MATTHEW BUFFINGTON
Gilbertsville,PA
Summary
Highly motivated leader and strategic planner with 10+ years of experience in a fast paced product distribution environment. Ability to analyze distribution strategies to help drive revenue growth by increasing efficiencies and reducing costs.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Operations
Cigars International
Bethlehem, PA
02.2020 - Current
- Implemented labor management system which saw a 10% reduction in labor year one
- Project manager for warehouse automation and consolidation initiative
- Oversee facilities in PA, GA, and VA; both ecommerce and wholesale
- Successfully and rapidly developed COVID protocols to ensure employee safety and limit potential exposure
- Helped design and engineer facility of the future - expected go live May 2022
- Set team and individual KPIs and provided regular, actionable feedback.
Associate Director of Operations
Cigars International
Bethlehem, PA
05.2018 - 02.2020
- Oversee multiple departments: e-commerce fulfillment, samplers, replenishment, projects, and maintenance across three shifts
- Successfully integrated new acquisition into our business by planning and executing project and labor plans
- Accountable for both warehouse and facility P&L's
- Established accountability program which led to a 10% increase in productivity year over year
- Developed a performance coaching program to help coach lower performing employees while sharing best practices of top performers which led to a decrease in turnover by 7% in 2019
- Manage relationships/contracts with both internal and external partners/vendors
- Collaborate with leadership to build an environment of collective responsibility and accountability
- Maintained 99.5% on time shipping YTD in 2019 with an order increase of 40% with the new acquisition
- Implemented and trained employees on a new production line which decreased labor by $43k in two months and increased throughput by 18%
- Plan and execute successful integration strategies to accommodate new business acquisitions
- Partner with center of excellence to drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout each department
Operations Manager
FedEx Supply Chain
Kutztown, PA
01.2015 - 05.2018
- Manage a 435,000 square foot, food grade distribution center as a 3PL provider for KIND Snacks
- Lead a team of 4 supervisors and 75 teammates across 3 shifts
- Formed a partnership with our customer which helped us exceed all service level agreements from 2016-2017
- Responsible for the overall safety, quality, performance, and customer experience of the operation
- Drove continuous improvement initiatives resulting in $199,000 in savings over a period of 10 months
- Ensure, through succession planning, that teammate bench strength is developed to successfully meet organizational long term commitments
- Implemented several cost saving initiatives which resulted in $641,000 in customer savings throughout fiscal year 2017
Inventory Control Manager
NFI Industries
Kutztown, PA
05.2014 - 09.2015
- Managed up to 19 employees in both inventory control and operations at a 3PL facility
- Partnered successfully with both inbound and outbound operations to develop new processes and procedures to improve overall inventory health
- Efficiently interviewed and hired 100+ employees to prepare for Amazon\'s peak season
- Maintain a 99.3% daily inventory accuracy at Amazon and 99.7% accuracy at Juicy Juice
- Decreased customer order cancellations, due to lost inventory, by 20% in a period of 3 months
- Decreased damaged and expired juice by 10% over a two month period
Inventory Control Supervisor
Construction Specialties, Inc
Hughesville, PA
08.2009 - 05.2014
- Supervised up to 8 employees in the inventory department
- Managed $15 million worth of inventory at a manufacturing facility
- Coordinated annual physical inventories which involve the scheduling and planning of job duties for 125 or more people
- Developed a cycle count program which increased inventory accuracy from 50% to 95% in two years
- Used an AS400 system for material resource planning
- Created and maintained many standard operating procedures and work instructions for the company
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA01.2009
Skills
- Budgeting and finance
- Project management
- Team leadership
- Process implementation
- Staff development
- Risk management processes and analysis
- Manhattan WMS
- Self-motivated
Certification
Currently studying to become APICS CPIM certified
Completed college Spanish I course (January 2021 - May 2021)
Timeline
Director of Operations
Cigars International
02.2020 - Current
Associate Director of Operations
Cigars International
05.2018 - 02.2020
Operations Manager
FedEx Supply Chain
01.2015 - 05.2018
Inventory Control Manager
NFI Industries
05.2014 - 09.2015
Inventory Control Supervisor
Construction Specialties, Inc
08.2009 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Bloomsburg University