Senior Director, Cold Manufacturing and Engineering Operations @ From May 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Senior Director, Global Warehouse Operations @ Lead a team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in optimizing all aspects of the PepsiCo global food and beverage warehousing operations and driving warehouse productivity in both plant and satellite warehouses. From February 2012 to April 2014 (2 years 3 months) Senior Director, Manufacturing and Warehouse Operations @ Responsible for 9 Cold/Hot Fill Pepsi and Gatorade Manufacturing Plants in South Business Unit with annual production of 180 million cases in multiple states from Oklahoma to Georgia.
*Oversee 12 plant directors and engineers with 1600 employees in both union and non-union work environments.
*Accountable for $150 million annual P/L budget, forecasting and strategic planning for all above departments. From 2011 to 2012 (1 year) Orlando, Florida AreaVice President, Warehouse @ Responsible for warehouse operations in 60 satellite and plant warehouses in Southeast Business Unit with 168 million cases of sales in multiple states.
*Managed annually $100 million P/L budget, forecasting and strategic planning.
*Focused on building a foundation with the mindset of the 6 Non-Negotiables (People, Safety, Quality, Service, Sustainability and Cost). From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Orlando, Florida AreaPlant Manager @ Managed all aspects of PBG’s largest capital project including hiring and building management/front line team. A green field $105 million state of the art plant start-up with 2 high speed PET blow molding/filling lines and a Bag-In-Box line. Responsible for a teamster union warehouse and a non-union production, maintenance and quality operation.
*Recognized as the PBG’s best manufacturing plant start up and setting company expectations and standards.
*Awarded “2009 North America Plant Warehouse of the Year”(60 plants)
*Managed annually $20 million P/L budget, forecasting and strategic planning for all above departments.
*In 2009, the plant earned multiple national awards, perfect CSD Product Quality and perfect Aquafina water Quality awards.
*First and only plant to achieve perfect Environmental Audit scores in 2008-09 and has maintained perfect scores in 2010-11
*2nd highest 2009 Safety Audit score in the country(60 plants)
*Awarded at 2008 national meeting, “Rules of the Road” Role Model award for “Set Targets. Keep Score. Win”. From 2007 to 2010 (3 years) Las Vegas, Nevada AreaPlant Manager @ Managed all aspects of this 25 million case Pepsi-Cola manufacturing facility. This Teamster union bargaining facility is the largest direct store delivery sales distribution warehouse in PBG and one of its most complex plants.
*Responsible for production, maintenance, quality, warehousing, fleet and transport operations.
*Managed annually $28 million P/L budget, forecasting and strategic planning for all above departments.
*Directly managed staff of 6 department managers who managed 11 supervisors and 170 employees.
*Successfully implemented several capital projects worth over $5 million the last couple of years that have improved quality, waste, line efficiencies and safety.
*In 2005-2007, the plant earned PBG’s “Caleb Bradham” Quality award for the first time since 1997.
*Awarded at 2006 national meeting, “Rules of the Road” Role Model award for “Set Targets. Keep Score. Win”.
*Reduced production waste by over $523,000 in 2006.
*Member off the labor negotiation committee that successfully renegotiated a 4 year contract in 2005. From 2004 to 2007 (3 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaNational Warehouse Productivity Manager @ Corporate manager responsible for implementing warehouse standards, process improvements, eliminating inefficiencies and reducing costs for 55 manufacturing warehouses and 300+ satellite warehouses in United States.
*Strategically drove the local management system to enhance productivity and reduce costs in manufacturing and satellite warehouse distribution facilities.
*Responsible for strategic planning and guidance for warehouse distribution network including technology and automation initiatives (i.e. WMS, voice paperless picking, labor productivity management).
*Improved productivity by 20% in key support facilities.
*Developed and trained Warehouse Improvement Program and Leadership Training Programs to approximately 100 managers and supervisors annually.
*Communicated extensively with the field and headquarters IT support groups to insure smooth rollouts of IT projects and improvements.
*Responsible for insuring all new or expansion warehouse projects are designed and implemented in adherence to company warehouse standards to maximize ROI. From 2000 to 2004 (4 years) Somers, NYRegional Distribution Manager @ Managed all aspects of this regional distribution facility for the East coast. Responsible for P/L budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning of 7 day, 3 shift operation with a throughput of 80 import/domestic trucks daily with $20 million inventory of 15,000 SKUs.
*Planned, managed and completed $2 million reengineering capital improvement project to improve productivity, increase warehouse capacity and improve safety.
*Developed management staff of 17 managers/supervisors responsible for 130 associates. From 1999 to 2000 (1 year) Baltimore, Maryland AreaGeneral Manager @ Managed Ohio distribution center for one of the company's key account customers, General Mills in Midwest region. Lead it to the top facility in their distribution network from the bottom.
Responsible for all aspects of a customer service distribution facility with a yearly budget of over $6 million. The 486,684 sq. ft. site was one of ten facilities in the United States that distributes General Mills’ products to its customers.
*Responsible for P/L budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning.
*Facility achieved budgeted revenue contribution for the first time in 5 years in fiscal 98/99.
*Lowest cost per pallet for the all ten warehouse distribution centers in General Mills network.
*Lowest cost per case in General Mills network for Special Projects area, which produced store end aisle displays.
*Responsible for developing client relationship, customer and labor contract negotiations. From 1997 to 1999 (2 years) Fostoria, OhioOperations Management @ Managed daily hub operation of high pressure, time sensitive operation with 8 supervisors and 100 employees that handled over 80,000-120,000 packages per day.
*Planned and implemented daily volume / staffing needs for overall hub operation.
*Monitored employee training in performance, safety and customer service standards.
*Implemented the computer equipment training of 200 employees with new package tracking service.
*Management chairman of Employee Action Committee for improving customer service. From 1988 to 1997 (9 years) Columbus, OH
BS, CIS College of Engineering @ The Ohio State University Ziad Shiblaq is skilled in: Warehousing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain..., P&L Management, Inventory Control, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Operations, Logistics, Operations Management, Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Six Sigma, Forecasting, Process Improvement, Cross-functional Team..., Production Planning, Labor Relations, Transportation, Team Building, 5S, Strategic Planning, Performance Management, Change Management, P&L, 3PL, Logistics Management, Operational Excellence, Talent Development, Succession Planning, Budget Management, Change Leadership, Budgeting, WMS, Leadership, Management, Contract Negotiation, Distribution Center..., Training, Budgets