RICHARD L. GRABOWSKI

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LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER

Highly motivated and experienced logistics operations manager with expert proficiency in inventory control, supervising the receipt, storage, organization, categorization, order picking, inspection, packing, shipping, and delivery of products and materials in a dynamic, time-critical environment. Comprehensive understanding of the skills needed to exercise decisive leadership, providing expert guidance to materials, warehouse, shipping and receiving personnel and drivers. Instrumental in initiating, nurturing, and maintaining relationships with key accounts to ensure the highest level of client satisfaction and repeat business. Able to flawlessly manage complex schedules to coordinate the transportation of material to multiple destinations. Regarded for the ability to deliver outstanding results with the highest degree of service, expertise, and professionalism.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Logistics Management ● Operations ● Warehousing ● Materials Handling ● Inventory Control

Distribution/Shipping/Receiving ● Transportation ● Team Leadership ● Customer Service

NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Received commendations from several companies for greatly improved warehouse performance and physical inventory integrity, on $3.0 to $5.5 million inventories, with as many as 7,500 SKUs, in up to 300,000 square foot combined storage and manufacturing facilities.

Sustained transaction entry and cycle count integrity, continuously achieving greater than 99% accuracy ratings, positively impacting annual inventories and satisfying material audits and auditors

Saved the bottom line more than $20,000, reduced inventory by 10%, and increased storage capacity by 15% by dispositioning and converting obsolete packaging materials to current useable packaging supplies.

Revised and optimized floor storage and pallet racking layouts, relocated and organized packaging and raw materials locations near production lines of use, reducing material handling search and travel time by 60%.

Relocated slow moving products to the furthest points of the storage area, and most commonly used items to locations closest to the pick and pack areas, reducing travel and order selection time by 40%.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PDU DIRECT, Houston, TX

Houston Branch Warehouse Manager, June 2016 – Present

Manage the facility and day to day operations of the Houston branch distribution center, providing effective leadership, people management, direction, coaching and coordinating a team of 6 permanent and temporary employees for this manufacturer and worldwide supplier of high quality trophy components and awards to the advertising specialty, trophy shop and recognition industry.

Direct and monitor workflow of transfers, receiving, stocking, accurate order pulling, inspection, packing and 100% on time shipping of product to customers and distributors in our region via LTL, UPS, FedEx, will-calls.

Manage and improve the storage, organizing, material flow, and the inventory logistics process.

Greatly reduced the processing and completion time of RGA’s for customer credits from weeks to 24 hours.

Accountable for the accuracy and integrity of the warehouse inventory, cycle counting, and collecting and reporting of KPI data to the executive team at our corporate headquarters in California.

HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS, INC. (HSI), The Woodlands, TX

Inventory Control Manager, December 2013 – March 2016

Provided effective leadership for this manufacturer of heavy duty oil rig equipment and provider of specialized field service operations, directing and coordinating a team of 3 involved in maintaining and improving the storage, organizing, and order pulling flow of raw materials, sub-assemblies and components, managing the inventory logistics process from BOM thru shipping and delivery of finished good, meeting assembly dates, ship dates, delivery dates and other determined deadlines

Accountabile for greatly improving the accuracy and integrity of the warehouse, field service parts trailer inventories, service trucks and field location materials and components comprising an overall inventory valued at $2MM, physical inventory integrity, documented process and inventory movement transaction procedures.

Maintained a current and relevant inventory by reviewing and evaluating all line items for high activity, slow move, non-use and obsolescence dispositions, researching, analyzing and approving all necessary adjustments and exceptional material transactions.

DELTROL FLUID PRODUCTS, Bellwood, IL

Materials Supervisor, July 2008 – December 2013

Fulfill a key role leading the coordination and execution of logistics issues for this manufacturer of hydraulics, pneumatics, and custom valves, with accountability for an inventory valued at $5.5MM.

Cultivated relationships of collaboration and cooperation with multiple internal departments to ensure the 100% on-time shipment and accurate picking, packing and fulfillment of customer orders.

Effectively managed the order selection and delivery of component parts necessary for custom production in the machine shop and assembly departments.

Engaged in daily cycle counts while investigating, addressing, and resolving inventory issues and transaction discrepancies.

Successfully managed 11 non-union material handlers and a delivery truck driver.

Achieved and maintained inventory accuracy of 98% to 99% for all in-house finished goods, assembly components, raw materials and packaging.

FRESH EXPRESS – CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, Franklin Park, IL

Shipping Supervisor, April 2007 – July 2008

Coordinated, scheduled, and supervised the on-time shipping, order fill, distribution, outbound / inbound shipping activities and transfers between four refrigerated food warehouses / processing plants in the Chicagoland area - shipping responsibility for two processing plants averaging 60 truckloads per day.

Managed 3 spotters, 20 loaders, 2 assistant supervisors, and 4 clerks in a busy 24 / 7 / 365 environment, managing scheduling and people issues with union employees and non-union temporary workers.

Heavy communication and coordination of order needs with production departments, customers, customer service, internal transportation department, upper management, and refrigerated transportation companies.

Monitored forcasts, production and inventory control of raw, processed and finished product for customer order needs, shelf life, freshness dates and food quality for optimum FIFO turnaround with minimal disposal.

GMP requirements, CCPs, HACCP and cold chain knowledge and experience.

White Belt Core Certification for Mastering the Art of Processing program.

EDUCATION

De La Salle Institute, Chicago, IL

St. Joseph High School, Chicago, IL

Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL

Coursework in Industrial Engineering and Management & Marketing

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – Air Academy Associates

Mastering the Art of Processing – White Belt Certification – Fresh Express / Chiquita Brands International

Certified Forklift and Stand-up Reach Truck Trainer – National Safety Council

Trained in TQM, ISO 9001, QS 9000

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, AS-400, E-time, All Orders / Number Cruncher, Global Shop, ShopVue, Syteline MRP / MPS / ERP, Infor ERP SL, Mocha, WIntegrate / Dataworks, BaaN, Man-Man/OMAR, WMS, Accuterm 7, INFOFLO.

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