Robert Navarrete
El Paso, TX *9928
Tel: 915-***-****
Email *************@*******.***
Professional Summary:
Experienced supply chain professional with proven track record skilled in managing operations, staff, material and equipment needs for a public entity and manufacturing facility, controlling inventory, daily warehouse operations, overseeing procurement department with proven ability to manage staff, develop and oversee operating budgets, communicate with other department and executive management as well as world class supplier relationship skills
,technical, strategic ability to develop high-impact sourcing strategies, analytical or ability to understand and define most critical issues and develop methodologies for collecting and analyzing relevant data, strong negotiating skills, ability to develop actionable recommendations and implementing plans to ensure procurement goals are exceeded. Outstanding cross functional leadership skills and willingness to constructively dissent and challenge senior management, ability to get buy-in and commitment from internal/external stakeholders. I have excellent skills in reducing costs across the board in times of budget cuts and reduction in funding. Negotiated cost reductions including equipment leases, computer hardware, consumables, corrugated, raw material, cold roll steel, aluminum, operation supplies, and conducted production planning with MRP II system, forecasting, master scheduling, and customer service. I also possess knowledge in safety, project management, inventory control, quality, and control systems.
Experience
CHEP Services
High Pace Warehouse Supervisor
Managing staff operations in a high pace retail outlet. Daily operations include sorting pallets and delivering customer a high volume of pallets to delivery locations.
Hit all key business indicators and reducing costs in labor and equipment repair.
Use SAP to do all BOL and route loaded trucks to other customers. Coca-Cola Refreshment
Warehouse Supervisor
Managing staff operations of high pace beverage industry leader. Daily operations include staff scheduling, daily dock coordination, route routing, order building, truck loading, daily recycling and all daily tasks to complete work.
Daily goals includes exceeding all key business indicators like no out-of-stock, order fulfillment in full, labor leverage, reduction in cost per case, reduction of overtime, zero variance in inventory, 100% efficiency of all order builders, reduction of break, damage and loss and increase building cases per hour.
Staff about 45 people, including order builders, loaders, forklift operators, checkers, gate checkers, dock coordinators, truck jockeys and warehouse leads.
Upper Rio Grande Development Board
Purchaser
Evaluated RFQ an RFP for Contracts and Procurement Department. Negotiated leases and equipment acquisitions for the Board region of six counties. Acquired goods and services under state contracts.
Procured for goods and services needed for the Workforce Centers and Satellites locations from furniture, office supplies, marketing materials, MRO, contacted contractors for different projects from remodeling to everyday issues.
Reduce cost in first year in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. TransPecos Foods
Warehouse Manager and Purchasing Manager
Responsible for Shipping and Receiving Department to improved efficiency and implemented procedures in procurement, inventory control and receiving.
Improved cash flow by reducing inventory, reducing obsolete material while reducing shortages and line downs in production.
Improved accuracy of inventory from 70% to 95% in six months.
Managed 20 people in shipping, receiving and Purchasing Department. Air Systems Components
Material Coordinator
Responsible for all raw material and equipment needs for the Horizon plant, including managing purchasing, controlling inventory, overseeing receiving department while maintaining and scheduling in- bound logistics for the facility.
Managed a staff of eight and assumed responsibility for developing an annual budget of 20 million and helped with commodity pricing agreements.
Developed strategic suppliers and negotiated with vendors to reduce price, improve quality and improve customer service.
Reduced inventory days from 42 days to 13 days of inventory by reducing obsolete items, order as needed material, having a consignment warehouse and reducing lead times from vendors. AVX Corporation
Production Control Manager, Warehouse Manager, Procurement Manager
Responsible for managing the production control department with a staff of 12.
Responsible for reports, conference calls, emails to corporate personnel, and status reporting for the twelve production lines in the Juarez plant.
Forecasted for the twelve production lines with emphasizes in critical customers like Motorola, Sony, Nokia, Kyocera, BRK, Solectron, and US Army.
Transferred planning from Conway, SC to Juarez Mexico and ran corporate MRP II system and dealt with customers and corporate reps in US, UK, Japan, Mexico to fulfill customer requirements and schedules.
I managed the purchasing department with no staff and reduced master plan cost by 15% the first year. Reduced cost on items from each product line. Reduced price on one product line by 570,000 dollars the first year.
Managed the shipping and receiving department as well as the stockroom for the plant. I managed reclaim material, and disposal of contaminated material.
Sourced material in US, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Coordinated the inbound logistics for all material and equipment.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
Major: Management
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
Major: Production Operations Management
COMPUTER SKILLS
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Oracle, AS400, and SAP
Knowledge of MRP System and networks
ORGANIZATIONS
APICS (American Production Inventory and Control Society)
ASQ ( American Society of Quality)