Jon Ferrell Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

Accountable for multiple internal business lines of a Supply Chain Division including Fulfillment, Production, Embroidery, Laundry, Bulk Mailing, Inventory, Order Entry, Document Storage/Scanning/Destruction, and Courier services.• Developed and maintained $4.2M Supply Chain financial budget and P&L and served as a member of the Leadership Team, QBR and Monthly Financial meetings.• Purchase direct and indirect inventory, conduct random, quarterly and annual cycle counts, research root cause of discrepancy, communicate, implement and document required changes to SOP.• Reduced inventory levels of 50% ($2M+) for quicker turns, and 40% reduction in audit that minimized inventory and financial risk to customer and company.• Developed, mentored and managed a team of 2 Managers (Project and Clerical), 2 Supervisors (Production and Fulfillment) and QC Specialist (Supply Chain) direct reports and 30+ employees. Cross trained to support other operations and personal growth within the company.• Successful efficiency improvements across multiple business lines utilizing 5S, Lean, Six Sigma methods and tracked through KPI and other company measurables to meet or exceed on customer and divisional goals and objectives.• Maintained 95%+ Workforce Condition Assessment Facility audit scores.• Guided Division through new company name launch and developed marketing strategy with new Sales & MarketingTeam that generated 22% growth within first year.• Collaborated with multiple internal departments to maintain, cultivate and bid on various federal, state, and commercial contracts in support of the division and company goals.

Provided leadership and direction, reporting out and managing all aspects of inventory for 5 brands across 4 distribution centers for the Yoshida Group. Collaborated and communicated with all levels of internal stakeholders.• Established production in new warehouse in Portland, rebuilding production team of 2 Supervisors and 10 direct labor employees after Yoshida Group purchased StraightLine.• Maintained company database regarding pricing, part numbers, min/max levels, cycle count, Monitor US Custom Textile Quotas for apparel product, barcode assignment, and global supplier relations.• Investigated root cause and resolved any discrepancy in a timely manner and modified SOPs as needed and communicated changes.• Released multi-million-dollar purchase orders based on current inventory vs forecast and actual sales demand. Communicated purchase orders or inventory changes and ensured suppliers and logistics companies met company and customer schedules.

Responsible for the management and oversight of production, prep, and packaging departments. Managed Production Team, of 7 to 20 employees, building water sport accessories aligning production of finished goods with sales and seasonal information demands. Company was acquired by Yoshida Group.• Restructured inventory control processes by prepping and kitting raw material prior to production to minimize production down times by prepping the raw material on the lines.• Implemented and maintained Kanban system for finished goods reducing risk of overbuild or discontinuing finished goods to align with sales.• Worked and collaborated with the Production Team and implemented changes for successful continuous process improvements.• Communicated and reported out to all levels of internal stakeholders regarding production schedules and inventory.• Ensured finished goods meet forecasts or actual sales demand and that product met strict quality and safety AWSA specification requirements for USA and international tournaments, team riders, and general population use.• Maintained suppler relations, released purchase orders for raw material and managed finish goods inventory levels based on forecasts and sales minimizing risk of discontinued raw and finished goods.• Conducted quarterly and annual inventory audits of raw and finished goods, maintained BOM and controlled production, labor, and product costs.Assistant Shipping Manager 1998 - 1999Receiving Clerk 1997 - 1998Assembly / Team Lead 1994 - 1997

Atlanta, Ga, Us