Ronald Cox Email & Phone Number

Round Rock, Texas, United States

Round Rock, Texas, United States

Austin Area, Texas

Perform shipping, reciving and inventory control functions.

Austin, Tx

Created and implemented procedures and processes for warehouse personnel for processing learning tools for students, learning centers, shipping, receiving and inventory control These processes ensured passage of external audits during year-end Financial Audits Coordinated the monthly inventory cycle counts for the Central Warehouse and up to 20 Regional Warehouses This included the reconciliation of inventory discrepancies Report to Finance Department inventory levels and inventory shrinkage This has helped in the reduction of unessential material puchases and reduce the loss of materialNegotiated pricing and terms for all learning tools purchases Also, managed purchases of non-inventory purchases for Marketing, Operations and other departments This has reduced the material spend by 25% from one year to the nextCoordinated approval of any new learning tools to ensure that propriety software will provide our students with a positive experience on our learning tools

Implemented the launch of the global distribution operations, installed complete business and communications systems, trained personnel and developed reporting procedures and user manuals.Negotiated contracts and directed transportation, delivery, and warehousing activities of third party logistic providers and independent carriers.Coordinated raw material delivery to contract manufacturer and appropriated finished goods for customer orders, tracking movement from major hub in Thailand to points of dispersal.Developed forms with the IT department to ensure international compliance of shipping documentation while confirming internal serial and warranty information requirements were met.

Rapid promotion through increasingly responsible positions, implementing strategic imporvement strategies to reduce cost and throughput time to deliver strong revenue gains.Operations Manager (2004 – 2005), Logistics/Materials Manager (2002 – 2004), Logistics Manager (1999 – 2002), Inventory Supervisor (1998 – 1999)Career Highlights:Drove division to show first profit in several years – reduced overhead, improve billing process, and reduced material spend.Increased capacity by 25% by reducing the facilitation processAchieved a reduction in material spending by 30%.Project Manager for the implementation the transfer of business system from Oracle to Macola software which allowed the sharing of data and material with our corporate headquarters in The Netherlands.Reduced spending monthly by 25% by utilizing the RTV (Return to Vendor) while decreasing the RTV inventory from $10 million to $1 million by augmenting the process.Improved reporting accuracy from 25% to over 98%.Increased revenue by $15,000 per month by selling obsolete and defective materials.