Essentials of Profitable Warehouse Operations

This one-day course is based on the Essentials of Profitable Warehouse Operations^© course created by ASA.  The course is intended to give managers a framework to teach essential warehousing functions to the teams they manage.  The content also serves to refresh old concepts and introduce additional operating efficiencies.  Topics include: 

• The role of the wholesale distributor in the supply chain
• Inventory as cash
• Warehouse security
• Inventory accuracy and cycle counting
• Preventative maintenance programs  
• Employee safety
• Facility layout and storage systems
• Inventory movement analysis
• Dead Stock
• The order transaction
• Functional roles in the transaction
• Team leadership and supervision

This program is designed to appeal to all operational personnel, including branch managers, warehouse managers and key warehouse supervisors.  

The Cost of the Program
The cost to participate is $325 per person.  The tuition includes the Essentials of Profitable Warehouse Operations manual (currently sold at $160), lunch and refreshments. 

The Instructor
The course is facilitated by Jason Bader of the Distribution Team.  His ability to connect with participants stems from his experience growing up in the distribution business and spending several years working in warehouse operations.  He transitioned to teaching and coaching in 2003.

Jason Bader is the managing partner of The Distribution Team.  The Distribution Team specializes in providing excellence in inventory management training, business operations consulting and technology utilization to the wholesale distribution industry.  Jason brings over 20 years of experience working in the distribution field.  He has overseen various operational teams, managed small and large facilities, and served in an executive management capacity for the last 10 years of his distribution career.  

Prior to joining The Distribution Team, he spent four years on the board of directors with STAFDA, the Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributor Association.  In his final year, he was given the honor of being the youngest president in the association’s 26 year history.

Jason is a graduate of the University of Oregon.  He has a B.S. in human development and has held many different teaching and coaching positions throughout his life.  Upon graduation, he spent a year in Japan teaching English to corporate clients such as Bankers Trust, Teac Corporation and Nippon Television.  This opportunity strengthened his passion for teaching.  

Jason finds himself in the unique position of being a true practitioner turned educator.  He focuses his speaking engagements on practical experience.  He often draws from real experience as a way to teach his audience how to overcome challenges in the wholesale distribution industry.  Jason is a regular speaker at distribution industry events and he is a featured contributor to several trade publications, such as Contractor Supply, Industrial Supply, The Wholesaler, FEDA News & Views and Today’s Electrical Distributor.

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