ARTHUR B. HUGHES II

**** ***** ***, ****** ****, California 90230

Tel: 313-***-**** Email: acyiob@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL SUMMARY

A strong results orientated business professional with an extensive experience in managing operations, coordinating and integrating process flows and improving business productivity. Adept at managing purchases, resolving issues, actualizing business goals and identifying and maximizing opportunities. Able to manage relationships with customers, analyze data, coordinate production and can work as part of a team or independently in a fast paced and result driven environment.

OBJECTIVE: Seeking for an opportunity in a reputable organization where I will be an invaluable asset to the employer and utilize my experiences, skills and competencies in achieving desired results.

SKILLS OVERVIEW

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Supply Chain Management

Transportation/Logistics

Process Improvement

Material Planning/Expediting

Inventory Management

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Communication/Interpersonal Skills

Advance Excel

Production Coordination

Order Processing/Invoicing

Forecasting

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Controlled inventories valued at more than $25 million and exceeded forecasted revenue budgets by an average of $2 million annually.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Compliance with work ethics and standards and able to deliver leading edge solutions that meet complex business requirements.

Ability to maintain relationships and cultivate an environment that supports the actualization of goals.

Have a solid background in account management and able to manage vendor and broker relations

Ability to implement ideas and strategies that can enhance business efficiency.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Macola, BAAN, and 4shift.

Extensive knowledge of software programs such as AS/400, Microstrategy, Aproppos, Garpac, TMS, SAP, EDI, and CMMS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Skechers Shoes/ Team One Employment Manhattan Beach, CA

Retail Allocation Analyst – Canada October 2016 – Current

Responsible for managing and optimizing in-store inventory that drives sales, margin, and store performance for Skechers Canada through the formulation and execution of effective allocation strategies.

Planned and allocated monthly floor set initial allocations through Store/Product Volume Ranking Indexes and Allocation Plan analysis.

Allocated and managed weekly shoe replenishment based on analysis of store performance, trend and product performance, and promotional event needs.

Allocated and managed Basic and Expedited Replenishment based on models and stock balancing ensuring store in-stock position.

Work closely with Merchants and Planners to collaborate and execute allocation strategies and incorporate Retail strategies ensuring alignment with cross-functional partners.

Analyze and update size profiles by store by product category that are integrated into allocations both initial and replenishment. Developed and provide appropriate ad-hoc analysis and recommendations to influence buy plan and assortment strategies.

Toms Shoes, Los Angeles, CA

Global Transportation & Purchasing Coordinator April 2013 – October 2015

KEY HIGHLIGHT: 12 years’ experience in transportation dispatch of LTL/FTL, Air, Rail and specialized equipment shipments.

Oversaw Domestic and International shipments and associated customs clearance for United States, Canada and Netherlands through Ocean. Truckload and Air

Documented and reported carrier-performance metric and monthly cost reports to executive management

Supervised material flow, storage, global fulfillment and maintained accurate stock records and schedules.

Assisted in implementation GT Nexus transportation platform through effective collaboration with 3rd party vendors as well as onboarding through SAP and EDI

Analyzed data and coordinated weekly replenishment shipments to Toms Shoes domestic retail stores.

Reconciled monthly Purchasing and Inventory of 3PL suppliers and monitored drop shipment containers for Air and Sea freight on daily basis.

Created and generated vendor purchase orders, monitored purchase order status and communicated timely arrival/delivery of shipments to customers via SAP.

Prepared RFQ / RFP and forwarded to supplier and vendors to obtain quotations.

Reconciliation of vendor statements, stock verification and analysis of vendor performance.

Warner Bros/NBC Universal, Fountain Group, Burbank/Universal City, CA

VMI Supervisor/Catalog Buyer Planner February 2012 – April 2013

Executed SAP purchase requisitions and issued purchase orders to 3rd party vendors.

Served as a liaison between Universal and 3rd party vendors production/inventory control and resolved daily exceptions and escalated high priority issues to management as needed.

Collaborated with Operations Planning team to establish priorities and issue rework purchase orders to 3rd party vendors.

Analyzed system generated dry goods/raw materials purchase recommendations and maintained inventory levels.

Sourced dry goods/raw materials from 3rd party vendors based upon forecast and production planning.

Collaborated with Marketing and Creative departments to obtain and maintain material pack out details pertaining to all Catalog titles.

Produced various operational and ad hoc reports for management, 3rd party vendors, internal departments

Oversaw inventory transfers and stock location adjustments to ensure inventory accuracy.

Maintained RFP/RFQ darabase.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI

Inventory Sales & Revenue Analyst: October 2001 – May 2011

KEY HIGHLIGHT: Controlled and annually exceeded $6 million revenue budget.

Coordinated and monitored component and powertrain sales as well as shipping activities from Reclamation Centers to approved Ford Component Sales customers and scrap processors.

Coordinated the transportation of harvest material to warehouses, remanufacturers, scrap yards, direct customers, and the 47 national Ford distribution centers.

Developed and implemented process to maximize revenue on all inbound and outbound powertrain shipments from the warehouse.

Maintained appropriate inventory levels through effective collaboration with Powertrain Product Manager.

Served as program coordinator for Surplus/Obsolete/Blemished, Precious Metals, Core Harvesting, Metal Bumpers, and supplier claim scrap actions.

Ensured that high quality core was leveraged through the Ford network before authorization to sell.

Developed demand and core availability forecasts for current and future remanufactured powertrain program through analysis of warranty trend data and historical retail sales.

Analyzed and replenished Aftermarket Engineering Remanufacturing Organization (AERO) inventory.

Managed the stripping of new high-value parts as well as summarized and reported shipping discrepancies to appropriate personnel.

Collaborated with supplier and Supplier Claim Group of Ford Customer Service Division to coordinate material scrapping of approved claims.

Worked with Aftermarket Engineering Group to devise process for procurement of core material from approved brokers.

Purchased and maintained target inventory levels in line with forecasts from Demand Planning Group for Ford Motor Racing.

Prepared, created and tracked purchase orders of Ford Motor Company (Special Markets) tier 1 vendors and suppliers for Special Market engine and transmission lines.

Overlooked Inventory for 5 depot location and insured inventory levels were aligned with forecasts for Special Markets Group.

FedEx Logistics: Livonia, MI

Logistics Coordinator/Account Rep July1997 – October 2001

Managed transportation for the Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler parts and containerization program via FTL, LTL, Rail, Air and Expedited services.

Purchased transportation services for most economical mode of travel and managed schedules.

Identified and analyzed problem areas of logistical support and provided strategic solutions and recommendations to senior management.

Organized and managed routing schedules ensuring, safe, fast and cost effective paths were utilized.

Coordinated shipments from vendors and suppliers, plant to plant transfers and warehouse returns to depots from dealers.

Experience with dealing with freight forwarders, custom brokers, supply chain and purchasing group.

Created, organized and maintained a database with vendor account details.

Education:

Community College Airforce RAB W Germany

Supply Chain Management 1987-1989

Material Storage & Distribution

Supply Chain management

Inventory & Purchasing

Transportation & Logistics

West LA/LAVC Community College Los Angeles/Van Nuys

Career Developement 2015 -2016

Intermediate & Advance Excel

Intro to Data Analytics

APICS/CPIM Pre Certification

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