Experienced logistics, operations and visual marketing executive.
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
-
- President / CEO at Marietta Signs
- Past
-
- Director Inventory Planning and Sourcing at Home Depot Direct
- Senior Manager, Operations e-Business at Home Depot Direct
- Senior Manager, Transportation Strategy at The Home Depot
- Senior Manager, Delivery Services at The Home Depot
- Senior Project Manager, Logistics at The Home Depot
- Delivery Manager at The Home Depot
- All store level positions through Store Manager at The Home Depot
- Education
-
- University of Phoenix
- Recommended
-
4 people have recommended Louis - Connections
-
133
connections
- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Louis Deluca’s Summary
I am president of Marietta Signs located @ 3377 Austell Rd., Marietta Ga. 30008.
We are a full service sign company with over 35 years experience in the sign industry. I have an additional 25years experience in customer service and project managment. We are looking for clients who demand high levels of ceativity, customer service and quality. Over 90% of what we produce is custom and specific to our clients. If you or one of your clients needs a strategic partner for visual marketing (Signs). Please contact me Phone 770-435-4141, email Louis@Mariettasigns.com.
I am a former director with a fortune 50 company, with broad experience in big box operations, ranging from supply chain through delivery to end users. I have extensive strategic development and large project management experience in areas from the sales floor to end user delivery.
Louis Deluca’s Specialties:
My staff has over 30 years of sign design, production, installation, customer service, strategic development, project management, Visual Marketing and are dedicated professionals.
Louis Deluca’s Experience
-
President / CEO
Marietta Signs
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2007 — Present (3 years )
President of Marietta Signs a sign manufacturing and sales company opening the first quarter of 2007 in Marietta Ga.
-
Director Inventory Planning and Sourcing
Home Depot Direct
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HD; Retail industry)
January 2006 — October 2006 (10 months)
Directed inventory planning and sourcing activity in support of $600m direct to consumer business. Responsibilities included domestic / international sourcing and the development of a vendor direct network.
-
Senior Manager, Operations e-Business
Home Depot Direct
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HD; Retail industry)
January 2005 — January 2006 (1 year 1 month)
•Developed & staffed Inventory Planning, Supplier Direct Fulfillment on boarding and Import Sourcing teams
•Developed process and procedures that improved in stock rates from 60% to over 90% -
Senior Manager, Transportation Strategy
The Home Depot
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HD; Retail industry)
January 2003 — January 2005 (2 years 1 month)
•Designed and managed long term, large scale cross functional transportation projects that reduce cost and improve customer service
•Developed Smartway program with EPA gaining Home Depot national recognition for environmental stewardship
•Designed transportation management systems that improved customer service while reducing cost -
Senior Manager, Delivery Services
The Home Depot
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HD; Retail industry)
January 2000 — January 2003 (3 years 1 month)
•Lead all Fleet, Small Package, Delivery related Environment and eBusiness activities
•Reduced idle equipment from the Fleet saving $5 Million
•Oversaw UPS contract negotiations with projected savings of over $20 Million
•Created Fuel Tax compliance process that improved compliance by 93%
•Developed D.O.T. compliance process that improved compliance from 3% to 100% -
Senior Project Manager, Logistics
The Home Depot
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HD; Retail industry)
January 1998 — January 2000 (2 years 1 month)
•Directed centralized delivery operations for job site delivery centers achieving record customer service
•Reduced in season average lead times for home delivery from 14 days to next day -
Delivery Manager
The Home Depot
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HD; Retail industry)
January 1994 — January 1998 (4 years 1 month)
•Developed and implemented the Central Delivery Service (CDS) concept with consulting and internal resources
•Centralized delivery activity for the first time in company history
•Created cost effective transfer network that touched each store every night
•Transitioned from internal drivers to contract drivers (First time positions that touched our customers were out-sourced)
•Developed Load n Go (hourly truck rental system) to reduce delivery cost and increase capacity in season (first rental program in THD history) -
All store level positions through Store Manager
The Home Depot
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HD; Retail industry)
September 1981 — January 1994 (12 years 5 months)
Held every major position at store level from sales associate to store manager. Managed staff of 200 associates. Opened and closed stores in various markets from Ga. to Texas.
Louis Deluca’s Education
-
University of Phoenix
BS , Business Managment , 2005 — 2008
3.95 GPA
Additional Information
Louis Deluca’s Websites:
Louis Deluca’s Groups:
-
Sign Company Owners Forum -
Corporate Connections - Southeast -
Be An Intrepid Marketer! -
Cobb County Business Group -
Cobb County Business - B2B Only
Louis Deluca’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
