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Allegan, MI, US

Holland, Michigan, United States

Warehouse Manager for John A. Van Den Bosch, a regional distributor of pet supplies, pet food, and outdoor products. Servicing and delivering to retail stores in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Direct and coordinate all warehousing, inventory control, and shipping/receiving activities for all raw materials and finished goods. Implement.

Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area

Manage and coordinate warehousing and inventory control needs for company building custom high-performance fire trucks and apparatus for a national and international client base. Direct inventory counts, manage all receiving needs, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure production lines are properly stocked to meet project deadlines. Created.

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Manage and coordinate all jobsite logistics and warehousing needs, including all company purchasing needs, inventory control and transfers, fleet management, and procurement budgets. Direct all inventory counts (cycle, monthly, annual), set up and verify worksite transportation, ensure worksite are properly stocked and project deadlines are met. Developed.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Direct and coordinate all warehousing, inventory control, and shipping/receiving activities for all raw materials and finished goods. Implement continuous improvement strategies to improve storage and flow of materials.
• Created new systems and policies that reduced receiving errors by 70% in first month in position.
• Led an overhaul of receiving processes that reduced receiving errors in first quarter of employment by over 97%.
• Altered and streamlined receiving and warehousing systems that resulted in a 1,700% increase in workdays without receiving errors.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Supervise facility, equipment, and personnel in efficiently running manufacturing operation to meet all receiving, shipping, and production goals, including:.
• Establish and implement goals consistent with long-range plans for growth in operations, including facility, equipment, and personnel.
• Develop budget and asset needs and assisting with materials procurement and receiving and daily inventory management.
• Participate in facility and quality audits, record keeping, budgeting, continuous improvement, and reporting needs.
• Carry out Food Safety Management and Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) initiatives and ensure OSHA/FDA regulation compliance.
• Establish and implement HSE/safety programs and P&Ps.

Saranac, Michigan

• Coordinated operations for multi-state production operation.
• Oversaw all automated and non-automated supply chain activities, from purchasing to on-time scheduling and delivery including inventory controls and for all inputs and outputs needed.
• Managed automated system for product development and distribution and transport needs for shipping to multi-state scattered site operations.
• Inventory control and management for hundreds of specialized products for dozens of product line types.
• Managed team to optimize operations and FIFO/FEFO; develop SOPs and P&Ps for QA and safety; maintain on-time delivery and distribution.
• Monitored and adhered to all internal and government-related product and HSE requirements.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Labor and materials planning for work crews for all renovation, warehouse, and transport project activities. Monitor and adhere to environmental regulations and project timelines and budgets. Transportation coordination for local and OTR transportation needs. Manage onboard computer systems; monitor and report deliveries and pick-ups, maintain log books.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Oversaw a team of 18 associates to manage a 300,000 square foot 3PL warehouse that supplied to 224 Midwest stores and 15 distribution centers across five states.
• Trained employees on continuous improvement processes and new inventory control systems.
• Oversaw implementation of all inventory counts and installation of new computerized warehouse inventory and cataloging system to manage materials and supply needs across multiple states.
• Tested, troubleshot, employee training, and system feedback for continuous process improvement.
• Warehouse policies and procedures implemented increased inventory accuracy by 47% and new warehouse layout strategies increased storage capacity by 50%.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Led continuous improvement initiatives and liaised with Construction Managers for quality assurance, look-ahead meetings (project coordination, project-to-project strategic planning, project queuing, troubleshooting.
• Implemented new computerized inventory and ordering system to manage materials and supply needs across multiple sites and states.
• Tested, troubleshot, and trained employees.
• Ordered and monitored supply needs for new warehouse customers.
• Coordinated customer satisfaction surveys and feedback.
• Process improvements increased timesaving workflow by 36%.