Richard Loudermilk

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Owner, General Manager

Round Table Pizza

Jan 2015 - Jun 2025 (10 years 6 months)

• Boosted net profit by 40% within 1st year of ownership with better productivity by optimizing headcount and implementing better measures for budgeting, contract negotiation, hiring, HR, and P&L management. • Overhauled training methods by matching employees with a mentor and by emphasizing order accuracy, reducing order remakes and waste by 15% and driving higher customer retention. • Slashed operational costs by negotiating lower rates for worker's comp. and general insurance and by outsourcing delivery to 3rd-party services. • Cultivated a highly compliant atmosphere with emphasis on safety and health standards to achieve 6 injury-free years, only 1 reportable injury over 9-year tenure, and an annual score of 95%+ on all government

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General Manager

Allen Distribution 3PL

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year 1 month)

• Sourced and added 2 new warehouse customers to the portfolio to increase warehouse space to over 1 million sq. ft. and shipping volume by 30-45% using 7S methodology. • Designed layout plan for 2 new facilities, including ERP systems and 3PL services, and oversaw execution of multi-site services for customers totaling 550K+ sq. ft. while adding 15% more space allocation without expansion. • Managed the P&L budget for the division's EBITDA and increased throughput from 110 cases per hour to 124, improving profit margin by 10-15%, while managing inventory and safety programs keeping expenses under .70 %. • Handled all 3PL driver relationships with multiple brands exceeding service level expectations.

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President/GM – Northern California Branch

Vistar Distribution

Jan 2010 - Jan 2014 (4 years 1 month)

Multi-Site Operations Management • Earned promotion from procurement into a President role to run the Northern California facility and amplified annual EBITDA growth as 1 of only 2 districts (out of 24) to reach the CEO's 5% club in year 2. • Oversaw full P&L, budgeting and sales force for the division and facilitated strategic buy deals and cost-saving initiatives, boosting sales by 22% while reaping $211K in purchase cost gains, with a .68% distribution expense rate. • Hired, developed and mentored sales staff and district managers and implemented a new WMS/ERP system to improve shipment productivity by 330K cases in year 2 at $6K less cost than prior year utilizing 7 S methodology. • Lower aged inventory by $70,000 while ranked #1 in

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Operations General Manager

Carl Karcher Distribution

Jan 2000 - Jan 2009 (9 years 1 month)

Revenue Growth & Cost Reduction • Drove labor and productivity standards for the Northern California division, orchestrating daily operations for 30 drivers and 22 warehouse employees on $140M sales budget to earn the Star Award for Achievement (2001-2006). • Eliminated $240K in temporary driver labor during 1 st year and slashed $563K from expense run rate (0.76% of operating expense) in first 2 years. • Cut overtime rate from 8% to 1.57% in 2006 while increasing fill rate from 99.67% to 99.83% and managed inventory. • Headed the green initiative and cut electricity costs by 38% by implementing load shedding technology on HVAC system. Team Management & Development • Created a driver training program and conducted ride-alongs to ensure

Vice President of Operations

US Foods

Jan 1992 - Jan 1999 (7 years 1 month)

• Recruited by US Foods to implement a fresh produce program from zero sales at their Northern California facility. A self starter achieving rapid career advancement from Procurement to the Vice President of Operations. Oversaw 86 drivers and 90 warehouse personnel on a $320 million sales budget. Responsible for the fleet of 89 tractors and 111 trailers. Net Income Growth • Reduced expenses to .46% on prior year's budget run rate as Vice President of Operations. • Completed in Alanta Ga. And in San

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