Herbert Smith Email & Phone Number

Kutztown, Pa

Kutztown, Pa

Hands on warehouse operations leader across multiple sites for a manufacturer of PVC and Poly Carbonate flat and corrugated sheets. Responsibilities included leading a staff of 35 team members including 4 supervisors, and inventory valued at approximately $9 million.>Developed and implemented the company's first initial warehouse capacity plan in order to manage 3 shift operation labor planning and staffing.>Developed an initial sales forecast utilizing past history and an… Show more Hands on warehouse operations leader across multiple sites for a manufacturer of PVC and Poly Carbonate flat and corrugated sheets. Responsibilities included leading a staff of 35 team members including 4 supervisors, and inventory valued at approximately $9 million.>Developed and implemented the company's first initial warehouse capacity plan in order to manage 3 shift operation labor planning and staffing.>Developed an initial sales forecast utilizing past history and an estimated growth percentage.>Inventory accuracy improvement shift over 1 year from 97.3% to 99.8%.>ProPack Operations - breakdown of full skids for re-packing to fulfill contractor customer orders utilizing multiple SKU's and WMS transactions. Show less

Berks, Chester And Montgomery County - Pennsylvania

Franchise Owner and operator focusing on small business coaching and mentoring.>Business to business networking and marketing>Conducted individual and group coaching sessions

Eastern Region

Managed four regional distribution centers. Drove and monitored KPI's in the areas of safety, on time delivery, employer of choice initiatives, financial performance, and accuracy to the customer. Square footage of 750,000 square feet, team size of over 200, with regional revenue of $ 1 billion.>Implemented an incentive based initiative which resulted in 50% reduction in absenteeism, 50% reduction in turnover, reduced workers compensation cost by $95K due to an 80% reduction in… Show more Managed four regional distribution centers. Drove and monitored KPI's in the areas of safety, on time delivery, employer of choice initiatives, financial performance, and accuracy to the customer. Square footage of 750,000 square feet, team size of over 200, with regional revenue of $ 1 billion.>Implemented an incentive based initiative which resulted in 50% reduction in absenteeism, 50% reduction in turnover, reduced workers compensation cost by $95K due to an 80% reduction in recordable injuries, and an overall net savings of $405K in 2009.>SAP implementation team involved in flow mapping through training and implementation.>Annual Inventory Lead for inventory prep and execution for 11 (all) distribution facilities.>Home Depot Color Center Project Lead. Utilized 3PL team, scheduled and tracked all deliveries to customer working under extremely tight delivery window times.>Relocated the IL DC which included selection of property sight, layout of facility, and move with zero interruption to customer.>Interim DC Manager for the GA and IL facility while recruiting for Managers. Once hired, directly responsible for training and mentoring.>Seasonal workforce pool planning and monitoring for the region to support steep cyclical increase in sales volumes.>Conducted semi-annual employee feedback sessions in all facilities creating team action items resulting in overall 12% positive shift from the 2006 to 2008 employee satisfaction survey.>Inventory performance in the east region finished in the top 3 of the company, with a 99.95% accuracy rating. Show less

Managed effective, efficient, and safe operations of a fast paced distribution center. This included all facets of operations in a distribution facility, including on time shipping to the customer, product receiving, storage and proper batch/date rotation.>Developed and implemented a "split warehouse" concept, which resulted in 50% less travel time, and 50% less travel distance in order picking processes, culminating in 12% increase in employee productivity. >Successfully… Show more Managed effective, efficient, and safe operations of a fast paced distribution center. This included all facets of operations in a distribution facility, including on time shipping to the customer, product receiving, storage and proper batch/date rotation.>Developed and implemented a "split warehouse" concept, which resulted in 50% less travel time, and 50% less travel distance in order picking processes, culminating in 12% increase in employee productivity. >Successfully relocated the facility from 50,000 sq ft to a 250,000 sq ft manufacturing and distribution facility. This included blueprint layout, product slotting and zero customer interruption.>Oversaw 25,000 sq ft expansion of the distribution facility.>Heavy make and ship/pick pack management experience with SKU based in excess of 10,000.>"On Target" and "Golden Gun" award winner for operational excellence.>International service experience servicing Canada while assisting Canadian warehouse start up. Show less

Orlando, Florida

Oversaw all warehouse processes, including all receiving functions, put away strategies for product, preparing customer orders, and coaching and mentoring employees.>Started up the operation of regional distribution center for the Southeast.>Ensured 100% accuracy with all receiving procedures.>Prepared early customer orders in advance to put the next shift in position to be successful with 100% on time delivery every day.>Partnered with employees to… Show more Oversaw all warehouse processes, including all receiving functions, put away strategies for product, preparing customer orders, and coaching and mentoring employees.>Started up the operation of regional distribution center for the Southeast.>Ensured 100% accuracy with all receiving procedures.>Prepared early customer orders in advance to put the next shift in position to be successful with 100% on time delivery every day.>Partnered with employees to prepare and stock the facility pick locations for the next shifts, to ensure maximum efficiency on a daily basis. Show less

Managed various departments, with responsibilities that included, ordering product to ensure in stock levels, managing a team of associates, including preparing reviews and work schedules, and customer service.

In Progress, Business Administration

Business Administration

credits earned to date; 95