Stephen Burns

Stephen Burns is a proven supply chain leader with over 30 years of broad business and leadership skillsets. Highly experienced with multi-channel retail, wholesale, contract, and dotcom distribution operations, Steve has held key leadership roles in industry-leading organizations to include CVS Health Corporation, Office Depot / Office Max Corporation, Nike Incorporated, Sysco Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company and most recently, he founded 4Burns Consulting, LLC. He brings a motivational management style with a successful record of developing and retaining highly successful talent. His broad scope of skill sets includes cultural transformations, start-up organizations, merger and acquisition assignments, strategic supply chain design & planning, and large-scale project management. Steve carries a proven ability to develop a collaborative culture of teamwork, accountability and employee development that yields increased organizational performance.

Proven areas of expertise include: Cross Functional Collaboration ~ Motivational Leadership ~ Executive Management ~ Multi Site - Multi-Channel Distribution Operations ~ Financial Planning and Analysis ~ Relationship Building ~ Training/Mentoring/Team Building ~ Change Agent ~ Start-Ups, Mergers and Acquisitions ~ Union Negotiations/Avoidance ~ Complex Transportation Models ~ Lean Six Sigma ~ Systems Integration ~ Organizational Development and Growth ~ Process Design Improvement ~ Sales Leadership & Mentoring ~ WMS Design and Deployment ~ Large Scale Project Management ~ Fleet and Facility Maintenance ~ Advanced Distribution Automation ~ Food Processing and Manufacturing ~ Crisis Management ~ SC Consulting

Steve possesses a Bachelor of Science degree from Ithaca College in New York where he majored in Economics & Business Management. He also holds several Supply Chain Industry Certifications from Pennsylvania State University, as well as the University of Florida and the University of Kentucky. Steve and his wife Lisa have 2 children, Caitlyn (21) & Michael (19) and their Dog, Brady (9). They currently reside in Jupiter Florida.