Sales Manager

CHARLES CHEESEMAN

** ***** ******** **** . ********, GA 31410

912-***-**** / 912-***-****(H) . abmulk@r.postjobfree.com

MANAGEMENT / DISTRIBUTION:

Multi-site, Inventory Control, Cost Reduction, Team Builder

Results driven, senior level supply chain manager with a proven track

record of increasing productivity, reducing costs, building teams, and

improving processes. Adept at building teams by focusing employees on what

they do best to improve overall results. Experienced in building

layout/design and start-up, new system installation, and providing means

for team to exceed goals. Changed department with a history of low

productivity results into a department that consistently surpassed goals

for reducing cost and increasing productivity.

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Shrink Control . Inventory Control . Multi-Site Management . Facility

Management . Technology Implementation

New Facility Start-up . Budget Management . Strategic Partnership Building

with Team Partners

Problem Solver . Employee Relations . Varied Industry Experience .

Purchasing, accounting and sales experience

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CITI TRENDS, INC., Savannah GA . 2004 to present

$500M clothing retailer

VP/Director of Distribution

Directs company distribution and logistics functions. Expanded company

distribution center facilities twice - under budget. Exceeding budget and

productivity goals consistently. Launched improved inventory procedures

resulting in reduced shrink and less down time for inventory processes.

Prioritized goals, with human resources, to improve employee morale,

safety, and training. Initiated and oversaw program to achieve and

maintain Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and auditor approval of DC processes and

achievements. Instituted and administered vendor compliance initiatives

and reduced company exposure to disputed payments. Developed, maintained,

and monitored capital expense budget and expenditures. Automated one DC

with implementation of WMS.

Process Improvements:

. Focused over 300 employees to produce a labor efficiency increase of

50%+ over last three years

. Converted company to cycle count process versus annual inventory

saving time and money

. Supervised department that exceeded goals for cost containment,

productivity increases and overall cost as a percentage of sales

. Streamlined processing methods to decrease amount of time that

merchandise is in the supply chain

Highlights:

. Started up two new facilities and automated one with the

implementation of WMS system

. Analyzed and improved logistics department to keep costs down as the

company experienced accelerated growth

. Partnered with other departments to help company achieve growth goals

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FRIEDMAN'S JEWELRY, Savannah, GA . 1999 to 2004

$200M jewelry retailer

General Manager of Distribution

Shaped and motivated team that processed and distributed over $100M of

product at cost in a year. Implemented programs to save company money

through our quality control process. Challenged management team to focus

and improve ethnically diverse workforce. Instituted process to increase

picking and shipping efficiencies allowing company to more than double

units distributed. Drove safety improvements while adding, consolidating

and relocating DC's. Partnered with loss prevention, information services

and accounting to achieve company goals. Installed and prioritized new

program to reduce freight losses (from $500K/year to $70K/year) and reduce

expense related to theft and late deliveries.

Highlights:

. Attained shrink result well under 1%

. Achieved a reduction in freight expense by 25-35% with new contracts

and shipping patterns

. Innovated and expanded return goods department

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Career Note: Previous work experience in the following areas:

. A/P and general ledger accounting

. Inside sales and floor sales

. Repair facility management

. Purchasing

. Inventory control

. Information services

. Business analysis

. Operations and sales management

. Special projects

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology, BSIM

COMPUTER SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

JDA, Island Pacific, Manhattan Associates

Microsoft Word and Excel

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