Travis Blakeman

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Marion, OH 43302 tsgqg2@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a career position in Human Resource/Business Management field, utilizing my educational qualifications and workforce experience.

SKILLS:

§ Commendable education in all areas of business management.

§ Proven relationship-builder with unsurpassed interpersonal skills.

§ Managed multiple groups of employees.

§ Established computer skills in Microsoft Office 2003.

§ Increased the accuracy of inventory at multiple companies.

§ Analyzed data in various fields, such as SAP and Logics.

EDUCATION: MARION TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Marion, Ohio

Associate Degree in Applied Business.

Major: Business Management/Human Resource Management GPA-3.4

Graduation date: June 2007

EXPERIENCE: Human Resource Manager 8/2008-Present

-Whirlpool Marion FDC/Genco Distribution System, Marion OH

Reinforcing positive teammate relations; supporting corporate employee relations initiatives

Providing leadership, training, motivation and supervision of front desk teammates

Coordinating recruitment/training/orienting of the Warehouse employees

Daily interaction with warehouse employees to insure open line of communication is maintained and to assist Operations Team in addressing issues, needs, and /or concerns as they arise

Processing Payroll, A/P and other internal office processes

Enrolling and administering benefits programs; researching/answering employee inquiries

Becoming knowledgeable with responsibilities of all clerical/administrative positions

Administering salary programs/increases

Processing and maintaining all State and Federal required regulatory reports

Maintaining highly confidential information

Providing clerical/administrative support for Facility Management



Operations Supervisor 8/2007-7/2008

-Whirlpool Marion FDC/Genco Distribution, Marion OH

Coordinate proper product being transferred to various locations for outbound shipments in a timely manner.

Provide inventory counts at each facility and documentation of all activities at each facility.

Supervising 20-25 employees verifying productivity standards.

Assuring attainment of facility production and quality objectives.

Facilitating regular safety meetings and assuring the maintenance of a safe work environment.

Preparing the facility to be OSHA compliant, meeting fire and safety codes.

Training/Updating employees on job functions and procedures.

Preparing and reconciling required production and inventory reports.

Providing assistance for the Operations and/or General Manager on special projects as required.

Interim Facility Manager 2/2008-4/2008

-Whirlpool Delaware FDC/Genco Distribution, Delaware OH

Accountable for actualization of the closing process of the Delaware, Ohio operations facility.

Provided daily/weekly/monthly workforce forecasting to meet budgetary/volume/customer needs.

Prepared maintained, communicated all operational SOP’s.

Monitored space utilization/layout and maximizing usage/making recommendations.

Managed, coached, mentored, developed staff to achieve prescribed objectives.

Monitoring and ensuring departmental/facility performance metrics are met in a timely and cost effective manner.

Ensuring the accurate and timely preparation of all necessary reports and records regarding warehouse operations.

Developing, implementing and directing: equipment PM programs, safety programs, and facility building/grounds maintenance programs.

Monitoring facility purchasing process to include: auditing, guideline compliance, and GM approval; creating programs to maximize cost savings for the company.

Contacted various venders for final shutdown procedures.



Inventory Coordinator 3/2005-8/2007

-Whirlpool Marion FDC/Genco Distribution, Marion OH

Oversee entire inventory for Marion/Whirlpool FDC.

Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory counts of a 900,000-unit monthly throughput volume facility.

Providing recommendations and solutions to improve inventory accuracy while collaborating with Leadership Team.

Identifying and recommending enhancements to improve management and integrity of the inventory system.

Providing advice, counsel and guidance relative to teammate training and adherence to SOP’s especially as it relates to maintaining inventory integrity.

Working closely with the customer on daily reconciliation of inventory records between R-Log and customers inventory management system.

Maintaining accurate reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Managing direct reports (Supervisors & Non-Exempt teammates) as a team establishing common objectives with joint accountability among team members.

Balance with customer to all month end buckets/reports. Creating / updating inventory operational SOP’s.

Shipping/Assistant Load Coordinator 3/2004-3/2005

- Holland Employment/Genco Distribution, Marion OH

Assigned appropriate trailers and shipments.

Established an excellent knowledge of SAP and RF systems.

Trained and mentored new employees.

Sales Associate/Shipping and Receiving 8/1999-9/2003

-Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, Columbus, OH

Store set-up (Plano-grams and re-sets).

Well trained in LRT inventory control.

Well-versed in special order sales, home improvement product knowledge and department organizational tasks.

REFERENCES: References will be furnished upon request.

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