Jerry Davis

Background

About Jerry Davis

Jerry Davis is a recognized thought leader in the reverse logistics industry. He began his career in the supermarket industry where he served in a variety of positions with progressive responsibility until in 1985 when he was promoted to president of the OK Grocery Company. Mr. Davis developed logistics expertise that enabled him to successfully lead employees in building a company with sales exceeding one billion dollars. During his tenure, Mr. Davis was responsible for all distribution, transportation, buying, acquisitions, start-ups and labor relations functions of the corporation. He served as the chairman of the Food Marketing Institute’s Distribution Committee and testified before Congress multiple times on behalf of the food industry. He was a founding director of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and served on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Red Cross and Junior Achievement. He was named as a Citizen Ambassador to the Soviet Union by the U.S. State Department. Years of real-world experience and success positioned him as uniquely qualified to begin his second career in 1990 when Mr. Davis founded Scanning Solutions. He recognized that the forward logistics industry was only half of the equation for retailers and manufacturers needing to close the logistics loop by effectively processing or recycling consumer returns and un-saleables. Mr. Davis had the vision to develop a sophisticated software solution and couple it with a solid, third-party logistics operation; making his company the pioneer in the reverse logistics industry. Following Scanning Solutions’ merger with Genco, a small public warehouse company, Mr. Davis became vice chairman of that company where he was responsible for its development into the leader in the reverse logistics industry. Under his leadership, the company grew to over six million square feet of warehouse space, achieved over in sales and had employees. Specialties: Logistics management, Reverse Logistics planning and management, Union Negotiations and Avoidance and growth management.