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Malcolm Allen

Clarksville,TN

Summary

Seasoned Manager and talented leader with 21 years of warehousing experience applying exceptional planning and problem-solving abilities toward enhancing business plans and day-to-day activities. Results-driven and resilient in developing teams while improving processes and increasing productivity. Bringing solid understanding of industry trends, excellent communication skills, and talent for spotting areas in need of improvement and implementing changes with a strategic approach.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Plant Manager

Shoebacca.com
Clarksville, TN
11.2022 - Current
  • Manage and motivate managers, team leads and associates with day to day and long-term goals.Promote a teamwork environment by focusing on cross training and linking multiple departments to ease workflow
  • Use data and analytics to improve processes
  • The ideal candidate will show up every day with an optimistic can-do attitude, be quick thinking, curious, hardworking, and adaptable
  • Responsibilities:
  • Directly lead operations including inbound receiving, processing, outbound customer shipments and other duties as required
  • Directly Manage 2 Manager / Leads and indirectly manage all other warehouse employees
  • Optimize labor costs through analytically driven scheduling and management
  • Recruit and hire a team of associates to support demand of receiving, decoration, shipping and invoicing as well as ad hoc projects
  • Deploy all associate resources daily to match priorities
  • Create a shared workspace between sister companies to balance labor if one company or the other is over or understaffed
  • Ensure successful accomplishment of all vendor partner service level agreements for on-time shipping,quality,cancelled orders, on-time delivery and more
  • Receive products in a timely fashion including sorting, put away and in some cases cleaning or processing
  • Pick and ship customer orders daily as well as decorate on the River's End side
  • Maintain and drive cultural adoption of a neat, clean and organized warehouse
  • Ensure entire workforce is trained and engaged in the goals of the company and flexible to adapt as priorities or needs change.

Operations Manager

Autozone DC Center
Pasco, WA
11.2020 - 11.2022
  • Advanced productivity KPIs by leading trainings on procedures and safety practices
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics
  • Monitored over 120 employees' day-to-day activities and made plans to rectify issues
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership,reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members
  • Led warehouse improvement initiatives to advance operational efficiencies and increase revenue
  • Managed daily operations of warehousing organization, orchestrating forward-thinking strategies to accomplish profit and expansion goals
  • Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.

Safety Manager

AutoZone
Pasco, WA
10.2016 - 11.2020
  • Coordinates training (new hire training, powered industrial training, post-accident retraining, Haz-Mat training,annual refresher training DOT regulatory compliance training", awareness training, coaching management, Fleet Drivers, and hourly AutoZoners on safe behaviors)
  • Conducts collision/injury investigations
  • Facilitates injury reenactments and recommends appropriate corrective actions and retraining
  • Eliminated dangerous behaviors potentially impacting worker safety by introducing telematics systems for Power Industrial Equipment and Transportation Fleet through careful data analysis
  • Identified injury prevention strategies by conducting thorough investigations and root cause analyses
  • Trained employees in most current regulations and practices in an effort to prevent mishaps and promote overall safety
  • Understand hazardous waste laws and regulations applicable to the facility as well as ensure proper disposal and develop plans to monitor and reduce waste
  • Developed recommendations to reduce hazards by improving gear, behaviors, and procedures
  • Facilitated training for 240 employees for a startup Distribution Center in 2016 in Pasco, WA
  • Inspected job sites and facilities to detect potential health hazards and put corrective measures immediately into effect
  • Monitor Workers Compensations Claims for LT and Restrictive duties.

Supervisor

AutoZone
Lexington, TN
11.2002 - 10.2016
  • Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals
  • Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts
  • Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas
  • Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows
  • Set the overall vision and provided team leadership
  • Performed annual evaluations and reviews for a large staff of employees
  • Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed a training manual to use for reference
  • Interviewed, hired, and trained new employees for production positions
  • Supported Safety Manager to enforce regulations and established policies throughout operational stages
  • Monitored workshop workflow for over 50 employees.

Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Supply Chain Management

Ashford University
San Diego, CA

Skills

Distribution Center Managementundefined

Certification

CPR Certification

Additional Information

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

Timeline

Plant Manager

Shoebacca.com
11.2022 - Current

Operations Manager

Autozone DC Center
11.2020 - 11.2022

Safety Manager

AutoZone
10.2016 - 11.2020

Supervisor

AutoZone
11.2002 - 10.2016

Bachelor Of Arts - Supply Chain Management

Ashford University

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