SUMMARY

• Game - changing, passionate, knowledgeable, organized, and communicative leader with 20+ years of Supply Chain, Purchasing, Logistics, Materials & Inventory, and Warehouse Management experience.
• Continually championing process improvements and increasing the efficient supply operations of companies varying in size and industry.
• An analytical thinker and data-driven professional, adept at creating and implementing system optimization controls and enhancements.
• Demonstrates remarkable leadership skills through participation in numerous highly productive cross-functional project teams.
• Exemplifies the highest level of professional standards and personal integrity.

Core Competencies

• Materials & Inventory Management
• Procurement Management
• Multi-Site ERP Environment Mgmt.
• Supplier Relationship Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Planning & Forecasting Ownership
• Global Supply Chain Planning
• Lean Process Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Technology Asset Manager

Responsibilities:

• Negotiated pricing with suppliers, resulting in net savings of $100K (35%) in 2019 Q4 and $180K (35%) in 2020 Q1.
• Negotiated Q2 2020 purchasing terms for increased supply needs, resulting in $120K additional cost savings (8%).
• Streamlined hardware fulfillment process, reduced preparation time, and cut shipping cost by $75K annually (30%).
• Created 3PL distribution program: improved on-time deliveries 8.85% and avoided $175K in annual overhead cost.
• Improved Reverse Logistics process: improved tracking & recovery rate by 35% and cut costs by $107K annually (35%).
• Established S&OP process; reduced expedite fees 30% and improved on-time customer deliveries from 90% to 99.5%.
• Created Supply Emergency Contingency Plan to increase supply availability in circumstances like COVID-19 pandemic.

Confidential, Richardson, TX

Inventory Control Manager

Responsibilities:

• Designed closed-loop planning tools to support 60% demand growth, reduced stockouts 15%, & expedite fees $30k.
• Analyzed Production and Supplier performance data, reducing shipping costs 15% & inventory value $2M (10%).
• Utilized Push/Pull Supply Chain replenishment methodologies to maintain JIT inventory and an aggregate 18 turns.
• Coordinated with Engineering and Quality teams regarding new component requirements and supplier selections.
• Negotiated packaging and shipping process requirements with Vendors, improved Receiving productivity by 40%.
• Defined and communicated official Vendor Service Level Agreements when sourcing and onboarding new Suppliers.
• Held weekly calls with assigned vendors to ensure supply pipeline strength and to review any new internal needs.
• Lead 30-person multi-disciplined, professional team in projects to improve performance and increase SLA success.

Confidential, Santa Fe Springs, CA

Inventory Control Manager

Responsibilities:

• Balanced Inventory levels & Customer demand, improved metrics, and reduced carried inventory by 15% ($2M).
• Instituted an Excess & Obsolete Inventory Reduction program, limiting E&O value to 0.5% of throughput inventory.
• Created Supply Chain scheduling processes, increasing on-time delivery to 98% and reducing dock wait time < 5min.
• On-site expert for all Product Recall activities associated with supplier materials in 3PL Warehouse.
• Established Inventory Control processes which achieved and maintained a 99.998% inventory accuracy rate.
• 3PL Supply Chain liaison to client, responsible for all Supply Planning and Inventory accuracy reporting metrics.
• Trained and mentored staff of 3 First line Supervisors and 15 FTE and Temp warehouse workers on 3 work shifts.

Confidential, Corona, CA

Inventory Control Manager

Responsibilities:

• Streamlined KANBAN reorder process with Suppliers: reduced order shipment costs $30K & held inventory by 15%.
• Analyzed data in production, recorded scrap, and scrap-reseller reports to detect and solve a $100K annual loss issue.
• Cross-functional team leader for analysis of Excess and Obsolete inventory, eliminated $200K of E&O stock.
• Lead a workforce group of 4 full-time associates focuses on process improvement and inventory management.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Inventory Control Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created Supply Chain reports for Planning and Purchasing teams, increasing department operation efficiency by 30%.
• Managed supply chain between distribution hub and 5 remote sales sites: eliminated network Out of Stock situations.
• Updated inventory control processes, increased operator efficiency by 30% and reduced labor overhead by $156K.
• Established S&OP processes to improve Supply Chain and Production planning through alignment with Sales.

Confidential, Fontana, CA

Inventory Control Manager

Responsibilities:

• Reduced company damage cost exposure from $500K to $50K through data and process compliance analysis.
• Created material handling processes which reduced in-house damages by $50K within 6 months of implementation.
• Designed Inventory Control reports which provided operational transparency to company executives and client.
• Managed a team of 8 full-time associates in support of warehouse and shipping operations.