Nicholas Cummings

• Managed day-to-day business operations.
• Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
• Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
• Remained up-to-date on current trends and attended industry trade shows and markets to view and order inventory.
• Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.

• Visited fields regularly to inspect and estimate maturity dates of crops and damage due to weather.
• Planted, cultivated and harvested various types of trees, shrubs and plants.
• Transported and loaded harvested items into delivery trucks.
• Assisted with maintenance and installation of irrigation equipment.
• Rearranged planting beds and flower gardens seasonally.
• Evaluate harvesting conditions and identify obstacles.

Managed daily operation for all outbound warehouse activities including; scheduling, daily workflow, cost per case, service level, performance production numbers, warehouse damage, and daily managment of 30+ employees.

Direct report for hiring and terminating employees along with policy disciplinary action.

Managed training of new hire individuals and cross training of seasoned employees to manage a well flowing work force.

Submitted weekly payroll and worked directly with Sysco's recruiter to get candidates through Sysco's interview process.

On site for all system upgrades and testing.

Responsible for managing and sending out damaged RF equipment.

• Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety standards.
• Oversaw upkeep of equipment and physical condition of warehouse, identifying and ordering needed repairs, renovations and replacements.
• Completed timely and accurate daily logs to keep internal reporting accurate and track materials movements.
• Built motivated warehouse team to consistently accomplish operations goals and exceed performance targets.
• Boosted warehouse operations performance by overseeing dispatching and setting optimal employee schedules.

Managed daily activity structure for department.

Maintained weekly work schedule for employees and job duties.

Managed department outings and finances to supplement activities.

Organized local events and developed relations with outside organizations.

Responsible for food orders from local vendors and setting up financial gain events.

Stayed up to date with all state and federal regulatory functions and documents.

Responsible for hiring and terminating employees.

Managed group of 10+ employees.