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Kiara Calloway

Rancho Cucamonga,CA
Kiara Calloway

Summary

Regional Manager with 16+ years of experience who specializes in Transport & Sortation, DSP Management, Finance, Loss Prevention, Facilities and Human Relations.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Created and implemented process improvements that resulted in $900,000 in cost savings for various Inbound categories and indirect labor costs.

Led Inbound cost improvements with 100%+ to Labor Plan and Operations Plan.

Obtained a 230% increase in sales and revenue during 2020.

Successfully drove improvement in people engagements by 11% from 2021-2022.

Reduced attrition rate by 25% since starting as a Operations manager at Amazon

Overview

21
years of professional experience

Work History

AMAZON CORPORATE
Union City, GA

Regional Operations Area Manager
01.2022 - Current

Job overview

Human Resources 20% | Leadership and Team Development 25% | Key Performance Metrics 55%

Managed all business relationships with multiple delivery service providers. Driving process improvement increasing regional sales by 50%, as well as decrease defect rates by 35%. Manage day-to-day relationships with multiple Delivery stations throughout Eastern Region. Driving operational goals and metrics and delivering productivity by determining productivity requirements. Managing 25 site leaders and 100-150 hourly associates in Eastern Region by embodying Amazons Leadership Principles. Joint partnership with HR professionals on providing high growth and prevent retention for 152 associates in the Eastern Region. Continuous implements in behavioral-based performance management systems to define expectations, standards and key performance areas. Implemented performance heat map by changing the script code that visually identifies areas of improvement and areas of interest within the labor tracking tool. Driving inventory quality control to build a safe and knowledge driven
workplace. Collaborate with SR leadership to provide continuous ownership for Process Assistance and Area Managers with weekly meetings.

Key Accomplishments:

  • MoM decrease in VCPU by 13.6% bringing Variable cost to $0.83
  • Overall region improvement by 9.6% in OB throughput by 103,512 units MoM
  • Reduced safety injuries from January to October 2022 by 89%
  • Increased Inbound cost improvements by 31.3% MoM
  • Successfully drove improvement in people engagements by 21% from 2021-2022
  • Reduced attrition rate by 65% since starting as Operations manager at Amazon.

AMAZON CORPORATE
Goodyear, AZ

Inbound Area Manager
01.2021 - 01.2022

Job overview

Human Resources 30% | Leadership and Team Development 35% | Key Performance Metrics 35%

Build and deliver productivity plans by reviewing labor plans, determining productivity requirements and partnering with other Operation Managers to balance labor quarterly. Monitor, train and develop team of 3 Process Assistants and 60-80 hourly associates by embodying Amazons Leadership Principles. Partnered with team of HR professionals on providing high growth and prevent retention for 200 AA’s in IB. Implemented behavioral-based performance management systems to define expectations, standards and key performance areas.

Implemented performance heat-map by changing script code that visually identifies areas of improvement and areas of interest within labor tracking tool.

Partnered with HR leaders to improve performance, retention, and overall employee experience.

Collaborate with learning and ICQA to build safe and knowledge driven workplace.

Key Accomplishments:

  • Created and implemented process improvements that resulted in $900,000 in cost savings for various Inbound categories and indirect labor costs
  • Reduced safety injuries from May to December 2021 by 45%
  • Led Inbound cost improvements with 100%+ to Labor Plan and Operations Plan
  • Successfully drove improvement in people engagements by 11% from 2021-2022
  • Reduced attrition rate by 25% since starting of as Operations manager at Amazon.

CUJOS BIG SMOKE BBQ
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Management/ Marketing/ Sales Consultant
01.2004 - 04.2021

Job overview

Team Management 15% |Customer Relations 35% | Sales and Marketing 50%

Organize and direct employee training and development programs, resolving personnel conflicts, hire new staff and evaluate employee performance in dining and lodging facility. Plan menus and food utilization based on projected guest visits, nutritional value, popularity, and food costs.

Order, purchase, and maintain equipment’s and supplies needed for daily operations.

Key Accomplishments:

  • Hired and managed team of 12 that serviced up to 4,000 people in catering
  • Planned customized menus options and food utilization based on projected guest visits, nutritional value, popularity, and food costs
  • Represented company in marketing meetings and facilitate effective presentations to diverse groups to drive sales and continued customer satisfaction
  • Monitor and manage budgets and payroll records, reviewing financial transactions to ensure expenditures are authorized and properly budgeted
  • Maintain supervisor's calendar, scheduling appointments as directed
  • Coordinate travel arrangements and prepare expense reports.

