Raphael S. Manrique

adj9er@r.postjobfree.com 210-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-manrique-28841414

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

University of the East (Manila) 1983 to 1987

Skills & Expertise

Logistics Operations, Warehouse & Distribution / Production Planning & Inventory Management / Sales & Operations Planning / Supply & Demand Forecast / Procurement & Strategic Sourcing / Supply Chain / Vendor Audit & Accreditation / Cost Reduction Management / Fleet & Transportation / Customs Regulatory Compliance and Tariffs / Personnel Development / Project Management / Start-ups Operation Setup

Professional Experiences

The San Francisco Chocolate Factory, Manager, Operations - Distribution & Warehouse 01/2020 to Present

Manage the daily operational function; in bound & out bound of raw materials, packaging materials finish products and maintaining inventory accuracy, direct delivery, and transportation (freight out), and vendor relationships (Forwarders, & 3PL providers) preparing company budgets, developing and implementing policies across two plants to ensure compliance with industry and company standards.

Establish performance metrics for production, shipping & warehouse to maximize capacity & operating efficiency to guarantee the success and achievement of company targets and objectives.

Swyft Inc., Production Planning & Material Control Manager, 12/2018 to 11/2019

Lead the continued growth of all facets of warehouse operations for the East Coast and West Coast area by overseeing order processing, receiving of materials, customer correspondence, order confirmation, priority lists, efficient staffing and operation of Pick and Order assembly processes and the dispatch of outbound finished goods freight accurately/timely to meet the needs of our clients.

Maximize area efficiency and productivity by 100% through changing the material/parts arrangements and increase space capacity by 200% by administering changes in the process adding racks & shelving and fixing the workflow and guarantee 100% satisfaction of all ordered parts and delivery to the customer by while maintaining 99.9% stock availability.

Manage all warehousing operations, for Oakland, CA & Hammond, LA warehouses - using WMS (physical and cycle counts), material analysis, supply & demand planning, vendor relationships (3PL providers), resource management, and established Key Result Areas (KRA) & Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to increase productivity and monitor efficiencies.

Vintage Air Inc., Logistics QA Technician, 2/2016 to 12/2018.

Championing the process improvement for QA, Warehouse & Production Assembly. Authored 3 policies and procedure, 5 operations instructions manual, and 1 project for complex process improvement and assist warehouse dept. in the semi-annual inventory.

Developed countermeasures to improve & streamline complicated process that enhance area capacity by 373%, improved volume capacity by 140%.

Coreslab Structure, QC Civil Inspector, 7/2014 to 12/2015.

•Work closely with the originator, production procurement, and sales team to ensures conformity of the products as per the design & specification provided in the Designer/Engineer.

Leoplast Industry Limited, Division Manager- Supply Chain, 9/ 2011 to 10/2013.

Synchronize the movement of all indirect & raw materials, and finished goods, of 4 manufacturing warehouses, 4 satellite depot and central distribution warehouse to match up to the forecast of material requirements for all 7 manufacturing facilities in Nigeria and Angola.

Develop aggregate supply plans for assigned product group while collaborating with the Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Production, Planning, Accounting, and Regulatory teams.

Spearheaded the SIO&P process to accelerate the sales by 20% and resolved the capacity and planning issue by strengthening communications and implementing regular meetings.

Dragon Edge Group, Senior Manager-Supply Group, 11/2009 to 9/2011.

Directs the operational activities of the Supply Group Division, which includes Capex, raw materials, professional services, construction, and concession contracts on a competitive basis.

Regional Logistic Manager for Asia and set up the logistics & distribution hubs for Indonesia & China to reduce the delivery lead time by 70% that boost sales by 30%.

Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation, Logistics Manager, 3/2008 to 1/2009.

Reduced loading time and maximizes truck capacity that increases the daily delivery capacity by 33% from 1,500 metric tons (MT) to 2,000 MT by which resulted in the growth of monthly delivery by 34% from 35,000 MT to 47,000 metric tons that reduce transportation cost by 30% and eliminates loss of sales opportunity by conducting a regular inventory to maintain 100% stock accuracy.

Led fleet operations and management which included learning communities and routes, redesigning processes, and routes, integrating cross-training, consistent communication with team, adaptability to stressful situations, and ambitious change efforts.

Honda Philippines Inc., Inventory Control & Warehouse Manager, 6/2006 to 3/2008.

Efficiently managed a complete warehouse transition with no disruption in service or financial impact by working closely with existing 3rd party service provider, and optimize warehouse capacity, plan product distribution, and achieved 100% inventory accuracy.

Champion the new business opportunity for Honda (The Accessory and Customized Parts), which upsurged sales by 20% and an additional 20M profit for the Spare Parts Division.

Children International-Tabaco, Chief of Operations & Purchasing, 1/2005 to 6/2006.

Project Manager in the construction of 500K sq. ft. Service Area Center for the Agency (overall responsible for successful site acquisition, planning design, execution, monitoring, controlling, and commissioning of the project).

Comglasco AG, Distribution & Warehouse Operations Manager, 3/2004 to 10/2004

Manage the daily operations aspect of multiple warehouse (nationwide) from order processing to pick & pack and delivery, receiving and inventory management.

Panasonic, Material Control Head 10/1990 to 3/2004,

The pioneering officer that helps establish a departmentalized material control system a member of the ISO Steering Committee that leads in the successful implementation & certification of ISO9001, ISO14000, ISO18001 from SGS.

Redesign of warehouse layout to enhance space efficiency by 555% resulting in Php 430K monthly rental saving or an annual savings Php5.2M.

Set up the export Kitting section that ship parts to our Japan & Germany production manufacturing that improved profitability by 15%.

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