Matthew Lavigne
Pawtucket,RI
Summary
Seasoned Inventory Manager offering demonstrated skills in business, team and customer service management. Expert in best practices in Team Management with special emphasis in Inventory control. Well-versed in successful strategies for general cannabis production, Massachusetts specific compliance laws, and managing teams specifically rooted in the cannabis industry. Desire to bring 8 years of progressive experience and take on demanding position with expanding operation.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Manager
Nature's Medicines
Uxbridge, MA
03.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with Cultivation and State Inventory to develop both commission and company compliant SOP's.
- Recorded weekly audits of over 10,000 plants in various life stages and documented them accordingly.
- Visualized, collaborated, and built out limited vault space to maximize storage space and overall site efficiency.
- Developed relations with multiple CCC approved testing facilities and obtained a plethora of pricing options and services to choose from.
- Recorded information, shortages and discrepancies to keep records current and accurate.
- Labeled, organized and located inventory items in staging areas or on shelves according to quantity, size or type of material.
- Ran and posted multiple weekly reports based off of generative inventory data to further assist in achieving 100% accurate monthly cost and average on hand inventory reports
- Strengthened inventory processes to balance supply needs with budget and space limitations.
- Collaborated with purchasing to maintain levels of on-hand raw materials.
- Regularly assisted and encouraged employees to assist with any facilities, janitorial, or cultivation based tasks that needed to be completed.
- Led team by setting proper and respectful examples, constantly pushing for the betterment of each individual based on their specific set of needs and strengths.
Inventory Supervisor
- Monitor completeness, accuracy and compliance during inventory transactions.
- Supervising 12 inventory control personnel to support correct goods management and achievement of performance goals.
- Weekly/monthly inventory audits - hard counts of inventory, comparing physical numbers to metrc/ flowhub numbers and investigating/resolving any discrepancies found
- Supervise inventory staff during dispensary hours, delegating tasks, coordinating break times and shift changes, and ensuring all SOPs/compliance laws are being adhered to at all times
- Creating and uploading menu listings, ensuring accurate information/descriptions and photos are used
- Coordinating destinations of new products between secured inventory, vault, and retail on both metrc and flowhub
- Assisting on intakes, being 1 of 2 agents cross checking metrc manifest with physical product, weighing and quality checking products
- Placing/reviewing orders from third party cultivators and in house cultivators using METRC
- Weekly audits on dry goods (accessories, apparel, and paper goods/cleaning supplies for retail space)
Operations Manager/Project Manager
Guitar Center
Warwick, RI
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Weekly workflow - delegating tasks for up to a months schedule
- UPS Worldship proficiency
- Truck delivery proficiency
- Organizational skills - Organizing instruments, amps, and accessories accordingly in the warehouse
- Customer service - Resolving any and all issues regarding online orders and/or in store inventory issues
- Inventory counts - Keeping an accurate warehouse by implementing weekly counts for different categories of inventory
Bartender/Mixologist
Tavern
Wakefield, RI
07.2018 - 12.2018
- Curated both recurring and seasonal drink menus
- Developed relations with local craft breweries and distilleries to offer an eclectic and sought after selection of beer and spirits
- Made, stored, and properly labeled house made syrups and juices
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers and taking inventory.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and meet expected customer demands.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Set up bar for operation, obtained cash bank and stocked service bar.
- Adhered to state laws regarding alcoholic beverage services and customer regulations.
- Handled simultaneous customer, team and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.
Bartender
On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina
Warwick, RI
06.2016 - 03.2018
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers and taking inventory.
- Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and meet expected customer demands.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Handled simultaneous customer, team and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.
- Assisted servers with specialty drinks orders by preparing on-demand items without delay.
- Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.
- Managed bar inventory, restocked supplies and placed orders for spirits, beer, wines and mixers.
- Trained all new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation and sanitation protocol.
Supervisor
BREWED AWAKENINGS
Warwick, RI
10.2014 - 06.2016
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Worked with management team to implement proper division of responsibilities.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Developed training, task and process guidelines and communicated clear and concise directions to employees.
- Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
- Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
- Interviewed, hired and trained new employees for production positions.
- Identified individual employee's unique work styles and adapted management methods.
Education
High School Diploma -
West Warwick Senior High School
West Warwick, RI06.2015
Skills
- Proficient knowledge of cannabis/cannabis related products/methods
- Proficient knowledge of MA based cultivators/sub brands
- Operational Standards
- Supply Inventory Management
- Work Order Explanation
- Records Accuracy
- Inventory Tracking and Storage
- Corrective Actions
- Performance Goals
- Customer Experience
- Laborer Oversight
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Inventory Control Systems
- Continuous Improvement Strategies
- Proper Storage Procedures
- Safety Policies and Procedures
Timeline
Inventory Manager
Nature's Medicines
03.2022 - Current
Operations Manager/Project Manager
Guitar Center
11.2018 - 07.2019
Bartender/Mixologist
Tavern
07.2018 - 12.2018
Bartender
On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina
06.2016 - 03.2018
Supervisor
BREWED AWAKENINGS
10.2014 - 06.2016
Inventory Supervisor
High School Diploma -
West Warwick Senior High School