ARMANDO SOTO
Chicago,IL
Summary
Results-driven Supply Chain Manager experienced in optimizing supply chain processes and enhancing operational efficiencies. Achieved significant cost reductions and improved service delivery through strategic planning and implementation of Lean concepts, including 5S processes. Focused on delivering value by leading teams in inventory control, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
1
1
Certification
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Manager
Novolex
Franklin Park, Illinois
08.2025 - Current
- Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
- Executed procurement of raw materials and production supplies, ensuring timely availability to support operations.
- Coordinated inbound and outbound shipments, optimizing processes through SAP warehouse management systems.
- Manage daily warehouse operations for Novolex distribution teams and sister plants.
- Developed and implemented operational procedures, enhancing adherence to quality standards.
- Identified areas of deficiency and performed root-cause analysis to solve problems.
- Enforced safety procedures and compliance standards throughout warehouse activities.
Operations Manager
DSV Global Solutions
Aurora, IL
01.2021 - Current
- Partner with Customers to design and deliver logistics solutions using WMS to operate at the highest productivity, enabling competitive, timely and high-quality services to customers.
- Completed building uplift for three clients in Q4 2022.
- Managed contract execution for multiple clients in e-commerce environment.
- Support all ongoing automation with the engineering team to design plug and play strategies across several clients in multiple storage media.
- Performed multiple system integration tests and user acceptance tests to ensure software functionality.
- Meet with clients for Quarterly business reviews.
- Partner with Local vendors to procure all operational supplies to support all client expectations.
- Support multiple ongoing Continuous Improvement Projects
- Asses and price all VAS not stated in the scope of work
- Assess and price all VAS not stated in the scope of work
- Acted as retail compliance liaison to ensure adherence to regulations between clients and vendors. between client and vendors
Operations Supervisor
DSV Global Solutions
Aurora, IL
01.2018 - 01.2018
- Managed and developed team of 41 associates across operations: receiving, put-away, packing, and shipping large excavator parts.
- Accurately picked and shipped an average daily volume of 1,400 lines.
- Planned daily operations and allocated resources for 1 satellite location.
- Improved departmental cost, quality, and delivery goals.
- Support Key Accounts to the UK, Department of Defense, and Volvo do Brasil.
- Managed lean project initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.: Set up new Floor Layout. Added Cantilever Racking and Split beaming to racks to maximize location Utilization.
- Prepared monthly invoices for customer billing purposes. to Customer for all non-Contractual labor.
DSV Global Solutions
Aurora, IL
01.2013 - 01.2018
Shipping and Retail Lanes Manager
Office Depot
Carol Stream, IL
01.2005 - 01.2013
- A fast-paced world class Retail Distribution Center set up to fulfill customer and Retail Store orders.
- Managed all aspects of Lanes Flow inventory movement
- Managed Lanes Flow inventory movement, ensuring timely and accurate delivery to retail locations
- Allocated resources accurately to 227 retail locations.
- Managed a staff of 27 direct and 6 indirect employees
- Planned daily operations and allocated resources effectively.
- Improved departmental unit cost, quality, and delivery goals.
- Managed daily outbound loads and dock audits.
- Maintained a professional relationship with customers and suppliers both onsite and offsite (JB Hunt)
Warehouse Distribution Lead
Office Max
Itasca, IL
- Collaborated with 12 permanent employees to streamline operations.
- Conducted daily picking operations and performed quality audits to ensure standards were met.
- Responsible for Daily Quality Audits
- Coordinated PIT training and new hire onboarding to enhance team skills..
- Responsibilities extend to PIT Training and new hire Training.
- Participated in safety committee meetings and enforced safety policies across the workplace.
- Conducted daily quality audits.
- Assisted the manager in daily planning and resource allocation
Education
High School Diploma/ Some College -
Skills
- SAP warehouse management
- SAP systems
- Warehouse management
- Inventory management
- Inventory control
- Supply chain optimization
- Demand planning
- Root cause analysis
- Process improvement
- Quality control
- Vendor management
- Cross-functional coordination
- Microsoft Excel
- Team leadership
- Inventory and supply chain management
Certification
- Crown and Raymond Forklift Certification and License
- RACE and WMS
- Management courses in Supervision, Key Link to Productivity I & II; Advanced Supervisory Techniques I and II; Communication in the Real World; Training the Employee on the Job; and Principles and Practices of Management I and II; Lean and Six Sigma concepts. Managing Millennials and the generation Divide Workshop
- Dale Carnegie Training
- JJ Keller HazMat Training
RECOGNITION
Customer Care and Delivery Operations, Manager of the Quarter, Train the Trainer (Crown Certified), Successful transition from BSD to Retail Operation, Sign Language Trainer
Timeline
Supply Chain Manager
Novolex
08.2025 - Current
Operations Manager
DSV Global Solutions
01.2021 - Current
Operations Supervisor
DSV Global Solutions
01.2018 - 01.2018
DSV Global Solutions
01.2013 - 01.2018
Shipping and Retail Lanes Manager
Office Depot
01.2005 - 01.2013
Warehouse Distribution Lead
Office Max