Supply Chain Manager

JUDE THANGARAJAH

****************@*****.*** ** West Grove Way Calgary, AB T3H 1Y8 403-***-****

PROFILE

Distribution/Receiving Manager with diverse experience in Operations, Inventory, Distribution, and Continuous Improvement. Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with staff, coworkers, and management.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Recognized ability to identify results-driven ideas and practices with exceptional judgment and attention to detail with skills in developing process improvement initiatives within risk management, lean manufacturing, and team management directives.

Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with staff, coworkers, and management.

Ability to create understanding and support for ideas and initiatives and negotiate solutions supported by all parties.

Successfully guides others to find their strengths and developmental opportunities; maximizes member engagement through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and teaching organization’s strategy, vision and values.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Precision Drilling Components, Calgary, AB

Supply Chain Manager 2024-Present

Leading and directing team members on the daily task

Supporting team in picking and packing orders

Implemented inventory audits to maintain inventory accuracy

Coaching and supporting team members to achieve their goals

Organizing the movement of goods from suppliers to warehouses and from warehouses to customers, using the most efficient and cost-effective transport methods.

Dirtt, Calgary, AB

Distribution & Receiving Manager 2020-2024

Manage and train staff in multiple functions from Receiving and inventory, order entry fulfillment and interplant transfers to locations across North America.

Coordinate Monthly and Quarterly inventory counts

Establish KPI’s to monitor activities across multiple functions to identify issues, implement solutions and monitor compliance.

Creating Sales orders, confirming, and posting

Respond to production need via email ensuring demands are met.

Increased inventory accuracy by 50%

Shawcor, Calgary, AB

Warehouse Supervisor/Inventory Coordinator 2012-2020

Led warehouse team and service goals by managing warehouse staff to deliver daily targets to customers and optimizing daily operations through prioritizing safety, precision and efficiency.

Managed interviewing, hiring, training associates, evaluating performances, rewarding and coaching subordinates.

Administered for inventory accuracy, adjustments, and overall utilization for maximum operation excellence

Trained and managed employees to maintain the inventory for the warehouse with use of equipment also including cycle counting, resulting in over 90% inventory accuracy

Minimized inventory discrepancies by overseeing both inventory and inventory control team

Reviewed post cycle counts in coordination with area managers to meet maximum target requirement

Reduced warehouse space requirements by 50% by consolidating and reducing slow moving materials

Managed inventory in Canadian and US sites to ensure monthly schedules are followed

Researched inventory discrepancies and reconciled them

Maintained 100% on time delivery for customer orders

Developed and rolled out Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), for the distribution/warehouse area to streamline processes and reduce error rate by 80%

Henry Schein Canada, Calgary, AB

Distribution Supervisor 2011-2012

Organized daily activity of pick/pack and bundle make-up are in the shipping department and assumed responsibility for direction of production, inbound and inventory, and team to meet daily goals through planning distribution of manpower.

Assumed Manager’s responsibility of the warehouse during the absence of the Distribution Manager

Interviewed potential candidate for the appropriate position in the warehouse

Planned manpower demands the for receiving and production

Purchased materials for warehouse including packaging and stationery

Reviewed daily plans with employees and provided feedback

Communicated with vendors status of inbound shipment

Updated & communicated status of the inbound purchase orders to buyers

Haworth Manufacturing, Calgary, AB

Continuous Improvement Leader 2007 - 2010

Assumed responsibility for direction of production team to meet continuous improvement goals through development and implementation of best practices in order to create and maintain a performance management culture that is results driven.

Developed a plan to implement the 5S system, including communication and hands on training as well as developed measures to ensure success.

Implemented visual management (first in, first out flow system, production scheduling) in Metal shop

Coached and trained employees to use BAAN Operating system.

Established and conducted daily, weekly and monthly audits for 5S and safety. Identified areas and created plans for improvement. Followed up to ensure proper implementation and success.

Focused on reducing Kanban Inventory by 70% by initiating Kaizen Blitz.

Led successful implementation of Standard Work and Job Breakdown within Wall operation. Provided training and development of employees; set performance goal expectations, completed annual performance reviews.

Trained other employees in job functions as required; monitored trainees for quality and skill levels.

Created model home with “Hardware” area that acted as starting point for lean improvements.

Conducted Quality audits and reviewed documents with warehouse staff

Associate Material Planner/ Warehouse Coordinator 1996- 2007

Established measurement systems that enabled members to identify and rectify the root cause of material shortages

Shortened material delivery time from 1-2 days to an average of day through Continuous Improvement initiatives

Maintained accurate floor stock inventories while ensuring department production schedules were met

Identified and tracked production inefficiencies and material shortages and developed a plan of action

EDUCATION

Supply Chain Management Certificate

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

2020

Applied Management Certificate

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB

2002

TRAINING

AASP Certificate (Roles of Effective Supervisor)

Worker Incident and Injury Free (IIF) - Shawcor

2022

2020

Leadership for safety - Manufacturers’ Health& Safety

2018

Accident Investigation - Manufacturers’ Health& Safety

2013

Hazard Assessment & Analysis - Manufacturers’ Health & Safety

2013

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook), WCS Warehouse operating system, IFS, Sage

ERP Software: BAAN, Oracle, Visio, and Legacy operating system

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