Gerald Perritt - Managing Partner
From the Freight Dock to the Boardroom
I began my career as an hourly associate working split shifts on a freight dock. My first assignment? Sweeping trailers. During the next three decades, I worked in various roles - Operations, Engineering, Sales and Business Development, and ultimately leading large business units for two global 3PLs in North and South America.
Why am I different, why should you trust The Perritt Group?
Experience DOES matter.
Often, we use the term roadmap, “roadmap to success”, “deployment roadmap”, etc. I’ve traveled many proverbial roads. Sometimes the rides were smooth. But, in the supply chain and distribution business, the highways are rarely smooth and often unforgiving.
I’ve lived it and I’ve led it.
- Good and bad customer relationships
- Periods of exceptional growth and times of business downsizing
- Great implementations and....horrible implementations
- Good contracts/bad contracts
- Operations excellence and not so excellent
- Great hires and some bad hires
- Organization restructures
- Acquisition integrations
My approach is that of a Guide, driven to help you be the best. To help you obtain that elusive peace of mind.
Doug Walker - Senior Consultant
"Front row seat” to change
- Began career as a manufacturing supervisor for a global chemical company
- Became an operations manager for a privately held local warehousing company
- Initiated and developed a manufacturing support division that more than doubled the size of the company
- Oversaw the expansion of company transitioning from a local to a nationally recognized 3PL
- Experienced the acquisition of a private company by a global 3PL
- Led a large contract logistics operating group for a global 3PL
- Mentored effected teams during integration of two companies
Growth and change create many unforeseen challenges. I’ve been fortunate to have been at the forefront of leadership along my journey. The most valuable lesson from these experiences is that there is NO substitute for leadership.
Trained and experienced management are an absolutely necessity on every step of the way for any organization to achieve success! My strength has been the acquisition, mentoring, and development of all levels of management to meet the demands of growth.
Charlie Armstrong - Affiliate Partner
Charlie Armstrong is a highly experienced senior executive with over 30 years of expertise in distribution and manufacturing network design, supply chain optimization, international logistics, facility planning and design, leadership development, and organizational performance optimization. With a proven track record, Charlie has held senior leadership positions in various industries, including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and consulting.
Charlie’s representative retail experience includes Home Depot, Sears (Retail and Catalog), Kmart, Allied Stores, Montgomery Wards, and many others. His extensive experience also includes successfully developing and executing strategies to transform direct-to-store distribution into full Omni-Channel capability, delivering exceptional results for clients.
Pete Bednarzyk - Affiliate Partner
Pete Bednarzyk is an accomplished executive operations leader with over 30 years of experience in operations and supply-chain leadership. His expertise spans across large corporate supply chain organizations as well as private equity-backed small to mid-sized organizations. Pete has held corporate positions with FedEx, Office Depot, The Home Depot and Icahn Automotive as well as several private equity backed organizations.
Pete has a demonstrated ability to optimize multiple distribution sites, various transportation modes, the inventory planning functions and integrate acquisitions. He is dedicated to continuous improvement as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Champion. Pete’s combination of education, expertise, and extensive experience positions him as an asset in driving supply chain optimization and achieving remarkable outcomes for clients.
