Jorge Lotan

Jorge L. Lotan|Operations Manager 2256 Morninglory Dr., Sparks, NV 89434 |+1 - |-KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Achieved $200k in annualized savings by negotiating with packaging supply vendors. Oversaw and sustained growth from $50K to $10MM in revenue run-rate within 14 months. Developed a logistics organization from a team of 5 hourly associates to a team of 3 managers, 8 supervisors and a team of 80 hourly associates. ● Successfully negotiated price reduction by an average of 8% per SKU for 50% of active catalog. ● ● ● CORE STRENGTHS ● Leadership, Management, Development ● Vendor Relationships and Negotiations ● Labor and Supplies Cost Reduction ● Staff Training and SOP Development ● Continuous Improvement ● Quality and Inventory Control PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Geodis Logistics - AppleCare Account Operations Manager Dec 2021 – Present Overseeing high volume OB department consisting of 5 Supervisors, 6 Leads, 65+ Associates in a 298k sqft FTZ facility. Directly partnering with a high demanding customer with multiple RSM’s for all our International, B2B, STO, and Small Parcel volume.  Work directly with the client to identify volume trends, forecast labor planning, new product launches, and any concerns of the day to day.  Changed shift structure helped improve our SLA miss and removed our differential pay which led to $144K.in annualized savings.  Reduced our department’s labor to revenue from 72% to 65%, reducing our monthly labor by $54k.  Led project for Best Practices improvements that resulted in $135K annualized savings. Little Bundle Director of Supply Chain - Reno, NV August 2019 – Nov 2021 Oversee all European and US Logistics and Supply Chain. Lead team including: 1 Supply Chain Manager, 2 Procurement VA’s, 1 Data Entry VA, and all Fulfillment (Germany, Houston, Reno). ● Managed S&OP and P&L for company’s logistics and operations. ● Led search for new warehouse and briefed executive team on labor needs and inventory capacity based on projected growth. ● Strengthen vendor relationship reducing product pricing by an average of 8% for 50% of our SKU catalog. ● Expanding LB’s fulfillment network by negotiating with 3PL’s for a new northeast fulfillment center. Reducing shipping costs. ● Led the ecommerce implementation of new SKU’s. As well as API integration to new software (Shopify>IMS>WMS). ● Established relationship with our German 3PL partner to improve drop-shipping orders quality. ● Built and maintained a positive and profitable relationship with shipping carriers, which resulted in $72k in annualized savings for Express and Ground. Jorge L. Lotan|Operations Manager 2256 Morninglory Dr., Sparks, NV 89434 |+1 - |-Arrow Electronics Logistics Services Associate Manager - Reno, NV January 2019 – Aug 2019 Supervised team of 1 Lead and 25 Direct Associates. Worked with 3 rd shift team that consisted of 2 Leads and 50 Associates. Thrive Market, Inc. Operations Manager - Reno, NV September 2014 – January 2019 First operations hire and key member in building the fulfillment operations network including opening 3 buildings: Los Angeles, CA 45k sqft; Batesville, IN 372k sqft; Reno, NV 325k sqft. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Managed all aspects of the West Coast fulfillment center in Los Angeles: including P&L, personnel matters, production KPIs, liaison with our HQ partners (Finance, HR, IT, Merchandising, and Demand planning), and was responsible for financial performance. Supervised 3 Managers, 4 Supervisors, 5 Leads, and 65+ hourly Associates. Oversaw OB Shift for the Reno, NV operations and led a team of 40+ hourly Thrivers and exceeded KPI goals consistently month after month. Lead Inbound for the Reno, NV Operations, IC and OS&D a department of 2 supervisors and 20+ hourly Thrivers. Built and led a group of 8 IC hourly Thrivers to successful audits, developed process and SOP documentations, and fostered a culture of ownership for $5MM of inventory. Decreased labor cost percentage of site by improving productivity to an average of 18% every quarter. Reduced 135 hours per month; annualized labor savings of $33k (freight chargebacks, lost sales, and damage reduction not included). Forecasted order volume to anticipate labor needs, which led to reduced labor costs while improving productivity by 60% an average of $16k in labor cost MoM for 4 straight months. EDUCATION Truckee Meadows Community College Continue to pursue a business degree with a focus in finance.