Manager, Third party logistics
Memphis, TN · (901) 555 0112 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/hansvdenning
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Fifteen years in distribution, six as a manager
INDUSTRIES
Third party logistics, online retail fulfillment
SPECIALTIES
Labor planning, peak season readiness, safety leadership
SYSTEMS
Manhattan Associates, Kronos, Power BI
CREDENTIALS
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour general industry, powered industrial truck trainer
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in business administration, University of Memphis
Results at a Glance
118
Across three shifts
99.7%
Peak season
9 hours
By splitting receiving
61%
Percent in eighteen
Executive Summary
Warehouse manager running a 750,000 square foot fulfillment center for a third party logistics provider, with 380 associates across three shifts and a peak season that doubles volume. Fifteen years in distribution, the last six in management. Owns safety, labor planning, order accuracy and the Manhattan Associates configuration on site.
Signature Achievements
- Lifted units per hour from 118 to 142 across three shifts without adding headcount.
- Held order accuracy at 99.7 percent through a peak season that shipped 2.1 million units.
- Cut the recordable incident rate from 4.1 to 1.6 in two years using a daily safety walk.
- Reduced dock to stock time from 9 hours to 4 by splitting receiving into two teams.
- Brought second shift turnover down from 61 percent to 29 percent in eighteen months.
- Opened a 90,000 square foot overflow building in six weeks to hold peak inventory.
Professional Experience
Warehouse Manager
Bluff City Fulfillment Partners, Memphis, TN 2020 to present
Site leader for a 750,000 square foot fulfillment center with 380 associates and eight supervisors.
- Sets the weekly labor plan in Kronos against forecast volume for eleven retail clients.
- Chairs the daily operations review covering units per hour, order accuracy and open orders.
- Owns the safety program, incident review and monthly powered industrial truck audits.
- Manages a 14 million dollar operating budget and approves overtime by department.
- Runs the peak season hiring plan for 220 temporary associates each fall.
Operations Manager
Delta Ridge Distribution Services, Southaven, MS 2016 to 2020
Outbound and shipping departments at a 400,000 square foot consumer goods warehouse.
- Directed 140 associates through wave and batch picking on two shifts.
- Raised cases shipped per labor hour from 38 to 47 over three years.
- Rebuilt the trailer loading sequence and cut carrier detention charges by 40 percent.
- Developed four supervisors who later moved into department manager roles.
- Held the site to a 99.5 percent on time trailer departure rate.
Warehouse Supervisor
Mid South Paper and Packaging, Memphis, TN 2011 to 2016
First shift receiving crew of 30 at a regional packaging distributor.
- Supervised receiving, put away and replenishment using radio frequency scanning.
- Ran weekly cycle counting and held inventory record accuracy above 98.5 percent.
- Wrote the standard work for pallet staging later adopted on both shifts.
- Scheduled inbound appointments for 45 trailers a week with three carriers.
- Coached seasonal hires through their first peak receiving period each fall.
Licensure and Certification
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour general industry card, 2019
Powered industrial truck trainer certification, counterbalance and reach
Member, Warehousing Education and Research Council
Education
Bachelor of Science in business administration, University of Memphis, 2014
Associate of Applied Science in logistics, Southwest Tennessee Community College, 2010
Certificate in warehouse management, Warehousing Education and Research Council, 2018
Core Skills
Labor planning · Peak season readiness · Order accuracy · Units per hour · Safety leadership · Manhattan Associates · Kronos · Operating budgets · Supervisor development · Wave and batch picking · Cycle counting · Radio frequency scanning