Steven Stokes
Email: *********@********.***
Address: *** *********** ****
City: Chelsea
State: AL
Zip: 35043
Country: USA
Phone: 205-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $65,000
Willing to Relocate
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
STEVEN MARK STOKES
308 Honeysuckle Lane
Chelsea, Alabama
*********@********.***
PRODUCTION, LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
Operations / Warehousing / Distribution / Transportation
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Union and Non-Union Management
Forecasting, Budgeting / Cost Controls
Strategic / Operational Planning
Subject Matter Expert on Interface between Shipping, Production and SAP during Conversion
Assisted with WMS Implementation
Payroll processing using Kronos timekeeping system
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HOSTESS BRANDS, Birmingham, AL, Present Employment
One of the largest wholesale bakers, brands include: Twinkies, Cup Cakes, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos, Wonder Bread, Merita Bread and Home Pride.
Logistics Manager, Merita Bakery 2009-Present
Provide leadership of logistics operations spanning Alabama and Georgia, 43 ship-to-locations (Distribution Centers and Retail Outlets), 27 direct reports. Distribute fresh baked goods from manufacturing in time-sensitive distribution and short lead times to customers.
Manage the Transportation and Distribution Departments
Lead team of 1 Logistics Assistant Manager; 18 warehouse and shipping employees, and 8 Over-the-Road Transport Drivers.
Reduced Shipping cost per pound by 8.3% year over year while handling a 13.5% increase in produced pounds of product.
Reduced Transportation cost per pound by 9.3% year over year with the above listed increase in product.
Reduced OTR Miles by 9.3% year over year by analyzing and improving distribution network.
Eliminated all outside common carrier expenses.
Annually distribute over 30 million pounds of product with a 99.5% Service-to-Sales rate for warehouse order-filling.
Delivered on a Cost Per Unit index of 92.2 for FY 2012.
Managed the accuracy of order-fulfillment.
Oversaw facilities compliance with OSHA, DOT, FDA, AIB, BRC and other regulators.
Production Manager, Merita Bakery 2006-2009
Lead team of 4 supervisors, 45 production workers and machine operators.
Monitored, tested, and evaluated changes to formulation of product and processes.
Planned daily production schedules including ingredient amounts needed, production processing time required and
employee utilization.
Produced 17 major varieties of Bread and Buns packaged for sale under Merita, Wonder and several private label names.
Steven Mark Stokes ( continued )
HOSTESS BRANDS, St. Louis. MO
Assistant Distribution Manager and Distribution Manager, Wonder-Hostess bakery 1996-2006
Lead logistics operations spanning several Midwest states and interacting with 14 other Hostess Brands facilities.
HOSTESS BRANDS, Tulsa, OK and Oklahoma City, OK
Various duties and titles from Jobber, Foreman, Assistant Department Head to Department Head in Production and Distribution departments.
1976-1996
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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA; Norman, Oklahoma, Bachelor of Science, Laboratory Technology
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BAKING, Manhattan, KS Bakery Science and Technology, class # 123 .
Ranked #1 of 50 students.
DEVELOPMENT DEMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL, Certified as facilitator for Interaction Management training program.