Jim Russell

yrir7q@r.postjobfree.com

404-***-****

Skills

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Continuous Progress Improvement

Material Management & Inventory Control Operation Training & Development

Supplier Souring & Analysis Supplier Relationship Management

Contract Negotiation & Administration Staffing Development & Leadership

Highlights

• Over 20 years of experience developing short and long term planning, budgeting, and expense controls for warehouse and distribution centers.

• Successful implementation that exceeded overall warehouse business plans and reductions of operational expense control including creating and developing over 20 various routines for site metrics and SOP’s

• Exceptional working knowledge of DM-PLU, WMS, RED PRARIE, AS400 and SAP

• Established a thriving inventory control techniques, distribution services, and logistic operations for sound process initiatives that warehouse improvement year after year for 3 companies.

• Keen ability to supervise workforces of 30-100s of employees to ensure improved productivity levels and deliver performance reviews.

• Reviewed requisition and conferred with vendors in order to obtain product information, such as prices, availability and delivery schedule.

• Excellent understanding of the interrelationship in supply chain including talent for managing and execute strategies across the supply chain that have reduced costs and gained efficiencies in the completion of a quality finished good.

Professional Experience

EXEL Logistics May 2003 – June 2011

Operations Supervisor Fairburn, Georgia

Design Distribution, Inc Jan 2002 - May 2003

Distribution Center Manager August, Georgia

Keebler Corporation Oct 1999 - Jan 2002

Warehouse Supervisor Augusta, Georgia

Texas Mill Supply Feb 1996 - Oct 1999

Purchasing Manager/Operation Manager Augusta, Georgia

Prime Distributors Inc Feb 1988 - Feb 1996

President/Owner Augusta, Georgia

Education: B.S. (Business Administration/Industrial Studies)