Inventory Manager
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Business Management• Prepared AND analyzed annual budgets delivering 25% under budget year over year. • Delivered consistent in bound and out bound volume optimization without issue.• Managed all distribution center records according to record retention guidelines ensuring full compliance. Leadership• Managed, led and coached a team of up 20 administrative professionals delivering consistent business results in a unionized environment. • Developed content for and delivered presentations to 50+ shift workers delivering clear and consistent understanding of the connection between day-to-day work with a culture of fairness, equity, and diversity. • Provided a direct presence on the shop floor ensuring consistent understanding of inventory issues and fluctuations. • Optimized team and individual performance against objectives by aligning strengths and opportunities with training plans ensuring consistent team and individual competence and development. Inventory Control• Expertly overlooked $50M of revolving inventory with focus on customer service levels. • Designed and developed the warehouse racking process maximizing capacity optimizing safety standards.• Managed and resolved vendor delivery discrepancies mitigating time to deliver inventory and cost containment.• Ran daily reports, performance checks and balances ensuring budget requirements were reached.• Partnered with buyers and vendors to ensure proper product flow through the distribution center and customer on time delivery.