Ed Watson Email & Phone Number

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Responsible for coordinating Inventory Record Accuracy and Inventory Dollar Accuracy activities for all manufacturing inventory, including Machining and Assembly operations.• Maintain inventory accuracy with daily cycle counts across warehousing and production areas• Reconciling inventory discrepancies by analyzing count results and investigating production levels, and applying corrections as necessary• Lead RCCA investigation into any inventory adjustments outside of agreed-upon thresholds• Applying inventory adjustments to account for unexpected variances and unforeseen inventory shortfall or excess• Direct the activities of inventory counters such as counting inventory as well as providing guidance for how to investigate inventory discrepancies• Prepare monthly metrics and prepare reports to management using appropriate tools as needed

Winston Salem, North Carolina

• Research unresolved outstanding inbound grief shipments and purchase orders to determine causes of delay of shipments and outstanding receipts from internal and external suppliers• Investigate and seek resolution of outstanding Inventory discrepancies and OS&D’s• Support receiving team lead on problem issues and communicate with planners through email or internal phone calls to close issues• Identify Root Cause Corrective Actions using Six Sigma tools and ensures that they are documented, implemented, and tracked, eliminating underlying causes of PQVC losses

Winston Salem, North Carolina

• Maintain focus on safe processes and practices among team members• Monitor hourly and daily metrics related to velocity and accuracy of receiving dock tasks• Post goals and at a central location, communicate hourly progress on production board keeping team members visually informed• Lead process improvement dialogue meetings at the beginning of, and at regular intervals through the workday, to inform staff of issues and concerns affecting attaining goals.• Regularly inform leadership of possible challenges to successfully attaining and maintaining production objectives• Maintain Receiving Hours Appointment schedule on an industry standard load scheduling tool and coordinate dock door assignments to keep truckers on schedule and eliminate detention charges

Winston Salem, North Carolina

Receiving Department team leader, responsible for expediting, and directing flow of incoming freight for prompt, and occasionally immediate receipt and transport to assembly technicians.• Maintain Receiving Hours Appointment schedule on an industry standard load scheduling tool and coordinate dock door assignments to keep truckers on schedule and eliminate detention charges• Promote “receipts posted in standard” by directing dock personnel to store material within a timeframe of 8 or less work hours in the order in which it has been received.• Assure accuracy of inbound material deliveries and related documentation by physically confirming material and counts as needed.• Work with trucking companies to resolve receiving grief.• Follow up on aged material to make sure material is moved to appropriate plant locations on a timely and prompt basis.• Post receipt of goods primarily with RF scan gun for accuracy and to minimize receiving grief.

Winston-Salem, Nc

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

• Learned and developed a detailed knowledge of Inventory Warehousing and Logistics applications.• Possesses strong analytical skills, which provide accurate and quick assessment of appropriate course of action to fulfill manufacturing requirements.• Monitors usage of material and provides control of flow of material used in manufacturing processes, preventing incorrect material being delivered, as well as eases the flow of materials to the manufacturing floor.• Has completed daily inventory audits, and has updated and corrected inventory records by comparing computer records with visual confirmation. Reducing errors by raising awareness of needs to keep accuracy when stocking and retrieving material.• Supplies manufacturing needs by processing complete production requests, as well as immediately responding to requests for material on an ad hoc basis.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Rockaway, Nj

Parsippany, Nj

Morristown, Nj