Supply Chain Operations Manager

Shannon W. Farrington

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SENIOR OPERATIONS LEADER

Emphasis on Manufacturing and Distribution, Quality Improvement and Profitability

Expert in leading manufacturing, distribution, transportation, and warehouse teams eliminating inefficiencies, and enabling growth for all size companies.

Focuses on lean process integration, continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration and improved visibility of organizational alignment. Strong belief that Supply Chain organizations can and should be value-added profit centers. Balances customer needs and requirements with internal capabilities.

Comfortable leading complex transformation with the ability to develop and manage productive supplier relationships, extensive experience in Logistics and Distribution. Empowers individual contributors and inspires high performance teams with a practical, led by example management approach. Strong business and technical acumen.

Distribution Optimizing

Full P and L responsibility

Inventory and Forecasting Planning

Manufacturing and External Support

LEAN, Kaizen, 6 Sigma

Tier 1

Compliance, Audit and OSHA expert

Industrial and CPG Exposure

Procurement and Negotiation

Facility Management; Hands On

Professional Leadership and Key Achievements

Senior Operations Manager Ashley Furniture Mesquite Texas 12/2020 – Present

World’s largest manufacturer of home furnishings

Safety driven and always first.

Manage all day-to-day operations in a 2 million sq/ft distribution and manufacturing facility.

Responsible for all operations in manufacturing, E-commerce, shipping, and receiving.

Ship 150 loads a day and receive 200 loads a day.

P & L and budgeting for current operations and future growth.

25 direct supervisors.

450 employees over 7 shifts.

KPI development and tracking.

Plant Manager VP of Operations Elite Manufacturing and Logistics EMLS Denton Texas 3/2013 – 8/2020

3rd Party Supply Chain and Logistics Provider, Automotive

Manage lean operations of all facilities in Denton, TX providing support for production and distribution functions that supply parts and kits to Peterbilt Motors.

Support the requirements of various automotive programs-combining products to deliver complete systems, modules, parts, and materials.

Built and deployed new WMS Deposco (Cloud based WMS). Implemented Deposco in all EMLS facilities in 9 months. 6 months later we implemented Deposco in the Peterbilt Motors plant in Denton, Texas.

Full P and L responsibilities for all business & property operations.

Opened 5 new 70,000 sf buildings. Buildings total, 625,000 sf.

Developed job processes with hands-on lean practices with our Quality Team and other members of our staff.

Managed all manufacturing and distribution activities: WMS, Inventory Management, Ship/Receive, Min/Max, local transportation management, cross-docking and dispatching.

Worked with Tier 1 suppliers to ensure product availability and deliveries.

Converted a non-WMS facility to PACCAR’S Warehouse Control System to meter bulk quantities of parts. Later moved that process to Deposco.

Managed all Transportation requirements of 24 local drivers through safe loading and unloading of parts and kits that are essential for plant’s current production. Production consists of 3 shifts to support Peterbilt’s build rate of 180 trucks a day.

Program implementation for SOP training, Smith Safety Driving Programs, governmental compliance, TCEQ, EPA, Texas and City agencies.

Operations Manager NCH Corporation RPG Innovations Dallas Texas 2/2005 12/2012

Leading CPG/Chemical Company in the Pet Industry

Managed 3 facilities with a combined total of 500,000 square feet, with full responsibility of KPIs, Project coordination, Customer care, and consistency for mass Distribution. Reported to Senior Vice President.

Effectively coordinated and moved 300+ truckloads of freight to a new 300,000 square foot distribution center to start-up a new manufacturing and distribution center.

Directed 6 Managers and 120 warehouse/facility employees.

Developed budgets for all facilities totaling $100M in revenue. Monitored all P&L statements. Developed and deployed budgets from each cost center.

Coordinated yearly bids with various truckload and LTL carriers. Offset freight cost increases by carrier sourcing, redistribution of routes, and teaming with customers keeping costs flat 4 years and only increasing 4% over 6 years.

Coordinated the closure of our Ohio facility and moved all products to our Dallas facility. This involved working with Human Resources and legal on staffing reductions. In addition, I worked closely with finance and engineering for disposition of all assets including transfer, sale, and liquidation.

Responsible for all Corporate Safety programs working with Safety and Legal teams. Reviewed effectiveness of all facility level safety programs.

Production Operation’s Manager Walmart Logistics Sanger Texas 2000-2005

World’s largest retailer with World-class Logistics and Distribution Program

Participated in startup and grand opening of a new facility that included: building possession, local policy establishment and administration, mass hiring, and developing training plans.

Directed many associates in shipping, receiving, order filling, and traffic.

Areas of responsibility were inbound receiving, order picking, pick-to-light, put-to-light, non-con, shipping, traffic, quality/inventory control, and PFC/merge operations.

Unit Manager Peterbilt Motors Denton Texas 1998-2000

3rd Largest Industrial Heavy Premium Truck manufacturer in the world; non-union

Managed assembly and final inspection of diesel trucks. Coordinated production scheduling of chassis, cab and sleeper production to minimize downtime.

Safety management; Large hoists, heavy equipment (Hyster/Caterpillar), while managing multi-person assembly line.

Maintained training program as addition of new employees to second shift. Trained in all SOP’s. Increased daily production from 36 trucks to 72 trucks. Final Assembly and Q/A ownership. Managed workgroup in assembly and final inspection of diesel trucks. Coordinated production scheduling of chassis, cab, and sleeper production to minimize downtime.

On Road Supervisor United Parcel Services Denton Texas 1996-1998

World’s Largest Transportation Company “What can Brown do for You”

Operations management experience in preload, driver management and training, reload, extended center dispatch, and safety management.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS 1993-1997

BA Business Management

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