BRUCE BADER

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SUMMARY

Operations Specialist with significant experience in the wholesale/distribution industry. Proven expertise in operations, MRP, distribution management, production planning, quality control, logistics, traffic management, inventory control, expediting and warehousing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FESTO, INC. May 2010-Present

RSC Inventory Control Analyst

Responsible for inventory accuracy of over 10000 skus. Performs and reconciles monthly inventory cycle counts as well as bi-annual cycle counts of the Regional Service Center and the U.S.A. headquarters facility both located in Hauppauge, New York. Inventory taken with RF devices using Sap software. Reconcile results to within stated KPI’s. Investigate leakages which can be in the form of over ships, under ships, incorrect shipments, or import/export problems, etc. Look into customer complaints which can cause inventory imbalances. Authorize credits and debits with finance. Results sent to upper management. Provide daily inventory reports to operations in order to maintain satisfied customer needs and to avoid setbacks due to insufficient inventories.

SABRA DIPPING COMPANY, LLC September 2009-April 2010

DIVISION OF FRITOLAY-PEPSICO & STRAUS ELITE, INC.

Inventory Specialist

Managed the accuracy of Sabra’s entire finished goods inventory consisting of 250,000 sellable units. Played an integral part of the introduction of SAP to the manufacturing process. Introduced better Standard Operating Procedures and KPI’s. Daily cycle counted entire inventory which was necessary for daily production planning.

Improvements immediately realized with month ending inventory variance in October ’09 at 11%. Further improvements in November ’09 at 7 %. Year ending inventory variance at 4 %. Previous year variance at 25 %.

Improved shipping and receiving procedures throughout the production flow using checks and balances. Had reports created in Sap giving users ability to see uneven transaction quickly and easy to fix. Mentored techniques in utilizing reports.

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN. 2001-January 2009

Inventory Specialist-New York City District-Jericho, N.Y.

Directly managed $15 million implant device inventory and $1.5 million in surgical instrument sets. Achieved district objectives through sound representation, promotion, and service to customer base. Mentored/developed the Sales Team in concert with Memphis logistics headquarters requests. Handled all aspects of the processing operation including budgeting, planning, directing and operational and financial forecasting. Reconciled quarterly and annual physical inventory counts following company policy to within reserve dollar.

Improved instrument and implant turns from .4 to .7 by reducing inventory quantities in district and moving product out of less productive areas and placing in more productive areas.

Achieved turn improvements by setting benchmarks and team leadership.

Provide input to the distribution of product strategy. Determined new product introductions to district accounts.

Provided leadership and support in meeting district freight spend budget of 1%.

AMERICAN TISSUE CORP., Hauppauge, N.Y. 2000-2001

Sr. Production Planner

Coordinated entire company production in all locations. Liaison with Sales Team ensuring adherence to plans and provided any necessary adjustments. Corrected inventory variances and trained personnel in making corrections.

Designed real time planning and scheduling package which eliminated outdated system.

Maximized sales and customer service relationships between production and retail customers.

AUDIOVOX CORP., AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION, Hauppauge, N.Y. 1998-2000

Distribution Administrator

Controlled inventory movement between main plant in Hauppauge and warehouse in Norfolk, VA., which represented 70% of the total inventory and sales for company.

Achieved inventory accuracy, solving variances using J.D. Edwards software.

Traveled to Norfolk facility to ensure full company compliances. Conducted physical inventory counts and recommended necessary changes to correct.

Modified certain product lines in accordance with customer needs.

FRESHWAY DISTRIBUTORS, INC., Hicksville, N.Y. 1996-1998

SUBSIDIARY OF KOZY SHACK FOODS, INC.

Warehouse Director

Provided effective service to vendors that required refrigerated warehousing and delivery. Recruited, trained, motivated, and managed warehouse staff. Scheduled incoming and outgoing shipments. Created and maintained all inventory records. Responsible for building maintenance, equipment, and premises. Created budgets for the warehouse and projected future requirements.

ENTENMANN’S/OROWEAT DIVISION 1980-1996

DIVISON OF KRAFT FOODS, INC.

Senior Distribution Supervisor 1990-1996

Supervised the accurate distribution of 3 million product units per week to 500 routes. Managed two front line supervisors and seventy hourly employees.

Instrumental in the distribution of new Fat Free product line throughout the Northeast. An increase of 50,000 product units/week as a result on top of regular product lines.

Supported the growth of Canadian dealerships to nearly $12 million.

Improved work process and increased on time delivery introducing Total Quality Management systems.

Bulk Sales Supervisor 1988-1990

Monitored and supported one supervisor and twenty hourly employees. Delegated and analyzed work assignments to maximize department efficiency. Prepared spreadsheets of department efficiency using Lotus 1-2-3. Prepared budget and financial reports.

Integral part of team that worked to change distribution methods from individual pieces to a bulk format. This eliminated pilferage problems between main plant and destinations by having checkpoints along the distribution route to make sure trailers were locked and not tampered with. Savings were recognized at 10,000 pieces per year.

Senior Production Control Supervisor 1980-1988

Participated in long term strategic planning and new product development. Performed cost accounting analyses, time studies and work progress variance reports. Integral during the conversion to computerized production schedules.

Reduced the time to produce daily production schedules from 12 hours to 8 hours.

Redirected and reduced crew staffing based on production needs.

Maintained a reduction in overtime of 160 man/hours /wk. by working with sales group on new menu plans.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Management

State University of New York Empire State College, Hauppauge, N.Y.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), SAP, J.D. Edwards, AS 400 applications

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

American Production Inventory Control Association (APICS)-Certification in process.

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