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Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, Us

In this role, I oversee the end-to-end supply chain operations encompassing Procurement, Logistics, Project Coordination, and the Regional Support Maintenance (RSM) Rotatable Pool. This also includes managing our Distribution Center operations, overseeing our Bench Repair services, and implementing effective Inventory Management strategies. In addition to these responsibilities, I manage a substantial annual budget of $7.2M, providing financial stewardship across various teams and ensuring optimal allocation and utilization of resources. I also hold full P&L responsibility for my operation, driving profitability through cost-effective strategies and efficient operations. I lead a resolute team of managers, ensuring seamless operations across all departments. My strategic financial planning and keen financial acumen have been instrumental in supporting the diverse needs of our operations and positively impacting the bottom line.★ Orchestrated the transformation of an underperforming department into a high-performing team, fostering a positive, inclusive culture.★ Closed FY24 $355K under budget despite having to buy out over $300K in obsolete inventory items throughout the year.★ Successfully implemented a comprehensive IT infrastructure supply chain and operations strategy. ★ Introduced Total Quality Management (TQM) principles into the operation, driving improvement initiatives. ★ Spearheaded sustainable operations management, resulting in the donation of over 2000 PCs, keyboard/mouse sets, and monitors to Pittsburgh schools, and ensured 100% recycling of all scrap metal, eWaste, and all cardboard and packing materials.★ Spearheaded the development of middleware, facilitating the seamless transfer of accounting transactions between ServiceNow, BuyerQuest, and Oracle ERP.★ Developed and implemented a comprehensive succession plan. ★ Reduced carried inventory by over 60% and improved inventory turnover from 1:1 in FY23 to 3:1 in FY24.

Mount Pleasant, Sc, Us

In this role, I improved people management by developing and leading talent within the Distribution Center. I am in charge of planning, designing, and implementing efficient people strategies that align with the company’s staff management goals. I redefined employee relations by directing recruitment, selection, disciplinary procedures, grievances, counseling, pay, employment conditions, training and development, succession planning, team motivation, workplace culture, attitudinal development, and performance assessments. I enforced compliance with OSHA, DOT, ADA, and additional governmental regulatory agencies while upholding health and safety policies to promote employee wellness. As the on-site inventory control expert, I oversaw inventory management by organizing and directing all inventory procedures and systems, including Bin Location System, WMS, inventory receiving, shipping, transfers, and physical count comparisons. I manage all local accounts receivable, securing payments, delivering overnight charges, submitting end of day reporting, and completing account reconciliation.★ Restructured labor force to attain a 30% increase in throughput with 30% less staffing and 0 customer influence.★ Led recruiting efforts to re-staff and develop an enhanced onboarding program, overseeing a 30/60/90 day review program to redefine employee engagement and boost retention.★ Quickly devised and launched an efficient succession plan and promoted 2 warehouse leads to supervisory roles, additionally promoting 2 floor level personnel to lead positions. Profitably decreased 80% of warehouse churn, leading restaffing efforts during a highly challenging job market. Currently in the process of completing the final 6 weeks of training to facilitate new hires.

Youngstown, Pennsylvania, Us

★ Oversees the 24/7 operations of a materials testing laboratory, directing the Maintenance, Furnace Manufacturing, Thermocouple Manufacturing, and Analytics departments and supervising 25 direct report technicians.★ Coordinates the service, repair, and replacement of laboratory equipment and defines procedures for equipment operations, quality, and troubleshooting.★ Directs mechanical testing of client products, defining specimen preparation procedures and analytical procedures while working with the Engineering team to analyze lab results. Submits reports to clients.★ Delivered significant improvements in material testing operations, resolving issues ranging from invalid test results to job performance, employee attendance, and customer satisfaction.★ Administers the laboratory information system (LIMS), including writing user manuals and training team members on the full use of the application.★ Directed a project that eliminated data corruption from RF noise, leading to a 50% increase in the quality and accuracy of data collection and lowering manual labor by the Analysis team by 50%.★ Introduced enhanced procedures, training, and feedback to lower human error in validations by 5.5%. Additionally, reduced equipment-related invalidated tests by 10% through improved programming, preventative maintenance, and noise reduction.★ Established a Failure Analysis program that identified the root causes of invalid tests.★ Managed the department to pass a NADCAP audit with zero findings, a substantial improvement over prior years.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT WMT&RWestmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research is a world leader in materials testing, with laboratories dedicated to Mechanical Testing, Non-Metallic and Composites Testing, Fatigue Testing, Manufacturing Technologies, Stress Rupture and Creep Testing, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Analytical, Physical Metallurgical and Fracture Mechanics.

