10 US Foods operations leaders
Arlance Jenkins, Vice President Operations at US Foods, is one of ten US Foods operations leaders listed here, alongside people who hold vice president operations and region senior director operations roles at the company. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at US Foods from people who have held the role.
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Amber Brandt
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · US Foods
Amber Brandt has been Vice President Operations at US Foods since September 2025, based in Salem, Virginia. Amber Brandt was Sr Director at Dollar General Store (2023–2025), and Emerging General Manager (2021–2023) and Operations Manager (2017–2020) at Walmart Distribution Center.
Arlance Jenkins
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · US Foods
Arlance Jenkins has been Vice President Operations at US Foods since July 2025, based in Phoenix, and the profile headline names the Phoenix market. Arlance Jenkins was Vice President Supply Chain at Hibbett (2022–2025) and Area Director at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (2020–2022).
Brian Bouton
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · US Foods
Brian Bouton has been Vice President Operations at US Foods since May 2026, based in the Greater Chicago Area. Brian Bouton was Sr. Director - FC Operations at Spreetail (2024–2026) and at Fanatics (2021–2024), and General Manager at Fanatics (2016–2021).
Chad H.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · US Foods
Chad H. has been Vice President Operations at US Foods since January 2026, based in the United States. Chad H. was Director of Operations, Distribution Center at Dawn Foods Global (2024–2026), Sr Manager, Plant Operations at Domino's (2022–2024) and Supply Chain Operations Manager at PepsiCo (2018–2022).
David Musgrove
LinkedInExperience: Region Sr Director Operations · US Foods
David Musgrove has been Region Sr Director Operations at US Foods since November 2025, based in the Kansas City area. David Musgrove was Vice President Operations (2022–2025), Director Of Operations (2021–2022) and Continuous Improvement Leader (2019–2021) at US Foods.
Derek Klinesmith
LinkedInExperience: Region Sr. Director Operations · US Foods
Derek Klinesmith has been Region Sr. Director Operations at US Foods since September 2025, based in Summerville, South Carolina. Derek Klinesmith was Vice President Operations (2021–2025) and Regional Warehouse Optimization Manger (Northeast) (2019–2022) at US Foods.
Derrick Velarde
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · US Foods
Derrick Velarde has been Vice President Operations at US Foods since October 2025, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Derrick Velarde was Operations Manager at Core-Mark International (2021–2025), and Director Of Transportation (2017–2019) and Director Of Warehouse (2015–2017) at Sysco.
John Henderson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · US Foods
John Henderson has been Vice President Operations at US Foods since June 2026, based in Camas, Washington. John Henderson was Senior Director LMT at Grocery Outlet (2024–2026), West Coast Director of Transportation at C&S Wholesale Grocers (2021–2024) and Transportation Optimization Manager West Region at US Foods (2019–2021).
Mike Weis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · US Foods
Mike Weis has been Vice President Operations at US Foods since July 2026, based in Anchorage, Alaska. Mike Weis was Sr. Transportation Manager (2023–2026), Director, Warehouse & Facilities (2022–2023) and Director, Night Warehouse (2021–2022) at US Foods.
Nigel Coelho
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · US Foods
Nigel Coelho has been Vice President Operations at US Foods since August 2025, based in Rahway, New Jersey, and the profile headline places the role in Metro New York. Nigel Coelho was Vice President Operations (In-Training) at US Foods (2025) and Sr. Director Manufacturing- Supply Chain Ops. at Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (2024–2025).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you set priorities for safety, on-time delivery and cost in your market?
- 02What did you learn about leading warehouse and transportation teams in your role?
- 03How did you decide which operating changes to test first in a distribution center?
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