Donnie Shrout
Owingsville,KY
Summary
With a proven track record at Neogen Corporation, I excel in optimizing warehouse operations and leading teams to exceed targets. Expert in supply chain management and SAP, my strategic project management and team leadership skills have significantly enhanced productivity and safety standards.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Distribution Manager
Neogen Corporation
Mt.Sterling, USA
07.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Neogen is a company that provides food and animal safety solutions for a variety of industries, including food processing, agriculture, and animal protein
- Manage a team of 80+ staff in a high-volume distribution center responsible for processing and shipping veterinary supplies worldwide
- Monitored warehouse operations, ensuring that all safety protocols were adhered to.
- Spearhead daily operations including receiving, inventory control, order fulfillment, and shipping
- Optimize warehouse layout and workflows to increase productivity and reduce order processing time
- Implement safety protocols to decreased workplace accidents
- Collaborate with supply chain, procurement, and customer service teams to ensure on-time and accurate deliveries
- Oversee quality control measures to maintain compliance with veterinary industry standards and regulations
- Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide training to enhance team productivity
- Ensure proper rotation of material by both lot code and expiration dates
- Manage weekly warehouse work scheduling
- Managed procurement of all equipment for plant operation needs
Warehouse Supervisor
Save-A-Lot Distribution Center
Winchester, USA
08.2018 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: Save-A-Lot is a discount grocery store chain comprised of close to 1,300 stores across 36 states in the United States, with over $4 billion in annual sales.
- Monitored warehouse operations to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- Developed and implemented safety policies and procedures for the warehouse team.
- Direct, lead and supervise 35 shipping and receiving associates
- Ensure proper rotation of $28.9mm in raw, frozen, and non-perishable goods
- Coordinate housekeeping, maintenance, and sanitation of all raw material
- Manage freezer/cooler inventories to maximize space utilization
- Ensure processing of accurate paperwork and inventory transactions, including BOL, receiving documents, shipping records, and HACCP documentation
- Manage weekly warehouse work scheduling, and authorize necessary overtime and shift coverage to address associate absences
- Managed procurement of pallet jack and forklift batteries for plant operation needs
Warehouse Manager
CTI Foods Inc.
Owingsville, USA
07.2009 - 06.2018
- Company Overview: A privately held meat-packing operation for nationally recognized food corporations such as Arby’s, Hillshire Farms, Taco Bell, Tyson, Burger King, and Ball Park.
- Coordinated and monitored the receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods within the warehouse.
- Utilized inventory management software to track stock levels and maintain accurate records.
- Ensure proper rotation of $5.7 mm in raw material and finished goods inventory.
- Coordinate housekeeping, maintenance, and sanitation of all raw materials and spice warehouses.
- Manage freezer/cooler inventories to maximize space utilization
- Ensure processing of accurate paperwork and inventory transactions, including BOL, receiving documents, shipping records, and HACCP documentation
- Implemented material zoning and color coded visual schematics to ensure warehouse associates place each raw material in its proper storage zone, hereby ensuring proper code date rotation
- Re-structured supervisory and lead staff to support 24/7 plant operation, eliminating the need for incremental headcount and overtime
- Manage weekly warehouse work scheduling, and authorize necessary overtime and shift coverage to address associate absences
- Implemented barcode scanning and bin location management in all raw material warehouses
- Managed procurement of 10 new forklifts for plant
- Evaluated safety, maintenance, and forklift operations monitoring software to determine company needs for forklift fleet
- A privately held meat packing operation for nationally recognized food corporations such as Arby’s, Hillshire Farms, Taco Bell, Tyson, Burger King and Ball Park
Material Handler and Acting Receiving Lead
Nestle Foods
Mount Sterling, USA
01.2007 - 07.2009
- Company Overview: The largest food and drink corporation in the world, with global revenues exceeding $92 billion
- Acting receiving lead when lead was out
- Received all incoming goods
- Qualified under specific warehouse management systems
- Kept accurate and complete computerized inventory records
- General clean-up of receiving area
- Assisted with training of newly hired personnel
- Inspected and maintained fork trucks to insure proper operations
- The largest food and drink corporation in the world, with global revenues exceeding $92 billion
Tool and Die Specialist
Summit Polymers, Inc.
Mount Sterling, USA
07.2005 - 01.2007
- Company Overview: A leading Tier I supplier to the automotive industry, specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of interior kinetic and decorative components and systems
- Changed dies in presses
- Repaired presses when down
- Repaired damaged dies
- Kept inventory of parts such as nuts, bolts, water fittings, etc
- Provided guidance and assistance to operators in troubleshooting faulty presses
- Assisted with training of newly hired personnel
- Cleaned and maintained all dies and presses to ensure proper function
- Responsible for monthly P.M.S
- On presses
- A leading Tier I supplier to the automotive industry, specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of interior kinetic and decorative components and systems
Education
KCTCS
01.2008
High School Diploma -
Bath County High School
Owingsville, KY01.2005
Skills
- Warehouse Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Team Leadership
- Preventive Maintenance
- Warehouse Operations
- SAP
- Certified Lift Truck Operator
- Train the trainer
- Tractor Trailer yard shuttle experience
- Proficient with Macola ERP
- Supply chain distribution
- Supply chain management software
References
- Amy Sandefur, 859-979-5450
- Michael Easterling, 304-320-9807
- Kenny McDaniel, 606-356-4905
- Derek Brown, 606-356-3515
- Jason Morton, 859-398-3830
- Paula Blackwell, 606-336-0344
- Terry Cassidy, 606-776-1617
Skillprofile
- Warehouse Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Team Leadership
- Preventive Maintenance
- Warehouse Operations
- SAP
Timeline
Distribution Manager
Neogen Corporation
07.2023 - Current
Warehouse Supervisor
Save-A-Lot Distribution Center
08.2018 - 07.2023
Warehouse Manager
CTI Foods Inc.
07.2009 - 06.2018
Material Handler and Acting Receiving Lead
Nestle Foods
01.2007 - 07.2009
Tool and Die Specialist
Summit Polymers, Inc.
07.2005 - 01.2007
KCTCS
High School Diploma -
Bath County High School
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