Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehouse, Inventory and Employee Management

EDWARD A. ERSKINE

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OPERATIONS SUMMARY

Supply Chain Management and Operations professional with over 10 years of broad and diversified experience. Industry exposure includes consumer products, and high technology. Significant expertise in project management, vendor compliance, business process improvement, and customer service PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DENOVO COUNTER SOLUTIONS, ACCRA, Ghana 2011- 2024 Custom Woodwork Company

● Responsible for collaborating with designers and architects to produce bespoke woodwork solutions for mid to high end residential and commercial projects

● Introduced new product lines such as healthcare laminated solutions for furniture, and other surfaces to provide better hygienic conditions in these facilities

● Responsible for building and maintaining a strong relationship with clients representing 40% of revenue from repeat clients

● Responsible for acquisition, receiving and managing the inventory of raw materials, inspection and stocking of goods received to ensure factory has the required level of inputs for production BELCO LOGISTICS LLC, WORCESTER, MA 2006 -2010

Co-Owner and Vice President: Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

● Strategic sourcing and supply chain management consulting, assisting companies to establish procurement plans in Asia and U.S, reviewing and determining appropriate methods of procurement

● Responsible for the strategic sourcing, supply chain management and logistics functions, developing new business opportunities and strategy, and managing daily operations of the company

● Establish and maintaining relationships with vendors and prospective vendors in order to enhance their performance and strategic relationship, cost reduction and to identify new sources of supply for products

● Handling full cycle purchasing and supply chain process including identifying clients needs, cost reduction methodology, reviewing possible solutions, identifying appropriate vendors and making recommendations

HOME DEPOT, ROCKLAND, MA 2007 -2009

Freight Team Coordinator, Merchandizing

● Assisted shipping needs of various departments and helping to conduct monthly inventory Analysis and stock adjustment notes to maintain accurate inventory records

● Responsible for receiving goods, offloading trucks, inspection of goods as well as sorting, merchandizing and stocking of goods

● Generated weekly report cargo damage reports, warehouse return material authorization(RMA)s, and quality control reports on goods received to assist management identify patterns of damage and improve the receiving process

● Assisted in organizing the warehouse, receiving area, and respective departments to ensure cleanliness, safety protocols while getting the store ready for days business EDWARD A. ERSKINE Page 2

REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD., Canton, MA 2003 – 2007

Business Analyst, Supply Chain and Logistics

● Reviewed vendor compliance and business process resulting in a 15% reduction in top 10 charge backs within the first 6 months

● Researched future business landscape of top 4 sourcing countries and used results to analyze and revise company’s 3-5 year sourcing strategy

● Developed a Vendor Managed Inventory strategy to potentially reduce core inventory in distribution center by 650k units per month, while ensuring strategy is in compliance with SOX

● Served as a power user in the execution of user acceptance test scripts to determine functionality, performance and best practices prior to implementation of Production Solver software Business Analyst/Product Development Manager

● Managed US and Far East product teams in sourcing fabric, leather and other raw materials for footwear and apparel production

● Designed and constructed strategies to reduce defective returns on core models from key accounts by 15% within 6 months

● Supported the Development Group to streamline and improve efficiency in footwear development

● Introduced efficiencies in tracking defective returns to improve order fulfillment DELL COMPUTERS Austin, TX 2002

Intern

● Designed a consolidated shipping project between Dell Computers, Ingram Micro and UPS Freight Services to reduce shipping costs and lead time of customer orders

● Provided IT solutions, new process development and financial analysis of project

● Update core and executive teams on progress and challenges through weekly meetings

● Formulated alternative logistics solutions and processes for project and external partners EDUCATION

HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC

Supply Chain Management 2002

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, Accra, Ghana

Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Political Science 1997

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