Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Fun Facts
References
Timeline
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Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas

Kansas City,MO

Summary

Experienced, punctual, proven, and dedicated; passionate and fun; hard-working warehouse associate. More than 12 years of warehouse experience, with 8+ years at Guitar Center in numerous roles. Over 2 years of office/desk experience with a wide array of experience in various software programs, analyzing and compiling data, and extensive experience in training, assisting, and serving others, all to help meet the goals of the company and team.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Opex Coordinator

Guitar Center
Kansas City, Missouri
06.2019 - Current
  • Picked high volumes of customer orders accurately, efficiently, and quickly whenever called upon to do so.
  • Put away a wide array of merchandise (replenishments) in an organized, accurate, efficient, and time-sensitive manner.
  • Input inventory data accurately and researched inventory data when necessary.
  • Expedited aged/older customer orders for various supervisors, managers, fellow associates, and various departments so that customers could get their orders from the company as soon as possible.
  • Always have met, and on most occasions succeeded, company production goals. Achieved a picking record on Opex during one of our busy winter peak seasons.
  • Trained other associates on Opex operating processes and procedures.
  • Inducted customer orders, made correct boxes, made sure order forms and labels were on correct boxes, and promptly placed boxes with orders on the line in an organized manner.
  • Picked and packed larger cymbal customer orders neatly and accurately, so that customers/musicians, who ordered their costly cymbals, could get them undamaged and ready to play.
  • Kept work stations clean, stocked, and organized.

Warehouse Associate

Guitar Center
Kansas City, MO
06.2016 - 06.2019
  • Picked smaller and medium-sized, commonly ordered music products and music accessories from normal primary picking lanes in the warehouse in a quick, easy, and, most importantly, accurate manner.
  • Put away replenishments, new products as needed in assigned locations to refill empty shelves, replenish inventory, and fill backordered and older customer orders in an efficient and organized manner.
  • Trained and assisted new and seasonal associates on our primary picking and replenishment processes during our busiest peak season.
  • Assigned and picked from new pallet locations in the warehouse.
  • Picked and packed flammable and hazardous material orders safely and neatly, in accordance with government and company policies.
  • Always met or exceeded company production goals.
  • Extensive experience with LXE scanners, RF guns, and other product scanning devices, and knowledgeable about most product information and product codes.

Package Handler

FedEx
Kansas City, Missouri
01.2016 - 04.2016
  • Scanned customer packages and envelopes in an accurate and efficient manner.
  • Loaded packages and boxes quickly and neatly onto semi-trailers in a safe and organized manner, in accordance with government and company regulations.
  • Made sure packages, envelopes, and occasional freight made it to the right warehouse bay doors and trailers, so that customers would get their packages, envelopes, and freight on time.
  • Experienced with various scanners, as well as semi-trailer loading, tracking, and shipping practices.

Distribution Associate

Kohls Warehouse
Grain Valley, MO
08.2015 - 01.2016
  • Demonstrated exceptional organizational skills while loading trucks with new merchandise for Kohl's department stores, managing 8-12 bay doors simultaneously.
  • Stripped and cleaned out unloaded trailers quickly, so that trailers could be loaded by other associates and sent to their next destination on time.
  • Consolidated products to ensure easy access and functionality in stores
  • Did other basic warehouse tasks as needed.

Store Support Specialist

Salvation Army Family Store
Flint, MI
12.2013 - 07.2015
  • Tracked inventory, such as merchandise and supplies, for 9 thrift stores and 2 warehouses for the Salvation Army.
  • Visited stores as needed and coordinated with store managers to ensure that each store had the resources, supplies, merchandise, and manpower that it needed.
  • Guided store managers and associates on ways to make stores more efficient, presentable, well-stocked, and presentable to customers.
  • Passionate about assisting coworkers and serving the greater good of others, as the profits that we made at stores went to provide drug rehabilitation, life skills training, and job training to individuals in recovery from substance abuse.

Document Analyst

GMAC ResCap
Waterloo, IA
07.2012 - 08.2013
  • Analyzed documents and data from borrowers/customers seeking a loan modification from GMAC Mortgage.
  • Calculated and reviewed data from financial documents to assess loan modification program suitability.
  • Input data using our various software programs, as well as inputting data in Microsoft Excel sheets.
  • Coordinated with other departments to provide the best services to the customer.
  • Reviewed guidelines and provided suggestions for company practices and new financial guidelines.
  • Used various complex databases, programs, and systems to find permissible data on customers' assets and information.

Education

Business Management

Monroe County Community College
Monroe, MI

Skills

  • Versatile Warehouse Expertise
  • Work well both independently and as part of a team
  • Proven Leadership Across Fields
  • Able to lead and assist others Able to answer questions and provide guidance and training when needed
  • Good communicator
  • Very analytically experienced and good with numbers and data
  • Fun and light-hearted
  • Experienced with Inventory Management Tools
  • Problem solver and idealistic
  • Organized
  • Order Processing
  • Superior Work Ethic

Accomplishments

  • Have won associate of the month before and have been nominated for that award on many occasions. Was nominate by 8 different people, including our shift operations manager, Jeremy Baker, our supervisor, Kaitlin Brown, another supervisor in Allison Ballard, and a team lead in Amber Pilcher.

Fun Facts

  • I am a drummer with over 25 years of experience playing. I play in a band called Fountain City.
  • I have a vast knowledge of music.
  • I grew up the son of Salvation Army administrators and have dedicated a significant amount of time towards volunteering to help those in need. I very much enjoy helping people.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Opex Coordinator

Guitar Center
06.2019 - Current

Warehouse Associate

Guitar Center
06.2016 - 06.2019

Package Handler

FedEx
01.2016 - 04.2016

Distribution Associate

Kohls Warehouse
08.2015 - 01.2016

Store Support Specialist

Salvation Army Family Store
12.2013 - 07.2015

Document Analyst

GMAC ResCap
07.2012 - 08.2013

Business Management

Monroe County Community College

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