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Steve Poplawski is responsible for leading the co-op’s logistics operations, including a network of 12 warehouses nationally and more than $1.5 billion in merchandise annually. He joined the co-op in 2007, bringing more than 28 years of retail experience in supply chain logistics, inventory management and process re-engineering.
A veteran retailer, Poplawski had held a variety of senior-level management positions at Sears Roebuck & Company throughout a 26-year tenure with the company. As Vice President of Merchant Operations, he was responsible for the design and implementation of supply chain systems that allowed merchandise to be sold and distributed across disparate Sears and Kmart networks. As Vice President of Planning and Placement, Poplawski led a team that drove the single largest turnover improvement in Sears’ history while improving in-stock. He was directly accountable for more than $3.5 billion in inventory assets. In his role as Vice President of Direct Delivery, Poplawski was directly accountable for the Sears national distribution and delivery network, which supports more than 5 million home deliveries annually. The Network was comprised of seven Direct Delivery Centers, three Limited Stocking Centers, more than 115 Cross Dock Operations and 1,700 Delivery Teams.
Poplawski most recently worked as a global retail industry executive at Sterling Commerce, one of the world's largest providers of business process solutions. In that position he was responsible for worldwide retail initiatives, including sales strategy and product direction. Prior to joining Sterling Commerce, Poplawski led the Retail Vertical at Manugistics, a leading supplier of resource planning and supply chain management software.
Poplawski holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Labor Economics from the University of Wisconsin. | 