Sales Representative
Resume:
Samuel Lucas
Lexington, SC ***72
*************@*****.***
Extremely competitive Materials Planner/Scheduler with over 20 year’s operations experience including 10 years planner/scheduler experience
Skills Summary:
• 10 years managed and coordinated execution of manufacturing requirements to exceed business plans
• 10 years developed and issued manufacturing orders in accordance with Master Production Schedule
• 10 years processed orders to assure minimum resources and inventory investment
• 24 years supervised and resolved material and capacity issue solutions
• 26 years identified, communicated and addressed schedule attainment issues
• Bachelors Science, University of South Carolina, Business Administration
• Proficient in MS Office (including Excel, Word and Access), ERP, WMS, MRP, AS400, and Apollo Space Man
Professional Experience:
Rhythmlink International LLC. (Columbia, SC) 2008 - 2011
Warehouse Manager & Senior Logistics Coordinator
A $9M global medical supply manufacturer and distributor
• Administered and directed warehouse operations
• Reduced freight costs by 20% with 40% sales growth in first year
• Developed and improved shipment/receipt processes to improve accuracy to 99%
• Reduced average inventory levels from 3 months to 2 months with safety stock reductions and logistic adjustments
• Educated and coached Chinese logistics to reduce costs and meet supplier demands
• Developed and documented receipt and shipment document control process
• Developed and maintained Warehouse Standard Operating Procedures to meet company standards.
Frito Lay, Inc. (Columbia, SC) 2003 - 2008
Product Supply Lead
A $12B global snack food manufacturer and distributor
• Administered and directed warehouse operations and product forecasting for Columbia, SC market
• Improved sales order compliance from 94% to 99% with improved sales promotion forecasting
• Increased forecasted sales accuracy from 70% to 83% through base business and promotion adjustments
• Reduced inventory levels from 7 days to less than 5 days with safety stock reductions and improved daily forecasts
• Improved product flow to maintain flat shipment per case cost each year
• Supervised and coached 4 warehouse and 40 sales employees to improve sales 45K cases each year
• Managed over $300,000 of weekly inventories within $150 weekly variance
BC Components (Columbia, SC) 1999 - 2003
Global Planner
A $6B global electronic components manufacturer
• Expedited and scheduled customer orders to meet shipment demands
• Reduced and directed 30% inventory reduction plan from $10M to $7M
• Designed and documented customer shipment specifications for over 300 customers
• Planned and organized $7M warehouse out sourcing to UPS
• Identified obsolete and duplicated safety stock and forecasted items for over 300 customers
Atlas Marketing, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) 1989 - 1999
Business Analyst (1997-1999)
A billion-dollar food broker specializing in sales/service to retail grocery chains
• Analyzed package meat category for grocery chain to increase sales and profitability
• Developed and organized schematic changes for 1100 store chain
• Achieved 20% category growth and profitability through increased product turns
• Introduced and planned multi-million dollar HEAT & EAT section product launch
• Scheduled more than 52 new store openings yearly
Store Set Coordinator (1990-1996)
• Planned and organized weekly store resets and openings in Eastern United States
• Negotiated improved product placement in store schematics through category sales knowledge
• Managed product sales and service to grocery chain
• Achieved product schematic standards through customer standards knowledge
Sales Representative (1989-1990)
Education and Training:
B.S., Business Administration, University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
• Completed continuing education courses in MS Word, Excel, Power point and Access (Statesville, NC and Columbia, SC)
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