Bill Pickering

Reporting to General Manager, Equipment Services, Senior Manager, Equipment Operations responsibility includes Budget Management, Team Leadership and Strategic Planning . This national role oversees Cold Drink Equipment Fulfillment, the Scheduling of Equipment Service Reactive and Planned Activities, Sourcing and Distribution of Equipment Service Small Parts, Development and Implementation of Equipment Service Technical Training.

• Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
• Lead cross-functional teams, successfully driving key metrics and delivering high-quality results.
• Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
• Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing day to day operations.
• Managed large-scale initiatives and introducing new systems, tools, and processes to achieve aligned objectives.
• Responsible for supporting and leading 93 dedicated CCCBL employees

• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve expected milestones and deliver high-quality results.
• Managed budgets effectively, achieving financial objectives while maintaining strict control over expenditures.
• Empower and enable others to take ownership and contribute. Encouraging creativity, initiative and autonomy, fostering a climate of empowerment, wellness and innovation.
• Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships, meeting short term and long tern objectives.
• Evaluated vendor offerings critically to select the most appropriate partners for delivering desired results at optimal costs.
• Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
• Achieved operational excellence by streamlining processes and implementing best practices.
• Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing day to day operations.
• Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
• Lead a team of 56 hourly and salaried employees across 5 locations

• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
• Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
• Ensure appropriate resources are available and policies, procedures and systems are in place to ensure performance objectives are achieved. Identifies early when intended results may not be achieved and develop a plan to address gaps.
• Make informed strategic recommendations aligned with organizational goals, applying planning and budgeting proficiency, proactively managing financial risk and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve financial success.
• Implement and communicate change initiatives using change management best practices.
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for team outcomes and lead initiatives to improve team engagement and effectiveness.
• Creates an environment where individuals trust the leader and the leader reciprocates that trust.
• Actively identify learning needs of team based on strategic direction, ensuring employee development directly contributes to achieving goals.
• Responsibilities included Inter Plant Transport, Inventory Management Team, Freestyle Product Distribution Strategy, Warehouse Layout Optimization with team of 31.

• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
• Identify opportunities that drive efficiencies, manage costs and accelerate profit without impact to quality, safety and customer service.
• Ensure appropriate resources are available and policies, procedures and systems are in place to ensure performance objectives are achieved.
• Create an environment that instills a practice of analyzing and learning from past successes and opportunities and encourage individuals to champion improvements to process and outcome.
• Promoted a culture of collaboration and values the diversity within a team, recognizing the significance of leveraging individual strengths.
• Create an environment where individuals trust their leader and the leader reciprocates that trust.
• Promote the growth of people's competencies and careers by facilitating an empowering environment where individuals are encouraged apply and develop their competencies and are supported to take on leadership roles when ready.
• Included cross function team service Southwest Ontario - Warehouse, Distribution, Equipment Service, Sales totaling 73 employees