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JONATHAN ELECHICON

Romeoville,IL

Summary

Currently, I am the shipping, receiving and warehouse manager for Apex Industrial Automation.

Former Cold Chain palletizer/selector for KeHE Distributors.

Former Director of Purchasing and Production for Awana Clubs International. My position at Awana was eliminated due to the lack of sales during the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020.

I oversaw over 1,600 products, ranging from print, textile, awards, pins, patches and novelty products. I'm a quick learner as I had to learn this job quickly and efficiently. My experience is distribution helped in some areas. I welcome change and I am very flexible. I will do whatever it takes to get the job done correctly. I lead by example and I enjoy working with others. I enjoy encouraging and developing my staff. I want to empower them to be the best they can be so that our customers will have a great experience with our company. A happy customer is a repeat customer.

Twenty-four years in the distribution industry. Experience in leading highly productive teams ensuring orders are accurate and on time. My managing philosophy is to have fun, make the staff feel valued, but all the while getting the job done and maintaining a safe environment. A staff that is engaged and enjoys their job and feels valued will perform at a higher level and the end result will be happy, well served and satisfied customers. Reliable professional with positive attitude and dedication to deliver quality in all operational activities. Experienced leading warehouse teams to accurately fulfill orders. Displaying articulate communication skills and effectively partnering with management teams.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Shipping, Receiving and Warehouse Manager

Apex Industrial Automation
Romeoville, IL
10.2022 - Current
  • Receive and compare shipment contents with paperwork to support inventory accuracy and records management
  • Review and follow pick sheets to pick, pack and ship orders
  • Tag and store product inventory in correct areas and locations
  • Organize inventory and coordinated movement between receiving, storage and shipping to facilitate operations
  • Prepare accurate shipping orders and bills of lading to direct and route materials
  • Investigate inventory discrepancies to maintain recordkeeping validity
  • Stack and store pallets in proper locations to keep warehouse clean, safe and organized
  • Document actions by creating a log sheet
  • Identify pick and hold orders and place merchandise in designated holding area for expedited handling
  • Prepare and ship large customer orders with multiple POs
  • Deliver supplies to designated departments
  • Coordinate with the service department to insure items are received and allocated to the proper work orders
  • Complete production orders to fulfill customer orders
  • Load and unload freight
  • Perform weekly bin zero audits to insure items have locations
  • Perform physical inventory every since months to insure accurate inventory levels
  • Maintain forklifts and call for service if needed
  • Manage the day to day operations of the shipping, receiving and warehouse department

Cold Chain Palletizer/Selector

Kehe Distribution
Romeoville, IL
04.2022 - 10.2022
  • Pick Order
  • Palletize cases
  • Wrap pallets with hand held stretch wrap
  • Move pallets with manual pallet jack
  • Clean
  • Other functions needed in the Cold Chain department

Day Trader

Self Employed
Romeoville, IL
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Studying and researching day trading
  • Trading futures (EMINI S & P) on Ninja Trader

Director of Purchasing and Production

Awana Clubs International
Streamwood, IL
07.2017 - 07.2020

Direct and coordinate the activities of the Purchasing and Production Department, including Inventory Control.
Monitor and consistently improve the productivity of all areas of the department.
Confer with the Production Department supervisor to instill best practices for the department.
Coordinate the Purchasing and Production Department's activities with other departments.
Represent the department on various committees and at organizational meetings.
Observe operations and make improvements where needed and resolve issues when needed.
Enforce compliance with administrative polices, procedures, safety rules and applicable governmental regulations.
Communicate organizational and departmental information to employees; promote and model open, cooperative communication and adequate information flow between all employees.
Monitor and evaluate the performance of staff members supervised.
Participate in the long-range planning process, proposing new methods, technology, techniques or procedures to consistently improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the department.

Partner with vendors to insure inventory levels are adequate to fulfill orders and insure quality products for our customers.

Shipping Supervisor

Awana Clubs International
Schaumburg, IL
01.2014 - 07.2017
  • Awana took over the order fulfillment for Regular Baptist Press in January of 2014 and I was hired as the Shipping Supervisor for Awana
  • Oversee the daily operations of the Shipping department and ensure safety and cleanliness
  • Achieve or exceed company goals for order accuracy and ship complete time for Awana and all 3PL companies
  • Coordinate outbound LTL shipments
  • Conduct annual evaluations and train new employees
  • Order shipping supplies
  • Coordinate kitting for 3PL companies
  • Process returns for 3PL companies
  • Coordinate with the production department to ensure products are ready for picking.
  • Coordinate with the warehouse to ensure counts are accurate during the fiscal year inventory

