Supply Chain Manager

CHRISTOPHER S. FLUITT

**** ***** **** ******, ** 43065 . 614-***-**** .

ab8s46@r.postjobfree.com

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

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