Amandeep Singh
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
Effective Director with over a decade of expertise in supply chain and warehouse operations, notably with Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds. Excelled in fostering stakeholder relationships and spearheading safety initiatives and operational efficiencies through Lean practices. Proficient in English, Punjabi, and Spanish, blending decisive judgment with strategic planning to drive significant cost savings and enhance team capabilities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Shipping
Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds
Lost Hills, CA
11.2019 - Current
- Fostered an environment of continuous improvement that actively advances safety and quality expectations by managing multi-department relationships.
- Created SOPs across all departments to sustainably standardize effective cost-cutting practices.
- Collaborated daily with fellow directors to strategize and develop both long-term and short-term organizational financial plans, ensuring their effective implementation.
- Managed quality of finished goods for day to day outbound domestic and industrial freight ~1 million pounds/day.
- Improved warehouse/shipping inventory inaccuracies by 85% using Lean manufacturing and internal audits.
- Implemented weekly internal safety and quality audits to ensure the team is following GMP, USDA, FDA, and OSHA standards.
- A 30% reduction in direct labor, capital, and machine costs using Operational Performance Indicators and Continuous Improvement methodologies, saving approximately $500,000 annually.
- Advanced new operational warehouse tools to improve the accuracy of my department's service, resulting in a drastic improvement in client satisfaction.
- Reduced truck turnaround time by 75% and tracked missed appointments by carriers daily by shift (KPI).
- Executed the largest annual distribution of nuts in the U.S. through effective management of employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for direct labor and salaried personnel.
Operations Manager
Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds
Lost Hills, CA
01.2013 - 11.2019
- Lead weekly meetings with multiple stakeholders regarding current customer demand to forecast production schedule capacity.
- Created a daily run plan for the building based on product quality, blend rates, and safety stock variables.
- Managed inventory of 224 silos, each holding between 1.2 million and 1.8 million pounds of product.
- Work with customer service planning teams to solve customer complaints, and work towards permanently eliminating the root cause of the complaint.
- Experienced in a lean manufacturing environment, utilizing the Toyota Plan-Do-Check-Act problem-solving method for any continuous improvement implementation involving processes and teams.
Education
Master of Science - Business Administration
California State University, Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA12-2025
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Accounting And Finance
Cal State Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA12.2008
Skills
- Relationship Building and Stakeholder Management
- Effective Problem Solving and Decisive Judgment under Pressure
- 10 years experience in Supply chain and warehouse operations Leadership
- Operational Cost Management/Saving
- Inventory Management (FIFO, LIFO, Cycle counts (weekly/Monthly))
- Cross-departmental Collaboration and Communication
- Safety Focussed
- Budget/Financial Management
- Export and Domestic Logistics Expertise
- Compliance Monitoring
- Strategic Planning/organizing
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt II -The Council for Six Sigma Certification
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Punjabi
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Director of Shipping
Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds
11.2019 - Current
Operations Manager
Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds
01.2013 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Accounting And Finance
Cal State Bakersfield
Master of Science - Business Administration
California State University, Bakersfield
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