James Brakovec
Jacksonville,FL
Summary
Experienced warehouse manager with 10+ years of expertise seeking a fast-paced opportunity to drive company success.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cross Dock Manager
Conn's Home Plus
Jacksonville, FL
10.2023 - Current
- Measured by performance to budget and KPI's
- Meeting Retail & Delivery Service level objectives
- Executed HR, LP, and Safety policies to ensure workforce engagement in company values
- As measured by the reduction in employee relation incidents, recordable accidents, and inventory shrinkage.
- Developed and implemented operational procedures to ensure quality standards are met.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
- Implemented innovative strategies that reduced operating costs while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Analyzed data from daily reports to identify trends in production performance metrics.
- Recruited, hired and trained crew members on application of projects, customer relations, and customer service.
- Delivered positive customer experiences by implementing effective quality assurance practices.
- Produced SOPs to document workplace procedures and optimize productivity through standardization.
Warehouse Operations Supervisor
Conn's Home Plus
Charlotte, NC
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Achieved line item PPH objectives and effectively managed production hours.
- Meeting Retail & Delivery Service level objectives.
- Ensures inventory integrity and systems integrity and execution, while maximizing productivity throughout the distribution center.
- Effectively ensured workforce engagement in company values by implementing HR, LP and Safety policies and programs.
- Verified accuracy of incoming orders against purchase orders and invoices before delivery to customers.
- Analyzed invoices, work orders, consumption reports and demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and issue work assignments.
- Developed and implemented plans for storage and distribution activities emphasizing technological solutions for sustainability, including investments in eco-friendly containers, dynamic distribution networks and warehouse renovations.
- Handled personnel hiring, performance evaluations and disciplinary actions.
- Inspected equipment, facilities and vehicles regularly to assess safety.
Cross Dock Manager
Conn's Home Plus
Pensacola, FL
11.2020 - 02.2023
- Analyzed data from various systems to identify trends or problems impacting operations.
- Organized workflow schedules according to priority level while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Resolved customer inquiries related to shipment status or delivery timelines in a timely manner.
- Implemented procedural changes to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.
- Implemented changes in response times or delivery schedules based on changing customer needs.
- Analyzed daily shipping volumes, vehicle capacities, and driver availability to optimize routes.
- Maintained up-to-date records of shipments, driver logs, vehicle maintenance schedules and fuel consumption data.
- Developed communication protocols between dispatchers and drivers to ensure accurate updates during transit times.
- Resolved customer complaints regarding late or incomplete deliveries by working with logistics teams to find solutions.
- Analyzed data to identify trends in customer orders and optimize routes for maximum efficiency.
Inventory Specialist
Martin UAV
Prosper, TX
06.2020 - 11.2020
- Documented experience in segregating, routing and controlling the flow of new, used, damaged or surplus Project or Standard Tools
- Experience should entail the tracking of such tools through the rework/repair cycle and ultimate assignment of stocking and maintaining accountability of various standard tools and equipment within a shop floor environment
- Documented experience in Receiving, Warehousing, and Shipping within an Industrial environment
- Documented experience in performing Production Control tasks and Activities in support of a Fabrication and or Assembly environment
- Experience must include the receipt, handling, movement, storage, delivery, and tracking of various materials, parts and tools.
Shipping Clerk
Encore Wire
McKinney, TX
11.2019 - 05.2020
- Obtain and process product orders, including receiving deliveries, registering them and distributing packages and letters within the company
- Maintain the company stockroom through organizing, cleaning and cataloging items on a regular basis
- Schedule large shipments and plan logistics to ensure that there is sufficient storage space for incoming items and staff on hand to manage the shipments
- Keep files of goods shipped and received by preparing regular shipping and receiving reports for managers
- Handle issues arising in shipping or inventory handling
- Ensure adherence to environmental management and systems
- Troubleshoot shipping issues and customer complaints that arise and work to solve them.
Warehouse Manager
Daryl Flood Logistics & Relocation
Garland, TX
10.2017 - 09.2019
- Freight claim specialist in recovering lost revenue
- Support execution of logistics and warehouse strategy
- Implement metrics for performance of supply chain network and vendors
- Lead daily inventory control, identifying issues and actions needed to be taken
- Anticipate and resolve day-to-day issues, complete root cause failure analyses and take corrective actions
- 4+ years' experience in inventory management
- Gather and input data into databases and verify accuracy of valuable information
- Review data for errors, make corrections and check output
- Ensure quality customer service and supervise a team with diverse talents and responsibilities
- Manage team to achieve quality workflow with inbound and outbound inventory
- Maintain integrity of inventory records while following established procedures
- Analyze complex transaction histories in effort to reconcile discrepancies
- Conduct regular cycle count as per established schedules and guidelines
- Evaluate and analyze inventory variance.
Education
High School Diploma - http
Coppell High School
Skills
- Load Planning
- Warehouse Management
- Shipping and receiving
- Materials Handling
- Product verification
- Inventory organization
- Warehouse Safety
- Inventory Control
- Documentation And Reporting
- Supply Chain Management
- Analytical Skills
- Time management abilities
- Safety Procedures
- Team Leadership
- Written Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Route Optimization
- Fleet Dispatch
- Distribution Management
- 3PL and LTL knowledge
- Proficient in [Software]
- Logistics Management
- Logistics Oversight
- Order Fulfillment
- Warehouse Operations
- Operational management
- Logistics Analysis
- Import and export operations
Certification
- Forklift Certification
- Driver's License
Timeline
Cross Dock Manager
Conn's Home Plus
10.2023 - Current
Warehouse Operations Supervisor
Conn's Home Plus
02.2023 - 10.2023
Cross Dock Manager
Conn's Home Plus
11.2020 - 02.2023
Inventory Specialist
Martin UAV
06.2020 - 11.2020
Shipping Clerk
Encore Wire
11.2019 - 05.2020
Warehouse Manager
Daryl Flood Logistics & Relocation
10.2017 - 09.2019
High School Diploma - http
Coppell High School