Clinton W. Lawley
Austin,Tx
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Operations Manager
Healthy Life Enterprises Inc.
02.2025 - Current
- Provide direction and leadership for multiple direct reports within two facilities responsible for key business operations departments including Warehouse Fulfillment, Facilities Management, Demand Planning/ Supply chain in a manner consistent 3PL fulfillment operations.
- Develop strategic Demand Planning structure allowing for creative planning models for key 3PL clients.
- Primary stakeholder and implementation contact for NetSuite ERP and WMS systems. Working directly with ShipStation completion in 4 weeks.
- Restructured inventory ERP and Landed cost profiles for all inventory items, providing actual landed costs for all item receipts.
- Direct all efforts in reference to inventory supply chain, beginning with demand planning through inventory lifecycles.
- Develop and coordinate all logistic processes for in/out domestic and international freight.
- Document processes and maintain process documentation in the form of standard operating procedures for the departments within the direct organization structure.
- Establish and maintain vendor relationships required for all facilities items, packaging, and shipping expenses.
- Implement new strategies for additional 3PL fulfillment clients. (Inclusive of creation of individualized bidding strictures.)
- Develop and work alongside regulatory compliance associates to meet all CPG and CFR 21 standards.
- Maintain Material Handling training program in compliance with OSHA requirements.
- Develop a culture within Get Healthy Fulfillment., of continual improvement.
- Create and implement KPI tracking and improvement structures for both operations teams.
- P& L Responsibilities
- (Get Healthy Fulfillment)
Senior Operations Manager
AMMD LLC.
02.2020 - 02.2025
- Provide direction and leadership for multiple direct reports responsible for key business operations departments including Warehouse Fulfillment, Facilities Management, Demand Planning/ Supply chain in a manner consistent with the business growth strategies.
- Develop strategic Demand Planning structure based on historic data, allowing for reduction to overall inventory carry by 50% YTD2022.
- Document processes and maintain process documentation in the form of standard operating procedures for the departments within the direct organization structure. Create additional in-depth work instructions for all warehouse and inventory management roles.
- Establish and maintain vendor relationships required for all facilities items, packaging, and shipping expenses.
- Identify, record, and report an accurate accounting of all construction deviations and other assets of the company.
- Coordinate and lead strategic projects for AMMD, inclusive of all responsible business areas.
- Manage projects including fulfillment center development from blueprint to active center. Inclusive of creation and writing of all departmental processes.
- Develop and coordinate all logistic processes for in/out domestic and international freight.
- Primary stakeholder and implementation contact for NetSuite ERP and WMS systems. (Implementation completed in 8 weeks)
- Restructured inventory ERP and Landed cost profiles for all inventory items, providing actual landed costs for all item receipts.
- Direct all efforts in reference to inventory supply chain, beginning with demand planning through inventory cycles.
- Develop and work alongside regulatory compliance associates to meet all CPG and CFR 21 standards.
- Develop Material Handling training program in compliance with OSHA requirements.
- Develop a culture within AMMD LLC., fulfillment of constant improvement. Utilizing Lean Principals and Kaizen activities.
- Implement KPI tracking and improvement structures for the fulfillment team.
- Track and provide all expenses reflected against departmental budgets and organization P&L.
Consultant / Site Manager – Four Hands Furniture
EXE Logistics
12.2019 - 02.2020
- Develop new processes to expedite the daily unloading of shipping containers of furniture and other merchandise within three facilities.
- Staff and training teams of freight handlers to unload overseas shipping containers (reduced labor costs by $100K first year forecast).
- Provide onsite OSHA training and tracking.
- Collaborate closely with customer management to reduce total inbound delays.
- Developed expanded value add to the customer by expanding into shipping operations (additional forecast savings of $100K first year).
- Provide additional Value add by providing a structured service the customers internal quality audit assistance.
- Meet stringent timetables for customer delivery receipts with zero detention accruals after 30 days.
Warehouse Manager
Lockmasters, Inc.
