Edward Misch Jr

**** ***** ******* ****** ****** CO 80015

ac5k11@r.postjobfree.com ; 720-***-****

Objective:

I am eager to utilize my knowledge and skills gathered from over 25 years of experience in all aspects of operations & logistical management to help my new team succeed in achieving its performance goals.

Profile:

Multi-Location Operations Management in a Distribution/Warehousing Environment.

P&L, budget experience

Strong, detail directed leadership with a safety first approach

Proven ability to support internal & external needs

Skilled in JIT SCM of Food and Commodity goods

Strong ERP skills; various systems & multiple modules

Years of experience managing inventory operations with FIFO, lot controlled items, in an advanced ship notice (ASN) and license plate number (LPN) environment; including customers with case compliant label requirements

Skilled in Spanish and Portuguese

Experience:

Director of Distribution for:

Perfection Variety Pet Foods from October 2016 thru December 2017 that acquired

Variety Pet Foods (March 2011 thru September 2016)

- Work with Sales team and POS data to manage our demand plan

- Plan production by product family at three off site plants

- JIT production and 4PL warehouse replenishment

- Manage inbound freight from factories to 4PL shipping facilities

- Manage outbound shipments from 4PL shipping facilities

- Maintain customer relationships by keeping them apprised of their shipment statuses

Purchasing Manager for Petersen Nutrition, LLC from June 2010 thru October 2010

- Responsible for all purchasing of Dog & Cat food, both Kibble & Caned as well as source commodities (bird seed, corn, sunflower seed, )

- Analyze year on year demand and adjust forecasts accordingly

- Keep inventory level below $2.3 million and 96% fill rate with 9+ turn rate overall

- Keep item attributes and prices current

- Coordinate with Sales & Marketing to add new items, new suppliers & new price structure

- Verify that freight costs were worth the PO minimums; negotiate with suppliers accordingly.

Warehouse/Inventory Control Manager for Sauder Moulding & Millwork, Home Center Division from January 2009 thru June 2010

- Maintain 98% fill rate, 9+ turn rate overall while not exceeding $2.4 million inventory per quarter.

- Responsible for all Foreign & Domestic Purchasing for Aurora, CO and Sumner, WA facilities.

- Negotiate pricing based on market variability for these Commodity goods

- Re-source materials from different mills as price, quality and production capacity vary to best suit our requirements.

- Manage inbound logistics for these purchases

- Coordinate daily deliveries from Aurora, CO facility to Home Depots Bulk DC in Henderson, CO and Clearfield, UT

- Upload Orders & assign daily receiving/picking tasks to a seven person warehouse team.

- Coordinate delivery of our inbound materials to match our receiving capacity

- Manage all aspects of facility maintenance and improvements

- Maintain our inventory accuracy at 98% minimum through cycle counts and random audits

Various positions for Aspen Pet Products, Inc. from August 2002 thru June 2008

Warehouse Manager from April 2007 thru June 2008;

- Managed 70+ employees and $12 million of inventory (in a 168,000 square foot warehouse) in three merged roles since Oracle 11i ERP go-live in July 2007

- Super user during Oracle 11i implementation initiated by new owner - providing business requirements, performing acceptance testing, and training users

As Receiving Coordinator; worked with Purchasing to resolve supplier and ERP go-live issues while overseeing inbound shipments and personnel.

As Production Coordinator;

- Utilized Oracle MRP to generate WIP jobs, and manually created discrete jobs with short lead times per Sales requests.

- Issued material requests via WMS to associates for raw materials and advised Purchasing when material availability was limited.

- Managed WIP job completion and movement of finished goods to picking sub-inventory.

As Replenishment Coordinator; utilized Oracle WMS to queue replenishment and picking tasks to RF associates, and ensured warehouse was clean at all times.

Quality Control / Vendor Contract Manager from August 2002 thru April 2007

- Quarantine discrepant product and determined disposition for factory resolution

- Manage procurement, inventory & production for two VCM facilities in Kansas City, MO

- Certified in Auditing a Food Distribution Center from the American Institute of Bakers (AIB)

- Develop and Manage;

Procedures for quality inspection, discrepancy resolution & supplier metrics

Program to obtain certification with the American Institute of Bakers (Superior rating on first audit in 2006)

Initiate and monitor Master Sanitation Schedule in conjunction with daily housekeeping

Complete internal and external audits on a regular basis

Education:

University of Massachusetts Lowell (1987 thru 1992)

- Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Mechanical Engineering

- Member of The Order of the Engineer Member

- Team member of Mini-Baja East competition, 1992; suspension design

References from Perfection Variety Pet Foods:

James Burgbacher ; VP Procurement ; ac5k11@r.postjobfree.com 412-***-****

David McClain ; CEO ; ac5k11@r.postjobfree.com ; 412-***-****

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