Michael Reed Jr. Email & Phone Number

West Deptford, Nj, Us

Thorofare, Nj, Us

-Proactively engages with business team to monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve EDI issues ensuring seamless data exchange and minimizing disruptions-Responsible for collaborating with current and potential EDI trading partners to maintain or initialize EDI connections using multiple communication protocols.-Provides comprehensive Ariba support and administration, ensuring seamless operation across multiple user channels.-Designs and implements tailored end-user solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, leveraging Power Apps and Power Automate to streamline processes.

Vineland, Nj, Us

-Initially hired as Material Planner. After 90 day review was given progressive levels of responsibility up to and including current promotion.-Analyze data and system needs to lead process improvement within accounting, EDI, shipping, receiving, production, warehousing, procurement, and eCommerce leveraging automation and data modeling to maximize process efficiency.-Develop and implement new systems to build and maintain an ERP database of over 5,000 items and bills of material. This was also utilized to create master orders worth over $30 in annual sales across all 4 production locations nationwide.-Solely in charge of assigning all materials and components by running Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to align overall demand to production order supply and verify over and short for accuracy on a daily basis.-Solely responsible for all Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) set up, configuration, and maintenance inbound and outbound using various connection methods to outside customers, vendors, and sales platforms.-Manage eCommerce order activity flow and connections between ERP, EDI, CommerceHub, and ShipStation to synchronize orders across all platforms, provide accurate inventory levels to all sites, and send advanced shipping notices (ASNs) to all customers.-Coordinate with all departments to build over 40 Access Database processes that have minimized costs, improved processing time in several departments' functions, and drastically altered the finished unit fulfillment process that saved over 100,000 square feet of warehouse space and improved truck loading time by 600%.-In charge of data warehouse and data integrity for all ERP system data.

Paulsboro, New Jersey, Us

-Procured qualified truckload carriers by using government databases to analyze safety scores and receive contact information. -Maximized company profits by negotiating truckload rates with over 50 carriers daily for various freight lanes around the country. -Streamlined creation of various reports using Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets formulas as needed by upper management and ownership. -Created and sent an available truckload list to contact base of over 2,800 refrigerated truckload carriers multiple times daily.

Lakewood, New Jersey, Us

-Collaborated with team to generate new weekly and monthly production schedule formats to maximize accuracy and efficiency in production order information.-Developed weekly and monthly production performance KPI reports for executive management and board investors review to drive continuous improvement.-Generated and released shop floor orders for accurate item picking and consumption during all phases of production.-Responsible for ensuring inventory levels for materials were consistent with demand to prevent production delays and waste.

Paulsboro, New Jersey, Us

*Interned summer and winter break*-Negotiated with more than 400 truckload carriers over rates to reach an agreement for freight orders.-Assigned over 1,000 orders based on the agreed-upon rates and ensured receipt of critical order information.-Track and traced in excess of 40 orders daily to provide up to date details to the customers and consignees.-Collaborated with customers to schedule pick-up and delivery times for single and multiple delivery orders.

Conshohocken, Pa, Us

*Interned summer and winter breaks*-Generated over 12,000 credit and re-bill documents to ensure the accurate cost is billed to each customer.-Validated the work of other interns so that the final work generated was accurate for managerial review.-Eliminated over 2,000 minor debits and credits in customer accounts to reduce false billing.

Paulsboro, New Jersey, Us

*Interned summer and winter breaks*-Negotiated with more than 400 truckload carriers over rates to reach an agreement for freight orders.-Assigned over 1,000 orders based on the agreed-upon rates and ensured receipt of critical order information.-Handled tracking and tracing for up to 40 orders daily to provide up to date details to the customers and consignees.-Collaborated with customers to schedule pick-up and delivery times for single and multiple delivery orders.

Paulsboro, New Jersey, Us

*Interned summer and winter break*-Organized in excess of 100 future truckload orders to provide accurate dates and forecasts to management.-Provided dispatchers with rate history on truck lanes to allow them to offer fair truckload prices to carriers.-Entered truckload data to ensure accuracy of past and present orders from all customers across the country.-Researched over 500 different truckload carriers to update and maintain carrier profiles in the system.