About
Oliver E. Bowe
Oliver Bowe is an Operational Excellence and Supply Chain leader with experience transforming manufacturing, warehousing, and transportation operations in CPG, food & beverage, and packaging businesses. He has a proven track record of enhancing service, efficiency, capability, and profitability across large enterprises, turnaround, and start-up environments.
Oliver is known for building high-performance teams, stabilizing complex operations, and delivering measurable improvements. He is a trusted advisor to CEOs and enterprise leaders on operational strategy, OpEx deployment, and business transformation.
Oliver is a dedicated mentor and community leader. He has served on multiple nonprofit boards, including as Finance & Operations Committee Chair for Crossroads Community Services, a Dallas-based organization supporting food security and education for low-income families.
Education & Certifications
B.S., Electrical Engineering
Prairie View A&M University
Greenbelt
Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
Certification
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
Certification
Project Management
Certification
Coca-Cola Supply Chain Leader Excellence Program
Certification
ICIC Manufacturing Accelerator Program
Selected Project Experience
Campbell Soup Company
Warehouse OPEX Program Development & Deployment
Developed and deployed a comprehensive Warehouse OPEX program. Co-authored a detailed playbook of Standard Ways of Working across Warehouse Management, Inventory Management, and Warehouse Execution pillars. Conducted on-site assessments and created facility-level training plans for frontline staff, supervisors, and support teams. Each site rollout delivered current-year budget savings and measurable maturity rating improvements.
Campbell Soup Company — Snacks Division
Distribution Network Redesign
Led a multi-year initiative to significantly reduce distribution cost and improve OTIF service. Created the initial business case. Oversaw the planning phase including cross-functional impact analysis, strategy development, and Sales/Supply Chain alignment.
Eden Green Technology
Production & Distribution Start-Up
Consulting engagement to launch production and distribution for a hydroponic greenhouse growing operation. Defined roles, consulted on hiring, and guided procurement for production, warehouse, and distribution equipment. Led day-to-day order management, fulfillment, and last-mile delivery for six months post-launch. Successfully supplied retail products into 29 Walmart stores in Fort Worth and 16 Safeway stores across Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston.
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Transportation Assessorial Cost Reduction
Identified a cost leakage opportunity related to transportation assessorial charges. Led root cause analysis, value-stream mapping, and solution development — resulting in a capital project to implement facility-level Dock Scheduling at the largest shipping plants. Generated an 87% reduction in monthly transportation assessorial charges by year two.
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Cold Weather Damage Elimination Program
Led an effort to address significant product freezing and quality losses during extreme winter temperatures across the Northwest, Midwest, and East Regions. Implemented a program combining new thermal blanket technology with NOAA-linked software and a centralized decision process for transportation planners to monitor and mitigate weather risk at the load level. Subsequent winters saw complete elimination of freeze and temperature-related damage claims.
Coca-Cola Refreshments
National Private Fleet Strategy
Centralized Private Fleet Operations and implemented a National Strategy that generated budget savings in year one, increasing annually thereafter. An additional component delivered Working Capital improvements through JIT procurement programs.
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Warehouse Engineered Labor Standard
Implemented Coca-Cola's first Warehouse Engineered Labor Standard at a Teamsters Union facility. Achieved a 41% improvement in case-pick efficiency and delivered $220,000 in annual labor savings.
Prior Clients & Employers
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