Manager Service
Resume:
ARTHUR J. MARTINO
Matawan, NJ 07747
Home: 732-***-**** y3bvm8@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 732-***-****
SUMMARY
Driven leader with over 20 years of progressive experience in various industries providing strategic planning, budget management, business development and financial disciplines. Expertise includes managing the process of high-volume products, negotiating key contracts, and implementing cost effective measurements that increase profitability. Possess strong leadership skills with the ability to develop staff for future promotional opportunities. Able to adapt to dramatically changing conditions and quickly implement procedures for resolutions. Experience with SAP database, WMS database, Crystal Reports and MS Office. Some highlights include:
• Maintained product continuity and consolidation by marrying HBC shipments with Household truck loads saving $1.2M annually.
• Directed investigations of customer and shipper complaints relating to operations department resulting in a total restructuring. Service level order fill rate increased 23% to attain 99.8% fill rate.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PIM BRANDS, LLC Somerset, NJ 2010 – 2011
Manufacturing affiliate of the Promotion in Motion Companies, Inc. one of the largest makers of Confectionery and Snack Products.
The Company manufactures and distributes Welch’s Fruit Snacks, Welch’s Fruit and Yogurt Snacks and Sun-Maid Raisins Nationally.
Warehouse Manager
Managing a 250,000 sq. ft. 24hr/7 day Manufacturing and Distribution Center. This encompassed overseeing the Shipping, Receiving, Warehousing, Housekeeping, Safety and Transportation departments. Managed and trained staff of 30+ employees, including supervisors, team leaders, hourly employees and temporary staff. Ensured all company policies and procedures were met in a safe and productive environment. Accomplishments:
• Directed shipping and receiving department to meet customer deliveries and inbound shipments of raw materials and packaging to meet manufacturing and customer needs.
• Installed racking and organized the warehouse by SKU in order to better utilize existing space and cut down on forklift transit time to packaging room.
• Maintained Bulk and Wip in FEFO by Lot Code and Expiration Date.
• Team Leader in achieving the highest third party audit ratings from organizations including AIB and GMA Safe.
• Negotiated purchases with equipment and material suppliers resulting in saving on forklifts and racking last year.
• Project Leader for the implementation of the Warehouse Management System.
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO. INC., North Brunswick, NJ 1996 – 2010
Manufactures and markets of a wide range of household, personal care and specialty products, under the Arm & Hammer brand name and other well known trademarks. Net sales in 2009 totaled over $2.4B.
Warehouse Manager 2004 – 2010
Managed a 520,000 sq. ft. 24hr/5 day Warehouse Distribution Center. This encompassed overseeing the Shipping, Receiving, Warehousing, and Housekeeping and Transportation departments. Supervised and trained staff of 100+ employees, including supervisors, team leaders, hourly employees and temporary staff. Handle all employee development for supervisory staff and directly oversaw promotions within the department. Ensured all company policies and procedures were met. Some accomplishments included:
• Actively promoted and maintained a safe working environment in the distribution center, including adhering to all safety policies, procedures and providing appropriate safety training.
• Directed shipping department to meet customer deliveries averaging 120K cases ($1.5M) outbound per day.
• Wrote, designed and produced SOP's and GMP's for handling, storage, shipping finished goods and raw materials. These practices are still in use today.
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CHURCH & DWIGHT CO. INC. (Continued)
• Negotiated contracts with equipment and material suppliers saving $100K in airbags and $32K on forklifts annually.
• Analyzed financial and operational reports to determine requirements for increasing profits.
• Developed and managed a $16M budget, with responsibility for P&L.
• Achieved inventory accuracy of 99.5% in a facility of 40K pallets (1M cases) by implementing WMS system.
• Implemented daily reports capturing each shifts productivity and set benchmarks for each department to achieve.
Facilities Manager 2002 – 2004
Accountable for the maintenance and setup of 3 Distribution Centers in the North Brunswick Campus equating to 1.2M square feet. Scope ranged from interior floor plan and layout to equipment purchase and office set up. Supervised 10 maintenance employees to handle internal maintenance and repairs on forklifts, pallet changers and pick pack lines within the NB Campus. Monitored/maintained purchase orders in the SAP system. Achievements:
• Initiated Capital Projects and Purchase Orders for projects campus-wide.
• Negotiated maintenance agreements with outside Contractors including HVAC, landscaping, snow removal, recycling and office equipment requiring a 3 bid per service process.
• Sole IT contact for order set up including purchase agreements, replacement of hardware and maintaining server tape library.
• Maintained the internal communication system including land line and mobile set up, maintenance, technical trouble shooting and monthly reporting.
Transportation and Fleet Manager 1996 – 2002
Directed contact between the corporate office and our core group of 40 national and regional carriers used to service our customer base from the Northeast to the Midwest. Developed and managed a private fleet to service the NB Campus with raw materials and moving finished goods between 3 Distribution Centers.
• Communicated between Distribution Centers and Carriers, drop trailer requirements, on time service reporting, scheduling and customer issues.
• Negotiated leases on equipment such as Tractors, Trailers and Yard Switcher Trucks.
• Hired drivers for a 12 tractor 35 trailer slip seat fleet servicing 24/7 operating demand.
• Established and maintained DOT Drug Testing, Driver Logs, Safety, Driver Dispatching and setting up Fleet Authority according to FMCSA standards.
• Develop and manage a $2.5M private fleet budget, with responsibility for P&L savings of $150K first year by renegotiating equipment with vendor.
PAUL’S TRUCKING CORP., Edison, NJ 1988 – 1996
Privately held trucking company.
Dispatcher/Driver
Started out as an Owner / Operator CDL Class A License servicing the East Coast making pickups and deliveries for Heartland and Purity Supreme Stores, then moved into the Dispatch position responsible for a 30 Tractor Fleet. Purchased, maintenanced and handled bookkeeping for all equipment and driver’s leased vehicles under personal company name (PTC) for a 3 year period.
• Coordinated 5 truck local fleet with pickups for over the road drivers to allow them quick turnaround once they’ve returned to New Jersey.
• Established relationships with high volume customers that enabled us to implement drop trailer programs at their Distribution Centers which expedited Drivers time at customer.
• Dispatched 30 trucks and drivers to service customer base with head hauls and backhauls to Supermarket General in New Jersey.
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