Logistics and Inventory Control Manager

• Feb 2017 - Present

• Directly responsible for 18 union employees across two different Esterline companies (Power systems & Advanced Sensors) as a Shared Service, throughout shipping, receiving, and inventory control. • Direct materials management and responsibility of finished goods, raw materials, and engineering inventory. • Ensure proper packaging, environmental controls, and safety of materials into and out of the warehouse. • Plan, implement, and maintain process improvements, define best practices and key performance indicators for warehouse operations and maintain through monthly inventory reports and metrics. • Through various Kaizen events, reduced workspace area, improved process flow, and decreased lead times in the inventory department, receiving inspection department, and International shipping department. • Manage and maintain warehouse safety, warehouse facility requirements, and OSHA and HazMat standards and specifications. • Responsible for outbound shipment documentation and compliance to EAR and ITAR standards as well as for the receipt of material and storage of material. • Identify and amend inventory discrepancies (negatives, unit of measure issues, location errors, etc.). • Assist and perform internal and external audits of shipping, receiving, and inventory processes. Define policies and procedures for the warehouse and ensure they are enforced. Show less

Warehouse Operations Manager

• Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

• Accomplishes warehouse human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees. • Defines policies and procedures for the warehouse and ensure they are enforced. • Develops Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to reflect process best practices, and train warehouse staff on performing job duties. • Meets financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions and setting KPI targets. • Develops and implements data analysis tools and techniques to efficiently determine root cause of inventory discrepancies. • Accountable for accurate and current inventory records recorded in ERP system (Orchestrated Beer/SAP Business One). • Develops warehouse product flow, and product handling systems; evaluating, inspecting and recommending new equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacements. • Develops and implements warehouse operations system continuous improvement projects, analyzing process work flow, manning and space requirements, and equipment layout. • Maintains safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations; staying current on relevant changes in legislation and advising leadership on necessary changes. Show less

Supply Chain Systems Analyst

• Feb 2014 - Jan 2016

• Using SQL Server Management Studio, develop, implement, and maintain inventory control and supply chain metrics. • Plug SQL queries into Tableau Software and Microsoft Excel to create metrics and charts suitable for upper management viewing and review. • Analyze inventory reports to improve data integrity with negative inventory, duplicate locations, unavailable locations and inaccurate inventory quantities • Provide direction to inventory personnel in day to day solutions to issues • Eliminate inventory issues by supporting inventory personnel in day to day system issues. • Perform random audits to validate shelf-life storage, inventory accuracy, kit auditing process, traceability and unique locations (Transit, Held for) • Interface with Traffic, Quality Control, Purchasing and other related departments to resolve problems relative to inventory accuracy • Work with Material Management, Bill of Material and Planning to resolve traceability issues • Focal point for Inventory transactions in support of ERP testing requirements • Update weekly/monthly metrics to increase inventory visibility in meeting objectives. • Support the organizations metric goals and objectives • Coordinate any aging on inventory work centers and transit inventory locations • Coordinates the implementation of EO revisions and scraps through Configuration Management direction • Reviews weekly shelf life compliance to eliminate expired material exposure • Coordinate to ensure no missing trace attributes across warehouses • Ensure all equipment under inventory responsibility maintains calibration compliance Show less

Inventory Control Supervisor

• Jul 2007 - Feb 2014

• Evaluate and determine excess and obsolete inventory. • Create and maintain inventory management system and cycle count process to optimize inventory levels. • Manage export compliance for shipping, receiving, and stockroom. Active member of Esterline Trade Right Team. • Collaborate and coordinate with all departments to ensure compliance to EAR and ITAR export and import regulations. • Manage change and planning solutions for receiving, shipping, and stockroom. • Coordinate and control material flow with facilities in China, Mexico, and France. • Ensure on-time delivery through strategic warehouse management. • Monitor shipping schedule and address adherence issues. • Create and perform department audit schedule (transaction audits, safety audits, procedural audits, etc.). • Review customer contracts for material storage and packaging/ shipping requirements. Provide estimates and schedules when requested. • Familiar with high reliability electronic components • 6 years of experience in the aerospace supply chain • Responsible for all decisions made in the receiving, shipping, and stockroom area. • Create and maintain desktop procedures for all functions in the warehouse. • Develop and publish key metrics to identify the warehouse workload (shipping, receiving, and stockroom). • Manage and supervise 13 union employees. Assign work and train each employee as necessary. Show less

Freight, Receiving, Replenishment

• Apr 2005 - Jul 2007

Production Lead

• 2002 - 2005