Sales High School
Resume:
Chris Geschwender
*** *. *** **** ***. Oak View, CA 93022
PHONE 805-***-****
Objectives
> To bring respectability, experience, productivity and pleasure to your
company's atmosphere via a highly respectable communications
background along with extensive immersion in inventory control,
valuation, purchasing, logistics, distribution and operations
management
Qualifications
> Operations/Sales Management (3 years)
o Close management of all shop operations including sales and
services both in-store and on-site
o Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to the owner regarding
income, expenses, employee performance, and customer
satisfaction.
o Daily sales and support on all computers, computer hardware and
software, and computer repair services rendered.
o Marketing strategy execution (coupons, refer a friend programs,
preferred customer discounts)
o Advertising execution (off site advertisement negotiations)
o Opening and closing of store operations daily
o Internet service sales, provision, and support
o Web hosting, domain registration, e-mail exchange hosting sales,
service, and support
o Management of all employees and contractors regarding
compensation, scheduling, and services in-store and on-site
> Logistics and Distribution Management (4 years)
o Close management of all shipments inbound and outbound of all
facilities (vendors, manufacturers, and customers)
o Heavy planning of all shipment arrival and departure dates
o Fundamental knowledge of all production in an international
manufacturing environment including production, shipping, and
customs lead times from China, Germany, Poland, and Canada.
o Assurance that all distributor lead times could be met and
coordination of all shipments to meet those lead times
o Maintaining strict operational transportation budget to meet
customer expectations while keeping the cost of goods low and
the profit margin high
o Interviewed by Food Logistics Magazine for comments on my
opinion of the inception of a third party warehousing facility
as well as a third party carrier provider (article provided upon
request)
> Purchasing/Procurement (4 years)
o Researching all aspects of manufacturing and obtaining bids on
production projects
o Negotiating with all current and potential vendors to keep cost
of goods low
o Maintaining several thousand skus at a time while ensuring that
there is always stock on hand and available based on intricate
inventorying system and heavy use of supply management tools
including highly detailed excel spreadsheets, Quickbooks, and
other various forms of inventory management tools
o Utilizing expert communication skills to confirm all purchase
orders place, obtain lead times, and report all lead times to
sales/customer service via backorder status/out of stock
reports
o Executing all sourcing/procurement directives without question
or hesitation
> Inventory Management (9 years)
o Maintenance of highly complex inventory in one or more locations
via excel spreadsheets, 3rd party warehouse inventory reports,
and monthly cycle counts
o Report of inventory valuation on a monthly basis to ascertain
and quantify inventory levels and value to report to financial
controller
o Purchase Invoice reconciliation with all vendors in the instance
when an invoice does not match the receipt due to conflicting
item pricing, receiving discrepancies, and freight costs.
o Replenishment of all warehouse locations based on inventory
system reports printed daily, weekly, and monthly
> Shipping/Receiving - (9 years)
o Highly knowledgable in all shipping and receiving processes
o Extensive work in various inventory accounting systems including
Unix and Windows based environments
o Certified in Forklift and Reach truck operation
o Shipping all orders same day
o Receiving all orders same day
o Fully versed in UPS Worldship, Fedex Online, UPS Quantum View,
and Fedex Insight
o Electronic and physical movement of all products in and out of
the facility
Experience
> Ojai PC Pros Ojai, CA
o General Manager
11/2009 -
Current
> Zhena's Gypsy Tea Ojai, CA
o Supply Chain /Operations Manager
06/2008 - 11/2009
> MVAP Medical Supplies Newbury Park, CA
o Purchaser / Inventory Management / Receiving
07/2005 - 06/2008
> Magellan's Travel Supply Carpinteria, CA
o Inventory / Receiving / Returns LEAD
02/2004 - 07/2005
> 4th Way Fulfillment Oxnard, CA
o Lead Warehouseman / Shipping and Receiving
02/2003 - 02/2004
> Wilsey Bennet / Air Fresh Trucking
o Dock Worker / Warehouseman
01/2001 - 01/2003
Education
> Notre Dame College Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada
1995-1997
o Acquired enough credits to graduate high school at 16 years of
age
> Hueneme High School Oxnard, CA
1997-1999
o Acquired High School Diploma and 2 years of high school
experience
> Ventura College Ventura, CA
o Communications major
1999-
2001
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