Area Director Resume Example

Successful business leader with over 26 years of progressively increasing responsibility in all aspects of transportation business. Complete responsibility for business unit producing round trip revenue exceeding $30 million per month and locally controlled cost budget of $7-10 million per month. Leadership style blends the openness, innovation, and enthusiasm of an entrepreneur with the fiscal discipline, risk management standards, and systematic focus on continuous process improvement found in successful large corporations. Exceptional employee development and team effectiveness skills rooted in the principles of Appreciative Inquiry, Emotional Intelligence, and High Engagement Organizations and a deep commitment to creating a company culture that supports a Learning Organization. Strategic leader and systems thinker adept at uncovering organizational and individual strengths; identifying the systemic impact of actions and strategies; and determining how to best align the strengths of the organization with the needs of customers. Committed to continuous improvement approaches based on TPS and Lean Enterprise with demonstrated exceptional skills in creating targeted business plans to improve critical processes quickly and align improvements with long term strategies. Growth and market penetration leader exhibiting innovative approaches to new market opportunities, effective alignment of sales and operations channels to drive revenue and yield improvements, and to maximize all revenue streams. Business Unit increased revenue by $19 million driven by high yield revenue streams Reduced liability by 46% reduction in Lost Time Injuries and 7.3% reduction in Cargo Claims Accelerated the development of Management Team resulting in excellent internal ranking and continuous improvement President's Club Award Winner Provide training and mentoring for employees promoted to Director or Division roles

business plans, C, clerical, CA, Corporate Finance, DC, Delivery, Drivers, driving, inventory management, inventory, Leadership, leadership training, market, mentoring, Enterprise, Organizational, Performance Management, pick, processes, project management, Quality, Safety, strategy, Systems Thinking, year 2000