Wes Hart Email & Phone Number

United States

Pittsburg, Kansas, United States

Bentonville Ar

Lamar Mo

I was promoted to this role and charged with directing all aspects of production, logistics, and shipping, including scheduling, design and prototyping of fixtures, as well as customer service functions. I collaborate with the Purchasing staff to ensure materials are on hand as needed to meet production needs and thus manage inventory. I develop and lead cross-functional teams for process mapping and simplification of multiple operations areas. I am accountable for assessing manufacturing routings and processes to identify and correct inaccuracies. I direct facility maintenance and a $475K budget, as well as 13 staff, including Customer Service and Logistics Managers.• Reduced processing time for highest-volume item from 2.5 hours to 1.25 hours (from raw material to finished goods status) in collaboration with a contracted industrial engineer.• Increased production rate from 60 to 95 parts per hour.• Established vendor program for highest-usage materials in collaboration with Purchasing; eliminated material handling for top 20% of parts.• Requested by Sector Vice President to lead 80/20 and Product Line Simplification (PLS) training of business unit leaders and key personnel from all companies within sector.

Nevada Missouri

During this time, I was in charge of identifying potential customers, markets, and product lines to offer for this startup division which was ultimately deactivated after 15 months due to changing conditions within the sales force at the parent company. • Launched revenue stream of $500K with net profit of 13.2% within 14 months.• Obtained 8 new customers, and contacted 30 potential customers in different markets.• Designed new display concepts, 1 of which the company submitted for a patent.• Outperformed company hired Sales Representative with contacts in target market who delivered 0 sales.

In this role, I was accountable for several functions for the largest accounts: sales, production and scheduling, inventory control, and customer service, as well as logistics and shipping. I directed 17 staff, including CAD Designers.I established sales goals and forecasts, as well as margin requirements, and conducted resource planning to meet customer needs. I interacted with key contacts at accounts to identify internal metrics ensuring a focus on meeting customer requirements. I gathered relevant data and worked with Sales Representatives to develop pricing for core products and 1-time high-volume projects.• Instrumental in automating new product development process; transitioned from paper to integrated software that streamlined procedures.• Initiated research project to identify project tracking software.• Developed system to track and quantify purchase orders identifying value and lead times resulting in better trend prediction for orders thus enabling effective material and resource planning in anticipation of seasonal order spikes on specific products.

Lamar Mo

I traveled to stores and provided assistance in setting up new locations. Orchestrated the information flow between Account Manager and Production. Analyzed shipping operations and made recommendations to improve service and reduce delays

Held various positions including operations and systems manager at store level:Responsibilities:Systems Maintenance and troubleshootingAccounting office supervisionInvoicing and accounts payable supervisionMerchandising

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