Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Additional Information
Timeline
Generic
Kendall Riley

Kendall Riley

Summary

Detail-oriented Inventory Control Analyst experienced in conducting inventory counts, checking paperwork and investigating variances. Efficient and hardworking team player with excellent organizational and analytical abilities.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Inventory Control Analyst

Smart Warehousing
09.2021 - Current
  • Supports implementing and monitoring inventory procedures to ensure that the proper inventory is in all warehouse locations and ensures successful execution of product movement through our facilities
  • Assist management in the development and implementation of a formal program to audit all areas related to inventory movement for integrity and accuracy
  • Performs analysis of inventory throughout the production life cycle
  • Ensures the accurate and secure documentation process of inventory is being formed at the warehouse level
  • Analyze, investigate, and correct inventory discrepancies
  • Prepare reports of results and conclusions for management
  • Develop performance metrics and reporting tools and establish ad-hoc reporting to enhance efficiency
  • Lead cycle counts in a program to identify and eliminate any problems found in daily processes
  • Conducts time studies to evaluate operational efficiency
  • Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures
  • Inspect the levels of business supplies and raw material to identify shortages
  • Ensure product stock is adequate for all distribution channels and can cover direct demand from customers
  • Use software to monitor demand and document characteristics of inventory
  • Provide documentation and root cause analysis for significant cycle count adjustments
  • Place orders to replenish stock avoiding insufficiencies or excessive surplus
  • Cross collaboration with warehouse employees and other teams across the organization to ensure business goals are met and customer satisfaction is reached
  • Report to upper management on stock levels, issues etc
  • Trains other shipping and receiving departmental employees on cycle counting and inventory control processes
  • Establishes safety stock levels to buffer against supply / demand variation
  • Identifies, tracks and proposes solutions to root cause counter measures of inventory errors, adjustments and/or cycle count variances
  • Performs inventory analysis weekly for slow-moving inventory, obsolete material, inventory imbalances, inventory cost reduction opportunities, and drive for resolutions
  • Travel to our warehouses across the U.S
  • To handling in person audits
  • Create SOP where there are non in place, or that need to be revised
  • Oversee inventory accuracy and cycle count programs
  • Prepare the Warehouses for Annual Physical Inventory
  • Warehouse closure or warehouse opening Prep for Inventory
  • Inventory
  • Checked work and purchase orders against actual materials and resolved variances.
  • Helped create and improve inventory control policies.
  • Worked with different departments to keep inventory controlled according to established procedures.
  • Conducted weekly counts of inventory at different locations.
  • Audited and corrected discrepancies in inventory numbers.
  • Completed daily cycle counts to maintain accuracy of records.
  • Managed complex projects as directed by leadership, delivering positive outcomes within time and budget constraints.
  • Input data in SWIMS to create updated status reports for quick reference of project progress and deadlines.

Inventory Coordinator/Parts Lead

Flexsteel Industries Inc
01.2021 - 09.2021
  • Responsible for Administrative duties such as data entry, filing, emailing and multitasking between keeping track of Inventory accuracy, audit process, and maintaining a good work environment for employees
  • Currently overseeing a team of 5 in Inventory and parts for the furniture warehouse
  • Daily task are to make sure everyone has task to complete with daily cycle counting, auditing of parts and inventory so that the shipping department can accurately ship product out
  • Receiving in inventory and shipping out small back order's that the shipping department cannot get to.
  • Investigated and resolved variances in inventory counts on monthly basis.
  • Managed all related documentation and records for department.
  • Completed 25 bin counts each day.
  • Performed full inventory counts every 30 days.
  • Kept documentation and records accurate and up-to-date with latest data to prevent errors in processing or delivery.

