Colin Shafer
Assistant Director of Operations at WineDirect- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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WineDirect
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United States
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Beverage Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Assistant Director of Operations
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Feb 2022 - Present
-Responsible for all daily management of Operations, Production, Inventory, Shipping/Receiving, 3PL and Procurement -Oversee all aspects of packaging for 5 locations, ordering, RFQ's, design, logistics, and pricing -Using all avenues of Netsuite daily (Purchase Orders, P&L, Budgeting etc) -Managing Inventory department, preforming daily, weekly, annual counts, cycle counts, systems adjustments, and overall monitoring of over 1M bottles and SKU's -Managing Shipping/Receiving department monitoring all IN's/OUT's (Receivables/Shipments) of 1M+ bottles of inventory -Working with Production department to make sure daily SLA is met and all containers are shipped -Managing Returns department to make sure all inventory is processed properly back into the system and returned to stock or damaged out -Working with Client Services and Account Managers to confirm all daily orders, inventory, shipments, and receivables have been addressed and correctly processed -Using Korber(HighJump) ERP system daily
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Core-Mark International
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United States
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Wholesale
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700 & Above Employee
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Inventory Control Manager
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Jan 2021 - Feb 2022
Accountable for overseeing all aspects of $500-$600 million worth of annual inventory Develop and maintain a high-performance team culture, resulting in continued success meeting functional KPI’s Update daily tracking spreadsheets for the ongoing accuracy of shrink reporting and analysis of various causes of shrink Developed and standardized a set of SOP’s within the Inventory department and Dryroom department to in-sure the proper cycling of items Liable for coordinating and planning the production control, inventory management, scheduling and material forecasting Performed 3 yearly inventory cycle counts of 15,500 SKU’s with 100% accuracy Reduced monthly item shrink number from an average of -$20,000 to +$9,000
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Industrial Profile Systems
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United States
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Operations
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Dec 2014 - Jan 2020
Brought into optimize operations for the production of a $14 million custom aluminum extrusion company. Steers budget management, and team leadership for 40+ associates across multiple shifts. • Turns around business metrics by supporting the development of best practices in inventory management, production processes, and accuracy in purchase processing. • Developed purchasing strategy to acquire all outside parts for the company accumulating 4+ million per year. • Directs all incoming and outgoing inventory totaling $4-$6 million per year. Track all KPI’s for Inside Sales/Fulfillment/Production to ensure quarterly goals are achieved. • Developing world-class company leaders by holding them accountable for individual goals and development plans. • Engineers continuous process improvement initiatives, sustain lean operations, perform root causes analysis, and collaborated with leadership to remove any defects. • Reduced late orders from a backlog of 57 orders totaling $1.2 million to less than 10 requests totaling $45,000. • Presently purchasing all outside parts for the company accumulating 4+ million per year. • Realized potential cost savings by tracking LTL carrier shipments for future pricing negotiations.
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FFR Merchandising
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United States
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Feb 2014 - Oct 2014
• Accountable for driving the sales cycle for all customers of 2 District Sales Managers, 10 National Account Managers, and 8 Vice Presidents. • Create large custom quotes daily for the top tier retailers in the USA, Canada, and Central America. • Collaborated with the leadership team and drove multiple projects, including process enhancements for picking, and restructuring departments within a startup environment. Develop large sales portfolios involving bid sheets, and planograms.
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Buckeye Power Sales
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United States
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Wholesale
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Coordinator and Fulfillment Manager
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Oct 2012 - Mar 2014
• • Drove continuous improvement in all day-to-day operations for warehouses in Cleveland, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Columbus. • Resolved a $1,000,000 missing inventory issue and wrote a new corporate procedure manual to remedy the problem • On-track to reduce production lead time by 80% year-over-year and trending for a 45% increase in revenue, compared to 20% historical average. • Performed Purchasing for a total of $15M million in inventory (manage inventory by measuring inventory accuracy with 99 % average/identifying root causes of inventory errors). • Conducted company-wide training for fulfillment staff when converting to new ERP Program • Managed all accounts in the Marine and Consumer Products Departments, including initial communications with four regional salespeople, creating and placing the PO, receiving, shipping, and invoicing.
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Crown Packaging Corp.
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Account Coordinator/Warehouse Manager
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Sep 2010 - Sep 2012
• • Researched and discovered new products for current clients, giving them innovative ideas to fit well with the daily functioning of their business. • Constructed a new inventory intake process to streamline quarterly audits. • Acquired daily quotes from suppliers and transportation companies, negotiate pricing, and lead times for the optimal outcome. • • Researched and discovered new products for current clients, giving them innovative ideas to fit well with the daily functioning of their business. • Constructed a new inventory intake process to streamline quarterly audits. • Acquired daily quotes from suppliers and transportation companies, negotiate pricing, and lead times for the optimal outcome.
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Education
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The University of Akron
Business Administration and Management, General