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James Thomas

Pensacola

Summary

Proven Warehouse Manager with expertise in warehouse operations, inventory management, and workforce oversight. Increased efficiency through innovative inventory systems and layout optimization, ensuring streamlined order processing and enhanced productivity.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Warehouse Manager

Blazer Boats
08.2022 - Current

Duties: Place and receive daily orders, spot check warehouse for inventory discrepancies, identify and locate special order parts, receive trucks and deliveries, use forklift to move and unload items, perform monthly engine inventories, perform quarterly warehouse inventories, open and close building daily, check-out and ring up customers for products and parts, receive phone calls and emails from customers, dealers, and vendors for orders or sales, pull parts for boats going onto the assembly line and put into bins, pull engine rigging and special parts, organize, clean and create barcode labeling system for the warehouse, create new locations for parts and re-organize warehouse, monitor inventory for price increases and change accordingly, speak with vendors about upcoming changes and new products, take over special requested part to the assembly line, create new boat BOMs for accurate part pulling, perform weekly boat inventory, work with owner and operations manager on any and all projects needed to be completed, scheduled outbound freight pick-ups and deliveries, increased warehouse efficiency by implementing new inventory systems and procedures.

Assistant Manager

ACME Barricades
08.2020 - 08.2022

Duties:Schedule day to day tasks. Prepare crew for workday with workorders and where they will be going. Taking calls from contractors for deliveries or purchases of materials. Contacting contractors to check status of jobs and performance reviews of company to see where improvements can be made to improve relations. Travel to jobsites to inspect the equipment onsite. Check in on employees on jobsites to see how they are performing. Maintaining paperwork and timesheets. Interviewing and hiring new employees. Unloading trucks when they come in and receive the materials in the orders. Place orders for stock, customers, contractors, and jobsites. MOT certified to perform lane closures, flagging operations, and all other required maintenance of traffic needs. Deliver materials to employees in the field. Train newly hired employees on policies and techniques in the field. Assist other branches when they need help with either equipment or personnel. Inventory equipment daily when mechanic can't do so and send to corporate. Mark jobsites for utility locations where signs will be going per the plans so that utility companies can mark them. Prepair plans for the employees so that they know where equipment needs to be placed. Assist branch manager with any daily or emergency task that may come up.

Warehouse Manager

Anytime Plumber
08.2014 - 08.2020

Duties: Place and receive daily orders, identify and locate special order parts, maintain warehouse and receiving area, put together quotes for special order parts and materials deliver to customers, test, repair and install backflow devices, perform monthly inventories on trucks, stock trucks with missing materials, meet and communicate with local distributors to provide better rates and availability for the company, responsible for company's inventory, coach and train the technicians on inventory levels on their work trucks, hold technician accountable for inventory, , coordinate with plumbers about special orders before contacting customers, Organize and label warehouse to run efficiently, deliver supplies to plumber, assist and advice plumbers on jobsites to complete work, coordinate with service manager about upcoming jobs timely manner, manage and maintain inventory sheets and price books, upload and download camera footage from sewer location, maintain and repair tools and equipment as needed, train technicians on equipment for proper use

Emergency Shift Assistant

Veterinary Emergency Referral Center
03.2012 - 07.2014

Duties: Assisted Doctors and technicians with exams, performed TPR's, treatments and patient care, hospital maintenance and cleaning, assisted during surgery with patient monitoring and anesthesia, setup and cleaning of surgery and surgical instruments, prepared patients for surgery, assisted with surgery aftercare for patients, restrained patients for catheter placement and blood draws, performed lab work for patients, (PCV/TS, CBC, COMPREHENSIVE, DRI CHEM, BLOOD GLUC, etc.), administered snake bite antivenin, performed blood transfusions, assisted with blood donations, received technician training, prepped and placed catheters and pulled blood, trained in CPCR

Boat Washer/ Lot Manager

Marine Max
05.2011 - 03.2012

Duties: Boat washer, maintain boats, unloads boats from trucks, maintain pool, and pool chemicals

Stock Manager

Pet Supplies Plus
08.2009 - 09.2010

Duties: Training assistant manager, Assist with orders for store, receive trucks, stock shelves, complete inventory, do out of stock reports, complete product movement reports, come up with innovative ideas to increase store revenue and attract customers, assist in rest of aisles, manage reset of perimeter, set up store displays by using plan-o-gram, drop off bank deposit, provide excellent customer service, cashier duties, help clean the store, recommend products to clientele, maintained and cleaned fish tanks, maintained and cleaned cricket cages, cleaned up after animals, fed and watered the animals in the kennels, walked the animals, played with the animals in the kennels, help run booths at community events.

Education

No Degree - Engineering Mechanics

UAB
Birmingham, AL

Certificate of Technical Studies - Backflow Certification

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, FL
05-2018

Certificate of Technical Studies - Backflow Certification

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, FL
05-2016

High School Diploma -

Demopolis High School
Demopolis, AL
05-2008

Skills

  • Problem-solving
  • Warehouse layout optimization
  • Workforce management
  • Warehouse operations
  • Inventory and stocking
  • Order picking and processing

Timeline

Warehouse Manager

Blazer Boats
08.2022 - Current

Assistant Manager

ACME Barricades
08.2020 - 08.2022

Warehouse Manager

Anytime Plumber
08.2014 - 08.2020

Emergency Shift Assistant

Veterinary Emergency Referral Center
03.2012 - 07.2014

Boat Washer/ Lot Manager

Marine Max
05.2011 - 03.2012

Stock Manager

Pet Supplies Plus
08.2009 - 09.2010

No Degree - Engineering Mechanics

UAB

Certificate of Technical Studies - Backflow Certification

University of Florida

Certificate of Technical Studies - Backflow Certification

University of Florida

High School Diploma -

Demopolis High School