Carlos Hernandez Email Address

Vice President of Supply Chain

Johnstone Supply is the Ace Hardware of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration. The company is a cooperative distributing HVAC/R parts and supplies to more than 250 stores operated by member-owners throughout the US. The member-owners may order more than 20,000 products from a 1,300-page catalog or the cooperative's Web site. The cooperative also provides them with assistance in merchandising, warehousing, and financial reporting. Johnstone Supply operates distribution centers in Oregon and Tennessee. The cooperative was founded in 1953.

Operations and supply chain leader with start up experience, international experience and a global perspective. Core skills in strategy, operations leadership, start up management, strategic sourcing, purchasing, managing integration of acquisitions, inventory management, freight expense management, designing, building and operating distribution centers, strategic sourcing, designing supply chain networks, introducing new products, selecting and implementing strategic IT platforms, driving and implementing global business processes and platform standardization, continuous process improvement, bench marking, and customer service. Seasoned leadership managing a network of North America distribution centers. Demonstrated proficiency designing complex distribution centers in China, US, and Canada. Drive implementation of Sales and Operations Planning process on a global scale. Equipped with track record of success in handling organizational design, global standardization of processes, and supply chain IT platform advancements within a highly matrix environment. Adept at conceptualizing and executing multi-year strategy to adopt better processes and new platforms toward proper management of the growing needs of business.