Stephen Miele Email & Phone Number

• Operating Manager with responsibility for strategic planning, shipping, and operation management for Panasonic’s Toughbook Notebook Division with over 700 million in annual sales. Introduced productivity improvements.
• Boosted productivity output from 7500 units at peak time to 8900 in one shift, while reducing overall man-hours by 7%.
• Oversee 5 direct reports in an 80,000sq.ft facility.
• Dramatically reduced shipping and configuration errors by 8 percent bring plant-wide average above 99%.
• Reduced line-haul from $.51 per pound to $.35 by improved logistics and product routing.
• Implemented Quality Improvement program that includes spot audits, root-cause analysis, and remedy implementation.

Clifton, N.J.

• Managed the International Shipping Department for a 50 Billion Dollar Fortune 500 company. Shipping to over 100 countries world-wide, 24 hour mail operation running 6 days per week. High volume and extremely fast-pace.
• Managed a team of 27 direct reports, in 3 different departments, over 3 shifts including delivery drivers, maintenance personnel, department leads, and general laborers.
• Decreased line-haul cost by 12% by improving overall logistics and product routing.
• Introduced and implemented a Safety Committee consisting of 5 members to help address employee safety and concerns. Developed safety manuals and evacuation plans, also held monthly meetings.
• Managed all shipping of time critical priority and economy international mail. Scheduled airline bookings and line-haul along with tracking shipments to ensure on-time arrival at international destinations. Ensured.
• Assisted and played vital role in a major acquisition boosting company sales by 40 million dollars.

Fairfield, N.J.

• Managed all aspects of shipping, receiving, production, and general warehouse duties in a manufacturing wholesale distributor. Fast-pace 35,000 sq. ft. facility consisting of chemicals and various parts.
• Managed 15 full and part time employees.
• Directed all shipping and receiving, making freight claims if product damaged or missing.
• Reviewed and created P.O. reports and scheduled all incoming and outgoing freight.
• Entered transfer orders for all manufactured goods and maintained proper inventory levels.
• Logged all job-site delivery orders into OPS system for easy referencing.