Inventory Control Forklift Operator

Beth Vincent

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Inventory Control professional with experience in the Aerospace and gun manufacturing industries. A focused, process improvement-oriented trouble-shooter skilled in all areas of inventory control. Lean Six Sigma trained (5S, Kaizen) able to ensure efficiency and accuracy of high-volume, company-wide inventory that include evaluating,Cycle counting daily and reconciling variances. Assist with controlling, and planning the availability of materials to support manufacturing operations and scheduling. Team player with excellent interpersonal communication skills, proficient in leading and training employees. Work well cross-functionally, at all levels, including planning, accounting, audit, purchasing, customer service, distribution and internal/external customers. Highly organized, detail oriented and able to prioritize. Certified forklift operator with zero accidents in an entire career. Received numerous Employee-of-the-Month awards for positive work ethic, outstanding performance and for being resourceful and innovative. Created Procedural Process reference manuals for Embraer and Bombardier Aerospace department employees. SKILLS

Efficiency, Time Management, Conflict Resolution, Lean-Six-Sigma trained, Process-improvements,

Inventory Management, Parts Inspection, Leader & Trainer, Reconciliations, manage (CC) Cycle Count, Quality Auditor, Shipping & Receiving, Materials Specialist, Forklift Operator, (AOG) Aircraft on Ground Purchasing.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Colt Manufacturing, West Hartford, CT 2021 – Present Inventory Control Specialist

Responsible for the Cycle Count administration and reconciliation of the daily CC program.

Successfully secured the $7.5 Mil handgun inventory and passed three internal audits prior to the year-end

(PI) Physical Inventory. Auditors approved a bypass successfully excluding the area from the final audit that allowed for significant time-savings at year-end.

Oversee all daily scrap and transactions and nonconformance to the (MRB) Materials Review Board.

Orchestrate the flow of small parts materials that arrive in a raw state and move to either sandblasting or the ‘blue room’ for finishing to be used by production. Embraer Executive Jets, Windsor Locks, CT 03/2015 - 02/2021 Materials, Purchasing and Tooling Specialist

Supervisory lead responsible for training all Avionics Technicians, and material handlers. Responsible for providing Cycle Count training.

Responsible for implementing and running the inventory program. Achieved and sustained a rate of 100% accuracy in Quantum.

Managed and reconciled the cycle count program including root cause discrepancies. Reconciled and implemented process improvements.

Responsible for purchasing materials for Aircraft (A/C) and for processing all A/C core returns efficiently to avoid core late fees.

Supported all internal and external customers.

Managed all “road-trips” and provided timely data and documented control for the invoice to be expeditiously sent to the customer. Responsible for handling all Technician requests at the service window.

Review all removed A/C components for disposition and route accordingly.

Authored the company’s Internal Procedural Process reference manual for department employees. Bombardier Aerospace, Windsor Locks, CT 08/2009 – 03/2015 Materials, Purchasing and Tooling Specialist

Responsible for implementing, managing and organizing the Cycle Count program, including root cause, and managed with 99% accuracy.

Reconciled daily cycle counts to root cause discrepancies and implement process improvements.

Implemented and organized an efficient Core-Return Process, that ensured timely returns and deposition of all removed components from aircraft, to avoid late fees.

Created the first Procedure-Process reference manuals for the department.

Achieved status of SAP Power-User within the Inventory Modules.

Provided support to all internal and external customers.

Supported quality audits and managed shelf-life materials and handled all requests from Technicians. Gerber Scientific Inc., Tolland, CT 11/1993 – 8/2009 Material Administrator 2007-2009

Acting Assistant Supervisor 2006-2007

Receiving Coordinator 1998-2005

Material Handler 1993- 1998

EDUCATION

Alison, CPD Certification Service, Introduction to Supervision, 03/2025 Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT (Graduated, diploma received) COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes. ERP systems: SAP (power-user), Quantum, and EPICOR. Shipping: FedEx and UPS

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