Sylvester Sparks
***********@*****.***
Bartlett, TN
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Manager
Desired Job Types
Full-time
Desired Salary
$70,000 per year
Work Experience
Warehouse Manager/GM
Desser Tire LLC - Memphis, TN
September 2018 to Present
Manager of the entire operation OTD, RNI, SOP, 5’s. P&L, Budget, 5’s, AS9001, Haz Mat,
Production Manager/Plant Manager
Crown Packaging Corporation - Memphis, TN
April 2017 to August 2019
Managing the entire production operation on all 3 shifts. Packing of car parts for Volvo, Mack Truck Parts, and Penta. Conducting daily audits and submitting daily reports to the Director of operations. Managing the man hours with full time and contract labor interviewing and hiring Supervising staff. Ensuring that all KPI processes were being updated with changes and followed as well as SOP's and MOP's. Ensure that we maintained flows that kept the DC efficient in all areas from inbound to outbound. Ensure that all safety guidelines where followed and within OSHA guidelines. Conducting monthly supervisor's trainings, maintaining Kaizen projects, Continuous Process Improvements, VSM's, and Lean 5s processes. Ensuring that the P&L was in line with all standards set. Maintaining an 80/20 staffing across the board.
Operations Manager
XPO Logistics/Nike Golf - Memphis, TN
August 2016 to January 2017
Managing a lean environment coving the entire 2nd shift operation. Managing day to day operations meeting daily SLA goal. Managed 2 supervisors as well as 7 leads. Lean management, Kaizens, A3's, and VSM projects. Conducting daily mid shift meeting to ensure that the goal that was sat are on track.
Operations Manager
Nortek Distribution Services - Olive Branch, MS
January 2015 to May 2016
Managing a team of 40 employees with 1 Supervisor 3 team leads within the Inbound and Returns department. Managing the day to day operations meeting multiple business units within our DC with 24 SLA's. Managing the P&L cost as well as monitoring performance for both shifts. Also making sure we have a safe work environment by pushing 5's throughout the DC daily and meeting with other members of management on excepted volume. managed to cut cost by doing more with less staff by committing to our business units SLA time change from a 48-hour process window to a 24-hour standard.
Interim Operations Manager
Genco/Nortek - Olive Branch, MS
September 2015 to December 2015
Operations Supervisor Inbound
Operations Manager I
PFS Web - Memphis, TN
June 2015 to December 2015
July 2014 to December 2014 Responsibilities • Drive processes which may influence the direction of other areas.• Manage multiple complex activities and client driven projects• Effectively delivers formal counseling/mentoring to direct reports• Drives quality of Client related projects and promotes overall success.• Drives high service and effective execution in each functional area related to the operation ( inventory, shipping and receiving)• Managed and executed improvement process in quality production• Managed and adjusted staffing levels based on business requirements• Identified operational issues and drives action for quick resolution.• Effectively measures Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to ensure all Service Levels (SLA)•
Operations Supervisor
Technicolor - Memphis, TN
June 2012 to August 2014
Responsibilities • Supervise all production activities for assigned shift. Schedule shift employees. Crew machines to cover vacations, absence, and overtime. • Meet or exceed productivity, cost, or other performance metric expectations for assigned shift.
Operation Supervisor
Asics of America - Southaven, MS
June 2010 to July 2011
Responsible for one or more of the following activities: receiving, storing, and/ or shipping of materials or finished goods. • Available to meet production schedules, packaged according to specification• Evaluate current procedures and practices for accomplishing department objectives and develops and implements improved procedure. • Resolving problems and setting deadlines t
Production Supervisor
Ingram Micro - Millington, TN
September 2008 to February 2010
Interim Inbound/Replenishment Area Manager
Nike Inc - Memphis, TN
July 2006 to August 2008
Supervisor
Nike Inc - Memphis, TN
March 2005 to July 2006
Education
BS in Social Work
Rust College - Holly Springs, MS
January 1991 to January 1995
Skills INVENTORY (10+ years) ADP (5 years) AS400 (6 years) BUDGET (10+ years) CPR (10+ years) Lean Six Sigma (3 years) WMS (10+ years) Excel (7 years) Powerpoint (8 years) Forklift Operator (10+ years)Leadership Development (6 years)