Alex Baker

About Alex Baker

A highly accomplished Senior Supply Chain Executive providing strategic vision and leadership to accelerate growth, maximize profitability, optimize inventory leverage, and strengthen the overall performance of the supply chain. Specializing in retail supply chain strategy and omnichannel distribution operations. His career to date has been exclusively within Retail, Department Stores and Brands, driving increased revenue and profitability through the design and execution of agile omnichannel Supply Chain strategies with particular focus on eCommerce growth platforms.With experience running global supply chain operations and leading organizations through acquisitions, integrations, startup operations, and performance turnarounds, he has maintained multimillion dollar global P&L responsibility for facilities across the Europe and the Americas.Areas of ExpertiseOmnichannel Strategy • Ecommerce Operations • Network Design • Global Operations • Leadership & Team Development • Supply Chain Strategy • Project/Program Management Continuous Improvement • Budgeting & Forecasting • 3PL & Transportation LogisticsSupply Chain Technology • Lean/Six Sigma Methodologies • Financial Management

Experience

1. Chief Operations Officer

   Implus

   Mar 2020 — Present · Durham, NC, US

Education

• The University of Huddersfield

  Bachelor of Science - BS (with Honours), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

• University of Oxford

  Management Development, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

  2015

Skills

• P&L Management
• Strategy
• Contract Negotiation
• International Logistics
• Supply Chain
• Leadership Development
• Demand Planning
• Shipping
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Reverse Logistics
• Distribution Center Operations
• Warehouse Management Systems
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Retail
• Transportation Management
• Business Intelligence
• Business Process Improvement
• Management
• Team Building
• Logistics Management
• Warehousing
• Team Leadership
• Customer Service
• 3pl
• Third-Party Logistics (3pl)
• Supply Chain Operations
• Leadership
• Logistics
• Transportation
• Warehouse Management
• Labor Management
• Operations Management
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Warehouse Operations
• Strategic Planning