CHRISTOPHER S. FLUITT
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Supply Chain Management experience in the manufacturing (food & beverage
packaging), retail, and distribution industries. Business professional
with ability to reduce costs, optimize efficiencies, improve customer
satisfaction, and develop and motivate associates. Results oriented,
creative and analytical leader with an open door management style.
Experienced at researching and analyzing technologies and business
operations. Effective communicator with demonstrated results in.
Forecasting and Planning / KPIs Lean Six Sigma Certified / 5S
Inventory & Logistics Management Yellow Belt Certified; Green Belt In
Process
Expense Reduction Warehouse Start Up
Production Control Bar Code, Radio Frequency
Customer Service Employee Training & Development
HAZMAT / Sustainability Retail Store Management
BALL CORPORATION, Columbus, OH 2004 to 2012
$5.75 billion supplier of metal packaging / containers for the food and
beverage industries.
Plant Planning & Control Manager (2010 to 2012)
Managed the production control and planning, warehouse, and shipping /
receiving departments. Led a team of 5 direct reports (3 Production Control
& Planning, 1 Customer Support Manager, 1 Warehouse Supervisor) and 20
indirect reports. Managed a budget of $19 million.
. Saved $2.6 million by eliminating transaction errors.
. Reduced slow moving inventory from $2.5 million in 2009 to under
$300,000 in 2012.
. Improved inventory turns from 4.2 to 5.4 in 3 years; a $19 million
additional turn.
. Reduced average monthly inventory dollars by $3.2 million while
increasing production.
. Managed capacity planning to leverage plant assets.
. Implemented bar code and Radio Frequency, RF, scanners reducing errors
from 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 36 trillion. Reduced $3 million in
transaction errors.
. Justified and acquired warehouse with an ROI less than 3 years. Set
up floor plan and procedures.
. Implemented standard operating procedures to ensure consistency and
accuracy.
. Eliminated customer complaints of lack of communication.
. Worked globally to manage Hazardous Materials and implemented
sustainability processes.
. Trained 120 associates in Lean Six Sigma; managed projects resulting
in 90% earning Yellow Belt.
. Tracked plant wide Yellow Belt progress and reported status to
corporate.
. Yellow-belt Certified and Trainer; Greenbelt in process.
Production Control Specialist, Bristol, VA (2004 to 2010)
Forecasted raw materials and production based on customer's historical and
current demand.
. Reduced inventory, warehousing, and transportation expenses.
. Coordinated and scheduled freight operations to customers.
WAL-MART, Christiansburg, VA 2002 to 2004
National big box retailer.
Assistant Manager
Store manager for $210 million in yearly sales. Managed 66 hourly employees
and 5 lead supervisors.
. Reduced inventory, stocking costs by 18% in 8 months.
. Reduced customer complaints by 30%.
. Provided leadership of store team - hired, trained, and mentored new
employees.
INGRAM BOOK COMPANY, LaVergne, TN 2001 to 2002
World's largest book wholesale distributor for 71,000+ retail and library
customers globally.
Supply Chain Analyst
Managed Supply Chain for 5 distribution centers across the US with $1.3
billion of inventory and 2 million SKUs. Primary contact for problem
reporting and resolution for 52 Buyers and 5 Sales Directors.
. Conducted forecasting / replenishment analysis increasing service
levels 20%.
. Restructured 5 DC's to 3 DC's reducing costs 10%.
. Evaluated and executed process improvement initiatives such as data
mining using FireFox.
. Instructor for Inventory Management Program and other technical
applications.
. Liaison between programmers and users of JDA E3 inventory software.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, King College, Bristol, TN, 2006
BS, Finance and Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Blacksburg, VA, 2001
TRAINING / CERTIFICATION
HAZMAT Certificate, Environmental Resource Center, 2011
Yellow Belt Training and Certification, Ball Corporation, 2010
Green Belt, In Progress
Advanced Leadership Certificate, Ball Corporation, 2010
Management Skills Certificate, Wal-Mart, 2003
Certificate, Inventory Management Institute & E3 Corporation, 2001
COMPUTER SKILLS
QAD MFG/PRO: ERP; MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Visual Basic
MS-Dos, COBOL, JDE One World, E3