LAKEIA JONES

P 770-***-**** E

ad1r17@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/lakei

a-jones-b74732288

A Pooler, GA 31322

SUMMARY

EDUCATION

Proven talent in effectively leading diverse groups of people in execution of complex operations. Highly effective safety and administration skills that specializes in teamwork and communications. Experienced at evaluating and assessing organizational processes and operations with demonstrated skill in developing and implementing solutions for improvement with measurable results. British Institute of Technology

Industrial Wood Processing A.S

Vancouver, BC

Clayton State University

Supply Chain Management, B.B.S

Morrow, GA

KEY SKILLS

• LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

• CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP

MANAGEMENT(CRM)

• PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

• PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

• LEADERSHIP

• PROBLEM SOLVING

• TEAM BUILDING

EXPERIENCE

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Asst. Receiving Manager 2023 – Present

Oversee receiving operation and manage a team of 26 employees,

• Strategically manage receiving/inbound department in compliance with company’s policies and vision.

• Maintain standards of health and safety.

• Supervise, coach, and develop warehouse staff.

• Train new employees in warehouse.

• Create the schedule for warehouse staff.

• Coordinate with other warehouse managers and employees to help with storage, shipping and receiving operations.

• Write purchase orders for stock.

• Submit purchase orders to vendors.

• Oversee incoming shipments of stock.

• Inspect stock for damage and accuracy.

• Record incoming shipments in computer systems.

• Manage inventory in a warehouse.

• Ensure timely unloading of incoming shipments.

• Review receiving processes and make changes to promote efficiency. Interfor

Production Manager 2021 - 2023

Liaise with multiple departments to support day-to-day business operations. Managed the shipping department and dry kilns department.

• Maintained the highest standards with respect to safety by leading by example and ensuring that the shipping and dry kiln teams follow all policies, procedures, practices, and regulation

• Managed lumber production throughput between two batch kilns and one continuous kiln.

• Supervised two shifts of 12 crew members to achieve drying consistency and improve lumber grade output.

• Coordinated operational shutdowns to align with project maintenance goals while still achieving daily production metrics.

• Developed lumber drying schedule to logistically align with planer mill needs for maximized production volume.

• Implementation of standards, Task Safety Analysis and Job Safety Analysis to identify maintenance needs, operational needs, and areas of opportunity for lumber drying improvements.

• Coordinated with sales and aligned four production centers to develop and manage an operational forecast for multi-functioning machine centers to meet daily, weekly, and monthly volume demands.

• Supervised and proactively led shipping department towards goal of safely meeting forecasted shipment volumes, while exceeding 95% on-time shipments for 2021, 2022 and 2023 YTD.

• Successfully implemented and developed staggered shipping schedule while training 7 operators to meet increase in annualized production while maintaining efficient loading times.

• Coordinated production directly with quality control and log procurement teams to ensure lumber size optimization targets yielded highest dollar value based on simulation pricing and programs.

Supply Chain Coordinator 2016 - 2021

• Facilitated weekly call with Production Coordinators

• Ensured weekly KPI reports were completed and distributed

• A part of the Shipping Excellence Charter at Interfor’s U.S. South mills.

• Reduced mill dwell times by 20% or higher

• Formalized/Standardized shipping procedures – developed SOPs

• Work daily with production coordinators and Sales to manage current order file and mitigate orders at risk of being late

• Exceeded 2018 on time shipping target of 95%, finished the year at 96%

• Moved orders between seven US South mills to reduce total freight cost which resulted in a YTD freight savings of $105,847

• Worked with our export logistics group to achieve JIT arrival of stock for container stuffing.

• Worked with Optimization Analysts to develop a tool that would provide recommended order moves to reduce freight costs and/or to fulfill orders at risk of being late.

• Addressed customer delivery problems by developing options to manage the impact on the customer

• Worked with the Logistics team to ensure adequate supply of transportation is available to meet ongoing and forward customer delivery requirements for trucking capacity.

• Instrumental in ensuring alignment between rail car capacity and rail order file at nine U.S South mills.

Logistic Coordinator 2015 - 2016

• Responsible for daily dispatch of ready shipments to network of approved trucking vendors.

• Responsible for coordinating and shipping approximately 150 shipments per week in 2016 for the mills in Eatonton, Ga; Thomaston, Ga, and Baxley, GA.

• Lead the team on the Lane to Reduce Freight Initiative to reduce logistics costs resulting in a YTD savings of $425,000 and expected annual savings of $405,000.

• Worked with designated carriers, mill operations, and the sales department to provide value to our customers through timely delivery of managed shipments.

• Negotiated freight rates and service conditions with trucking vendors.

• Provided rate quotes, routes, and freight optimization for destination inquiries from the sales department.

• Processed freight invoices.

• Assisted in approving the efficiency of the dedicated truck program by reducing deadhead miles and optimizing lane use resulting in a YTD savings of $20,761. REFERENCES

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