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Indianapolis, In

Our ScopeWe offer solutions for Manufacturing. We are experienced in Lean MFG and Kaizen methodologies. We analyze, and map processes and offer solutions for improvement. We offer solutions for Logistics. Our solutions include all aspects of warehousing and distribution, which includes inbound processes, inventory management, order filling, quality assurance, and product return, just to name a few. We offer solutions for warehouse management system (WMS) platforms. We develop training programs to help your designated trainers be more effective and we conduct onsite training programs.We are experienced bringing solutions into union and non-union environmentshttp://pmbbbusinesssolutions.com

• Inventory and Quality control manager, met and exceeded inventory and quality variance expectations• Co-Authored SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for inventory control• Authored SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for quality control accountability• Training Manager of “Performance Management” and “Behavior Based” principles for the exempt staff team members• Author of training program, “Train the Trainer” program designed for non-exempt team members • Redesigned picking modules resulting in 25% increased productivity.• Redesigned de-casing process of product resulting in 40% increased productivity• Designed and developed an immeasurable number of electronic managing tools for production planning, measuring and reporting. Emphasis on developing electronic systems for safety incident reporting, and a time & attendance system. All of the electronic tools developed saved countless hours of manual calculations and made information retrieval for our supervisory and management team more efficient

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Managed the purchasing team, inbound operations, packaging and shipping departments• Managed a $13,000,000 materials budget and realized savings of more than $600K from cost reduction initiatives• Reduced supplier base, reduced raw material inventories realizing more than $850K annual soft savings• Team Champion for Corporate & International Vendor Negotiations• Co-Authored supplier/buyer contracts defining supplier/buyer commitments• Reduced packaging department staff by 50% and realized 35% increased productivity• Designed and developed an electronic freight consolidation system, thus eliminating handwritten Bills of Lading (BOL’s) thus providing information quickly for weekly, quarterly, and annual reports which were used for identifying what worked well and opportunities for improvements with our freight consolidation program• Designed and developed electronic time & attendance system