Inventory Control Specialist
Resume:
James G. LaBelle
South Bend, IN 46614-9728
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SUMMARY:
Results oriented professional experienced in reducing inventories and ensuring customer expectations are
understood and met.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science Degree with double major in Marketing and Business Administration
Indiana University at South Bend
EXPERIENCE:
MANAGEMENT
Sigma Wire International, Elkhart, IN Recycling Manager (4/2013 to 5/2014)
Mishawaka Rail Yard, Inc., Mishawaka, IN, Owner (4/2000 to 5/2010)
Ristance Corporation, Mishawaka, IN, Plant Manager (8/1978 to 9/1989)
• Responsible for P/L performance
• Created annual operating budget based on sales forecast
• Managed scheduling, inside sales, logistics, purchasing and staffing for 3-shift PVC and silicone
compounding operation
• Assisted customers with decisions on current and future needs for model trains
• Scheduling, shipping, receiving, recycling
• Processed customer returns and returns to manufacturers
SALES
Big R Stores, Watseka, IL, Floor Manager (1/2012 to present)
Crossmark, Plano, TX, Wal-Mart Auto Advisor (8/2011 to 1/2012)
DC Meats, Osceola, IN, Counter Sales (5/2011 to 6/2011)
Circuit City, Mishawaka, IN, Sales Associate (11/2008 to 3/2009)
New York Life, Ft. Wayne, IN, Registered Rep, Health and Life Agent (9/2007 to 6/2008)
Bankers Life and Casualty, Mishawaka, IN, Health and Life Agent (4/2007 to 9/2007)
Prudential One Realty, Mishawaka, IN, Sales Agent (7/2002 to 12/2005)
Wirekraft Industries, Bremen, IN, Product Manager (6/1993 to 8/1995)
Ristance Corporation, Mishawaka, IN Salesman (5/1977 to 6/1978)
• Assist customers with questions on electrical, plumbing and hardware related questions
• Recommend alternative solutions for DIY problems
• Assist customers finding appropriate products for automotive needs
• Recommend best value product to use
• Assisted customers with decisions on meat cuts
• Assisted customers in choosing correct home entertainment equipment
• Ring cash register sales
• Assisted customers with real estate selling and purchasing decisions
• Analyze client needs and recommend appropriate financial products
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• Analyzed client needs and recommend appropriate Medicare Supplements
• Analyzed client needs and recommend appropriate life insurance products
• Assisted customers with real estate selling and purchasing decisions
• Developed new and maintained existing PVC compound customers
• Prepared quotations
• Created marketing plan and product brochures
INVENTORY CONTROL
Amerifleet, South Bend, IN Service Professional Delivery, (11/2010 to 5/2011)
Kohl’s Department Store, South Bend, IN, Ad Set (10/2009 to 11/2010)
U.S. 2010 Census, South Bend, IN, Assistant Crew Leader (4/2010 to 7/2010)
Valmont Industries, Structures Division, Plymouth, IN, Inventory Analyst (5/2006 to 12/2006 contract)
B&R Manufacturing/Hadley, Elkhart, IN, Buyer (3/2004 to 1/2006)
Geocel Corporation, Elkhart, IN, Purchasing Agent (2/1999 to 3/2002)
Ausco Products, Benton Harbor, MI, Buyer (11/1995 to 1/1999)
Ristance Corporation, Bremen, IN, Purchasing Agent (6/1989 to 9/1993)
• Identified demand and schedule raw materials and packaging supplies from domestic and overseas
manufacturers and distributors
• Worked with suppliers to identify alternate materials to save $200M over two years
• Identified and coordinated switch to new contract packaging supplier to significantly improve
service levels and save $60M annually
• Identified new source for uniforms at annual savings for employees of $20M
• Consolidated supplier base to save $50M annually
• Consolidated supplier base to improve purchasing leverage
• Identified alternate suppliers to eliminate single-source positions
• Managed 10 of 15 Planner Families for hydraulic brake product line
• Managed 2500+ automotive aftermarket SKU’s
• Organized and led team to identify $3.2MM of obsolete or slow moving inventory and
determine most equitable disposition
• Member of team that developed and implemented Focused Factories and Lean Manufacturing
program
• Developed new MRO Buyer position and wrote Job Description
• Organized MRO purchases for repeat orders and order tracking
• Developed system for Focused Factories to purchase required MRO items
• Developed and implemented Kanban card system for visual inventory management
• Improved inventory turns from six to twelve in 14 months
• Created, implemented, and reconciled traceable Physical Inventory Procedure
• Coordinated production move for new product transferred from another division
• Created PC-based Excel MRP program for ABS sheet demand
• Created PC-based Excel MRP program for rolling two week batch demand
• Maintained system Supplier, Item Master, and BOM files
• Acted as liaison between Engineering and suppliers to resolve design issues
• Determine occupancy status of non-responding addresses and gather Census data
• Inspect vehicles before pick-up
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• Inspect and clean vehicles before delivery
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