MICHAEL WELLER
CHASKA,MN
Summary
Detail-oriented Warehouse Supervisor provides warehouse organization and team management skills developed over 25 years of superior performance in warehouse positions. Educates employees with acquired knowledge of shipping and receiving documentation, warehouse safety and inventory management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Supervisor
Copeland
Eden Prairie, MN
02.2022 - Current
- Manages all aspects of warehouse operations
- Oversees eight direct reports covering material handling, packaging, shipping & receiving areas
- Responsible for completing quarterly cycle counts and yearly inventory audits
- Works closely with materials manager to maintain inventory levels and production schedules
- Helped coordinate company move from Chanhassen to Eden Prairie in 2022
- Responsible for hiring and yearly performance reviews of warehouse employees
- Assists with production waste disposal following state and federal guidelines.
Warehouse Manager
TA Instruments
Eden Prairie, MN
10.2012 - 02.2022
- Responsible for managing warehouse operations with continued inventory of $4M
- Manage employee responsible for picking orders for production staff
- Responsible for completing daily, monthly, and quarterly cycle counts as well as reporting shorts
- Coordinate and prepare commercial documents for international and domestic shipping to vendors and customers
- Maintain levels of packaging, shipping materials, and purchasing of these materials through outside vendors
- Planned and implemented warehouse redesign, adding more storage and streamlined order-picking
- Responsible for coding and submitting all freight invoices to accounts payable
- Manage storage and proper disposal of all metal scrapping and electronics recycling.
Warehouse Lead
Transition Networks, Inc
Minnetonka, MN
02.2011 - 10.2012
- Managed day-to-day operations of Shipping and Receiving Department
- Tracked department performance/productivity and reported results to Operations Manager
- Adjusted warehouse procedures as business needs changed
- Assisted shipping clerk with creation and processing of international shipping paperwork.
- Monitored performance and safety practices of eight-person warehouse staff.
- Collaborated with other departments to address any issues or discrepancies in orders, ensuring smooth communication across teams.
Receiving Clerk-Warehouse
Transition Networks, Inc
Minnetonka, MN
07.2004 - 02.2011
- Owned all processes related to incoming freight
- Verified quality of products while receiving and reported issues as appropriate
- Ensured paperwork for all freight was correct and meet ISO 9001 standards
- Worked closely with production and quality departments to ensure products were acceptable for use
- Assisted with shipping department when needed
- Responsible for inventory locations and organization in warehouse
- Assisted with development of pick/pull system for warehouse.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Concordia University
Saint Paul, Minnesota05.2025
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration
Augsburg College
Minneapolis, MinnesotaSome College (No Degree) -
Winona State University
Winona, MinnesotaSkills
- Forklift Operations
- LRT Scanners
- Hazardous Materials Storage
- UPS/FedEx Shipping
- LTL Shipping & Receiving
- First Responder
- Warehouse Operations
- Warehouse Safety
- MS Office
- Vendor Relationship Management
- ERP Software
- Warehouse Organization
Software Systems
- SAP
- Oracle
- ACE AESDirect
- Kardex-Remstar Vertical Lift Module
- Modula WMS
- IndustriOS
Qualifications Summary
A results-focused, goal-driven Warehouse Manager with over 20 years of experience and hands-on skill in the cost-effective oversight of large-scale inventory operations and the successful management of fast paced, service-driven business environments. Recognized as the key "go-to" person by management and peers with the ability to consistently devise innovative, often low-cost solutions to everyday business problems. Proven instructional, interpersonal, and business communication skills with the experience required to remain highly focused and exceptionally productive in fast-paced, demanding environments. Exceptional level of versatility gained from a wide array of operational and administrative skills in information management, strategic planning, facilities management, operations and logistics, human resources, project management, and budgetary oversight. Quickly develop rapport with all types of individuals, and have been specifically recognized for being honest, having high integrity and always behaving in an ethical fashion. Acknowledged for the ability to identify and transform traditional patterns of business into innovative concepts and cost-effective strategies for increasing productivity, reducing costs, and improving efficiency.
Timeline
Warehouse Supervisor
Copeland
02.2022 - Current
Warehouse Manager
TA Instruments
10.2012 - 02.2022
Warehouse Lead
Transition Networks, Inc
02.2011 - 10.2012
Receiving Clerk-Warehouse
Transition Networks, Inc
07.2004 - 02.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Concordia University
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration
Augsburg College
Some College (No Degree) -
Winona State University