Thomas Harper Email & Phone Number

Tennessee, United States

Nashville, TN

• MSS, Inc. designs and manufactures next-generation optical sorting technology for use in the waste and recycling industry. MSS optical sorting systems are ultra-high-speed automated machines that sort up to 40 times.
• Brought in to set up the new department of shipping/receiving and warehousing/inventory.
• Worked with Accounting on startup of new ESP system Epicor.
• Work with Production and Accounting on process for pulling parts from inventory to use in production.
• Identify obsolete inventory and wrong quantity and wrong order quantity amounts.
• Set up bin locations and organize locations in respect to pull sheets and service part use.

Lavergne, TN

• Sannohashi Fastening Tech America is part of the international network of Japanese-owned manufacturing and production automotive supplier. Reporting directly to the VP of North America, to oversee and manage a Tier 1.
• ️Reorganize and regroup locations and staging of the product during a warehouse move to streamline production efforts; resulted in 10-15% reduction on damaged products.
• ️Adjusted shipping fees to reduce customer cost removing outdated standards and prices; resulting in a 25% monthly cost savings.
• ️Discovered an internal savings of shipping expenditures by negotiating the use of recycled boxes; resulting in a.50 per box shipping and price reduction and overall shrinkage of inventory.
• ️Reduced excess pallets by combining multiple products and purchasing reconditioned pallets to reduce costs by 50% decreasing in pallet expense.
• ️Collaborate with human resources to manage contract staffing labor according to business needs in accordance with the aligned budgetary requirements.

Lavergne, TN

Reviewed timeliness of production and scheduled deliveries. Tracked inventory levels for production. Constantly worked to improve processes. Made suggestions for productivity improvements. Optimized employee workflow. Determined and tracked most important warehouse KPIs. Ensured that facility equipment was properly maintained. Collaborated with other team.

Nashville, TN

• Randstad is a publicly traded, global staffing and recruiting agency, with annual revenues of 23B, located in more than 38 countries. Consulted as a business associate to assist on short and long term projects with.
• ️Matched product parts to orders before shipping as a Quality Assurance Specialist in a medical device environment for American Home Patient resulting in 99% accuracy and achieving 110% to goal.
• ️Identified root causes and errors in quality control for American Home Patient during CPAC reviews; reported findings and solutions to senior leadership to improve the overall process.
• ️Partnered with QA Manager to identify new process improvements by analyzing quality data and documentation resulting in a more efficient and seamless outcome to reach target KPIs.

Nashville, TN

• ️Obtained and maintained all liquor and land leases for over 600 stores in Virginia as a Business Licensing Specialist for Dollar General; projected resulted in maintaining 100% compliant.
• ️Assisted with the maintenance of licensing and property tax databases for Dollar General to account for all jurisdictions, applications, and tax forms by acting as a liaison with city hall resulting in 98 % reduction.
• ️Performed on a team to review the performance of internal quality and regulatory compliance programs for licensing to monitor corrective actions which lead to increased productivity and reduced errors.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration

Associate'S Degree, Japanese Language And Literature, 3.0

Activities and Societies: Japanese language study / JLPT preparation