Kevin M. Neal
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679 *********@*****.***
SUMMARY
17+ years of progressive specialization in Operations Management and
Distribution. Innovative and reliable individual who has been recognized
for excellence in production and logistics.
Excellent written/verbal Dedicated, Disciplined and Organized
communication along with Strong
Analytical skills.
Highly motivated both when working Bi-Lingual (Spanish)
as a team or managing a solo
project.
Broad Knowledge in all aspects of A positive person who brings a lot
Warehouse Operations & Distribution of spirit and energy to the work
environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University Medical Pharmaceuticals, Corp.
Irvine, California 2007-Present
Production & Logistics Manager
. Managing daily production of multiple Skin/Hair care lines & all
Promotional Display Launch's for multiple clients with annual sales in
excess of $100M.
. Manage fast paced Production Department of 65 + employees
. Five (5) Direct reports
. Create & responsible for all budget constraints
. Schedule all work-orders to meet customer MABD & Shipping compliances
. Interact with Procurement / Purchasing Departments to ensure timely
delivery dates of raw materials based on forecast & customer ship
dates.
. Manage multi- client inventory levels for raw & finished goods
. Manage new product promotional launches for multiple Big box retail
clients
. Quantify Production processes & methodology
. Created cross training programs for all production personnel.
. Created and executed time studies for new product to ensure accurate
assembly metrics are achieved.
. Conduct employee reviews & safety classes.
. Leading, motivating, training and developing staff.
. Managed all Production audits & continuous cycle counts ensuring
inventory accuracy.
. Reconcile all inventory discrepancies.
Lady Jayne Ltd,
Cypress, California 2002-2007
Operations/Warehouse & Distribution Manager
. Managed daily operations for a Stationary & Collectable giftware
Distribution Center with a Staff of 50+ employees with annual sales of
$45M.
. Highly motivated Shipping & Receiving department daily order average
consisting of 1000-1500 orders with peak season hitting 3000 daily
orders Managing all department functions are flowing smoothly for
increased productivity
. Prioritize daily operations ensuring all shipments & work orders are
processed in a timely manner.
. Created and Implemented sequence picking to ensure multi-line orders
are picked efficiently to increase productivity and drive down labor
costs.
. Analyzed customer buying trends to ensure product frequently purchased
together was slotted closely together to accelerate picking
productivity.
. Maintaining small parcel & freight carrier contracts to insure maximum
carrier discount
. Implemented pfastship 3rd party shipping system which is a multi-
shipping software program that rate shops for small parcel, local and
less than truckload shipments.
. Implemented staggered work hours for increased productivity through
out the Warehouse
. Insuring business to business shipping compliance regulations & EDI
compliant
. Manage three (3) direct reports
. Manage inventory accuracy & Cycle count audits
. Reconcile all BOL'S & POD disputes
. Manage quality control department consisting of product continuity
. Manage multiple assembly lines, returns & rework department
. Insured credits are issued in a timely manner back to the customer
. Manage & maintain all aspects of the facility & its grounds
. Track all financials & monitor budget constraints
. Insure a safe work environment
L.L. Knickerbocker
Lake Forest, California 1996-
2002
Distribution / Warehouse & Facilities Manager
. Responsible for managing a Children's Catalog & Collectibles
Distribution Center with a staff of 35 + employees with annual sales
of more than $50M
. Fast paced Picking & Packing department consisting of 25 order
fillers & packers
. Maintaining a daily order average of 1,500-2,500 orders, with peak
season orders increasing to 4,500-5,000 while insuring quality &
quantity
. Insuring business shipping compliance regulations with retail chain
outlets
. Instrumental for shutting down and relocating our east coast D/C to
our west coast facility with minimal disruptions to our customers.
Responsibilities were to dismantle and ship all racking, material
handling equipment, and all product to California and reconfiguration
of the west coast facility to accommodate all operations. Responsible
for learning new WMS (Aurora catalog software)system and training of
all Warehouse personnel
. Ensuring maximum Freight & Small Parcel carrier discounts
. Managed a high paced Shipping & Receiving department that processed
on a weekly average of 8-10 ocean containers with multiply LTL & small
parcel carriers
. Manage Raw materials & Assembly department for final product assembly
. Product Rework & Returns department
. Manage direct response fulfillment distribution center. Consumer base
purchases through magazine advertising
. Manage & maintain building facility & property grounds for corporate
headquarters
. Responsible for all purchases relating to the distribution center
. Responsible for tracking & maintaining budgets.
. Conduct all performance reviews for all distribution center personnel
. Responsible for maintaining a safe working environment
. Relocated our east coast D/C to our west coast facility with minimal
disruptions to our customers
. Set-up new WMS & training for all personnel
. Negotiate small parcel and freight carrier discounts
EDUCATION
Irvine Valley College: Business Management
El Camino College: Business Management
Management Seminars: Effective Speaking
Technical Proficiency
. Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Exchange, and PowerPoint
. MAS 90/200, Aurora Catalog Processing System, AS 400, and Fpastship
Shipping Systems
. IBM database