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Manage and coordinate the daily shipping and receiving operation with the internal and external manufacturing groups. Facilitate daily operations including all facets of procurement, receiving, pick/pack, inventory, and manufacturing for both the Lexington, Ky and Annapolis, MD locations.
- Meet stringent timetables for customer deliveries with minimal, OS&D for government contractors.
- Restructuring the bill of materials to allow for improved inventory control and reduced labor costs. Twenty percent YOY.
- Maintain a solid inventory management process providing an entire facility cycle count quarterly.
- Create an environment which develops and strengthens the supervisory staff.
- Developed a safety process for the warehouse and facility matching all OSHA requirements.
- Developed detailed written job instructions for all warehouse processes. Implementation of continual improvement structure which builds on all associate input.
- Negotiate parcel, LTL, and FTL rates with resolute and 3PL carriers, invoice, and expense review monthly.
- Arrange all dedicated LTL, FTL and international shipments with carriers. Including providing all required shipping documentation.
- Operate within P&L parameters with an annual reduction of overall warehouse expenses of 15%.
- Work closely with the sales departments to meet all same day shipping for orders received into the warehouse prior to the close of business daily.
- Communicate with purchasing to expedite receiving/purchase order discrepancies to maintain minimal non-stocked inventory values.
- Hire and train staff to meet the requirements for two facilities.
- Reset the main facility to maximize inventory management and pick flow to reduce wasted labor.
- Set -up new 100K sqft facility based on blueprint of floor plan.
- New Facility to include warehouse, fulfillment center, manufacturing processes for door and lock assembly lines.
- Built out manufacturing models and labor plans to start-up new assembly lines, previously outsourced. ($500K annualized savings year over year beginning FY2020).
Operations Manager
Galls LLC
10.2013 - 01.2017
- Provide seamless direction for the daily receipts and meet expectations for daily, weekly, and monthly productivity goals along with monthly budgetary goals.
- Accelerated Demand planning cycles to reduce MOQ’s for manufacturing departments, work closely with procurement to reduce on hand inventory of soft goods by 20% FY 2016.
- Work closely with all departments within Lexington and California to coordinate any additional receipts or services required to move inventory.
- Facilitate inventory accuracies by monitoring inventory control, total adjustments daily, weekly, and monthly by all areas. Highlighting areas of potential shrink and coordinating action plans to reduce future opportunities.
- Provide timely data to other departments within the DC and total Galls operations to work through potential delays to the final customer, utilizing all areas including IM, Merchandising, Sales Groups, and the Production team to meet demands.
- Coordinate any large receipts which may be available for any immediate shipments.
- Work closely with the training team to facilitate the needs of the DC for staffing, and the continued focus on the training and improvement for all departments and associates within the DC.
- Provide direct feedback using multiple avenues to coach, discipline and train all stages of the associate base including associates, ambassadors, team leads and supervisors to provide a continuous improvement atmosphere.
- Communicate with the legal team to facilitate improvements to the shipping status of portions of the business and assist in overall implementation and roll out of facilities safety plans.
- Coordinate with all areas within Inbound, Inventory Control and Returns to continue to streamline the department process to eliminate all areas of waste. Involving associates in the process of development and review to gain team support for all improvements.
Warehouse Manager
Kyosan Denso Motor Manufacturing
01.2012 - 10.2013
- Manage and coordinate the daily shipping and receiving operation with the manufacturing and production control departments in a lean manufacturing environment.
- Negotiated rates within the daily FTL and LTL shipping lanes (milk-runs) for KDMK for Toyota manufactures.
- Meet stringent timetables for customer deliveries with minimal delays to customer and carrier groups.
- Development of service repack department to reduce incident rates to customer orders.
- Maintain a solid inventory management strategy to contain a first in first out policy.
- Create an environment which develops and strengthens the developmental management staff.
- Maintain Safety focuses on eliminating the job accident claims and reduction of scrapped materials.
- Improvement of existing Safety statistics and coordination of reduction of material handling equipment and warehouse personnel.
