Jesse Salinas Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Operations Manager @ Alside Houston.

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas

Inventory control, warehouse management, cycle counting, warehouse organization, data entry, shipping, receiving, employee coaching / training, and safety.

Houston, Texas

Responsibilities- oversight of production facility which included finishing, glazing, pre-hanging, and packing of wood, fiberglass, and iron door production. Duties- produce daily production reports, safety reports, over see 8 direct reports and 40 indirect reports (people). Assisted with HR issues, ensure that we met customer demand and made personnel adjustments to ensure we were on budget and met our internal metrics.

Houston, Texas

Responsibilities- Over sight of the entire business operation. Reporting to me was the accounting and HR manager, production manager, national sales manager, customer service manager, inventory and purchasing manager, and the claims manager. I managed the P&L and our company budget along side the President/owner. Put in place specific metrics for each and every department to be measured weekly. This included things like; safety, quality, cycle counting, sales and marketing, accounts receivable, operating expenses, payroll, freight/logistics and others. Also helped call on key customers as needed and key vendors as well. This included customers out of state and vendors abroad in other countries.Duties- On a daily bases I checked the well being of the company. I followed up with any customer complaints, vendor issues, and or employee issues. My main objective was the well being of the company as whole. I stayed out in front of the business by speaking with customers and vendors as well as competitors. I worked along side the sales team to produce an effective sales budget/plan every quarter. I visited with employees regularly to make sure our associates were happy and that there were no surprises.

Houston, Texas

Responsibilities- Managed the inventory spend for 3 manufacturing facilities in 3 different states. This included the purchasing of materials, the accuracy of the inventory, and the quality of the materials purchased. Also was responsible for the vendor negotiations and suppler qualification. I managed $8 - $10 million worth of inventory which equaled to about 1800 different items or sku’s. I supervised two buyers and one forecasting analyst that reported directly to me. I managed an inventory budget to sales to ensure we did not have too much and did not run out of necessary materials. Duties- Make sure we did not run out of necessary inventory. Minimize the amount of obsolete or non moving inventory. Maintain a high level of quality from our suppliers. Keep reducing the amount of spend on materials purchased from vendors. Substantiate any cost increases that the company may incur. Shop the market for new vendors and new and improved products to enhance our quality and efficiency through our process.