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
Riverside, CA

Plant Operations Administrator IV
01.2019 - 01.2021

Job overview

Quality Assurance 30 % | Human Resources 30% | Accounting 40%

Organize and develop regional and plant accounting (e.g purchase orders, payable, time cards, fuel usage and receipts, bank deposits, tracking costs, and running local reports for plant manager). Prepare monthly financial information for Capital Projects. Prepare month-end closing information for Accounting based on current closing schedule. Prepare detailed analyses of monthly margins and cost statements as requested by location management. Reconcile time cards for all plant personnel, ensuring correct hours are reported and paid. Serve as POC for all receive guests and answer phones directing questions or problems to appropriate individual.

Work with region Safety department handling safety and environmental issues. Utilize SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to increase efficiency of supply chain management, decreasing costs 23% and boosting production by 13%.

Key Accomplishments:

  • Direct and coordinate daily operations of manufacturing plant
  • Oversee all levels of staff activity and performance
  • Develop processes to increase productivity and enhance performance
  • Ensure company policies and procedures are in accordance with (MSHA, OSHA) at all times
  • Screen, interview and manage on-boarding process of new hires
  • Provide training and educational materials to staff as necessary
  • Monitor equipment and ensure that are in good working order
  • Repair or replace plant equipment as needed.

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
Irwindale, CA

Co-Op / Operations Trainee
01.2019 - 01.2019

Job overview

Quality Assurance 30 % | Human Resources 30% | Accounting 40%

Operate plant equipment to regulate flow of materials to and from conveyors, chutes, pumps, and storage bins. Control stockpile inventory of materials. Inspect Equipment, Structures, and Material, Monitor Processes and Materials. Performed daily inspections and maintenance of plant equipment and document items in need of repair or service. Performed systems check to ensure continuous flow of materials and maintain certified products.

Key Accomplishments:

  • Direct and coordinate daily operations of manufacturing plant
  • Oversee all levels of staff activity and performance
  • Develop processes to increase productivity and enhance performance
  • Ensure company policies and procedures are followed at all times
  • Screen, interview and manage on-boarding process of new hires
  • Provide training and educational materials to staff as necessary
  • Monitor equipment and ensure that are in good working order
  • Repair or replace plant equipment as needed
  • Performed SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to increase efficiency of supply chain management, decreasing costs 23% and boosting production by 13%.

Education

Online Certification
Online

Responsive Web Design |JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structure | Certification (600 hours) Completion –
Apr.2023

University of Phoenix

Master of Industrial Organizational Psychology
September 25th 2023

Amazon Education
Online

AWS Cloud Practitioner | Certification
01.2023

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science from Business - Management
October 18th 2020

Prairie View A&M University

Bachelor of Arts from Architecture & Construction Science
Sept. 18th 2011

Skills

  • Talent Management Workforce Planning Culture, Diversity & Inclusion (DEI) Employee Engagement Sales and Marketing Executive Communication Cross Functional Collaboration Team Management Customer-Centric Distribution Center Lean Manufacturing Client Groups Human Resources HRIS Systems ATS Full Staffing Life Cycle Organizational Effectiveness CTS Strategic Planning Analytics Operations Organizational Effectiveness Customer Service Import/Export and Customs

LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES

  • Earns Trust Deliver Results Bias for Action Customer Obsession Dive Deep

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Microsoft Lookout SAP and Microsoft Dynamics ERP software AutoCAD Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop SPIDA-Calc O-Calc Pro AWS HTML HR Technologies ATS

Timeline

Regional Operations Area Manager

AMAZON CORPORATE
01.2022 - Current

Inbound Area Manager

AMAZON CORPORATE
01.2021 - 01.2022

Plant Operations Administrator IV

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
01.2019 - 01.2021

Co-Op / Operations Trainee

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
01.2019 - 01.2019

Management/ Marketing/ Sales Consultant

CUJOS BIG SMOKE BBQ
01.2004 - 04.2021

Online Certification

Responsive Web Design |JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structure | Certification (600 hours) Completion –

University of Phoenix

Master of Industrial Organizational Psychology

Amazon Education

AWS Cloud Practitioner | Certification

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science from Business - Management

Prairie View A&M University

Bachelor of Arts from Architecture & Construction Science
Kiara Calloway