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Customer Service Manager

Location:
Joliet, IL, 60433
Posted:
October 10, 2010

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Resume:

William Dethlefsen

**** ***** ***

815-***-****

Joliet, IL 60433

abjub8@r.postjobfree.com

Operations Manager

Objective: Obtain a position that will enable me to use my strong

organizational skills, educational background, and my ability to build

strong teams and work well with people.

Summary of Qualifications

Results driven Operations Management Leader with a distinguished

career building organizations, developing management teams and

significantly improving operational performance. Highly skilled in

managing the efforts and activities of people, capital, and equipment

resources to reduce costs, improve productivity, problem solving, and

enhance operating efficiencies. Demonstrated exceptional leadership

abilities with the capacity to build, train and mentor highly productive

operational teams. Change agent with outstanding strategic vision,

leadership, communication and organizational skills, which have proven to

be critical assets in developing a positive work environment, managing

people, and exceeding company goals. Possesses a unique blend of expertise

in technical knowledge, growth strategy development, strategic business

planning, coordinating operations and establishing/leveraging existing

partnerships.

More than 11 years of progressive leadership and management experience

involving:

Operations Management Leadership

Operations Analysis Change Agent Catalyst

Organizational Design/Development Team Building

Process Performance Improvements Strategic Business Planning

Project Management Portfolio P&L/Budget

Vendor Relations/Contract Performance Management

Negotiations Training and Leadership

Regulatory Compliance Development

Quality Assurance Labor / Union relationships

Professional Experience

Homax Holdings, Inc. / MAGIC aMERICAN, Joliet, IL 2005

to Present

Warehousing / Distribution Center.

Operations Leader

Managing the efforts and activities of people, capital, and equipment

resources to reduce costs, improve productivity, and enhance operating

efficiencies. Direct quality control functions for both inbound and

outbound products, develop and implement operating processes and

procedures. Assisted with the development of training programs.

New returned goods department lacking operational infrastructure which was

negatively impacting P&L. Within 90 days assessed situation, identified

requirements, developed and implemented operational and reporting

procedures. Increased ROI and customer satisfaction.

. Identified opportunity to reduce cost from marketing buy back program.

Assessed situation developed and implemented operating processes and

procedures which resulted in a cost of goods sold reduction, and a tax

savings.

. Needed to bring out of compliance situation back into compliance to

avoid company facing fines and fees. Analyzed and evaluated situation,

identified problem area, took corrective action, using TQM

philosophies, which resulted in bringing area into compliance and thus

avoiding potential fines and fees.

William Dethlefsen

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INNOTRAC CORPORATION, Bolingbrook, IL

2001 to 2005

Leading full-service provider of eCommerce, order processing, fulfillment

and customer care services in the United States. Innotrac provides tier-one

fulfillment, technology, and customer care solutions to some of the most

recognized brands in the world.

Operations Associate

Managed the efforts and activities of people, capital, and equipment

resources to reduce costs, improve productivity, and enhance operating

efficiencies. Developed the Returns Department. Developed and conducted

training for new employees and temporary employees and customer service.

Maintained inventory using WMS, and managed transactions resolution of

customer / client problems. Work with cross functional teams of 5-20

people.

. Tasked with improving global client satisfaction and reducing cost.

Assumed leadership role, conducted analysis of current conditions,

formulated operations plan that included developing processes that

meet ISO 9000 certification. Executed plan which resulted in

increasing global client satisfaction and reduced cost of goods sold.

. Tasked with helping to get company ISO9000 certified. Within 6 weeks

wrote the ISO9000 standards and individual testing questions for the

department; with the aid of a consultant. Resulted in successfully

getting the company ISO9000 certified.

ACCOUNT TEMPS, Warrenville, IL

1996 to 2001

ACCOUNTANTS ON CALL, Oakbrook, IL

General Accounting Assistant

C.R. LEONARD PLUMBING, Joliet, IL

1991 to 1996

Office Manager

Education

M.B.A. - Business Management Concentration, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

B.S.B.M. - Business Management, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

. Certified in HAZMAT materials handling.

. Knowledgeable of ISO 9000 standards.

. Software: MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access), JD

Edwards, Quick Books, Quicken, Peachtree, Great Plains, MAS, Crystal

Reports, WMS.



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