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Dale Thomas

Dale Thomas

Parsippany,NJ

Summary

Organized and results-oriented Planner excels at seeing big picture and creating plans to achieve business objectives. Adept at leveraging data-driven insights and implementing proactive solutions to deliver cost-effective and timely results. Possesses strong communication, customer service and problem-solving skills.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Planner II

09.2021 - Current
  • Work alongside the Capacity and Operations team to forecast yearly inventory
  • Create a budget plan with the Planning manager to estimate annual costs
  • Align with the Procurement team on lead times to ensure materials arrive on-time
  • Compile KPI measurements for c-level executives
  • Create forecasting plans to monitor inventory changes throughout the year
  • Work through an MRP to monitor inventory health and usage
  • Meet with potential 3PL vendors to negotiate pricing and locations
  • Conduct weekly meetings to plan materials Deployment.

Global Inventory control specialist

DigitalOcean
06.2019 - 09.2021
  • II
  • Manage Inventory at all global locations
  • Create a forecasting plan to determine inventory levels at each global center
  • Negotiate contracts with 3PL vendors
  • Sourcing global vendors
  • Compile aging reports for items housed at our 3PL locations
  • In order to reduce redundant spend
  • Create an entire SKU nomenclature to be used at all global sites
  • Work remotely with Procurement, Logistics, Asset Management, Capacity, Datacenter operations to lead constructive and actionable outcomes
  • Create documentation on Inventory rulesets for new hires and training third-party logistics companies
  • Forecast inventory cost vs budget to predict inventory spending throughout the year.

Inventory control specialist

DigitalOcean
06.2018 - 06.2019
  • Proactively manage inventory levels both at stocking hubs and data center colos
  • Work closely with data center operations to ensure all items arrived in a timely manner
  • Develops KPI with 3PL partners to ensure high inventory accuracy and material condition
  • Manages inventory space at 3PL and at local data centers to ensure that all items are properly marked and labeled
  • Creates KPI metrics to better manage inventory flow
  • Works alongside Logistics to create reverse logistics flow to bring both defective and decommissioned inventory back to stocking locations
  • Manage business review with the 3PL provider
  • Procure an inventory system to manage critical spares better
  • Engineers the global balancing of spare parts alongside a capacity planning team.

Inventory Manager

Complete Document Solutions
06.2015 - 06.2018
  • Maintaining ongoing inventory by conducting regular cycle counts of equipment and identifying schedules for periodic audits
  • Preparing and performing internal control audits to ensure accurate accounting records
  • Ensuring upkeep and identifying gaps or errors in process control documentation
  • Managing internal databases and Salesforce for equipment inventory
  • Strong understanding of E-automate.

Retail Assistant Manager

RadioShack
11.2009 - 05.2015
  • Strong knowledge of cellular devices and computer networking and accessories
  • Exceeded quarterly sales targets and performance ratios
  • Strong verbal and negotiating skills
  • Achieved a certificate of achievement for the highest replacement plan per ticket percentage in the store numerous times
  • Greeting every customer with enthusiasm and energy and following RadioShack’s core values of customer path 4E’s
  • Execution of non-negotiable standards of store operation including stocking, cleaning, etc
  • Worked with the store manager to create a schedule for each week
  • Monitor daily operations, i.e
  • Perform midday Bank deposits, Train new employees, attend district conference calls, and perform daily duties of Shift-Leader
  • Complete promotional and planogram audits
  • Enter counts and reconcile inventory.

Education

Psychology

County College of Morris
Randolph Township, NJ
05.2001 -

Skills

Data analysis

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Accomplishments

  • Achieved 98.1% Demand accuracy through effectively collaborating with multiple teams.
  • Created various inventory, logistics, and demand documentation used for new hires
  • Create an entire SKU nomenclature for all inventoried items
  • Successfully create an inventory template used at all global data centers.
  • Reduced inventory costs by 15% due to data analysis and inventory accuracy

Interests

Hiking

Playing games both video and board

Traveling

Podcasting

Exercising

Timeline

Global Planner II

09.2021 - Current

Global Inventory control specialist

DigitalOcean
06.2019 - 09.2021

Inventory control specialist

DigitalOcean
06.2018 - 06.2019

Inventory Manager

Complete Document Solutions
06.2015 - 06.2018

Retail Assistant Manager

RadioShack
11.2009 - 05.2015

Psychology

County College of Morris
05.2001 -

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