Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Too Good Gourmet
09.2017 - Current
Managing day to day Operations - Warehouse, Logistics and Shipping Department
Completing operational requirements, scheduling and assigning employee’s task
Hiring, managing, coaching, training and addressing performance opportunities with employees
Order management, working closely with Production and Assembly Department to ensure we are meeting delivery dates
Orders and prioritizing shipments
Overseeing packaging inventory and working closely with Vendors.
Maintaining physical condition of warehouse, organizing, and inspecting equipment
Responsible for correct stock rotation of raw material and finished products
Ensuring food quality standards are maintained
Working closely with customers addressing order status and providing updates in a timely manner
Scheduling FTL and LTL shipments, and routing orders on customers platform
Transportation Manager
Alameda County Community Food Bank
01.2015 - 09.2017
Managed CDL A and B drivers, assured proper scheduling of trucks for daily routes
Trained and built strong relationships with partner agencies and donors
Responsible for hiring, training, development of staff and ensured department remained staffed
Conducted bi-weekly 1on1, monthly team meetings and held accountable for written and verbal performance evaluations
Coordinated and scheduled all fleet preventative maintenance and repairs with appropriate vendors, staff and rental companies
Ensured all DOT compliance requirements were accurate and kept up to date
Confirmed logs were kept as required for vehicles of the organizations
Overseen utilization of GPS software, to increase routing efficiencies and protecting company assets
Planned, communicated, and delivered recommendations for efficiency improvements and enhancing transportation policy and procedures
Developed metrics, analyzed reports and explored methods to reduce cost
Served as the primary transportation contact for other departments to review and fulfilled their request
Logistics Manager
Wills Fresh Foods
02.2012 - 01.2015
Overseen, shipping, and transportation departments, ensured all departments meet operational standards
Hired, trained, and managed a team of employees and scheduled per business needs
Overseen day-to-day operations, which consisted of printing orders, inputting raw material into the database, scheduled carriers and monitored pickups and deliveries
Assisted with overseeing facility maintenance, created job orders are created and ensured Maintenance Crew completed task
Maintained inventory counts for both finished products, corrugated, and performed physical counts for all inventory weekly, and balancing counts to match company database
Provided customer service and worked closely with other departments daily
Warehouse Manager
John Masters Organics
06.2010 - 02.2012
Supervised and coached a staff of nine both office and warehouse employees
Performed various warehouse duties, which consisted of order pulling, packing orders, palletizing pallets while operating a standup forklift
Provided customer service to Wholesale, Internet Customers, and answered all questions while providing product knowledge and tracking orders
Processed shipments using UPS WorldShip, scheduled containers for international shipments, arranged daily trucking shipments and processed all paperwork
Invoiced wholesale clients and inputted orders into Quick books
Answered multiple telephone lines and transferred to appropriate staff members
Ordered and researched, priced and purchased office supplies, furniture and equipment
Warehouse Manager
Sacramento Overnight Courier
04.2007 - 06.2010
Managed various clients’ accounts and ensured accuracy of invoices for all serviced
Managed Northern California, Oregon and Washington shipping logistics
Daily provided reports to assigned accounts ensured that all billing reports, productivity reports and projects are functioning appropriately and delivered accurately
Checked and verified shipment records, handled questions or concerns of shipment shortages and overages and addressed any issues with inventory control
Supervised, trained and hired employees to work in the warehouse either as forklift operators, scanners and sorters
Scheduled and managed a crew of 30 plus employees accordingly to the business needs
Ensured that all appropriate safety regulations were being followed both with regards to personal safety and safety of inventory
Maintained and troubleshot computer systems and worked with “Abol” software to resolve any issues
Recruiter
Bayside Solutions
02.2005 - 04.2007
Managed the full cycle of recruiting and hiring process
Sourced candidates through various mechanisms
Created employment specifications and placed employment advertisements posting
Screened all prospects and interviewed candidates
Focused on recruiting for various Home Depot projects, for California and Arizona
Prepared resumes for submission of candidate for all employment requisitions
Managed applicants using company in house tracking software
Prepared new hire paperwork, checked references and background checks
Maintained my own database of contracted employees
Partnered with clients seeking employment for future business
District Loss Prevention Manager
Banana Republic
11.1999 - 02.2005
Recruited, hired, trained, developed and assessed Loss Prevention Agents
Trained and developed of store management and sales associates on Loss Prevention awareness
Conducted investigation and interviews for inventory, cash loss, and breach of company policies and procedures
Managed Loss Prevention staffing budgets in assigned districts
Assisted in the creation of action plans to achieve operational compliance
Worked closely with management in communicating and training on operational standards
Inspected compliances to meet company policy and procedures through store visits
Provided direction and training to ensure opportunities that were identified were corrected
Completed Operational Audits on a routine basis
Worked directly with key partners, Loss Prevention Regional Manager, Regional and District Sales Managers
Overseen three Districts totaling of 19 core stores and assisted with Flagship locations