Distribution and Production Manager

Regular Baptist Press
Schaumburg, IL
03.2010 - 01.2014
  • Oversaw the daily operations of the Distribution department and ensured safety and cleanliness.
  • Achieved or exceeded company goals for inventory control, order accuracy and ship complete time frame.
  • Coordinated inbound and outbound LTL and TL shipments.
  • Conducted mid-year and annual evaluations, trained new employees.
  • Managed fiscal inventory process for the warehouse in April and December.
  • Ordered shipping and warehouse supplies and managed the distribution department's annual budget.
  • Coordinated special projects with other departments.
  • Coordinated kitting, collations and mailings
  • 2012 - 2013 The Distribution department maintained the cleanliness of the grounds and snow removal of sidewalks and entry ways

Distribution Manager

Regular Baptist Press
Schaumburg, IL
06.2005 - 04.2010
  • Oversaw the daily operations of the Distribution department and ensured safety and cleanliness.
  • Achieved or exceeded company goals for inventory control, order accuracy and ship complete time frame.
  • Coordinated inbound and outbound LTL and TL shipments.
  • Conducted mid-year and annual evaluations, trained new employees.
  • Managed fiscal inventory process for the warehouse in April and December.
  • Ordered shipping and warehouse supplies and managed the Distribution department's annual budget.
  • Coordinate special projects with other departments.

Assistant Distribution Manager

Regular Baptist Press
Schaumburg, IL
09.2002 - 05.2005
  • Picked, packed and shipped orders
  • Received shipments from UPS, Fed EX and USPS
  • Loaded and unloaded LTL and TL shipments
  • Inventory control
  • Trained new employees
  • Assisted the Distribution Manager in overseeing the daily operations

Warehouseman

Regular Baptist Press
Schaumburg, IL
10.1993 - 09.2002
  • Picked, packed and shipped orders
  • Received shipments from UPS, Fed EX and USPS
  • Loaded and unloaded LTL and TL shipments
  • Inventory control.

Education

Youth Ministry Program

Faith Baptist Bible College

Skills

  • experience with Jennifer voice picking and QC through Lucasware
  • experience with logistices applications such as Pitney Bowes, UPS World Ship, Kewell and P21
  • experience with fulfillment systems such as Salesforce and Elan
  • experience with inventory control systems such as Access, Intacct and Elan
  • experience with administrative duties such as budgeting, report writing, ordering supplies, hiring, training, discipline, termination, Ceridian and ADP for scheduling and evaluations
  • experience with kitting and mailings
  • experience with receiving and put away using Access and Elan
  • experience with order fulfillment for 3PL companies
  • licensed to operate a forklift
  • a leader as well as a manager
  • integrity
  • quick learner
  • hard worker and will do what it takes to get the job done
  • highly organized
  • prioritize tasks well
  • dependable
  • self motivated and a good motivator
  • team player
  • flexible

Accomplishments

  • While working for Regular Baptist Press, contributed to averaging 25% below budget by negotiating better pricing for supplies from 2005 to 2013.
  • Saved customers an average 85% by negotiating better rates for LTL and TL shipment from 2005 to 2013.
  • While working for Regular Baptist Press, managed a lean staff of 8 to perform at a high level of efficiency.
  • Shipping 35K orders annually.  Shipped 98% of orders within 24 hours and accuracy rate was 99.60% from 2005 to 2013.
  • Currently, with Awana Clubs International, supervising a larger staff of 25 and during peak time a staff of 55 (peak is from July to October). The staff consists of full time, part time, seasonal and temps.
  • Shipping 300K orders annually for Awana and six 3PL companies.  Shipping 90% of orders within 24 hours and accuracy rate is 99.99%.
  • As Director of Purchasing, we carry over 1,600 products and maintain a 1% backorder rate.  This is well below industry standards.
  • As Director of Purchasing, I was able to reduce our inventory valuation by 500K.  This was accomplished by partnering with my vendors to get the best product and lower our cost by bundling products.

Affiliations

I have been a member of Warehousing Education And Research Council (WERC)

I'm on LinkedIn

I subscribe to Material Handling Industry (MHI) and Industrial Distribution (ID)

I subscribe to Source Today

Skills

Leadership, Management, Order fulfillment, Logistics, Warehousing and Inventory

Timeline

Shipping, Receiving and Warehouse Manager

Apex Industrial Automation
10.2022 - Current

Cold Chain Palletizer/Selector

Kehe Distribution
04.2022 - 10.2022

Day Trader

Self Employed
01.2021 - 04.2022

Director of Purchasing and Production

Awana Clubs International
07.2017 - 07.2020

Shipping Supervisor

Awana Clubs International
01.2014 - 07.2017

Distribution and Production Manager

Regular Baptist Press
03.2010 - 01.2014

Distribution Manager

Regular Baptist Press
06.2005 - 04.2010

Assistant Distribution Manager

Regular Baptist Press
09.2002 - 05.2005

Warehouseman

Regular Baptist Press
10.1993 - 09.2002

Youth Ministry Program

Faith Baptist Bible College
JONATHAN ELECHICON