DAVID FOWLER

SENIOR DISTRIBUTION SUPERVISOR Dynamic career building, leading, and directing warehousing, distribution and purchasing teams. Directing innovative organization development, team development and training programs for a global Fortune 500 pharmaceutical manufacturer and an industry leading dairy products/cheese producer. Expertise: Departmental Employee Development Safety Culture Continuous Improvement Process Team Building Change Management Organization Facilitation/Training Achieved recognition for successful collaboration with cross functional management teams to plan and implement process changes to improve productivity, quality and ‘internal’ customer satisfaction. Leadership/Team Management Created an atmosphere of teamwork and employee involvement in warehouse processes and procedures resulting in improvements in performance and morale. Facilitated bi-monthly individual meetings with direct reports Supervise a warehouse/distribution crew of 25 direct reports. Administrative Duties Administer and schedule daily inbound and outbound shipments including LTL, Full Truckload and parcel Responsibility for the accuracy and security of a $70 million dollar inventory Create yearly and mid-term employee reviews and administer disciplinary action when necessary Crafted the departmental Sarbannes-Oxley documentation with process flows, key controls and required supporting records Training on adherence to cGMP’s, SOP’s, safety rules and regulations and warehouse management Escort and lead regulatory audit teams, e.g. FDA, DEA, PWC (financial auditors), responding to all inquiries Yearly creation of departmental budget Excellent presentation and facilitation skills Superior understanding of ERP concepts and follow through Monitoring and space planning for Sandoz sister sites as well as 3PL facilities Safety Achievements Facilitated a robust safety team Instituted regular safety audits Oversight licensing/training for forklift operators Monthly safety audits Instituted cross functional management safety audits OSHA VPP Merit status program Participated in root cause analysis teams Incident command, CPR/First Aid and HAZMAT shipping/handling training