Colin Shafer

Assistant Director of Operations at WineDirect
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Experience

    • United States
    • Beverage Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Assistant Director of Operations
      • 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

    • United States
    • Wholesale
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Inventory Control Manager
      • 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

    • United States
    • Automation Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Operations
      • 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.

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • 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.

    • United States
    • Wholesale
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Project Coordinator and Fulfillment Manager
      • 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.

    • Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Account Coordinator/Warehouse Manager
      • 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.

Education

  • The University of Akron
    Business Administration and Management, General
    2000 - 2004

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