Joshua Powers
Evington,Virginia
Summary
Well-organized professional keeps inventories optimized and documentation current to maximize efficiency. Excellent communication, planning, and problem-solving abilities developed over several years of related experience.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Control Specialist
RWE Renewable Energy
08.2024 - Current
- Exceeded company standards by keeping inventory accuracy percentages above 98.5% for all of my sites.
- Executed approximately 5200 transactions in SAP, ensuring accurate part inventory levels and locations.
- Prepared purchase requisitions for parts and components totaling approximately 12.4 million dollars, directly supporting inventory management.
- Responsible for the inventory for 14 solar sites, spanning 8 different states resulting in extreme attention to detail on all of the major components each solar site needs.
- Since date of hire, sole responsible for researching approx. 2100 different part numbers that either needed to be extended to a site or added to the SAP system.
- Either created or maintained approximately 1000 MRP (Materials Requirement Planning) mix/max settings for parts belonging to sites I am responsible for.
- Team leader in total purchase requisitions created (approx. 780 reqs).
- Cross-collaboration with many different internal departments daily so as to correctly complete responsibilities (engineering, accounts payable, etc.)
- Maintained an excellent business relationship with all vendors. Keeping an up-to-date log of all lead times for all purchase orders.
- Facilitated quarterly meetings with site managers to adjust min/max settings for frequently used components.
- Assisted with the onboarding of new vendors into RWE's ERP system (SAP). Assisted by establishing a relationship with the new vendor representative as well as completing a vendor risk report detailing the total amount of money per year RWE plans to spend with the vendor as well as whether RWE needs to vendor to perform any kind of on-site services.
- Maintained serialization for all major components across all sites, ensuring compliance and traceability.
Assistant Production Control Manager
Banker Steel
Lynchburg, Virginia
09.2022 - 01.2024
- Informed of employment termination on January 5, 2024, due to company downsizing.
- According to department cross training metrics, became one of the most knowledgeable employees in the department despite only acquiring 10 months of steel industry experience.
- Distributed daily workflow to ensure coverage for all programmers/machine nesters in the production control department.
- Ensured an accurate weekly log of all production mark off hours and inputting hours for all the company's locations was completed each week.
- Thorough understanding of material change notices/orders and the impact they have on construction lead time as well as inventory and purchasing department.
- Interpreted detailed drawings to accurately account for and assign labor hours associated with the pieces on the drawing.
- Well-versed in handling outsourced tasks for international stakeholders taking into consideration time zone differences, computer file conversions, etc.
- In collaboration with the Director of Material Sourcing, maintain the accuracy of all company inventory for all locations. Assisted with researching the best alternative inventory solution if the best possible inventory cannot be found or is not available.
- Forecasted material requirements and ordered supplies based on production piece weights in coordination with the purchasing department.
- Advanced knowledge of machine capacity planning. Understanding what specific type of production could add the most processing time to a machine in accordance with the machine parameters.
- Programmed CNC machines for plate burning and milling using industry-leading software (Sigmatest, AutoCAD), adhering to specifications to optimize inventory yield and cutting time; selected appropriate tooling for drilling holes and slots in detail pieces.
- Programmed CNC machine to fabricate pieces that belong to some of the most innovative buildings in the world for government and non-government entities such as.
- A. Robert De Niro's Wildflower Studios in Queens, New York which will be the first vertical film studio in the world.
- B. JPMorgan Chase's global headquarters in Park Avenue, New York city which will be New York City's largest all electric building with net zero operational emissions.
- C. The Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
- D. The U.S. government records center is located in Fort Meade, Maryland.
- Created and implemented flow charts to streamline processes in the production control department.
- Verified the printing of and transported all tagging for beamlines for both company plants in Virginia.
- Participated in the annual inventory/ cycle counting of inventory in the company's Virginia locations.
Distribution Coordinator/Auditor
Belvac
Lynchburg, Virginia
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Co-developed, implemented, maintained, and trained new/existing employees on a comprehensive spreadsheet to increase order status tracking visibility which became the new standard for all company buildings in the local area to use, including the company headquarters.
- Became a key contributor to a broader effort that increased the company's inventory accuracy metric by 10 percent.
- Created monthly forecasts for all parts received in the distribution center resulting in a clear understanding of what the desired workforce levels should be for receiving teams in the distribution center during peak and slow times in the company's business year.
- Coordinated with the Global Inventory Analyst as well as with the entire purchasing team to ensure that all inventory is delivered to the proper buildings, effectively removing unnecessary deliveries of inventory to the wrong buildings resulting in reduced lead time with time sensitive inventory as well as reducing the amount of inventory discrepancies.
- Edited and authorized the use of many SOPs (standard operating procedures) relating to the distribution and tracking history of parts and job orders.
- Monitored and achieved the daily goals of several KPI (key performance indicator) buckets related to machine parts transferred between buildings.
- By using forecasting/exponential smoothing strategies, am able to predict and analyze many key facets of Belvac's logistics concerns. Furthermore, I have advanced skills in the creation and maintenance of pivot tables and pareto charts.
- Utilized the six sigma DPMO method to maintain monthly defect type and defect amount reports, comparing facility accuracy against desired six sigma standards.
- Developed and maintained monthly defect per employee tracking spreadsheet, streamlining a key employee performance metric and enhancing accountability.
- Created and maintained empty Kanban Bin report, visualizing all empty bins across three local buildings. Coordinated with purchasing department and director of manufacturing to ensure timely delivery of Kanban parts for specific machines. Prioritized addressing customer order shortages, enabling identification of high-cost inventory and proactive management of potential material shortages based on current demand, POs, MOQs, and lead time.
- Use of accounting measures by adding the sums of the part cost, shipping cost, and part modification cost so as to prioritize inventory discrepancies and/or lost part search efforts.
- Managed international customs paperwork for Belvac's outgoing shipments, ensuring compliance with regulations. Transporter of customs paperwork to local courthouse to have paperwork notarized.
Education
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) - Operations and Supply Chain Management
Southern New Hampshire University
06.2025
Certification
July 2026 SAP Certificates:, Data Architect, Inventory Management and Physical Inventory, Consumption Based Planning and Forecasting, Warehouse Management, June 2025 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
Awards and Decorations:
National Society for Leadership and Success Member, Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honors Society Member, S.A.L.U.T.E. Veterans National Honors Society Member, 3-time DeVry University Dean's List honor, Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Recipient, Air Force Good Conduct Medal Recipient, Air Force Training Medal Recipient
Timeline
Inventory Control Specialist
RWE Renewable Energy
08.2024 - Current
Assistant Production Control Manager
Banker Steel
09.2022 - 01.2024
Distribution Coordinator/Auditor
Belvac
11.2021 - 08.2022
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) - Operations and Supply Chain Management
Southern New Hampshire University