James G. LaBelle

***** ******* ****

South Bend, IN 46614-9728

574-***-**** or 574-***-****

acftcm@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Results oriented professional experienced in reducing inventories and ensuring customer expectations are

understood and met.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science Degree with double major in Marketing and Business Administration

Indiana University at South Bend

EXPERIENCE:

MANAGEMENT

Sigma Wire International, Elkhart, IN Recycling Manager (4/2013 to 5/2014)

Mishawaka Rail Yard, Inc., Mishawaka, IN, Owner (4/2000 to 5/2010)

Ristance Corporation, Mishawaka, IN, Plant Manager (8/1978 to 9/1989)

• Responsible for P/L performance

• Created annual operating budget based on sales forecast

• Managed scheduling, inside sales, logistics, purchasing and staffing for 3-shift PVC and silicone

compounding operation

• Assisted customers with decisions on current and future needs for model trains

• Scheduling, shipping, receiving, recycling

• Processed customer returns and returns to manufacturers

SALES

Big R Stores, Watseka, IL, Floor Manager (1/2012 to present)

Crossmark, Plano, TX, Wal-Mart Auto Advisor (8/2011 to 1/2012)

DC Meats, Osceola, IN, Counter Sales (5/2011 to 6/2011)

Circuit City, Mishawaka, IN, Sales Associate (11/2008 to 3/2009)

New York Life, Ft. Wayne, IN, Registered Rep, Health and Life Agent (9/2007 to 6/2008)

Bankers Life and Casualty, Mishawaka, IN, Health and Life Agent (4/2007 to 9/2007)

Prudential One Realty, Mishawaka, IN, Sales Agent (7/2002 to 12/2005)

Wirekraft Industries, Bremen, IN, Product Manager (6/1993 to 8/1995)

Ristance Corporation, Mishawaka, IN Salesman (5/1977 to 6/1978)

• Assist customers with questions on electrical, plumbing and hardware related questions

• Recommend alternative solutions for DIY problems

• Assist customers finding appropriate products for automotive needs

• Recommend best value product to use

• Assisted customers with decisions on meat cuts

• Assisted customers in choosing correct home entertainment equipment

• Ring cash register sales

• Assisted customers with real estate selling and purchasing decisions

• Analyze client needs and recommend appropriate financial products

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• Analyzed client needs and recommend appropriate Medicare Supplements

• Analyzed client needs and recommend appropriate life insurance products

• Assisted customers with real estate selling and purchasing decisions

• Developed new and maintained existing PVC compound customers

• Prepared quotations

• Created marketing plan and product brochures

INVENTORY CONTROL

Amerifleet, South Bend, IN Service Professional Delivery, (11/2010 to 5/2011)

Kohl’s Department Store, South Bend, IN, Ad Set (10/2009 to 11/2010)

U.S. 2010 Census, South Bend, IN, Assistant Crew Leader (4/2010 to 7/2010)

Valmont Industries, Structures Division, Plymouth, IN, Inventory Analyst (5/2006 to 12/2006 contract)

B&R Manufacturing/Hadley, Elkhart, IN, Buyer (3/2004 to 1/2006)

Geocel Corporation, Elkhart, IN, Purchasing Agent (2/1999 to 3/2002)

Ausco Products, Benton Harbor, MI, Buyer (11/1995 to 1/1999)

Ristance Corporation, Bremen, IN, Purchasing Agent (6/1989 to 9/1993)

• Identified demand and schedule raw materials and packaging supplies from domestic and overseas

manufacturers and distributors

• Worked with suppliers to identify alternate materials to save $200M over two years

• Identified and coordinated switch to new contract packaging supplier to significantly improve

service levels and save $60M annually

• Identified new source for uniforms at annual savings for employees of $20M

• Consolidated supplier base to save $50M annually

• Consolidated supplier base to improve purchasing leverage

• Identified alternate suppliers to eliminate single-source positions

• Managed 10 of 15 Planner Families for hydraulic brake product line

• Managed 2500+ automotive aftermarket SKU’s

• Organized and led team to identify $3.2MM of obsolete or slow moving inventory and

determine most equitable disposition

• Member of team that developed and implemented Focused Factories and Lean Manufacturing

program

• Developed new MRO Buyer position and wrote Job Description

• Organized MRO purchases for repeat orders and order tracking

• Developed system for Focused Factories to purchase required MRO items

• Developed and implemented Kanban card system for visual inventory management

• Improved inventory turns from six to twelve in 14 months

• Created, implemented, and reconciled traceable Physical Inventory Procedure

• Coordinated production move for new product transferred from another division

• Created PC-based Excel MRP program for ABS sheet demand

• Created PC-based Excel MRP program for rolling two week batch demand

• Maintained system Supplier, Item Master, and BOM files

• Acted as liaison between Engineering and suppliers to resolve design issues

• Determine occupancy status of non-responding addresses and gather Census data

• Inspect vehicles before pick-up

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• Inspect and clean vehicles before delivery

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