Jim Barnes is considered a leading expert in supply chain management from source to consumption. He co-founded enVista in 2002 in response to market demand for comprehensive supply chain consulting services, and he has spent the last 20 years successfully deploying supply chain and enterprise solutions and synchronizing material and information flow for Fortune 500 companies.

Barnes has consulted companies in retail, wholesale distribution and e-commerce industries. He has worked with companies such as Nature’s Best, Payless Shoes, Brightpoint, Gulf-States Toyota, Cutter & Buck, Wal-Mart.com, Genesco, Orchard Supply, and Sport Chalet. His expertise includes all areas within the extended supply chain, including global supply chain network design, strategic facility design, international and domestic transportation management, labor management, organizational change management and supporting supply chain and execution technology.

Prior to founding enVista, Barnes was the Executive Vice President and co-founder of Q4 Logistics. He also held the position as Manufacturing Practice Manager at Tompkins and Associates. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s in business administration from Cal Poly.

Outside of work, Barnes enjoys flying, kite surfing, racing, running and great wine.

“It is rare in today’s market place to find someone that
truly understands extended supply chains from source to
consumption and multi-channel retailing, Jim is family and
is a trusted advisor to our Executive Management Team.”

Ted Jackson CIO, Sport Chalet