New Operations Manager at IWDC

The Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative (IWDC; Indianapolis, IN) is pleased to announce that Eric Schwamberger has joined the organization as their distribution center operations manager. In this role he is responsible for installing supply chain best practices to drive service level, efficiency and productivity gains in the Indianapolis, IN, and Reno, NV, distribution centers.

Since 2012 he has been serving as the general manager and director of subsidiary operations at Game Time Distribution based in Indianapolis. During his tenure there he designed and started up their warehouse and later expanded their operation to multiple locations. Prior to that he was the director of operations for another Indianapolis-based 3PL and earlier in his career he held commercial roles at both RainSoft and Stock Building Supply in Grand Rapids, MI. Schwamberger and his family reside in Carmel, IN.

Formed in 1994, the IWDC is a cooperative that leverages the strengths of its independent welding distributor members across North America. Member companies collectively represent over $2.2 billion in sales, serving a wide range of industries with industrial, specialty, and medical gases, as well as related equipment, hardgoods, and consumables. End-use customers served by the members benefit from having the unparalleled expertise of a local member distributor who has access to national-scale purchasing and marketing programs.

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