career profile

results-oriented professional with solid skill in distribution, purchasing, and warehouse management. proven capacity to handle various functions necessary in supporting a successful warehouse or storage facility. dynamic communicator and persuasive speaker, able to forge meaningful associations with clients, colleagues, and management. talent to identify the needs of clients and to encourage a risk-free, positive atmosphere to meet those needs. demonstrated talent for developing and implementing plans that successfully meet the operational objectives of an organization.

 

inventory control management / purchasing & shipping coordination

managing remote storage locations / forklift training

warehouse development / warehouse consolidation & structuring

climate control environment / written & verbal communication / professional development & training

 

technical competencies: excel, microsoft word, powerpoint and as400

professional experience

purchasing & warehouse manager, 1991 c present

• supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, and shipping products or materials in a warehouse with 55,000 sq. ft. of cold storage space.
• monitor the whereabouts of items from various manufacturing facilities which including 400 plus sku s.
• interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel.
• plan, develop, and implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
• prepare correspondence, reports, and operations, maintenance, and safety manuals.
• confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as picking, records control, and purchasing; boosted picking efficiency by 40%.
• review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, and demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments.

 

assistant inventory control manager    

• developed inventory strategies as well as short term/long term strategies for inventory disposal.
• managed the consolidation functions during the restructure of 5 separate warehouses.
• planned, organized and directed the work of others; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• trusted to demonstrate initiative and leadership when monitoring and tracking month-end inventory for all s. california locations.

 

purchasing and shipping coordinator    

• tracked purchase orders generated by external vendors for ice cream products and remained abreast of all inventory located within remote warehouse locations.
• utilized time management abilities to track receipt of shipment throughout all s. california remote warehouses.

 

lead forman c remote storage warehouse 

• held accountable for the usage and whereabouts of transportation equipment and managed inventory fluctuations.
• directed the professional success of a 12-member team of warehouse workers.

 

night foreman of ice cream load-out     

• headed up a team of 16 warehouse workers and scheduled assignments according to abilities.