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Global Operations Manager
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Kade Slaughter

Prosper,Texas

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Immediately

Desired Job Title

Facility Operations ManagerDirector of OperationsReal Estate Manager

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid
Location: Prosper, Texas, USDallas, TXFrisco, TXPlano, TX
Open to relocation: Yes

Salary Range

$120000/yr - $200000/yr

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureHealthcare benefits

Summary

Business professional prepared for leadership role with extensive experience in managing operations and driving business success. Proven track record of effectively overseeing daily operations, implementing strategic plans, and optimizing resources. Highly focused on team collaboration and achieving results, with reputation for reliability and adaptability. Expertise in financial management, staff development, and customer relations.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner/Operator

K.A.R.R. Solutions LLC
09.2020 - Current
  • Started K.A.R.R. Solutions during the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic as a response to the growing need for office decommissions, downsizing, and relocations
  • Key Operating Initiatives:
  • Assess site/office conditions and provide customer with competitive industry bid
  • Clear office of designated debris, furniture, IT Equipment and employee personal belongings
  • Relocate, assemble, and setup customer designated furniture, fixtures, and equipment to new office location
  • Inventory items for customer in designated warehouses for future use

Sr. Operations Manager - Production/Small Parcel Fulfillment

MFS Supply
Carrollton, TX
12.2019 - 09.2020
  • Hired in December of 2019 to open the Texas facility. As operations manager, I am responsible for all day-to-day operations and project activities for employees and contractors including scope execution, resource planning, timeline creation, and client communication.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Warehouse Setup
  • Hire staff
  • Production Line management
  • Small Parcel Fulfillment management
  • Conducted Semi-annual Inventory
  • Implemented daily cycle counts
  • Work with master scheduler to balance and execute production schedule
  • Manage branch P&L
  • Shipping/Receiving

Manager, Finance Operations/Supply Chain

ProSupps
Frisco, TX
01.2018 - 09.2018
  • Monitor product inventory levels and determine what future order quantities need to be and when to be delivered.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Developed Product Ordering Tool Report
  • Developed Purchase Order Tracking Tool Report
  • Developed Inventory Valuation Report that ties inventory value to the General Ledger
  • Monthly reconciliation of all inventory, raw materials, and co-manufacturer products to General Ledger

Director, Inventory and Purchasing

Impact Floors
Dallas, TX
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Purchase all inventory company wide with a goal of having 45 – 60 day supply on hand without turning over 90 days. Conducted detailed quarterly inventory for all branches and reconciled with accounting.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Recreated weekly cycle count spreadsheet
  • Conducted weekly cycle counts for roll goods and hard surface
  • Made all purchases for all branches company wide to stay within usage parameters
  • Forecasted product needs for all branches

Account Manager

Impact Floors
Dallas, TX
05.2014 - 12.2016
  • Provide turnkey flooring solutions for the multifamily housing industry including carpet, hard surface, and subfloor repairs. Establish proper product specifications for each property’s specific needs based on property rating in order to meet flooring budget for the year.
  • Key Contributions:
  • Developed office CRM spreadsheet to ease ability to make cold calls
  • Grew personal sales book to over $150,000 in spend each month

Global Operations Manager

ReachLocal, INC NASDAQ RLOC
Plano, TX
10.2006 - 05.2014
  • Hired as second member of the operations team in 2006 when the company was beginning growth stages. I opened and relocated 40+ offices from 2006 – 2014 domestically and internationally. I managed day-to-day facility operations for all offices in my assigned territory consisting of Eastern U.S., Canada, Asia, India, South America, and Australia.
  • Key Tasks:
  • Assisted Director of Operations in budget planning each year
  • Managed day to day vendor needs and equipment maintenance
  • Managed operations department cost center yearly budget
  • Established CAPEX budgets for all assigned projects
  • Acted as liaison to property managers for offices in assigned territory
  • Implemented new phone system company wide
  • Negotiated national vendor contracts with Graphic Products, Ricoh USA, Commercial Office Interiors, Avaya, FEDEX, Citrix
  • Provided invoice approvals and processing
  • Managed a staff of 30+ client service consultants in assigned territory
  • Performed quarterly density report for all offices and recommended space allocation from results
  • Reconciled yearly real estate actuals with proposed operating budget
  • Site selection for all offices including international offices in Japan, Brazil, Australia, India, and Canada
  • Designed office space layout with architects to meet company criteria
  • Oversee all construction onsite during build out and punch list items
  • Onsite to lead the move in and set up teams the week before go live date for each office launch and relocation
  • Maintained inventory of all company assets
  • Acted as after hours emergency contact for all offices
  • Gate keeper of all business licenses
  • Approved expense reports for sales staff
  • Fulfilled procurement needs for all departments company wide using iProcurement
  • Booked travel for all departments company wide

Payroll Manager

Turner Industries
Baton Rouge, LA
11.2005 - 09.2006
  • Hired on as a direct employee to process payroll for contract jobs. Processed payroll for hourly workers and distributed paychecks on a weekly basis. Ran plant uptime reports for plant director.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Finance

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
01.2005

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • Oracle Real Estate Software
  • Oracle iProcurement
  • SAP
  • ExpensAble
  • Concur
  • Microsoft Navision
  • Netsuite
  • Operations management
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Business planning
  • Staff training and development
  • Vendor negotiation

Certification

CPR/AED/First Aid

Timeline

Owner/Operator

K.A.R.R. Solutions LLC
09.2020 - Current

Sr. Operations Manager - Production/Small Parcel Fulfillment

MFS Supply
12.2019 - 09.2020

Manager, Finance Operations/Supply Chain

ProSupps
01.2018 - 09.2018

Director, Inventory and Purchasing

Impact Floors
01.2017 - 01.2018

Account Manager

Impact Floors
05.2014 - 12.2016

Global Operations Manager

ReachLocal, INC NASDAQ RLOC
10.2006 - 05.2014

Payroll Manager

Turner Industries
11.2005 - 09.2006

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Finance

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Global Operations Manager

  • Creative and business savvy operations manager with 14 years of progressive experience across a broad range of operational functions and diverse industry segments. Proven ability to combine vision, creativity, and strong business acumen with well-developed project management and leadership qualities to support go-to-market efforts, office launches and relocations, day-to-day facility operations, and cross department-working abilities. Areas of expertise include:
  • Office Site Selection
  • Vendor Relations
  • Lease Negotiations
  • Procurement
  • Office Relocation
  • Invoice Processing
  • Phone System Implementation
  • Project Management
  • Account Management
  • Warehouse Management
  • CAPEX Projects
  • Inventory Management
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Production Management
  • P&L Management
  • Shipping/Receiving