- Develop and improve the existing Denso Job Instructions to maximize production levels.
- Solid understanding of Kaizen. Continuous improvement objectives.
- Maintain solid communication with transportation groups to ensure proper packaging timeliness, reducing manufacturing delays. Improvement and additional implementation of Kanban replenishment system.
C-Store District Manager Lexington
Speedway LLC
08.2009 - 12.2011
- Daily operations of a multi-location C-store operation in Lexington, KY. (5 stores)
- Verification of all daily deposits and reporting of any loss.
- Communication with all vendors including daily receipts, credits, and waste tracking.
- Assignment of associate responsibilities to meet tasks required for the day across a 24-hour operation involving customer service. Including sanitation within a foodservice environment, product rotation and expiration and inventory management.
- P&L responsibility for the store and overall profitability of the locations.
- Manage store level personnel issues including new hire’s, training, HR, and terminations.
- Exceeding and building upon customer service levels through direct communication with the public, vendors, and associates.
Regional Operations / Facilities Manager
Dedicated Management Group LLC
08.2003 - 04.2009
- Manage and orchestrate day-to-day operations of multiple third-party logistic operation facilities. Facilities located in New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, and Florida.
- Daily communication between customers and facility management personnel.
- Assign job responsibilities and priorities within a fast-paced warehouse production environment.
- Manage the daily operation of the selection of grocery items during multiple shifts, as well as the unloading of one hundred plus FTL and LTL loads daily.
- Meet timetables for unloads and dispatch needs for a production-based workforce.
- Labor planning to meet the daily needs of both selection and receiving operations.
- Supervise 80+ associates in base location and oversee 500 associates within the operations region.
- Safety communications with all facilities in operations region, including preventative counseling and post accident follow up.
- Provide direction for all personnel issues from schedules, evaluations to human resources needs.
- Daily communication with corporate personnel. Including all operational issues and budgetary modifications and customer concerns.
- Travel for facility start-ups and training facility managers and supervisors. Including facility trouble shooting and customer communications.
Selection/ Inventory Control Supervisor
SoprisWest
08.2000 - 08.2003
- Select daily orders and stage for shipping department.
- Collaborate closely with the customer service department to meet all daily needs for express shipping.
- Daily cycle counts and inventory adjustments. Communication with purchasing department and receiving department to manage inventory.
- Assisted in primary WMS set up and warehouse location standards.
Receiving / Shipping Supervisor
McLane Western
01.1990 - 01.2000
- Receiving lead- oversee a group of 5-8 receivers and fifty forklift operators ensuring that daily receiving processes were completed within an 800,000 square foot facility.
- Daily scheduling of 80+ common carriers and 15-25 LTL carriers to maximize flow into the warehouse.
- Replenishment using both scheduled and unplanned replenishment to assure maximum pick capacities, and to minimize additional shift replenishment.
- Worked closely with inventory control teams to inspect all products entering the facility.
- Demand Planning and Procurement communications to meet on demand needs to reduce customer outs and back orders.
- Selection of daily customer pick up orders and of all orders transferred to other divisions, scheduling of pickups for outbound shipments and preparation of all Bills of Lading.
Timeline
Senior Operations Manager
Healthy Life Enterprises Inc.
02.2025 - Current
Senior Operations Manager
AMMD LLC.
02.2020 - 02.2025
Consultant / Site Manager – Four Hands Furniture
EXE Logistics
12.2019 - 02.2020
Warehouse Manager
Lockmasters, Inc.
01.2017 - 12.2019
Operations Manager
Galls LLC
10.2013 - 01.2017
Warehouse Manager
Kyosan Denso Motor Manufacturing
01.2012 - 10.2013
C-Store District Manager Lexington
Speedway LLC
08.2009 - 12.2011
Regional Operations / Facilities Manager
Dedicated Management Group LLC
08.2003 - 04.2009
Selection/ Inventory Control Supervisor
SoprisWest
08.2000 - 08.2003
Receiving / Shipping Supervisor
McLane Western
01.1990 - 01.2000