Inventory Analyst

CEVA Logistics
07.2020 - 01.2021
  • Responsible for the physical cycle counting process and daily reconciliation of inventory to insure product availability sufficient to meet customers' scheduled deliveries
  • Analyzes data and provides reports and analyses to management, reports on inventory issues, and assists with research and reconciliation of inventory discrepancies
  • Primary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Perform end of month, end of quarter, cycle, and physical counts of inventory
  • Ensure ongoing inventory accuracy
  • Coordinate the timing of file extracts, reconciliation program and adjustments to meet host processing and warehouse operational needs
  • Investigate, resolve and prevent inventory discrepancies by reviewing transaction history in the WMS (Warehouse
  • Management System)
  • Correct back routes/re-routes and shipping errors
  • Create and distribute daily inventory reconciliation reports, inventory adjustment summaries, warehouse productivity reports, and warehouse error reports
  • Coordinate and monitor automated stock transfers
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Studied movement of goods to identify gaps in efficiency and other areas needing improvement.
  • Optimized execution of supply chain by forecasting, scheduling orders and balancing inventory levels for over 2 accounts.
  • Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to identify discrepancies with records.
  • Monitored inventory to maintain sufficient supply levels to meet business and customer needs.
  • Rejected damaged items, recorded shortages and corresponded with shippers to rectify issues.
  • Conducted research to address shipping errors and packaging mistakes.
  • Corresponded with carrier representatives to make arrangements and provide instructions for shipment and delivery of orders.
  • Partnered with representatives from different carriers to arrange materials shipments.

Inventory Control Coordinator

Garmin
07.2015 - 07.2020
  • In this role as inventory control coordinator I would do daily cycle counts on inventory in finished goods and raw material
  • I would use a standing forklift to navigate the aisles in finished good overstock area to get an accurate count of product that is normally stored too high to gain an accurate count from the ground level
  • The use of Oracle for various applications, such as database management or word processing, WMS,
  • Inventory look up
  • I would use this system to prepare reports on findings of discrepancies or overages
  • Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements
  • Collaborate with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers to ensure the unit of measure being provided is in our data base or if it something that needs to be added
  • Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials
  • Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products
  • Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, and optimize customer service.
  • Audited and corrected discrepancies in inventory numbers.
  • Completed daily cycle counts to maintain accuracy of records.
  • Completed physical inventory counts each month.
  • Input data in Oracle to create updated status reports for quick reference of project progress and deadlines.

Inventory Control Supervisor

Castle Creations
09.2012 - 07.2015
  • Supervised a small warehouse team to ensure quality assurance
  • Ensured efficient inventory management, created orders to be picked while providing accurate and detailed pick tickets
  • Input all data for assembly line production reports
  • Provide employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes
  • Implement corporate or departmental policies, procedures, and service standards in conjunction with management
  • Train or instruct employees in job duties or company policies or arrange for training to be provided
  • Evaluate employees' job performance and conformance to regulations and recommend appropriate personnel action
  • Discuss job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and to work on resolving problems
  • Recruit, interview, and select employees
  • Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff
  • Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments for office or administrative staff
  • Maintain records pertaining to inventory, personnel, orders, supplies, or machine maintenance
  • Coordinate activities with other supervisory personnel or with other work units or departments
  • Make recommendations to management concerning such issues as staffing decisions or procedural changes
  • Monitor inventory levels and requisition or purchase supplies as needed
  • Coordinate or perform activities associated with shipping, receiving, distribution, or transportation
  • Plan layouts of stockrooms, warehouses, or other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, or related factors pertaining to items stored.
  • Planned allocation of resources, materials and equipment for facility.
  • Maintained control of cycle counts, physical inventory and discrepancy research.
  • Traced item history to determine reason for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records.
  • Inventoried warehouse stock on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
  • Processed damaged goods and completed wasted inventory paperwork.
  • Motivated and managed performance, activities, and responsibilities of Inventory Control Team.
  • Managed multiple complex inventory activities and client-driven projects.
  • Memorized facility layout and located products.
  • Cross-referenced invoices and supplies for reporting accuracy.
  • Maintained safe work environment and confirmed current compliance with OSHA and other governmental regulations.

