1. Rodney Dotson
1499 Girvan Drive #371 • Memphis, TN 38134 • rodneydynasty@yahoo.com • 901.620.9718
Warehouse Manager
Skillful and dynamic warehouse manager with demonstrated capacity to significantly
improve supply operations and logistics.
— Key Qualifications —
• United States Navy Desert Storm Veteran, having served aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt
from 1989 – 1993.
• Proven track record of effectively streamlining budgets, costs, and contract negotiations.
• Remain focused on preventing mistakes and avoiding problems while delivering solutions.
• Recruit, select, hire, and train high-quality staff; coach and motivate them to achieve their
personal and professional best.
• Maximize employee performance in perfect alignment with company strategic objectives.
Professional Experience
Avery Outdoors Distribution – Memphis, TN
OPERATIONS MANAGER, 2011 to Present
• Productively manage 30 associates and 3 warehouse leads on a day-to-day basis.
• Draw on extensive experience in order to proactively solve complex management problems
and improve the flow of operations.
• Plan and monitor projects through the effective and efficient coordination of materials,
personnel, and resources.
• Ensure all OSHA and fire safety compliance in a 500,000 square foot facility.
• Increased sales 3 years in a row while simultaneously decreasing shipping errors.
Dollar Tree Stores Distribution – Olive Branch, MS
DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE MANAGER, 2007 to 2011
• Excelled at overseeing the daily operations and streamlining productivity measures where
needed.
• Effectively managed the everyday duties and accomplishments of 40 associates in the
inbound, forklift, and storage departments.
• Maintained highest production rates per work hour in the facility at 120%.
• Consistently ensured full compliance with all department, building, state, and federal safety
policies and procedures.
• Successfully managed the unloading of 80,000 cases each shift while proactively problem
solving all overages, shortages, damages.
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CTDI Distribution Center Inc. – Memphis, TN
INBOUND/RETURNS MANAGER, 2001 to 2007
• Monitored and regulated 70 associates and 4 leads in the Inbound and Returns department.
• Identified mistakes and made necessary adjustments while accurately organizing an
inventory of 10,000 line items.
• Designed and developed systems and system improvements that upgraded operations and
drove positive change.
Educational Background
Associate of Business Management
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Indiana, PA
Certificate, SH A School of Warehouse and Distribution, Meridian, MS