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Pittsboro, Nc, Us

Pittsboro, Nc, Us

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Enhanced warehouse operations resulting in considerable cost savings, safety, and efficiency and the addition of new businessFacilitated the warehousing, logistics, and operations of newly acquired business. Streamlined inventory management processes, implemented safety standards, and optimized warehouse layout. These improvements resulted in significant cost savings and increased operational efficiency while improving safety and efficiency.

Aurora, Co

Managed a billion-dollar inventory for a major media and tech client, fostering a culture of ownership and excellence through effective cross-functional team leadership and communication. Collaborated with staff, local management teams, other facilities, suppliers, and customers to identify and resolve system gaps, reduce shrinkage, and enhance product control across warehouse operations. Resulted in exceeding customer expectations, driving growth, and establishing industry-leading best practices.Creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and actively contributed to the development of in-house Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. These systems streamlined inventory management throughout the supply chain, utilizing tools like cycle counts, audits, production planning, FIFO, and LEAN practices for precision and accuracy.Data wrangling was completed through basic SQL queries and proficiency with MS Excel using formulas and functions such as pivot tables, charts, slicers, vlookups, countifs, sumifs, and conditional formatting to collect, clean, and communicate data, with stakeholders. Collaborated with IT in developing static and dynamic Tableau dashboards that provided daily Key Performance Indicator (KPI) monitoring and enhanced inventory visibility.Leveraged strong verbal and written communication skills to convey plans in a Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART) manner, ensuring successful project tracking and goal attainment. Problem-solving skills through means of root cause analysis, five Y’s, and a continuous improvement mindset led to process improvements and best practices awards.Demonstrated proactive time management, coordination, and prioritization skills in project planning, ensuring efficiency and productivity.

Aurora, Co

I was responsible for up to 150 indirect and 5 direct staff from receiving, testing, refurbishment, inventory, and shipping. We had just begun to do a small percentage of the reverse logistics for a major player in the telecommunications space where we were processing about 1,500 units per day. Five years later we had doubled the staff and were processing up to 10k units a day. We made significant process improvements over that period including basic LEAN manufacturing principles applied to layout design, workstation organization, and product flow. We made simple improvements such as moving conveyors and workstations, so our receivers no longer had to walk to and from the rollers. This approach doubled individual production and eliminated waste for our receiving team was used throughout the operation for further gains. Many evolutions of test equipment, processes, and product flow, all had incredible positive impacts on efficiency and quality that ultimately led to increased customer satisfaction and volume. With a great team committed to excellence and exceeding customer satisfaction, we saw the scope of our business grow from just our state to the entire western region.

Aurora, Co

The supply chain skills I had gained to this point including team leadership, production planning, problem-solving, warehouse management, and operations management were fundamental in leading a successful team. I continued to advance my abilities with MS Excel as a means of collecting, filtering, and disseminating data both internally and to our customer. Receiving accuracy and labeling provided accurate inventory and a means for production planning and shipping using the FIFO inventory method. Our team helped to develop the criteria for pallet standardization improving bin utilization as well as efficiency during inventory cycle counts.

Aurora, Co

Responsibilities in this role included training, P&L forecasting, production planning, and reporting. I quickly learned the power of Microsoft Excel and created templates that reduced daily manual reporting habits from 4 hours to about 30 minutes. This is where my love for Excel started and led to the creation of many files including some that were implemented across the vertical.

Aurora, Co

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Montgomeryville, Pa

Responsible for scheduling, staffing, and installing cellular hands-free kits in customer vehicles.

Associate Of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies, Business

Executive Leadership Certification, Organizational Leadership

Effective tactics and advanced strategies in leading teams and orginizations.

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