Education

Bachelor's degree -

Bachelors - Business Management

California State University
Sacramento, CA

High school diploma - Business

Hiram Johnson west

Associate - Medical Billing And Coding

National American University
Overland Park, KS
05.2012

Skills

  • Measures a candidate's ability to cross-reference agendas and itineraries to avoid conflicts when
  • Creating schedules Full results: https://shareindeedassessmentscom/share
  • Assignment/qhevf-adtqehqphy Verbal Communication
  • Highly Proficient February 2019 Measures a candidate's ability to effectively convey information
  • When speaking Full results: https://shareindeedassessmentscom/share
  • Assignment/xgyp4cxb7-intys Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a
  • License or certification, or continued development in any professional field Safety Committee Present
  • Perform safety audits of each warehouse department Once complete we would conduct a meeting
  • Among the safety committee to determine a topic to discuss with our findings from each audit We
  • Then develop a presentation for each department to present to them in their startup meetings LINKS
  • Excel
  • Forklift
  • Machine Operator
  • Fast learner
  • Packaging LINKS http://wwwlinkedincom/in/KendallJamesRiley
  • WMS
  • Warehouse Supervisor Experience
  • Shipping & Receiving
  • Warehouse Management
  • Word Processing
  • Warehouse Management System
  • Logistics
  • Freight Experience
  • Employee Evaluation
  • Supply Chain
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Warehouse Experience
  • Customer Service
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Inventory Control
  • Order Picking
  • Oracle
  • Quality Assurance
  • Databases
  • Forecasting
  • Data Analysis
  • Load & Unload
  • SAP
  • Process Improvement
  • Administrative Experience
  • Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • RF scanner
  • Supervising experience
  • English
  • Analytics
  • Invoicing (1 year)
  • Data Warehouse
  • Medical Coding
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Data entry
  • Basic math
  • Microsoft Word
  • Google Docs (2 years)
  • Analysis skills (1 year)
  • Leadership
  • Microsoft Office
  • Restaurant experience
  • Purchasing
  • ServiceNow
  • SharePoint
  • Taleo
  • Order fulfillment
  • Manufacturing
  • Warehouse distribution
  • Typing
  • Courier
  • Calipers
  • Micrometer
  • Reach truck
  • Windows
  • Medical terminology
  • Market research
  • Pivot tables
  • Discrepancy research (2 years)
  • Data collection
  • ICD coding
  • HCPCS
  • Microsoft Access
  • Computer skills
  • Continuous integration
  • Continuous improvement
  • Presentation skills
  • Writing skills
  • Materials management
  • Supply chain management
  • Report writing
  • Documentation review
  • Project management software
  • Process Street (1 year)
  • AS400
  • Research
  • Analysis skills
  • Communication skills
  • Root cause analysis
  • 5S
  • Product lifecycle management
  • Document management
  • 3PL
  • Pricing
  • Project management
  • Certifications and Licenses
  • Forklift Certification
  • Assessments
  • Attention to detail — Proficient
  • September 2020
  • Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting
  • Information
  • Full results: Proficient
  • Work style:
  • Conscientiousness — Proficient
  • Tendency to be well-organized, rule-abiding, and hard-working
  • Scheduling — Proficient
  • February 2019
  • Creating schedules
  • Management fit — Familiar
  • Measures the traits that are important for success in management positions
  • Full results: Familiar
  • Verbal communication — Proficient
  • Speaking clearly, correctly, and concisely
  • Scheduling — Familiar
  • January 2022
  • Cross-referencing agendas and itineraries to avoid scheduling conflicts
  • Analyzing data — Familiar
  • February 2022
  • Interpreting and producing graphs, identifying trends, and drawing justifiable conclusions from data
  • Basic computer skills — Familiar
  • Performing basic computer operations and troubleshooting common problems
  • Bookkeeping — Familiar
  • Calculating and determining the accuracy of financial data
  • Recruiting — Highly Proficient
  • August 2021
  • Managing the candidate sourcing and selection process
  • Full results: Highly Proficient
  • Sales skills — Highly Proficient
  • July 2021
  • Influencing and negotiating with customers
  • Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued
  • Development in any professional field
  • Materials Requisition
  • Interviewing Strengths
  • Organize Merchandise
  • Correcting Discrepancies
  • Investigating Discrepancies
  • Optimal Inventory Levels
  • Compile Data
  • Inventory Monitoring and Management
  • 5S Principles
  • Accuracy Improvements
  • Improvement Plans
  • Cycle Count Audits
  • Inventory Counts
  • Investigative Research
  • Inventory and Supply Control

Certification

http://www.linkedin.com/in/KendallJamesRiley Forklift Certified May 2017 to May 2019 February 2019

Additional Information

  • Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Timeline

Inventory Control Analyst

Smart Warehousing
09.2021 - Current

Inventory Coordinator/Parts Lead

Flexsteel Industries Inc
01.2021 - 09.2021

Inventory Analyst

CEVA Logistics
07.2020 - 01.2021

Inventory Control Coordinator

Garmin
07.2015 - 07.2020

Inventory Control Supervisor

Castle Creations
09.2012 - 07.2015

Bachelor's degree -

Bachelors - Business Management

California State University

High school diploma - Business

Hiram Johnson west

Associate - Medical Billing And Coding

National American University

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Kendall Riley