Inventory Control Customer Service
Resume:
ERIC McBRIDE
High Point, NC 27262
Cell Phone: 336-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
SUMMARY
A dedicated manager with over twenty-five years material management/purchasing and inventory control experience, able to establish, maintain and improve operations within a department by introducing innovative ideas. I have strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
EDUCATION
East Carolina University, 1991, Greenville, NC
B. S. Education, Concentration in Math Education
WORK HISTORY
April 2020 – Present Sensory Analytics North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
Purchasing/Inventory Manager
Manage all key aspects of procurement supply chain for a startup company
Established policies and procedures related to purchasing, provide training to purchasing personnel and monitor performance
Develop, improved purchasing/supply chain processes in order to continuously improve business development plan
Identified and analyzed opportunities to improve vendor on-time delivery and lower total cost
Track key department metrics including cost, sourcing, inventory, savings and vendor performance
Responsible for quarterly physical inventory counts
April 2018 – April 2020 Coilplus North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
OSP (Outside Processing) Manager
Procurement of metals and materials for sales orders
Established metrics to measure and improve department performance, include
supplier performance, shortages, price changes etc
Monitor inventory and production at 9 outside processors with help of EDI system
Negotiate pricing with outside processors on cutting, painting and slitting steel.
Reconciled and disposition of aged inventory
Track FIFO procedures
October 2017 – April 2018 McBride Accounting, Star, NC
Tax Preparer
Prepared tax returns for individuals, businesses, organizations and corporations for
a family run business
2003-October 2017 Metals USA, Randleman, NC
Inventory Control/Materials Manager
Collaborated with Purchasing Manager on purchasing products for sales orders
Implemented receiving material in via rail versus truck reducing freight cost by $1000’s
Negotiate pricing with vendors
Track monitor and maintained inventory levels of over $18 million
Improve inventory turns and efficiencies
Monitor perpetual inventory and perform quarterly cycle counts
Reconciled and disposition of aged inventory
Implemented FIFO procedures
Monitor daily inventory production level to determine purchasing requirements
Production Scheduling
Schedule production for a two-shift service center operation
Implemented Kanbans to maintain proper inventory levels
Coordinate with traffic to combine truck loads to help reduce costs
Maximized coil utilization to reduce waste
1999-2003: Rexam Beverage Can Americas, Winston-Salem, NC
Production Control/Warehouse Manager
Schedule production for a 24-hour 7 day a week facility
Set-up Kanban inventory control system in warehouse
Implemented SAP in shipping and warehouse operations
Reduced freight cost by $1,000,000 dollars
Implemented new RF scanners for shipping procedures
Lean Manufacturing practices, Six Sigma
Contact customers daily
Monitor inventory levels at 7 warehouses across the US
Perform cycle counts for over 1,000 SKU's
Monitor daily inventory production level of over 8,000,000 cans
1998-1999: Citation Corporation/Foundry Service, Biscoe, NC
Core Department Supervisor
Schedule production for three shift operations
Monitor operations to meet QS/ISO 9000 guidelines
Implemented interdepartmental quality system in plant
Improved production by 15%
Directed employees on second shift in the molding and pouring of ductile iron
Reduced scrap iron
Proposed ideas to help reduce scrap iron and costs
Reduced change over time with Kaizen practices
1993-1998: Klaussner Furniture Industries, Asheboro, NC
Sewing Department Supervisor
Implemented new program that increased production and reduced training costs
Set up SPC quality program to monitor sewers performances
Directly supervised over 120 employees with four direct reports
Facilitated several CAT teams
Scheduled sewers workloads
Final Finish/Shipping Supervisor
Ensure furniture meets quality guidelines before being wrapped and shipped
Set up a new program with QC Supervisor to improve quality
Coordinated frame purchases with vendor and inspected all incoming frames
Electronically order all components by EDI computer system
Monitor costs and inventory control
Responsible for ordering all frames, poly and supplies
Helped with time studies and special projects in all aspects of the furniture industry from
raw to the finished product: customer service, frame shop, upholstery, distribution center
1991-1993: McBride Lumber Company, Star, NC
Production Manager
Responsible for scheduling work orders to ensure shipping dates were met
Calculated board feet on incoming loads
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Word, Excel, SAP, MS Office, MS Outlook, Power Point.
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