Inventory Control Manager

H.R. (Rick) Sheetz, III *********@*********.***

***** *.*. ******* *** lot # 508 Clearwater, Fl. 33764 972-***-****

Logistics / Distribution / Operations Professional

Logistics, distribution, and operations professional with 20+ years’ experience. Expertise in inventory control and analysis, purchasing, and traffic / dispatch. Proven ability to manage logistics and distribution, to plan and manage projects, and to negotiate contracts successfully. Demonstrated skill in production forecasting and scheduling; budget, cost, and internal controls, and quality and safety assurance compliance.

Client Relations Contract Negotiations Forecasting Implementation Interviewing

Inventory Control Loss / Prevention Control Operations Management

Policy / Procedure Development Purchasing Recruiting Strategic Planning

Team Facilitation Training / Development

Career Achievements

•Conducted complete analysis of company’s past billing procedures and payments, resulting in recovery of more than $400,000 in freight overcharges.

•Reduced overstock at Hutton Communications by a margin of $1.8 million.

•Assigned employees specific aisles and gave them responsibility for inventory accuracy. Charged aisle workers with assisting shipping personnel in picking orders. Reduced errors to 2 % in less than 2 months, and dropped to less than 1% in next 2 months.

•Designed and installed computerized inventory control system adapted by company within 8 months of conception that significantly improved production.

•Increased sales and profits by 30% by organizing and establishing new procedures for kit production.

•Promoted to lead supervisor as a result of reducing company overstock by 2/3 and improving inventory accuracy to less than 1% deviation.

Professional Overview

Inventory Systems Administrator. Aloe Vera of America. 2006 – 2011.

•Directed inventory control, purchasing, and receiving.

•Moved to inventory analysis to identify problems with purchasing program; identified inaccurate system-generated recommendations and worked on MRP program to modify settings.

•Worked with programmer to modify entire bar code system.

•Instituted procedural changes in all departments to optimize bar code changes.

•Designed and implemented changes to warehouse including racking, lighting, and equipment. Purchased equipment, coordinated inside and outside labor, and supervised all equipment repairs.

•Implemented new procedures to improve kit production, including parts and labor.

•Designed and implemented system for cycle counts.

Achievements:

Redesigned general warehouse and created 40% more rack spaces. In compounding area, increased the capacity by 70% by creating narrow aisles and eliminating need for outside storage facility, resulting in cost savings of $10,000 per month.

Increased sales and profits by 30 % by organizing and establishing new procedures for kit production.

Increased accuracy of inventory from over 8% to less than 1% and cut turns in half through changes to the MRP system and implementation of cycle count process.

Warehouse Manager. Eliane Ceramic Tiles. 2006.

•Designed and redesigned the warehouse, as necessary to maximizing rack capacity.

•Identified causes for 10% average error in shipped merchandise reflected in credits issued and returns.

•Charged with correcting errors in receiving department.

Achievements:

Increased rack capacity by 40 %.

Improved rack labeling to expedite pulling of products.

Assigned employees specific aisles and gave them responsibility for inventory accuracy. Charged aisle workers with assisting shipping personnel in picking orders. Reduced errors to 2 % in less than 2 months, and dropped to less than 1% in next 2 months.

Established double check system for receiving merchandise, and organized new system of preparation for new products to be put into stock.

Established cycle count team and set procedures, improving inventory accuracy in just a few months.

Inventory Control Manager. King Architectural Metals. 2004 – 2005.

•Hired to rebuild department with very little organization.

•Redesigned warehouse to make locating and picking inventory easier and more efficient.

•Organized stockers by assigning specific aisles to each and giving them more responsibility for their actions.

•Supervised cycle count team responsible for all inventory accuracy, all receiving personnel, and RMA personnel.

Inventory Analysis Manager. Hutton Communications. 1996 – 2004.

•Hired, fired, supervised employee development and trained purchasing department personnel.

•Conducted annual employee performance reviews.

•Developed and conducted employee training sessions.

•Partnered with staff to gain insight on systems problems, used feedback gathered from direct reports to develop systems that eliminated errors and reduced overstock expense for clients.

Achievements:

Designed custom single screen for purchasing that provided sales unit history, cost, safety stock, lead times, and special flag identifying spikes in normal sales patterns over previous 12 months. System reduced overstock cost for clients resulting in strong client relationships

Reduced overstock by a margin of $1.8 million.

Cut time spent monitoring activities by 70% by developing more accurate reporting system.

Conducted complete analysis of company’s past billing procedures and payments, resulting in recovery of more than $400,000 in freight overcharges.

Director of Purchasing and Inventory Control. Rio Radio Supply. 1985 – 1996.

Education and Professional Development

Coursework in business. Texas Southmost College. Brownsville, Texas.

J. D. Edwards / One World: Advanced Forecasting, Inventory Management, Purchasing, DRP / MRP, Operations and Freight Management

Technical Skills

Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office: Word, Excel Prelude

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