1. BEN V. WOLTZ
benwoltz@outlook.com • (209) 986-1149
GENERAL MANAGER DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
PROFILE
Accomplished and talented with an extensive background and proven record in all aspects of operations
management in warehousing and distribution; cross-dock, and trans-load. Managed regional to
nationwide divisions. Proven positive accountability including, SOP, P&L, budget management, cost
control, quality assurance, multitask management, continuous improvement, and WMS implementation at
3 companies. Consistently increasing performance levels and revenue while streamlining workflow.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Distribution • Warehousing • Domestic & International freight forwarding; Airfreight, Ocean Freight, LTL
and FTL • Continuous Improvement- Six Sigma/LEAN • Operations Management • Budget/Cost Control •
P&L • Customer Relations • Performance Improvement • Team Building • Proposals/Presentations •
Client Networking • Customer Acquisition • Customer Retention • Revenue Growth • Facility Start-up
EDUCATION
MBA, LOGISTICS/TRANSPORTATION
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN December 2002
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Leader of 5 people UT Logistics Team that placed in Logistics
Competition among 10 teams from around the US. Member of committee to re-write curriculum for MBA
in Logistics/Transportation at UT
MA, BEHAVIORAL STUDIES/ANTHROPOLOGY
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX December 1996
BA, HISTORY
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC May 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Martin-Brower, Stockton, CA 6/2013-current
Operations Manager
Responsible for all operations within the Stockton facility servicing McDonald’s and Chipotle including but
not limited to transportation, warehousing, purchasing, and maintenance. Member of Northern
California/Pac-Sierra Supply Chain Advisory Committee.
• Project Manager-Implementation of side-lift gate delivery process
• Implementation of CTM lettuce box technology
• Project Manager-Implementation of WMS-Manhattan Associates in Stockton warehouse
• Increased warehouse throughput from 160 to 194, saving over 500K in labor costs
• Increased cases per route through transportation routing in an environment of declining
volume/sales
• Involved in SCAC budget meetings 2013 and 2014
• Achieved the highest Silliker scores in Stockton history in 2014
• Introduced a weekly forecasting tool for cost per case/quality
• Certified Green Belt/Black Belt - Six Sigma
WW Grainger, Patterson, CA 3/2011 – 6/2013
Process Manager
Broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products. Grainger, Patterson, handles approximately 4K
customers daily and picks approximately 17K lines each day.

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• Oversight of 5 supervisors and 60 team members.
• Increased order fulfillment picking productivity by 79% from 19/hr to 34/hr.
• Collaborated in 3 month project with space management improving multiple key indices, bulk
area capacity by slotting 16K additional items in the same footprint; quality by reducing errors
from 54% to 23% after re-slotting; safety by reducing incidents and accidents from 9 to 3, or 66%;
fulfillment efficiency; and density and reduction in travel by 79%.
• Increased efficiency, accuracy and productivity from 25/hr to 60/hr or 140% by constructing an
area specific for the fastest moving SKU’s the facility.
• Implemented a new process of packing lights, company’s most damaged product, resulting in
product being company’s least damaged product, less than 1 in 1K.
• Attained 0 accidents in 4th
QTR 2012 to 2013 YTD by improving team member safety through
training, team building, and constant communication of company safety policy and procedures.
Implemented a safety cross for the facility.
• Created and implemented a “man-power” template for daily operations increasing productivity
by 100% and a savings of 100 hours each day.
• Led the team that set-up the Grainger facility in Patterson, CA and its introduction of SAP as a
warehouse management system
Horizon Logistics, San Francisco, CA 8/2010 - 3/2011
General Manager
Purchased by Logistics Plus. Freight forwarder, air shipments, LTL, drayage and warehousing.
• Reduced cost per shipment from $70 to $32 or 54% and improved transit times 1 to 2 days by
developing a ground based network with two other offices in Texas and North Carolina to
facilitate transport and warehousing.
• Developed a local pick-up and delivery, line haul and warehousing network for Chicago, Texas
and North Carolina locations by renegotiating rates with specific agents and leveraging volume to
reduce costs by 23%.
• Increased revenue in first 6 months by $270k or 19% over prior year.
• Worked with customers such as Kraft to make its supply chain from port to facility more efficient.
We developed SOP’s to better manage its freight/container flow, detention/demurrage, and costs.
Yellow Roadway Corporation, California
Assistant General Manager, Sacramento and Tracy, CA 10/2007 – 08/2010
Terminal Manager, Benicia and Santa Rosa, CA 04/2004 – 10/2007
Offers supply chain solutions for heavyweight shipments, both domestic and international, and serve
customers who ship industrial, commercial and retail goods.
Assistant General Manager
• Directed 20 members of management, 180-door facility with 190 dock/freight handlers moving
10K+ bills per week. Within my scope was the management of line-haul and P&D with
approximately 80 drivers and 15 managers.
• Merged two distribution centers restructured the entire operations; personnel and processes.
Total savings realized was $4M per month.
• Improved Outbound service from 86% to 98% and Inbound service was improved from 83% to
95% by reorganizing dock, shifts, and weekend deliveries.
• Increased productivity by 33.3% from 3.15 bills/hour to 4.20 bills/hour resulting in a cost saving
of 160K each month.
• 25% of management team promoted to strategic roles within facility.

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• Load quality rose from the last center to the first among all YRC centers. From 9K lbs per 28ft
trailer to over 19K per 28 ft trailer. Resulting in daily savings of 40K/day.
Terminal Manager (multi-site)
• Managed two 70-door locations with combined workforce of 5 managers, 2 administrators, and
42 freight professionals
• Oversaw customer service, local sales, and the budget for both facilities.
• Oversaw all DOT and OSHA compliance policy and procedures. First manager to pass BIT
inspection. DOT used our facility to train officers as a result. Reduced OSHA violations from 7 to
0 in one year.
• Increased revenue from $30M to $33M, a 10% increase in one year.
• Redesigned routes, improving efficiency, safety and reduced toll expenses, resulting in a
20/hour day savings in overtime or 150K per year and over 50K per year in tolls.
• Reduced shipments on hand 83% per day from 30 to 5.
• Improved service by 29% from 75% to 96%.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS / CERTIFICATES
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt /Black Belt (projects totaling $135,000 in savings); Ammonia System
Certification; Spanish fluently; Computer experience: SAP and Manhattan Associates as a WMS, Mercury
Gate, Red Prairie, Excel, Word, Arc View, Logic Net, MapPoint, PowerPoint, Access, Jump Statistical
Package, Multicast Demand Forecasting, Extend, Insight, Various Logistics Programs.