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Carrollton, Tx, Us

Carrollton, Texas, United States

Carrollton, Texas

Carrollton, Texas

Grand Prairie, Texas

Strategically leverage years of experience along with advanced training in lean operations to modernize and optimize distribution operations. Core duties entail the management and oversight of all distributions operations of this high-volume plant including setting goals, appropriating workflow activities across all shifts, while ensuring products and service surpass stringent department quality standards and productivity objectives. • Manage the cost, quality, quantity, and efficiency of the receiving, storage, movement and shipment of goods from production site to consumer across a nationwide market territory. • Execute and monitor programs and initiatives to maximize safety and streamline compliance.• Consistent performance developing and enforcing compliance policies and quality control practices to meet/exceed local, state and federal regulations for operations, facility and transportation related safety. • Resolve logistical issues using practical solutions that improve operations and customer service. • Directs all aspects of logistics and transportation management of goods including ascertaining freight, maximizing volume, managing the routing process for shipments, monitoring the movement of shipments and ensuring delivery. • Improve the work performance and competency levels of warehouse staff through ongoing mentoring and training in best practices.

Acknowledged as a strong and decisive leader with an effective management style; hand selected by senior management to manage the department and appropriate workflow assignments, work streams and goals. Challenged with prudent oversight of the budget and supervision of staff for this start-up department that is budgeted to hire an additional 15 employees, bringing the total staff to 72 employees in FY 2016. • Directly supervise and manage warehouse/distribution staff and systems across three locations in TX and SC with a combined square footage of 243,000. • Coordinate and direct material movement through a large 185,000 sq ft warehouse. • Ensure the daily fulfillment of all orders while ensuring compliance with all training protocols and standard operating procedures. • Continually seek opportunities to optimize the distribution management framework, champion and lead initiatives to drive innovation, sustainability and improvements.

Roanoke, Texas

Identified as fast track and promoted ahead of peers to the Logistics Department, tasked with supervising 63 Warehouse and Shipping & Receiving staff, developing strategies for raw material purchasing, coordinating inbound/outbound freight schedules, planning production and scheduling. Responsible for demand/capacity management, planning and coordinating material movement activities of the Roanoke Distribution facility.• Helped author manuals and other key operations documentation, responsible for status and task management reports and set up and manage project facilities as dictated by workload requirements.• Ensured on time delivery of goods to meet customer requirements.• Coached, mentored and trained distribution associates on best practices. • Accountable for inbound receiving, finished goods replenishment and cycle counting.• Served as a code enforcer tasked with minimizing risk, ensure adherence to delivery standards, efficiencies, and regulatory requirements.• Established and maintained positive customer relationships, leveraged strong communication and problem solving skills to quickly resolve customer issues.• Served as key communications link and liaison between distribution and sales.• Supervised and audited team member's timekeeping to ensure effective workflow management and guarantee on time delivery. • Managed within labor and operational budget; ensured all processes in area comply with ISO 9001-2000, FDA and UL standards

Roanoke, Texas

• Worked collaboratively with department Supervisor overseeing the day to day activities of the Shipping Department to ensure all orders were processed accurately and in a timely manner.• Implemented and optimized distribution operations processes; streamlined existing processes to improve access to critical data while elevating productivity and accuracy. • Problem solved and reported any issues with inventory, shipments or personnel to Supervisors in a timely manner.