NIKKI DAVIS
RIDGEWAY,SC
Summary
Strategic, decisive, and seasoned Logistics and Supply Chain Leader offering many years of management experience. Skilled in tough decision-making, escalated problem resolution and achievement of goals within challenging environments. Possesses a strong background in logistics with a skillful capability to coordinate cross-functional teams in high-pressure environments. Analytical thinker known for collaborating with cross-functional departments to solve complex compliance, process, and performance issues that guarantee on time delivery.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Coordinator, Safety Assistant, and Shipping/Receiving clerk
Qualex Manufacturing
Ridgeway, SC
09.2022 - Current
- Directly responsible for the onboarding of new employees, ensuring all employees safety
- Manage employee records and maintain HR database
- Assist with recruitment and onboarding processes
- Coordinate employee benefits and insurance programs
- Conduct new hire orientations and trainings
- Assist with performance management and employee relations
- Manage employee time off requests and schedules
- Assist with HR compliance and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate employee events and recognition programs
- Provide general administrative support to the HR department.
Shipping Supervisor
Patterson Logistics
Blythewood, SC
08.2020 - 09.2022
- Directly responsible for the supervision, direction, and training of over 30 employees
- Responsible for the entire production flow from the invoice to the customer
- Works very closely with the expediters
- Monitors the order-transmit process between the corporate office and DC systems
- Provides direction, assigns responsibilities and motivates the team to achieve department goals
- Provides training to personnel, in compliance with standard operating procedures, to ensure that all department members fully understand and consistently execute all job duties
- Supervises personnel including setting expectations for behavior and collaborating with the Shipping Manager to resolve personnel issues
- Participates in the performance review process and makes recommendations for promotions and identifies and communicates the need for disciplinary action when appropriate
- Communicates distribution center, network, and corporate information during daily start up meetings to employees
- Administer policies/procedures in a fair and consistent manner
- Professionally address issues with employees utilizing the proper resources
- Establishes, supports, promotes and participates in network, facility and departmental activities designed to strengthen and improve moral, team work and improve the overall work environment
- Demonstrates conformance to Quality Management System through developing and achieving objectives and performing corrective and preventive action that promote continuous improvement
- Reviews and corrects timesheets on a daily basis for accurate submission to payroll for bi-weekly pay cycle.
Logistics Manager
Charter NEX Films
Blythewood, SC
10.2018 - 08.2020
- Managed entire logistics/shipping department and directly supervised/trained logistics staff members
- Lead, direct, coach, and establish a team of logistics/shipping professionals
- Briefly leadership team on transportation and logistics matters on a daily basis
- Oversee dispatching, routing, and shipping activities to ensure safe, prompt, and accurate delivery of material
- Create shipment documentation including commercial invoices, BOLs, and packing slips ensuring correct product is shipped to customers
- Collaborates with other departments and leaders within the plan to achieve goals
- Process vendor invoices and accounts payable reports
- Continually analyze the logistics market to determine freight rates, ensuring competitiveness within the marketplace
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), metrics, and management reporting
- Manage monthly reporting and KPI update.
Shipping Supervisor
American SpiralWeld Pipe Co.
Columbia, SC
06.2005 - 10.2018
- Directly responsible for the supervision, direction, training, and guidance of a diverse workforce of over 10 associates
- Lead, coach, and develop processes associated with shipping and receiving products throughout the plant
- Pull orders and create shipment documentation including commercial invoices BOL’s and packing slips ensuring correct product is shipped to customers
- Communicates with freight carriers to coordinate shipments
- Maintains and communicate daily shipping records with all managers
- Effectively plans for future shipping needs based on production schedule projections and customer requests
- Serve as coordinator between the manufacturing shop floor, customers, and the shipping carriers to ensure on-time delivery
- Developed and implemented standardized practices for order processing and fulfillment, staff scheduling, and shipping
- Spearheaded effects with Production Planning and Operations to ensure shipment deadlines are met.
Safety assistant
Qualex Manufacturing
Ridgeway, SC
- Develop policies and procedures to ensure compliance of company guidelines
- Review all accident investigations to ensure safety standards are being followed
- Schedule and conduct training for all employees
- Conduct audits of operations for hazards and review job analysis
- Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws
- Conduct monthly inspection in workplace.
Shipping/receiving Clerk
Qualex Manufacturing
Ridgeway, SC
- Received incoming shipments, compared content against associated records and transmitted to proper department
- Monitored scheduled shipment dates to achieve timely delivery
- Reviewed order data to verify transactions and shipping dates
- Conducted counts and audits of inventories to identify and resolve discrepancies in records
- Maintained accurate computer records for material
- Create and receive in PO’sdministrative support to the HR department.
Education
Masters of Business Administration -
ECPI Virginia Beach
01.2022
Associates of Business Management -
Fortis College Virginia Beach
01.2019
Skills
- Transport Management System (TMS)
- Planning and Forecasting
- Venture (Inventory Management System
- Customer and Staff Relations
- ASI400
- Risk Assessment and Safety
- Oracle JD Edwards ERP (JDE)
- Forklift/Heavy Equipment Certified
- SAP Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Accounts payable
- Epiphany Accounting Software
- Order processing
- Distribution Management
- Transportation/Material Handling
- Inventory Control Process/Management
- Training and Leadership
- Freight/Warehouse Management
- On-Time Deliveries
- Shipping/Receiving
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Strategic Management Systems (BSC)
- Material Handling System (RF Scanners)
- SAP
- ADSI
- Management Tools
- MIE Track
- Oracle iSupplier
Timeline
HR Coordinator, Safety Assistant, and Shipping/Receiving clerk
Qualex Manufacturing
09.2022 - Current
Shipping Supervisor
Patterson Logistics
08.2020 - 09.2022
Logistics Manager
Charter NEX Films
10.2018 - 08.2020
Shipping Supervisor
American SpiralWeld Pipe Co.
06.2005 - 10.2018
Safety assistant
Qualex Manufacturing
Shipping/receiving Clerk
Qualex Manufacturing
Masters of Business Administration -
ECPI Virginia Beach
Associates of Business Management -
Fortis College Virginia Beach
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