Rick has over 17 years of experience in demand planning, inventory management, global transportation, logistics, and customs and trade compliance. He has led teams that planned production for tile plants and managed inventory for distribution centers. Rick also has experience procuring global transportation and logistics services involving ocean and land shipping. In his first 90 days, Rick would focus on learning about the company's products, customers, manufacturing, and distribution strategies in order to develop a logistics and transportation strategy that minimizes costs and creates partnerships with vendors.