Supply Chain Management

James R. DeMay

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Alden, NY 14004 Tel: 978-***-****

Education

MBA (Master of Business Administration) Canisius College, Buffalo, NY 2002- 2004

Concentration in Global Supply Chain Management

Member of Canisius College Graduate Business Alumni Association

BS (Business Administration) Salem State College, Salem, MA 1996-2001

Concentration in Marketing with Major in Business.

Member of Delta Mu Delta, Honor Society, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Summary of Skills:

Overall 10+ years in Warehouse/Inventory/Logistics Management experience including 9+ years of successful management of Transportation & Materials operations for an International organization.

Experience/Knowledge of ocean and air freight procedures and regulations including import/export compliance/drawbacks resulting in lowering transportation costs.

Educated personnel on CRM database and application software including proprietary ERP systems and MS Office.

Implemented supply chain strategies and procurement methods to achieve ongoing cost, quality and delivery improvements while managing inbound and outbound traffic needs.

ERP Minx, Made to Manage (ERP), GEAC (ERP), WMS

CRM Sales Logix

Finance AMSI Financials

Reports Crystal Reports 8.5

Statistical SPSS, DS Win

Productivity MS Office, Lotus Notes

OS Digital UNIX, Windows NT / XP, AS400

DB MS Access

Experience:

Fitness Institute & Pilates Studio –Williamsville, NY 9/09-Current

Fitness Director-Personal Training

Fitness Institute & Pilates Studio provides personal training services and physical rehabilitation therapy services as well.

• Responsible for directing a small business, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, & Management

• Personal Fitness training, workshops, class instruction for varied populations-Grew business every year by an average 25%

Saint-Gobain Containers-Milford, MA 5/08-8/09

Supply Chain Management Specialist

Milford Plant manufactured bottles to supply Major Breweries like Anheuser-Busch. 200,000 Square feet warehouse manufacturing 1 million bottles per day.

• Hired to streamline supply chain efficiencies related to new software programs and new supplier demands. (AB InBev, purchased the St. Louis-based company)

• Implement, Manage Lean Six Sigma, WMS & multiple operational cost saving measures

• Manage employees related to change in expectations in Warehouse Department consisting of Union Steward and 10-15 employees with average 30 years of employment.

Big Brother Big Sister Foundation, Inc.- Holbrook, Massachusetts 3/07-3/08

Director of Operations-Logistics

This is the operation division of Big Brother Big Sister Boston, located in Holbrook, MA soliciting donations from residents in 194 cities in the area.

• Direct Operations for a Fleet of 16 trucks, 20 drivers, 2 dispatchers, production & Warehouse teams improving fleet performance by increasing lbs per truck from prior year to date.

• Oversee Facilities, office staff and telemarketing staff during a transitional period which included moving of Managing director and restructures in various positions.

• Managed Logistics team to lower overall costs in trucking, payroll & warehouse expenses from prior year to date.

Schwartz & Benjamin Inc.- Peabody, Massachusetts 3/05-12/06

Supply Chain Management Specialist

Schwartz & Benjamin is an upscale shoe distributor working with designers and overseas manufacturers to create and distribute shoes under famous brand names. Schwartz & Benjamin currently distributes footwear imported from Italy, Spain, Brazil and China, for designers such as Anne Klein, Michael Kors and Kate Spade.

Inbound and Outbound traffic management including expediting shipments improving fleet performance. Targeted streamlining all members of supply chain including sales.

Hiring of all staff (increasing productivity) in warehouse, manage 15-20 employees.

Designed then implemented shipping and receiving processes including purchasing required equipment to improve warehouse layout and be more ergonomically correct. Resulted in increased overall efficiency for shipping and receiving.

Elrae Industries Inc.-Alden, New York 2001-2004

Marketing/Management training

Elrae is an original equipment manufacturer that supplies to many industries including Auto Manufacturers like Volkswagen, Porsche etc . The operations involve e-sourcing their raw materials from vendors then Roll forming or Stamping them into original parts per specification.

Elrae Industries Inc. continued:

Analyzed data on MS Access and SLX (SalesLogix) databases for Marketing and Operations.

Implemented dedicated customer work cells to handle retail ready product resulting in improved customer satisfaction by lowering total costs and improving quality control.

Implementation of Early Supplier Involvement as a process to increase customer contact and improve customer relationships with new quotes and a 20% increase in requests for information. ESI and CSI (Continued Supplier Involvement) programs involved all members of the supply chain from raw materials to the final customer post transaction.

• Worked with the advertising team directly to meet marketing objectives including promotion material design and production.

Rigaku USA, Inc.-Danvers, Massachusetts 1991-2000

Supervisor of Materials

Rigaku USA is a subsidiary of Rigaku Japan and deals in specialty high end scientific instruments / equipments. The US subsidiary imported, marketed and supplied this specialty equipment to the customers in the USA, UK and Canada.

Supervised and trained employees including shipping clerks in material operations. Responsible for purchasing system orders including placement, tracking and confirmation using MINX, proprietary ERP system on mainframe platform.

Restructured Vacuum Division to increase inventory accuracy by 75% via cycle counts.

Lowered transportation costs 15%.

Carpet Corral- Hesperia, California 1989-1991

Warehouse/Truck Driver

Carpet Corral is a custom carpet company which specializes in sourcing products locally and marketing locally.

Retrieved material via driving truck throughout LA, Ontario, Orange and San Bernardino counties in California.

Supervised inventory control of all carpet and vinyl supplies in warehouse.

United States Navy-USS Nimitz CVN68 1984-1990(Includes reserve)

Storekeeper Petty Officer 3rd Class, SK3

Storekeeping responsibilities included inventory control, issuance of spare parts and supervision of various personnel. Damage control involved safety and fire hazard management for S9 division.

Part of team that implemented bar code system to track material inside the storerooms.

Enlisted as seaman recruit and honorably discharged as Petty Officer 3rd class.

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