FARGO, N.D. (August 27, 2024) — Andres Nunez has been named Director of Warehouse Optimization at Border States.

In this role, Nunez will lead Border States’ strategy on warehouse processes and systems. The company has grown significantly in the past five years and looks ahead to the opening of several regional distribution centers in the coming years. This role will be instrumental in the rollout of automation technology and processes and standardizing warehousing procedures to scale and grow with the company.

Nunez brings more than 25 years of experience in warehousing and manufacturing, most recently at Precision Planting (AGCO) in Morton, Illinois, where he was the Director of Operations for their distribution center. Nunez holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico de La Laguna and an MBA from Universidad Iberoamericana. His approach is based on a continuous improvement methodology with a focus on customer value creation and employee engagement.

Border States supplies products and services to construction, industrial and utility customers. The 100% employee-owned company is rated the sixth largest electrical distributor in the United States by Electrical Wholesaling magazine. Border States has more than 3,500 employee-owners in 31 states. The Branch Support Center (corporate office) is located in Fargo, North Dakota.