Years of professional experience
Robert Rasch
Manager
Fenton,MO.
Summary
Proficient Distribution Center Manager skillful providing positive feedback to team members to foster engaging, pleasant work environment. Competent professional knowledgeable in managing projects to support supply chain initiatives.
Overview
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OSHA 30 day Certified
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Forklift Train the Trainer certified
Work History
Supervisor of Warehouse Operations/Safety Manager
Nextra Health
Maplewood, MO.
02.2017 - Current
- Responsible for hiring and training warehouse staff
- Trained and certified all warehouse fork truck operators
- Created SOP's for all warehouse processes including order packing, shipping and receiving and inventory control
- Maintained inventory integrity for over 1500 items including annual inventory and monthly cycle counts
- Worked closely with UPS and FedEx in negotiating contract pricing and terms
- Responsible for escalated order tracking
- Negotiated with various vendors and received annual contracts, resulting in cost savings of 7%.
- As Safety Manager, created and implemented IIPP (Illness and Injury Protection Program), Accident Investigation Plan and Emergency Preparedness Plan all in accordance with OSHA standards
- Maintained SDS Sheets
- First point of contact for any work-related injury or accident
Shipping Supervisor
WestRock
St. Louis, MO.
01.2016 - 02.2017
- Hired and trained a staff of 13 employees
- Ensured all production lines were fed raw materials in a timely manner to keep production flowing at optimal levels
- Tracked finished goods and raw materials to ensure customer goods availability
- Maintained inventory integrity of raw, in-process and finished goods, executing cycle counts and annual inventory
- Handled high-volume paperwork and collaborated with administrators to resolve invoicing and shipping problems.
- Responsible for forklift training, safety, quality and environment procedures
- Attended OSHA training courses and received OSHA certification
Shipping & Receiving Manager
Arrow Box Co
Kirkwood, MO.
09.2010 - 10.2015
- Responsible for routing and dispatching drivers, and scheduling all outside carrier T/L & LTL shipments
- Maintained all DOT required documentation, licensing and inspections of fleet of all trucks and trailers including filing IFTA fuel tax reports and filing IRP (FMSCA)
- Maintained inventory integrity on all finished and in-process goods
- Supervised and performed evaluations on all company truck drivers and fork truck operators
Shipping Manager
St. Louis Screw & Bolt
Madison, IL
04.2006 - 09.2010
- Managed entire shipping operation while increasing company from 5 million to 21 million in annual sales
- Hired, trained and managed crew of over 25 order packers and warehouse workers
- Maintained inventory integrity for over 2,000 item numbers
- Ensured all orders were packed in accordance with DOT compliance and all OSHA rules and standards
- Responsible for offsite warehouse and equipment leasing
Regional Mgr / Allocation Analyst
Dry Ice
St Louis, MO
2003 - 2004
- Regional manager overseeing 36 stores in 16 states
- Responsible for hiring, training and discipline for all store employees
- As Logistics manager was directly responsible for moving company from drop shipments to established centralized distribution center moving all freight through DC increasing savings of 33% in freight costs
- Liaison to 3rd party DC
- Allocations analyst responsible for allocating merchandise for 36 stores across all categories
- New store opening team responsible for new store set-up and merchandising 27 of 36 new locations
Skills
Windows XP, Microsoft Suite, Google Suite
VAM, Visual FoxPro, MMS Merchandise Management Systems, Ladder PlanningForklift Train the Trainer Certified
OSHA Certified (30 hours general industry)
DOT Knowledge and Training
CPR Certification and Training
Parabox, Citrix, Navision, Island Pacific Merchandising Systems
Certification
Forklift “Train the trainer” certified, OSHA certified (30 hour general industry), DOT knowledge and training
Timeline
Supervisor of Warehouse Operations/Safety Manager
Nextra Health
02.2017 - Current
Shipping Supervisor
WestRock
01.2016 - 02.2017
Shipping & Receiving Manager
Arrow Box Co
09.2010 - 10.2015
Shipping Manager
St. Louis Screw & Bolt
04.2006 - 09.2010
Regional Mgr / Allocation Analyst
Dry Ice
2003 - 2004