Plant Manager Supply Chain Manager Materials Manager

Christopher W. Brinkley

*** **** ****** **** **, Apt 102 • Clayton, NC 27527 • 919-***-**** • ********@*****.*** Operations Management I Customer Service I Supply Chain Summary of Qualifications:

● Scheduling ● Project Management ● Training

● Purchasing ● Inventory Management ● MS Office Proficiency

● Customer Management ● Order Management ● Report Development Education:

Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, Virginia, 2001

Bachelor of Science, Economics

Professional Experience:

Penn Compression Moulding, Inc (Custom molder)-Smithfield NC February 2019 - November 2019 Plant Manager

● Managed a staff of 6 managers who were direct reports and a total of 50 to 60 total employees on site

● Responsible for entire facility’s safety and identifying any potential hazards which included leading safety meetings with each department present

● Monitored labor levels to determine staffing needs and requirements as well as providing final approval on all new hires

● Scheduled labor to be beneficial and most productive and cost effective

● Headed up teams to ensure multiple ISO audits were passed

● Worked with the quality department and customers to determine new standards on products produced

● Priced out new and old jobs to be profitable

● Highest point of escalation for any customer complaints

● Worked with multiple teams on supplier quality and following up with vendors to ensure they met the criteria we set forward

● Provided ideas for and participated in process improvement initiatives to lower on site costs and increase quality

Advance Auto Parts Corporate - Raleigh, NC August 2018 - February 2019 Inventory Supply Planner

● Monitored inventory levels at distribution centers

● Placed PO’s and transfered inventory between distribution centers for standard restock, resets and marketing events

● Participated and contributed in new marketing plans as a representative from the Inventory team

● Handled special orders from the store level to satisfy special customer orders

● Forecasted inventory needs for the upcoming quarters and years through an MS Business Intelligence prediction module

Professional Experience Continued:

Penn Compression Moulding, Inc (Custom molder)-Smithfield NC April 2013 – August 2018 Materials Manager

● Supervised two positions (Customer Service Representative and Shipping Coordinator) as integral parts of the business that maintained and met customer requests

● Purchased all materials for 300+ different finished goods for 30+ customers and monitored pricing from multiple vendors

● Scheduled jobs to maximize efficiencies and ship customer orders on time

● Tasked with repricing of customer parts due to changes in vendor pricing

● Created new reporting for tracking customer orders, the daily ship schedule and efficient work order scheduling

● Created new “price books” to track changes to customer pricing and costs of materials

● Coordinated work order schedule with operations to ensure that customer needs were met

● Served as an escalation point for special requests or needs from customers

● Became proficient in Global Shop ERP system

Bobbees Bottling (Custom Co-packer)-Louisburg NC October 2012 – April 2013 Supply Chain Manager (Relocation)

● Purchased all materials and ingredients for customers and monitored pricing from multiple vendors

● Sourced new materials and ingredients for new and existing customers from multiple vendors

● Participated in pricing of customer goods

● Created new reporting for tracking open PO’s and work order shortages

● Created pricing quotes for new customers and/or new products

● Created and loaded standards/BOMs for new products and loaded them into database

● Modified existing standards/BOMs when changes were needed ModusLink Corporation (Supply Chain)-Morrisville NC April 2008 – September 2012 Account Services Manager (August 2010-September 2012) (Layoff)

● Acted as primary customer contact for service related questions and requests

● Responsible for developing collaboration among all team members while managing day to day operations and ensuring senior management expectations

● With great attention to detail, led and coordinated high profile projects to successful completion

● Monitor and assist NPI, procurement, and planning teams to ensure all components were in house and available for customer orders

● Served as an escalation point for special requests or needs from customers

● Ensure operations are in full compliance with ISO 9001:2008 processes Professional Experience Continued:

Account Representative (April 2008-August 2010) (Promoted)

● Prepared customer order reports from MS Access then lead daily conference calls with customer to review

● Analyzed data, including orders and daily production reports in MS Excel to ensure customer needs were being met

● Ensured 200+ customer orders were shipped daily

● Assisted line level employees with packaging and shipping to help ensure client standards

● Helped facilitate 100% accuracy in our inventory through accurate receiving, order fulfillment, and routine cycle counts

● Became proficient in IFS ERP system

GameStop, Inc (Retail) - Wilmington, NC and Blacksburg, VA August 2001 – March 2008 Store Manager (September 2002 - March 2008) (Relocation)

● Trained, promoted, retained, and increased overall productivity of employees in 3 stores

● Excelled in increasing sales and customer traffic

● During six year tenure, have held total operation control of three locations leading each to significant achievements and overall profitability

● Maintained consistent shrink numbers in all three locations (000 shrink percentage at one point)

● Furthered skills in merchandising and operations

● Invited to participate in setup of five new locations Assistant Manager (August 2001 - September 2002) (Promoted)

● Assisted Store Manager with day-to-day operations

● Provided superior customer service and addressed all inquiries and concerns in a timely manner

● Maintained accountability for cash management and loss prevention

● Facilitated receiving & sending of product shipments and inventory

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