Eric Schwamberger joins the IWDC

Aug
10
2016
The IWDC is pleased to announce that effective August 15, Eric Schwamberger will join the IWDC as Distribution Center Operations Manager. In this role, Eric will be responsible for Installing supply chain best practices to drive service level, efficiency and productivity gains in our Indianapolis, Indiana and Reno, Nevada distribution centers.

Since 2012, Eric has been serving as General Manager, Director of Subsidiary Operations at Game Time Distribution based in Indianapolis.  During his tenure he designed and started up their warehouse and later expanded their operation to multiple locations. Prior to Game Time Distribution Eric was 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, Michigan.  

Eric and his wife Kim and son Kurt reside in Carmel, Indiana.  

The IWDC is a cooperative, formed in 1994, which leverages the strengths of its independent welding distributor members across North America. IWDC Member companies collectively represent over $2.2B in sales, serving a wide range of industries. The common denominator is that these industries look to them for industrial, specialty, and medical gases as well as related equipment, hardgoods, and consumables. End-use customers served by IWDC 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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