Chris Kerns
About
Chris Kerns is from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Chris works in the following industries: "Financial Services", "Retail", "Machinery", "Health, Wellness & Fitness", and "Investment Management". Chris is currently Purchasing and Inventory Control Manager at FILAMATIC. In Chris's previous role as a Seasonal Manager of Replenishment at Macy's, Chris worked in Joppa, Maryland until Jan 2019. Prior to joining Macy's, Chris was a Director Of Operations at Morgan Stanley and held the position of Director Of Operations at Baltimore, Maryland Area. Prior to that, Chris was a Client Onboarding Team Lead at Morgan Stanley from Jul 2015 to Jan 2017. Chris started working as Fixed Income Operations Associate at Morgan Stanley in Apr 2012. From Sep 2010 to Mar 2012, Chris was Equity Trader at Tradeco Securities. Prior to that, Chris was a Client Onboarding - Sales Representative at Maryland Athletic Club (MAC), based in Baltimore, Maryland from May 2009 to Jul 2010. Chris started working as Equity Trader at Schonfeld in Boca Raton, FL and Baltimore, MD in Jan 2001.
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Chris Kerns's current jobs
Chris Kerns's past jobs
Oversee the daily operation of the fulfillment center. Promote the development of a Global Logistics enterprise that enables scalability, best practices and talent development. Lead, motivate and develop the management and associate teams. Implement change by quickly evaluating legacy approaches that no longer align with the current strategy.
Provided leadership and direction to operational matters and talent management initiatives. Supervised and coached 6 direct reports and 7 offshore contingent personnel providing client service support for Middle Market clients trading Equity and Fixed Income products. Executed depth Chart Management, Time Driven Activity Based Costing, talent acquisition, hiring, and team-building initiatives. Managed Know Your Client (KYC), Anti- Money Laundering (AML), and Global Financial Crimes (GFC) initiatives. Key Achievements: * Facilitated testing and migration of several key cost saving, risk mitigating, and system enhancement projects in collaboration with the front office, compliance, operations, and technology groups. * Spearheaded efforts to ensure compliance with FINRA regulations. * Charged with accountability for implementing change management strategy and Lean projects while boosting operational efficiency and profitability. AREAS OF EXPERTISE * Operations Management * Team Building * Change Management * Budget Management * Innovative Leadership * Strategy Development * Financial Analysis * Process Improvement * Staff Supervision * P&L Management * Business Development * Cost Containment
I directed team leadership and onboarding activities. I worked with diverse products including fixed income, equity, swaps, OTC, FX, and Futures.
Maintained accountability for leading and supervising 6 analysts and associates responsible for client services and operations. Directed the team that serviced institutional clients. Managed the global fixed income trade lifecycle management post-execution including trade entry and allocation, trade matching, trade confirmation, and settlement. Created new global procedures for fixed income client processing. Trained and mentored the team in daily job duties.
National Sales Director Award