Joe Kimpo

About Joe Kimpo

Director Logistics & Warehousing @ AGC Biologics Director Logistics & Warehousing @ AGC Biologics | Inventory ManagementLogistics and Warehousing Leader with expertise in Operations, cGMP and biologicsAs the Director of Logistics and Warehousing for North America at AGC Biologics, I oversee a complex and dynamic network of logistics and warehousing operations that support five manufacturing facilities across the US. I have more than 28 years of experience in managing and optimizing supply chain functions, including purchasing, inventory control, compliance, and customer service, in various industries such as biotechnology, wholesale, and retail.I am passionate about developing and empowering my team of 65 professionals, leading cross-functional projects and process improvements, and ensuring regulatory compliance and quality standards for all warehousing activities. I have successfully completed the design and qualification of a new 70k sq foot GMP warehouse, managed $175 million in on-hand inventory, and participated in the startup and commissioning of a new supply chain site in Boulder. I am also a currently pursuing my MBA. My goal is to leverage my skills and expertise to deliver excellence and value to AGC Biologics and its customers.

Experience

1. Senior Network Manager

   Deluxe

   Jun 2024 — Present

   Manage 5+ North American network fulfillment sites (30 employees in 5 states), manage nationwide network of 3PL service providers (18 unique providers), craft global fulfillment strategy and value-added strategy for improving distribution cost, speed to market and customer onboarding. Integrated 4 independent business units into master plan.• Managed function specific spend and P&L for all sites.• Built SOP\'s for distribution operations, plan for future fulfillment needs/sites through facility design, expansion or building external partnerships with premier vendors.• Evaluating enterprise software tools for upgrade across system functions. Planned self-funding of WMS upgrade by leveraging existing business charge structure and customer fee recovery rates.• Rationalize indirect spend and capital spend for current company owned sites. Worked to improve costing performance via competitive RFP process for primary categories of warehouse operational spend.• Process improvement and continual operational evaluation. Warehouse space rationalization using data to minimize labor for daily operations,[process mapping, creating and executing time studies to create metrics for baseline operations.• Responsible for customer service and ensuring error free daily shipments averaging 18••••00 shipments per day.

Education

• Western Washington University

  Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and Government

  1992 — 1997

• The University of Kansas

  Executive Master of Business Administration

  2025

• Western Washington University

  BA, Political Science and Government

  1992 — 1999