Jay McCartin

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About Jay McCartin

A proven business leader who offers a track record of accomplishment in optimizing financial and operational performance across multiple business units. Demonstrates expertise in overseeing all aspects of logistics, supply chain, warehousing, finance and accounting, and merchandise fulfillment, working to maximize productivity while cutting costs. Provides change management leadership, overseeing retooling, transitions/upgrades, and process improvements. Astutely directs cross-functional teams in daily operations and delivering special projects on-time/on-budget. CORE STRENGTHS: LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN MERCHANDISE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT P&L/FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COST CONTROLS ANALYSIS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS COMMUNICATIONS ROADMAPPING OPERATIONS TEAM LEADERSHIP INVENTORY CONTROL STRATEGIC PLANNING EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT MS OFFICE SELECT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: • Managed upwards of $250M in annual expenses, resulting in no external audit deficiencies within logistics. • Optimized merchandise pathing across 84 business categories, reducing costs by $30M+ per year. • Achieved double-digit increases in trade promotion billings to $138M while reducing chargebacks 45%. • Created new Free on Board (FOB) Shipping Point strategy across 14 merchandising teams, analyzing more than items annually, resulting in a 7% overall reduction to cost of goods sold. • Standardized and centralized accounting processes, reducing 25 locations to 10 sites while increasing accuracy, decreasing costs 32%, and cutting month-end close to two days.