Charles Russell

About Charles Russell

I have acquired valuable education and experience while working the past 26 years in various fields of Leadership. I have lead personnel in restaurants, the automotive industry and war time. Through these endeavors, I developed the disciplines necessary to direct expedient, safe and profitable business operations. I am driven to improve upon my strong leadership skills and look forward to meeting new challenges.

Experience

1. National Account Executive

   US Foods

   Apr 2019 — Present · Ogden, UT, US

   Led the transition of 260 products from Foodbuy to Vizient for Intermountain, resulting in smoother operations and continued cost optimization for both US Foods and the customer for future planning/contract utilization.• Increased case growth in 2024 by 43.96% over 237k cases annually.• Facilitate food order fill rates across national account requirements, bringing rates from 77.6% to 97.2% by optimizing supply chain strategies over the course of 2023-24 and into 2025.• Drive the migration of COP business from external vendors to US Foods, documented over 900 cases per week equating to an increase of $2.7M in internal sales (and growing).• Review and enhance customer Vizient Impact usage, transitioning Intermountain Healthcare from 33% usage to 83% between April and August 2023.• Coordinate and monitor action items, tracking expenses, tracking travel and travel requirements, and assist with the execution of travel budgetary reviews and updates.• Monitor and assess potential risks related to program and supply chain vulnerabilities whilst working closely with Customer Service and Account Coordinators to proactively address contract and customer-related risks/concerns.• Provide program management, business analysis expertise, and reporting to senior leadership through the development of coordinated reports, information papers, and organizational briefings.• Maintain advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (to include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams, and Project) along with Adobe and other required business applications.• Ensure all contract efforts are compliant with US Foods and government policies, including supply chain risk management, shipping measures, and all food transportation related guidelines.• Regularly review policies and recommend updates or improvements to ensure the program stays ahead of emerging trends

Education

• Pine View High School

  High School, General Education

  1990 — 1993

• Community College of the Air Force

  Logistics and Management

  2000 — 2006

Skills

• Leadership Development
• Multi-Unit
• Food Safety
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service
• Employee Training
• Strategic Planning
• Retail
• Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Bartending
• Vehicles
• Veterans
• Restaurant Management
• Profit
• P&L Management
• Hiring
• Labor Management
• Operations Management
• Serve Safe Certified
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Coaching
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• Sales Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Automotive
• Hospitality
• Event Planning
• P
• Budgets
• Food
• Multi-Cultural Team Leadership
• Human Resources
• Labor Control
• Restaurants
• Food Service
• New Restaurant Openings
• Management