Don Gibbs (ORM)

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Oceanside, California. 92058

Phone: 760-***-**** Cell

Email address: adu65m@r.postjobfree.com

Material Management specialist with ERP experience including SAP, PLEX, Quantum, AS400, Fishbowl.

Developed, implemented, and managed Supply Chain Operations including Warehouse Management, Finished Goods (capital and small parcels) Shipping (setting increased sales revenue records monthly) and Receiving, Inventory Control (cycle count accuracy from 70% to 99% or above inventory accuracy) programs for world class companies, expert in growing companies through a thorough process development and implementation of continuous improvement strategies.

Strengths include extensive knowledge of Supply Chain, Distribution, Warehousing/ Warehouse Management, Logistics, Inventory Management, Procurement, TQM strategies.

WORK HISTORY

Pro Spot International January 2019 to December 2022 Carlsbad, CA

Industry leader in the manufacture of premium welding equipment specializing in quality welding and repair products for the collision repair industry.. $30m in annual sales, $15m in running inventories. The turnkey facility includes Design, Engineering, Machine and Sheet Metal Shops, Powder Coating and Assembly.

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING / WAREHOUSE MANAGER/ INVENTORY MANAGER

Responsible for all company assets, I have implemented processes, controls and an ongoing Cycle Count program that increased inventory accuracy from 70% to 99% or above within a 6-month timespan. Increased monthly shipping revenues by 40% in the span of 1 year, management of all warehouse functions including scheduling personnel, budgets, hiring, time-based performance appraisals, material staging for production inventory issuance to the production floor to meet daily production goals based on systemic demand reporting.

Organizer of upper management company goal meetings and the execution plan for those goals through the generation and review of systemic upper management reports on a daily basis.

TrellisWare Technologies October to December 2018

Qualstaff Staffing San Diego, CA

A worldwide leader in highly advanced algorithms, waveforms, and communications systems, we provide innovative small form factor radio products, and fully integrated solutions.

Buyer Planner

Responsible for and managed purchasing, materials requirements planning, supplier relationship management, product life cycle.

Full Swing Golf San Diego, CA 2016 to October 2018

Golf Simulator company, specializing in the manufacture, distribution and install of the very best golf simulator on the market.

Company revenues exceeding $41 million annually.

DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN

Aligned workflows for materials, integrated functions, connected the activities of logistics, purchasing, and assembly to ensure that they focused on the shipping and production goals that benefited the company’s performance target increasing profitability by aligning the processes used to plan, source, make, deliver, and (when necessary) return a company’s products and services. Managed resources responsible for processes, and technology to meet the needs of customers. Explored and qualified international suppliers generating a cost savings for the company from 33% up to 55%.

Lionbridge Technologies/ Hewlett Packard San Diego, CA 2009 to 4/29/2016

World's largest technology company, specializing in developing and manufacturing computing, storage, and networking hardware, software and services.

Company revenues exceed $100 billion annually.

PROCUREMENT BUYER FOR R&D SPECIALITY PRINTING SYSTEMS

Responsibilities include obtaining all needed procurement management cost approvals, research of the market to find needed parts at the most competitive price maintaining expected quality standards. Generation of purchase orders using SAP. Generation and reporting of monthly metrics to upper management through the running of SAP reports. Monitoring all open purchase orders and assuring expected delivery dates are being met. Assuring that supplier invoices are being submitted correctly and payment is being received by suppliers.

Optelec Vista, CA 2008 to 2009

Preferred supplier of low vision aids with 14.4M in sales, 6 million in running inventories.

WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR

Responsibilities included the implementation of a formal cycle count program development and implementation of continuous improvement projects including reset of the warehouse and formalized documentation of warehouse processes. Oversaw all aspects of the warehouse including personnel, receiving, shipping and the product return process.

iTEK Services Lake Forrest, CA 2007 to 2008

Preferred supplier and repair contractor for bar-coding equipment and pin pads with 7M in sales, 1.5 million in running inventories.

MATERIALS MANAGER

Responsibilities included the implementation of a formal cycle count program development and implementation of process improvements overseeing repair parts purchasing, and management of the warehouse and all its functions including receiving, stocking, order pulling and shipping product to customers and any returns.

Responsible in the development and distribution of upper management reports as needed.