Rosemont, Il, Us

★ Hired to supervise transportation operations throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and New York, managing four teams of 70 commercial drivers delivering over 45,000 cases of product to more than 500 accounts each day.★ Maintained compliance with state and federal regulatory and safety requirements, overseeing training and licensing.★ Used Visual Basic to develop Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel applications while managing databases and building custom reports that identified the most profitable delivery routes.★ Trained a Transportation Clerk in database administration, power user techniques, advanced formula generation and VB programming.★ Lowered chargeable vehicle accidents by 43% and supported a Net Freight Income Cost per Case Reduction of $.01, surpassing company EBITA goals.★ In 2017, improved collaboration between drivers and warehouse personnel, lowering transportation-related damages by 63%, resulting in $65,000 in savings.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT US FOODSUS Foods is a foodservice distributor with approximately $24B in annual revenue.

Coraopolis, Pa, Us

★ Promoted from an hourly associate role to supervisor within three months of joining the company.★ Led the Regional Stock Overflow function supporting 120 store locations, supervising 17 direct reports and managing $88M in inventory. Trained and licensed team members to operate material handling equipment.★ Directed inbound and outbound freight handling, including picking, put-away, conveying, palletizing, consolidation, cycle counting and data input.★ Responsible for leading the team to rank as the top Backstock Shift in the entire company. Additionally, passed an ATF audit with 100%.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT DICK'S SPORTING GOODSDick's Sporting Goods Inc. is a Fortune 500 sporting goods retail company.

Camarillo, Calif.★ Managed materials inventory to account for fluctuating demand.★ Oversaw two product lines transitioning from R&D to production.★ Reduced backorders by more than 70%.★ Coordinated specification changes from R&D with production teams.

Camarillo, Calif.★ Oversaw all phases of research and development, which included developing project timelines, scheduling product design, testing prototypes, creating marketing plans and meeting deadlines.★ Solicited, reviewed and negotiated quotes for external manufacturing processes.★ Ensured successful product launch for three projects previously behind schedule.★ Developed status reporting programs and boilerplate timelines to effectively monitor production, marketing and product launch efforts.

Santa Barbara, Calif.★ Developed LEAN production methods to improve efficiency and meet tight staffing budget.★ Improved inventory record accuracy (IRA) from 96.3 to 98.8%.★ Reorganized semi-annual inventory, reducing work hours by 33%.★ Implemented quarterly SKU demand analysis and relocation program to reduce time required to pick product by 30%.★ Oversaw relocation and startup of a distribution center on a three-day deadline.★ Reduced amount of customer backorders due to inventory variance from 0.5% to 0.005%.★ Developed return-to-vendor (RTV) program to secure quick refunds from manufacturer. ★ Implemented structured processes and procedures to maintain work center error rates at 0.5%.★ Executed quality assurance audits to ensure departmental compliance and provide constructive feedback to management.

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

Managed programs for household hazardous waste collection and disposal.★ Oversaw launch of two household waste facilities in Riverside County.★ Led efforts to ensure strong customer satisfaction and contractual compliance.★ Reduced shipping and materials expenses by sourcing lighter containers and developing more efficient waste packaging procedures.

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

Camarillo, Calif.★ Oversaw inventory, transloading, stock requisitioning and other programs for HAZMAT facility.★ Improved inventory control through implementation of various programs.★ Managed compliance for vehicle and CDL drivers with state and federal DOT.★ Received rare grade of “outstanding” by California Biennial Inspection of Terminals.

Washington, Dc, Us

Point Mugu, Calif.★ Implemented Naval restructuring procedures to ensure 100% compliance.★ Received grade of “outstanding” during 2000 audit.★ Created desktop reference charts for various work centers.★ Oversaw implementation of major software upgrade and employee training efforts.★ Developed employee training program to improve overall operations.★ Awarded “Naval Achievement Medal” for work performance.

Washington, Dc, Us

San Diego, Calif.★ Managed inventory of approximately 200,000 items valued at more than $420 million.★ Increased IRA from 98% to 100% through causative research and record reconciliation, constraining gross inventory adjustment to 0.5% of the total inventory value.★ Reconciled more than $5 million in invoices.★ Received “outstanding” mark during 1998 audit.★ Automated purchasing processes to enable timely monitoring of stock replenishment orders.★ Oversaw the implementation of an integrated barcode system that improved efficiency and accuracy of processing inbound shipments.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Management (Major) Information Management (Minor)