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Ashley Raymond

Summary

Knowledgeable Production Planner with solid background in coordinating production schedules and optimizing resource allocation. Successfully managed complex production timelines, ensuring seamless workflow and timely delivery of projects. Demonstrated proficiency in inventory management and team collaboration, consistently meeting production goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Planner

Criticore Inc
10.2020 - Current
  • Manage the Production Planning team.
  • Train new production planners to be proficient in scheduling and planning.
  • Develop and provide internal and vendor quotes, resolve issues, and help maintain positive customer relations by providing accurate and timely information.
  • Maintain data accuracy within system and with vendors.
  • Ensure contractors/vendors maintain required inventory levels.
  • Plan and Purchase Raw materials/finished goods to fulfill specific customer orders as well as maintain required inventory levels.
  • Assign delivery dates for custom/made to order items and update sales/sales support with new and updated delivery dates in a timely manner.
  • Deliver purchase orders to vendors to maintain delivery schedule.
  • Monitor business conditions and suggest improvements and advise of potential threats to Sales/Planning/Warehouse partners where appropriate.
  • Work closely with sales, customer service, product development, marketing, and distribution.
  • Occasional travel to represent company at trade shows and vendor meetings.
  • Create vendor reports as requested.
  • Developed and maintained a strong and positive professional relationship with production team in El Salvador and Charlotte.

Inventory Team Lead/Supervisor

DHL
01.2017 - 09.2020
  • Mentor junior team members on protocols and procedures of each job function to maximize their contributions
  • Quickly adapt plans and adjust equipment to maintain high productivity standards while maintaining a safe work environment
  • Mentor new associates by relaying information on company procedures, safety requirements, and tasks, while relaying constructive criticism upon completion of each assigned tasks
  • Update (SOP) Standard Operating Procedures as needed
  • Cultivate a productive and safe atmosphere while supervising team of 27 employees using behavior-based audits as a tool
  • Distribute individual assignments to team members and monitor their progress against production timetables utilizing several different (KPI) Key Point Indicator methods
  • Maintain cycle counts for active, case pick, and reserve locations in Manhattan Warehouse Management System to meet client's quarterly count requirements
  • Validate new Sku setup information in the item master for the site coordinated with our clients master data teams for EDI accuracy
  • Perform quality checks on finished products to verify compliance specifications and assign appropriate quality grades
  • Research variances for active, case pick, and reserve locations in Manhattan Warehouse Management System as well as research to validate customer variance complaints
  • Communicate daily with management team and customer
  • Leader for continuous improvement initiatives

Inventory Team Lead

Kenco Logistics
08.2012 - 01.2017
  • Optimized safety and productivity by regularly cleaning and organizing work zones in accordance with 5S methods
  • Held meetings with employees to evaluate performance and make formal plans for improvement
  • Trained new employees and promoted supportive, performance-oriented atmosphere by, instructing each in use of machinery, standard operating procedures and company policies
  • Cycle Counting/maintain cycle count sheets to maintain and improve inventory accuracy
  • Quality Assurance for orders on shipping dock (checking for accuracy and damaged product) to ensure customer obsess
  • Effective Team Leader for a staff of nine
  • Training new/current employees on standard work processes and adhering to QC processes in document control
  • As a member of the safety committee, I helped maintain and improve the safety of the employees by ensuring employees are adhering to warehouse rules, observing and reporting any unsafe behavior, and making suggestions as to how we can improve the safety of our work environment

Inventory Clerk

Kenco Logistics/Prologistix Staffing
12.2011 - 08.2012
  • Create and maintain excel spreadsheets for inventory cycle counts
  • Cycle counting
  • Data entry (making adjustments, relocations, and placing holds on products due to damages, and aged product
  • Working effectively as a part of a team in a fast-paced environment

Education

High School Diploma -

Nottingham High School
Hamilton, NJ

Accounting -

Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition

Purdue Global University
Online
06-2028

Diploma - Medical Assistant

Harris School of Business
01.2005

Skills

  • Prioritization
  • Problem Solving
  • Excellent written and oral communication
  • Microsoft Office
  • Warehouse Management Systems (CWIC, WES, and Manhattan)
  • ERP System (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Business Central)
  • Attention to Detail
  • Reliability
  • Critical Thinking
  • Organizational Skills
  • Data Entry
  • Accuracy
  • Spreadsheets
  • Decision making
  • Fast learner
  • Multitasking
  • Team Leader/Team Player/Team Builder
  • Adapt to change quickly as business needs change
  • Self-motivated
  • Capacity Planning
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • Training and coaching
  • Quality Control

Timeline

Production Planner

Criticore Inc
10.2020 - Current

Inventory Team Lead/Supervisor

DHL
01.2017 - 09.2020

Inventory Team Lead

Kenco Logistics
08.2012 - 01.2017

Inventory Clerk

Kenco Logistics/Prologistix Staffing
12.2011 - 08.2012

Diploma - Medical Assistant

Harris School of Business

High School Diploma -

Nottingham High School

Accounting -

Mercer County Community College

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition

Purdue Global University

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