Kevin M. Neal

* ******* 949-***-****

Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679 abqyw7@r.postjobfree.com

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

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