David Deppe

Fulfillment Warehouse Manager - SARNOVA

Bartlett, TN 38134

acz1lm@r.postjobfree.com - 901-***-****

Willing to relocate to: VA, MO, AZ

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Fulfillment Warehouse Manager

SARNOVA - Southaven, MS - December 2015 to Present

• Responsible for distribution operations of Southaven DC with approximately 40 headcount

• Managed pharmaceutical operations cage and the certified designated representative (CDR) of our facility

• Mentored team members to promotion and growth within organization

• Full budget and P&L responsibility

• Responsible for facility maintenance and asset management

• Inventory accuracy at 98.5% location accuracy and 99% dollar accuracy through cycle count program

• Manage recalls, product expirations, slow moving and obsolete inventory and returns operations

• 15 Million dollars per month sales revenue from our regional dc shipments Distribution and Warehouse Manager

MEDEGEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS - Gallaway, TN - February 2010 to December 2015

• Supported $155 million dollar annual sales plan in 300K sq ft distribution center and 70K sq ft off-site facility

• 7 direct reports and 70-75 associate collective bargaining unit headcount in 24 x 7 shift environment

• P&L responsibility

• Managed $3 million consignment inventory at customer, and insured the correct monthly billing of sales dollars

• Lead distribution management team to successful attainment of performance objectives and financial goals

• Communicate corporate senior staff regularly on operational status.

• Assessed and assimilated new customer business and modified processes to meet customer specific requirements

• Oversaw reverse logistics and product disposition / reclamation operations Accomplishments:

• Multi-site management

• Successful implementation of inventory controls resulting in gains of inventory accuracy to 6.5% dollar variance in 2014

• Authored various excel reporting tools and macros for repetitive tasks.

• Developed and led initiatives to improve efficiency by leveraging SAP warehouse management system capabilities

• Developed excel labor planning tool for distribution center eventually reducing amount of contract labor by 15%

• Developed objective tools for efficiency measurements of key metrics data, using SAP reporting to recognize top performers, identifying training opportunities and corrective actions for under performers

• Authored process improvements in inventory control processes that drove sustained accuracy of 1% net dollar variance and 3% gross dollar variance

• Developed reporting tools for plant-wide use in root cause investigation of user transaction errors

• Identified new storage methods and layouts of plant to improve storage densities and put/pick efficiencies

• Instituted training / accountability program to ensure yearly re-training yearly on SOP's for each employee Operations Manager

KAZ USA, Inc - Memphis, TN - October 2002 to December 2009

• Managed DC operations in 700K square foot facility

• Supported on-site manufacturing center of 65K square feet

• Assimilated new customers' requirements and developed best practices to insure success

• Managed 4 direct reports and 100+ total staff over 2 shifts shipping/receiving/reverse logistics

• Improved productivity 12% over last year through revising existing processes and DC space usage improvements

• Led initiative to improve Reverse Logistics and AR reconciliation resulting in $350,000 in charge backs and claims

• Project leader zero-landfill program saving over $100,000 freight expense first year in place

• Mentored supervisors in facilitating a "Train the Trainer" development program for associates to build team strength

• Served on Leadership Team on transition from Yantra 6.2 to Oracle 11i as our new WMS

• Improved functioning of WMS and Oracle through cross-functional action teams to achieve efficiencies in WMS

• Responsible for team attainment of site level KPI's for DC Operations Manager

INGRAM MICRO, INCORPORATED - Memphis, TN - November 1994 to December 2001

• Managed shift operations for high-volume automated 700,000 ft2 Distribution Center

• Continually exceeded established KPI's for our biggest customer Microsoft N.A. Fulfillment

• Responsible for 5 direct reports and 100+ indirect reports

• Met daily/weekly with customer account managers and other partners to discuss performance success and issue resolution

• Brought 2 satellite facilities on line totaling 300,000 square feet of additional Distribution space on-time and under budget

• Managed outbound LTL/TL, International and small parcel shipments on time and within budget

• Improved to 99.8 percent Inventory unit accuracy by revising inventory management processes sustained 7% increase

• Raised productivity through streamlining processes, adjusting staffing schedules, and associate accountability

• Reduced overtime from 11% to 3% percent during peak volume periods

• Reduced order cycle time 8 percent and increased capacity 26 percent by modifying department and storage layouts

Consolidation Warehouse Manager (1994)

ULINE INCORPORATED - Lake Bluff, IL - July 1990 to 1994 Shipping/Receiving Supervisor

- 1990 to 1994

Directed staff of 10-30 FTE in distribution operations

• Raised efficiencies by 37 percent in order picking by developing sku slotting program

• Developed picking strategies for all skus resulting in productivity gains and a reduction of needed staff by 5 FTE's

• Assisted in coordination start-up of regional warehouses in IL, MN and CA

• Developed a replenishment program for regional warehouses

• Established Quality Inspection program $52,000 dollars in vendor charge backs in first year implemented

• Redesigned existing company's local delivery service through better load planning, route planning, and prioritization of deliveries, cost avoidance of $45,000 in drivers' OT annually. EDUCATION

Accounting

Carthage College

1986 to 1988

Accounting

University of Wisconsin

1984 to 1985

SKILLS

MS Office Suite (10+ years), CPR / AED certified Red Cross (5 years) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Experienced, professional Operations Manager with over 19 years of successful leadership in distribution, manufacturing and 3PL operations. I am a results driven professional with proven ability to keep focus on company vision, mission and culture.

CORE COMPENTENCIES

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM BUILDER SUCCESSION PLANNER MFG OPERATIONS 3PL OPERATIONS MULTI-SITE MANAGEMENT METRICS DRIVEN PROBLEM SOLVER STRONG WMS KNOWLEDGE

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