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Planned and Managed the Distribution of raw material, work in process and finished goods throughout 2 manufacturing facilities on the East and West Coasts, 2 distribution centers and sub-contract vendors in China. Negotiated inter-modal rates with truckload carriers that reduced lead times by 4 weeks, reducing inventory carry costs by 66%.Major Achievements:•Developed 2-3 year capacity planning for both manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania and California to meet customer demands and optimize efficiencies.•Scheduled Productions and Planning at both facilities that together employed over 600 manufacturing personnel and over 110 machines.•Supervised Logistics, Traffic, Production Control and Warehousing/Distribution as well as Inventory Control optimizing inventory turns, reducing carrying costs and initiating automated production scheduling systems.

Implemented first barcode scanning system for the company increasing accuracy and inventory control. Fully responsible for Warehousing, Shipping and Receiving in addition to Logistics and Transportation.Major Achievements:•Scheduled production for the main plant and developed a planning routine matching productivity to customer orders and lead times.•Negotiated with vendors and purchased raw material and plant supplies and equipment.

Responsible for all outbound freight to customer and distribution centers that numbered 5 regionalized throughout the country. Made decisions on how customers’ orders would be shipped utilizing regional distribution centers or Mrs. Paul’s distribution center in PennsylvaniaMajor Achievement:•Upon discovering a product problem, took leadership role in product recall by tracing all finished goods, locating product by analyzing distribution center inventory and transferred product back to main plant, successfully recalling all product without it reaching consumer.