David De Ponte

**** ********** **. ****** *********, CA. 91730

HOME: 909-***-**** Cell 909-***-****

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CREDENTIALS

- 20+ years of Distribution Center, Operations Management and Multi facility Inventory Control Management, 100% inventory accuracy current for 7 years. .000001% throughput discrepancy current through 8 years. Quality Control Mgr for Western United States

- Full P&L Responsibilities, Multi facility/Department Management, SOP development, project management, Kaizen implementation, and Haz-Mat facility Distribution Center Management, Purchasing Experience Min/Max Order Point, inventory Budget, Lean, 5S

- Software Exp. SAP, Oracle, Wamos, Reveal, Exceed, Trend, PkMS, M-system, Peoplenet, GERP, Office, Manhattan, Kronos, Concur, Prodagio

EXPERIENCE

Lennox Industries 2015 – Current

Regional Distribution Center Manager

Manager of 375,000 sq. ft. facility of 40+ people 3 Supervisors, 2 Managers with full P&L responsibilities.

-Responsible for all departments in the facility including Shipping, Receiving, OS&D, Office, Safety, and Inventory.

-Responsible for maintaining operational budget as well as continuous improvement within the operation

-Distribution Center Manager for all functions including, Order Pull/Receipt, Pick/Pack, Long Haul, and Local delivery fleet.

-Responsible for implementing Lean principles as well as Sales team and quarterly buy order coordinator.

LG Electronics, Fontana, CA

Regional Inventory Control Manager/Quality Control Manager 2007 to 2015

Manager of inventory control/audit team for 600,000 sq. ft. main facility and 2 satellite regional facilities with $150 million standing inventory with a $1.5 billion throughput. Responsibilities include discrepancy reconciliation, audit preparation, KPI reporting as well as operations management and process auditing for all departments.

- 99.99996% standing inventory accuracy with .000001% inventory throughput discrepancy #1 globally for Logistics Division

-Responsible for KPI management as well as process improvement identification and implementation.

-Consultant/Supervisor of inventory control departments for U.S. Regional Distribution centers of 650,000 sq. ft. and 550,000sq. ft. resulting in 100.00% piece and bay accuracy. Duties include training and improvement plan development and implementation. SOP development.

-Quality Control manager for Western United States. Quality Assurance inspection and rework management. Project management for new product roll-outs, inspection and rework. Manager for QA teams including international personnel and Engineering. Manager of rework/inspection schedule for Asian and South American factories in Western region.

Exel Logistics Ontario, CA 2004 to 2007

Operations Manager

- Managed 330,000sq. Ft. facility with 25 employees including 2 Supervisors, warehouse personnel, and office personnel. Full P&L Responsibilities for $30 million budget.

- Operations Manager for daily branch functions including receiving, shipping, container scheduling, returns, yard management, quality control, inventory control and safety management.

- Supervisor for office functions such as payroll approval, branch financial reporting, and invoice approval.

- Responsible for operational procedure and process analysis as well as continuous improvement implementation.

ProsoftTraining Inc./jCert Initiative, Santa Ana, CA 2001 to 2004

Program Administrator/Project Manager

Responsible for overseeing operations and courseware development for key product lines.

- Managed operations for non-profit organization worth $250,000.

- Responsible for all accounting, tax preparation and financial reporting for non-profit organization.

- Project Manager for company’s largest product line with sales of $8,000,000+ worldwide.

- Responsible for Office Management, Customer Service and strategic planning.

EXPERIENCE cont.

United Greenmark Inc./John Deere Landscapes, Anaheim, CA 1994 to 2004

Purchasing Agent/Inventory Control Analyst/Buyer/Planner

Responsible for all branch/warehouse operations and overseeing the purchasing/inventory management function for the southern region.

- Purchasing and Inventory Manager for 50 million for the southern region, (Southern California, Arizona and Nevada). Inventory control analyst and manager for 12 locations. Responsible for vendor relationship development, price negotiation on key product lines, price discrepancy and receiving issue resolution, liaison for sales and operations, back-order monitoring. Min/Max, Order Point, Job/Purchasing Budgeting

- Responsible for accounts payable approval and follow up, contract negotiation, budget development, cash management and financial reporting for purchasing department.

- Supervised staff of 15 employees including warehouse and office personnel, inside sales, and customer service staff. Responsible for route development and dispatching fleet of 6 vehicles.

- Re-engineered central receiving system for entire company resulting in cost reduction of $100,000 annually.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Business Finance, May 2001 - University of La Verne, La Verne CA., Dean’s List

Associate of Arts, Business Administration, June 1998 - Mount San Antonio College, Walnut CA

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