Blake Eckert Email & Phone Number

Pennsylvania, United States

-Managing and overseeing Procurement operations for Amazon Fulfillment Centers.-Owning and executing weekly and monthly KPI Performance Metrics in the Procurement space.-3PL and vendor management / partnership.-Working closely with all cross-functional departments within Amazon: Operations, safety, learning, maintenance, loss prevention, etc.-Own forecasting of non-inventory products and consumable products, inventory control, non-inventory flow and logistics models, and weekly cycle count submission.-Managing millions of dollars worth of non-inventory products, consumables, vendor contracts, and purchase orders on an annual basis – being the face of Amazon to our vendors and stakeholders. -Directly managing and developing a total of 12 Non-Inventory Receivers and Material Handlers.

King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

- Responsible for securing and maintaining availability, identifying exception situations, and working proactively to secure product availability in stores and distribution centers.- Work with cross functional teams and established strong relationships with the retail office, purchasing, transport, and quality groups. - Experience working with a diverse array of supplier capabilities and capacities, while finding creative solutions to various obstacles.- Regularly create high level supply reports sent to HQ regarding factory closures and capacity constraints.- Identify active quality stops and potential quality risks by regularly reviewing quality reports and working cooperatively with our quality and operations teams to find viable solutions and determine the appropriate information to be communicated to all partners impacted.- Ability to focus on customer needs while keeping cost-conscious solutions and environmental impact in mind.- Highly connected with matrix moves to support availability and requesting backup support from secondary suppliers.- Familiarized with various replenishment solutions such as direct delivery, combined supply, and DC sourcing.- Regular analysis and improvement of on time delivery metrics.- Improve current working methods by participating in focus groups and contributing to new process development.- Contribute to Togetherness Group to promote togetherness and support IKEA values in a team environment.

Breinigsville, Pa

- Participated in and helped lead the successful implementation of LEAN manufacturing in two production facilities. - Developed and implemented Total Quality Management practices and methods for use throughout the entire manufacturing process.- Maintained communication with all levels and extensions of the organization, including the customer service team, quality, transportation partners, raw material suppliers, operations teams, and corporate teams to effectively secure product and service to customers at all times.- Planned and managed the deployment of finished goods to shipping facilities throughout the country to ensure continuous product availability.- Assisted with the detailed scheduling of 17 production lines between two 24/7 manufacturing facilities. - Monitored demand and supply flow of over 500 different SKUs throughout 16 different shipping warehouses.- Built containers on a daily basis to secure the correct product mix for outbound order volumes and maintain high OTD to distribution centers.- Managed the optimal sourcing of roughly 800 outbound customer orders per day to ensure perfect order fill rates and customer satisfaction.- Provided direction and detailed execution plans for the warehouse, dock, production, transportation, management, and planning teams daily.- Developed and utilized multi-functioning pivot tables and spreadsheets custom tailored to logistics operations and tasks. - Aided a team of quality professionals in evaluating prospective suppliers, sub-suppliers, and DCs for quality compliance and risk assessment.- Heavily contributed to having successful FDA and internal process audits on an annual basis, ensuring constant corporate compliance.