Jay Badasu

Oversee warehouse, Logistics and Transportation operations for the 1st and 2nd shift.
• Manage Dry, cooler and Freezer operations.
• Ensure warehouse SOP’s are updated to the current practices and adhered.
• Work with QC team to ensure the warehouse team is adhering to the company/compliance policies.
• Provide improvement ideas to the director and implement and control the same once approved.
• Conduct everyday huddles to discuss day to day needs of the operations.
• Create a sense of togetherness among the team and strive with them to work as one group to achieve a common goal.
• Mentor and coach, the team to ensure great and efficient levels of productivity.
• Reduced Payroll budget by 22% through gauging and modifying staffing needs based on production and based on appointments scheduled for deliveries and pickups.
•Brought the downtime due to shortage of materials to “0”
• Reduced the truck turn times by 15%
• Run warehouse KPI metrics and productivity data for employees for critical decision-making needs.
• Drive safety as the heart of the operation.
• Ensure fork truck checklists are completed and PM’s for fork trucks are conducted periodically.
• Attained FIFO/FEFO score of 100% through constant training and automation of FIFO/FEFO report.
• Strategically organized the warehouse as per shelf-life dates to efficiently provide materials to the production lines.
• Used 5S technique to maintain cleanliness and sense of organization in the warehouse.
• Managed the overall sanitation of the warehouse.
• Oversee the inventory levels of the warehouse and 3PL’s. Inventory valued at 19 Million dollars.
• Monitored reconciliations and adjustments after periodic cycle counts.
• Inventory levels was brought from 78% to 99.8%.
• Create Purchase orders for various warehouse purchases.
• Worked with the Logistics director to build budget for the warehouse for the year 2025.
• Worked with the Director of Finance to explain any over spend for a period.
• Managed time cards.

• Oversee Warehouse operation and Material movement between 2 Production Facility (Warehouses) and a 3PL.
  • Manage a team of 30 Employees across the 2 warehouses.
  • Provide coaching to the team
  • Sustained a workplace environment that emphasizes on safety, quality and transparency.
  • Ensure Materials are supplied to the production lines in the most efficient way to prevent any downtime due to insufficient materials.
  • Monitored the inbound process and ensured goods were received accurately and efficiently.
  • Negotiated rates with carriers to get the best rates for shipments.
  • Worked with carriers to attain additional shipping capacity when needed as backup.
  • Ensure cycle counts were performed consistently and analyze the variances to understand the scrap rate.
  • Spearheaded the annual inventory audit with the bank auditor. Loss in inventory in 2023 year end was reduced by 80% compared to 2022 year end audit.
  • Ran inventory report consistently to remove any obsolete inventory. Reduced the 3PL warehouse inventory by 15%
  • Monitored the Forklift Preventive Maintenance records to ensure the forklifts are at OSHA standards.
  • Found gaps between our 3PL WMS system and Brady system (Our) which became a huge deal to fix our inventory. (Would be easier to explain in person or call)- Greatest achievement here.
  • Reduced the overtime wages by hiring additional employees to cover the overtime cost with regular hours.
  • Reduced the transportation cost by 35% through transfers between 3PL and plants by facilitating only full truck load transfers between facilities.
  • Implemented Forklift programs and organized training program for the employees on Forklift best practices and inspection.
  • Worked hand-in hand with QA to ensure the warehouse is operating to the best standards.
  • Assisted the QA team through BRC audit and helped attain an AA certification.
  • Managed the Yard to ensure any unnecessary trailers are returned to carriers to avoid dunnage.

• Oversee all aspects of operations (Inventory Management, Receive, Pick, Pack and Ship)
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
  • Work Hand-in Hand with Quality assurance for process improvements and analyzing the safety and reliability of any process change.
  • Delegated daily tasks to employees, streamlining daily progress and efficiency.
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices.
  • Reviewed end of day reports to understand current numbers and trends.
  • Led warehouse operation improvement initiatives to advance operational efficiencies and increase revenue.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of position.
  • Lead continuous improvement projects using concept of Lean Six Sigma
  • Seek for opportunities for automation and operational improvements, collaborate with IT team and upper management for execution.
  • Ensure warehouse is clean and sanitized.
  • Hear customer's feedback through periodic meetings and provide necessary actions to improve customer satisfaction where needed.
  • Ensure warehouse is operating under OSHA standards.
  • Oversee and analyze vendor management by ensuring they meet accepted SLA's and address any SLA deviations.
  • Monitor OTIF, Monthly Sales, Units Shipped from Somerset DC
  • Gather data, perform analysis, publish reports, and analyze inventory
  • Collaborate with Floor Manager to review productivity, KPI and quality reports to ensure warehouse is meeting pre-established targets and take necessary steps when target are not being met
  • Develop individual associate's skills, standards and through training and coaching
  • Conduct performance reviews, coach, and train direct employees

• Monitored and Analyzed inventory levels for Rising warehouses.
  • Published Future Short date and expired inventory status reports and send discounted price recommendations to generate sales out of them.
  • Developed product profile dashboard comprising details of all our SKU's inventory levels, Sales trend, comparison of sales with competitors in the market.
  • Loaded pricing for our products into our pricing software and sent offer letters to our customers for any awards that the company won.
  • Worked as a liaison between the Warehouse and the corporate office.
  • Published sales data dashboard and provide and extrapolated trend of sales for the future.• Monitored and Analyzed inventory levels for Rising warehouses. • Published Future Short date and expired inventory status reports and send discounted price recommendations to generate sales out of them. • Developed product profile dashboard comprising details of all our SKU's inventory levels, Sales trend, comparison of sales with competitors in the market. • Loaded pricing for our products into our pricing software and sent offer letters to our customers for any awards that the company won. • Worked as a liaison between the Warehouse and the corporate office. • Published sales data dashboard and provide and extrapolated trend of sales for the future.

• Handled Inbound Receipt operations of domestic and international shipments using SAP.
• Ensure the put-away of the pallets received in are completed by reviewing SAP data.
• Monitored the Customs and FDA clearance of international shipments.
• Physically inspect the pallets received at the DC to look for any damages, signs of adulteration, leaks, etc.
• Completed the receiving checklist.
• Work hand in hand with QA for the release of products received to ensure they are ready for distribution.
• Conducted systematic transfer of products from one Warehouse to another using SAP.
• Published Performance metrics report within the warehouse

• Monitored inventory level & publish Inventory reports using SAP & Excel.
• Conducted inventory cycle counts to verify any discrepancies in the inventory report.
• Responsible to receive the finished trucks into the inventory using SAP.
• Worked closely with the quality department & third-party transporters to ensure 100% dispatches of Trucks.
• Scheduled around 150 truck (domestic & export) dispatches daily by implementing FIFO principle.
• Organized daily shop floor meeting to discuss day to day objectives and KPI's.
• Responsible to Track the dispatched shipments by communicating with the transporters.
• Responsible to prepare and maintain the appropriate documentation for dispatches.

• Performed Inbound and Outbound activities.
• Forecasted the product demand through client order history and sales data and decided inventory levels to be kept in the warehouse.
• Consulted, and negotiated product and equipment purchases with Logistics services, vendor representatives to obtain the best pricing and purchasing terms that meet the customer's demand.
• Responsible to schedule purchase orders based on the BOM's and MRP report to ensure bottleneck free operations by keeping inventory ready.
• Responsible to prepare and submit formal bids or informal requests for quotation and coordinated discussions and negotiations between involved parties.