Team Members / Jeffry Jones

Jeffry Jones

Sr. Director, Warehousing & Fulfillment

Data-driven operations and supply chain executive with 20+ years of success building, leading, and developing warehouse, ecommerce and fulfillment teams at fast-moving consumer goods companies such as Amazon, Kroger, Vitacost and Hanesbrands.

Jeff is a mechanical engineer with a strong background in inventory management, facility expansion, facility relocation, network supply chain analysis, and warehouse organization and automation. Operationally, he also has served as a plant manager.

During his time at Saphineia, Jeff has led numerous successful projects, including helping:

  • $350mn ground beef manufacturer substantially improve fresh inventory accuracy and reduce scrap
  • $200mn frozen pizza manufacturer redesign frozen warehouse layout to increase bin locations and space utilization while reducing risk of inventory write-offs
  • $200mn frozen food manufacturer design and implement improved cycle counting program
  • $1.5bn produce manufacturer involved in a 3-companies-to-1 M&A consolidation optimize their warehouse layout
  • Provided interim warehouse leadership to $300mn frozen food company while training and developing new management team

Jeff joined Saphineia from Standvast Fulfillment, where he was VP of Fulfillment for this ground-breaking fulfillment/supply chain technology startup. Prior to Standvast, Jeff spent ~5 years at Hanesbrands, where as Director of Omnichannel Distribution, he owned all aspects of DTC operations, including ecommerce fulfillment, dropship programs and cross-dock operations for retail outlet stores.

Before Hanesbrands Jeff spent 5 years at Kroger’s Vitacost Division, where as Director of Operations, he oversaw all aspects of East Coast fulfillment operations. Prior to Vitacost, Jeff spent 5 years at Amazon, where as Sr. Operations Manager he owned inbound and outbound operations within some of Amazon’s largest sortable fulfillment centers.

VALUE CHAIN SKILLS

  • Fulfillment
  • Ecommerce Operations and Omnichannel Fulfillment
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

  • Standvast Fulfillment,
    VP of Fulfillment
  • Hanesbrands, Inc,
    Director of Omnichannel Distribution
  • Vitacost.com,
    Director of Operations (a division of Kroger)
  • Amazon,
    Senior Operations Manager
  • Arvin Sango,
    Plant Manager (JV between ArvinMeritor and Sango Co., Ltd)

EDUCATION AND ACCREDITATIONS

  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering,
    University of Nevada
  • M.B.A.,
    University of the Pacific

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