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Desoto, TX

• manage shipping, warehouse, and office in 400,000 sq. ft. facility
• Created detailed performance (productivity & quality) tracking system for all associates

Grand Prairie, TX

managed 2nd shift crew warehouse and office. Includes shipping, receiving, warehousing, saw operations, plate burning and finishing operations· Created and developed new 2nd shift team for warehouse, included hiring/training 6 new warehouse associates · Led Lean project that made improvements in product flow through process improvements in receiving and.

Tyler, Texas

manage office staff of 10 plus light assembly and pack production areas in 300,000 sq ft distribution center plus offsite location· Implemented transportation rate and routing matrix to reduce costs. · Changed packaging materials and process for shipping replacement parts to reduce material and labor costs $1200/month

managed transportation and 3-shift 260,000 sq ft distribution center· Reduced transportation costs 10% through implementation of in-house management from external sourcing. Savings gained through better load planning and carrier management· Improved fill rate by 25% on crossdock items by “crossdock to stock” conversion of outsourced product.· Designed and.

managed transportation and 2 separate warehouse facilities · Developed and authored department ISO work instruction book and division material handling and inventory control procedures for ISO Certification· Implemented stock locator system and reconfigured layout of off-site warehouse to improve material handling efficiency· Trained employees on lean.

managed transportation,140,000 sq ft finished goods distribution center, and 75,000 sq ft materials warehouse, ISO certified· Instrumental in achieving two “Vendor of the Year” awards each from Wal-Mart and from Lowe’s. · Achieved Cost Improvements averaging better than 5% annually 1999-2007 in controllable cost per unit shipped. Savings average of over.