Kenneth Handzo

Paramus, NJ

201-***-**** acxt7b@r.postjobfree.com

Warehouse Supervisor & Manager

Operational Efficiency Staff Management Shipment Coordination

Executive leader with expertise in all facets of distribution and warehouse operations, including team leadership, staff development, and process improvement within industrial fields. Skilled in developing effective training for staffs, developing effective team-centered environments that enhance operational efficiency. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes that increase productivity, including the establishment and organization of warehouse operations. Possess superior analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

Project Controllership

Efficiency Improvement

Strategic Planning

Facility Maintenance

Organizational Development

Deadline Management

Process Development

Equipment Management

Cost Reduction

Team Building

Staff Training

Problem Resolution

Professional Experience

JORDACHE ENTERPRISE, South Plainfield, NJ 2001 – Present

Receiving Supervisor

Effectively coordinate all inbound containers and air shipments, examining all arriving and completed shipments for locations in New York, New Jersey, and Louisiana.

Continually update the Warehouse Manager, communicating to improve shipment procedures.

Manage daily operations, including scheduling next day’s workload, executing day-close security processes, and leading a staff of 20 Freight Handlers, Floor Checkers, and Forklift Operators.

Recruit, hire, and train skilled workers to develop a knowledgeable and successful team.

Greatly enhanced daily operations, improving efficiency by increasing daily completed containers from 5 to 12, reducing unloading time from 4 hours to 2 hours, and slashing receiving mistakes by 70%.

Successfully launched a new warehouse in Louisiana by setting up a bar code scanning system for racks, organizing locations of freight in 200k sq ft, and enhancing order-pulling and freight-handling processes.

Decreased shipping and receiving errors by half by effectively training staff on RF Handheld Scanners.

Greatly reduced overall expenses by managing facility maintenance, eliminating outside vendor costs, and supporting other departments with shipping, inventory control, and quality assurance initiatives.

NIPPON EXPRESS USA, INC., Sayreville, NJ 1991 – 2001

Senior Foreman, 1995 – 2001

Directed the Receiving Department, including a staff of 15 Freight Handlers and Forklift Operators.

Increased operational effectiveness through superior management of daily functions, including scheduling all inbound shipments, performing and reconciling monthly inventory for customer merchandise, supporting shipping functions, and collaborating with the Warehouse Manger to resolve complex problems.

Enhanced distribution practices by establishing new warehouses in Atlanta and Miami, which consolidated functions and dramatically increased production opportunities.

Identified and defined parameters for new accounts, subsequently developing appropriate training for staff.

Provided superior customer service, communicating effectively to ensure understanding of requirements, ensuring quality of products, and consistently meeting deadlines.

Warehouse Staff Forklift Operator, 1991 – 1995

Served in a team-centered environment to execute general warehouse duties, including pulling orders, loading and unloading trucks by hand or forklifts, and preparing monthly inventory reports.

Efficiently processed as many as 200 customer orders daily, while ensuring accurate inventory.

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