JM International Vista, CA 2005 to 2007

Preferred supplier of high quality aviation materials and services to airline and MRO customers worldwide with $12M in sales, $15.5M in running inventories.

INVENTORY CONTROL/WAREHOUSE MANAGER

Responsibilities include the design and set up of warehouse location, bar-coding system and warehouse management system. Design and implementation of a cycle count program. Identification and disposal of obsolete/scrap material on an ongoing basis, overseeing monthly scrap disposal, involved in the development and implementation of various continuous improvement projects, managing the warehouse and its personnel. Execution of any warehouse functions as needed, maintaining cycle count program, including the generation and distribution management inventory reports.

Avioserv San Diego, CA 2003-2005

Preferred supplier of high quality aviation materials and services to airline and MRO customers worldwide with $13M in sales, $12.3M in running inventories.

INVENTORY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Responsibilities include the identification and disposal of obsolete material on an ongoing basis, overseeing monthly scrap disposal, involved in various continuous improvement projects, assisting in any day to day warehouse functions as needed, and maintaining cycle count program including the generation and distribution management reports.

Lead Avioserv scrap project that identified and disposed of 18,000 obsolete line items saving the company significant carrying costs.

Assisting in the development and implementation of material receiving and engine receiving/reconciliation SOP’s saving time, accuracy, and cost to Avioserv.

Generated and implemented reporting and maintenance of the Avioserv cycle count program. Inventory accuracy has improved from 70% to 95% within the first year.

Schumacher (affiliate of Air Products) Carlsbad, CA 2002-2005

World’s leading chemical producer for the semiconductor industry.

$84M in sales. $40M in running inventories.

INVENTORY ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities included management of all container vessel inventories, generation of cycle count sheets, generation of variance reports, research and reconciliation of variances that are deemed over company tolerance standards, definition and implementation of corrective actions for variances, and maintaining inventory accuracy of 98% or above, as well as issuing material to the production area.

Multimedia Presentation Group (MPG) Vista, CA 2001-2002

One of California’s leading Audio, Video, Lighting, and Staging production companies with $5M of owned inventory.

LOGISTICS/WAREHOUSE MANAGER

Responsibilities included management of warehouse personnel and technicians in the day-to-day functionality of the warehouse, scheduling of trucks for pick up and delivery to venues across the United States, bidding with various trucking companies for best cost to the company without sacrificing quality standards

Restructured and implemented many various programs, policies and procedures which included cycle count programs, SKU structure, warehouse staging design, bar-coding.

Purchasing for the warehouse, duties included the pricing and acquisition of replacement equipment, pricing repairs and replacement equipment sub rental leasing of equipment.

Callaway Golf Carlsbad, CA 1991-2000

One of the world’s leading premium golf equipment manufacturers. $1B in sales, $240M in running inventories.

INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER 1994-2000

Responsibilities included management of all persons in the Inventory Control department (12 direct reports and 80 on factory floor), maintaining inventory accuracy of 99.5% or above, and identification and disposal of excess inventory.

Met assurances to outside auditors and lenders that all cycle count agreements were met, generating required internal and external management reports.

Achieved near 50% reduction in 4M materials movement transactions, by generation of cost saving processes and procedures, including Kan-Ban, Repetitive Manufacturing and Production Run Schedule techniques.

Designed, implemented, monitored and maintained the Callaway Golf Inventory Control Cycle Counting and Warehouse Management software for SAP resulting in 99.5% inventory accuracy over a 5 year period.

Lead the company in the identification and disposal of 48 million dollars of obsolete excess inventories creating much needed warehousing space as well as generating company savings by eliminating carrying costs associated with the obsolete inventory.

Bonita Fashions San Diego, CA 1982-1991

Manufacturer, including molds and casting, of fashion jewelry for such customers as Sears, J.C. Penney, and Montgomery Ward. $5M running inventory.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Supervised all aspects in the manufacture of 14K fine gold jewelry.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Cal State San Marcos Extension Studies

Operations Resource Management Certification

San Jose State University

Principles of Choosing and Implementing a Warehouse Management System

SAP

Inventory Management, Physical Inventory, Repetitive Manufacturing, Kan-Ban, Purchasing modules.

American Management Association

The Basics of Writing Policies and Procedures

American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Member

Callaway Golf Training and Development

Environmental Health and Safety Regulatory Overview Seminar

Supervisory Team Building Seminar

The Management Course Phase 1 and 2

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