Andrew Young
Horn Lake,MS
Summary
Results-driven Sr. Distribution Manager/Supervisor with over a decade of experience in warehouse management, specializing in shipping/receiving, product placement, and distribution. Proficient in employee induction, training, and leadership, excelling in high-pressure warehouse environments and consistently surpassing performance goals. Demonstrated proficiency in leadership, team building, and process sustainability essential for achieving business success.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Manager
Milwaukee Tool Company
09.2020 - 04.2024
- Safety, Quality, Cost and Service
- Report and deliver on the monthly, quarterly and annual execution of company business
- Drive process excellence and integrity in product management, negotiations, sourcing and execution
- Collaborate with management on the implementation of improved processes and new technologies managing ongoing cross-functional workflow
- Apply expert functional and critical thinking skills to resolve business challenges
- Identify and actualize enhancements to support company vision and sustainability of business results
- Tracking and analysis of profitability, costing, and sourcing strategies of ongoing programs as well as special situation and new business operations
- Performance management of functional team members, providing reviews, ongoing coaching and training initiatives to optimize employee talent and capabilities
- Delegating and challenging with engaging responsibilities that ensure team members become active and enthusiastic contributors
Logistics Supervisor
Harbor Freight
01.2019 - 09.2020
- Responsible for timely implementation of all daily operational goals
- Lead trainer for employee development, responsible for hiring and training of all department associates
- Responsible for processing inventory reconciliation for lost, stolen and/or damaged product
- Directly responsible for maintaining required stock levels to mitigate outages
- Implemented enhancement opportunities and suggests solutions for continuous improvement to top management
- Responsible for ensuring all employees are aware of and adhere to store policy and procedures
- Responsible for planning and arranging logistics for return shipments
DC Shipping / Operation Supervisor
Milwaukee Tool Company
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Responsible for providing direct leadership of 70 employees for both production and shipping departments
- Responsible for hiring and developing new employees using detailed training procedures and real time operation training
- Develop and initiate monthly reports having required project timelines, corporate metrics and productivity measurements
- Processed employee payroll including time adjustment for vacation, medical leave, etc
- Analyzed and log purchase orders commensurate to existing stock availability
- Negotiated and supported logistics costs meant for 3rd party logistics providers assisting yearly budget goals
- Increased productivity by 30%, by co-developing a same day replenishment process
- Maintained order adherence of 94% against goal of 96%
- Achieved inventory accuracy of 96% by improving cycle counting process
- Improved on-time delivery by working partnered courier companies and warehouses
- Supported simplification and standardization of processes to accelerate logistics and enhance efficiencies
- Responsible for generating KPI reports for $6m of inventory including daily production, sales/packing and receiving per hour, daily cycle numbers and safety observations
- Co-developed a location audit program to improve material location accuracy; increased accuracy from 85% to 94%
- Active member of Safety Committee
Distribution Lead
Service Master
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Managed the accuracy of inventory receiving, shipping and invoicing RMA reports
- Managed the day to day freight deliveries with carries such as Fed Ex, UPS, Carrier to ensure deliveries and pickups were on time
- Ensured that stock for put away was correctly identified by product tagging and FIFO
- Created all documents for required shipments including BOL’s
- Worked with management team to decrease pick time by reorganizing warehouse based on material type which decreased pick time from 10 minutes per order to 6 minutes per order
- Member of Safety Committee that implemented safety procedures which resulted in no loss time accidents for more than 14 months
Inventory Lead
Service Master
03.2015 - 01.2017
- Responsible for tracking inventory losses and reporting losses by item sell price
- Identified problem areas and made recommendations to senior management with regards to controlling loss
- Led annual physical inventories for assigned warehouse, assigned team members for counts and recounts, prepared adjustment/discrepant tickets for corrections
- Trained new employees on inventory procedures such as cycle counts, adjustments, warehouse movements, reporting of loss/damaged material
- Responsible for ensuring shipping paperwork and product received has all necessary documentation such as invoicing paperwork, MSDSs and other required documentation
Distribution Supervisor
Helmet House
12.2013 - 02.2015
- Directed inbound and outbound shipments
- Assisted in managing warehouse team to coordinate daily/weekly deliveries of merchandise to all locations
- Responsible for receiving, shipping, stocking and mainlining product placement in a high-volume environment
- Tracked inventory placement by using inventory management software
- Participated in yearly physical inventory
- Verified inventory availability for pick tickets using SAP
- Operated forklift equipment for stock movement
- Participated in shipping and receiving Kaizen even to improve processes
In-Store Sales Lead
Cricket Communications
11.2008 - 11.2010
- Provided customer service to new and existing customers by addressing questions and concerns in a timely manner
- Assisted customers in determining best cellular choices by reviewing customer needs
- Responsible for closing sales and meeting quotas
- Assisted customers with phone activations
- Responsible for product restocking, reporting inventory loss and damages
- Worked closely with co-workers to increase customer satisfaction and decrease customer wait times
Production Supervisor
Jabil Circuit
12.2003 - 10.2006
- Determined work area assignments based on schedule priority, equipment and personnel availability
- Monitored employee’s work performance and daily output to ensure OTD
- Effectively communicated with planning, quality and shipping departments to mitigate shipment delays
- Reported output on day-by-hour board and addressed any misses in output
- Communicated all company policies, procedures, regulations for operation and safety to new and existing employees in bi-weekly safety meetings
- Conducted material reconciliations at the end of each production run
- Trained and developed new and existing employees through effective leadership and hands on coaching
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, ARSkills
- Warehouse management
- Visionary leadership capabilities
- Inventory organization
- Workforce development
- Prioritization and scheduling
- Collaborative communication skills
- Quality control expertise
- Process improvement
- Process optimization
- Experienced in document creation using Microsoft Word
- Visual communication skills
- Excel data analysis skills
- Information retrieval expertise
- Email management
- Experience with SAP systems
- Experience with AS400 applications
- Demonstrate enterprise capabilities
- Proficient in Highjump
- Proficient in Korber1
Certification
Certified Forklift Operator
Timeline
Sr. Manager
Milwaukee Tool Company
09.2020 - 04.2024
Logistics Supervisor
Harbor Freight
01.2019 - 09.2020
DC Shipping / Operation Supervisor
Milwaukee Tool Company
01.2017 - 01.2019
Distribution Lead
Service Master
01.2016 - 01.2017
Inventory Lead
Service Master
03.2015 - 01.2017
Distribution Supervisor
Helmet House
12.2013 - 02.2015
In-Store Sales Lead
Cricket Communications
11.2008 - 11.2010
Production Supervisor
Jabil Circuit
12.2003 - 10.2006
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
Henderson State University
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