Ron Hupe
Banning,CA
Summary
Enthusiastic Senior Operations Manager offering a 10 year background overseeing production of goods and provision of services in logistics and product manufacturing. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Personal Motto: Chances are you will not be the smartest or most experienced person amongst your competition... Regardless of the odds you can overcome these challenges by ensuring that you are the hardest worker amongst them with preparation and focus on achieving your goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Operations Manager
Amazon
11.2022 - Current
- Establish and implement the operational strategy and resource plans required to achieve the targeted performance goals associated with safety, quality, and customer experience
- Manage and develop senior management team that oversaw a team 25 salaried leaders and 1,200 personnel
- Work with cross functional teams to support customer experience and freight execution across North America
- Develop team to drive process improvement for 18 sites in North America
- Establish cadence with downstream customers to ensure end to end variable cost control.
- Oversaw workforce management planning, volume predictions and capacity planning.
- Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
Process SME/Change Operations Manager
Amazon
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Review benchmark processing and deviation to support the most successful launch in the IXD network
- Establish improvement plans and controls to manage them
- Develop standard work for Reliability Maintenance Engineering and the Controls Team to reduce overall building faults, reduce occurrence by 95% for the building
- Work with the regional Rapid Improvement team to impact cost for the network
- Coordinate building improvement projects impacting both associates and operations
Operations Manager
Amazon
10.2019 - 03.2022
- Leading and developing team of managers for new building launches
- Set career development plans for leaders to execute
- Coordinate procurement teams to ensure building materials arrived and were deployed prior to launch
- Plan and staff shift to meet shift and building goals for each department
- Develop and Launch Project UV for on sight Covid testing
Director of Operations
Parmela Creamery
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Develop and manage specialized teams to increase production capabilities by 120%
- Designed and sourced new equipment reducing COGS by 36%
- Develop and implement SQF quality system
- Coordinate R&D and Sales for new product and customer launch
AmazonFresh Outbound Area Manager II
Amazon.com San
08.2018 - 02.2019
- Lead and supervise 200 flex associates in daily inbound and outbound operations
- Developed team leads and associates resulting in the overall increase of throughput and reduction of variablecosts
- Implemented 5s at multiple facilities reducing mis-sorts and undelivered orders
- Established team that set multiple site records and reduced variable costs.
Electroplating Production Manager
Precision Stampings, Inc
06.2013 - 08.2018
- Design and proof processes for new products with new equipment or capability development
- Improved equipment allowing for speed increase of 25% in production
- Coordinate with other departments to ensure the production schedule is being satisfied in a lean environment
- Dock to stock inventory model was established, reducing inventory costs
- Review and renew all current environmental regulation permits
- Plan and implement any upcoming or changing regulations
- Keep the company in good standings by developing best practices
- Prepare and Audit for ISO/TS Certification
- Conduct internal process audits to ensure the company is compliant with all standards to ensure credentials remain up to date
- Implement corrective actions when necessary to remove non-conformities
- Quote on new production while establishing a preliminary process
- Address customer needs and specification requests
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Management and Organization
California State University
San Bernardino, CABachelor of Science - Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry
California State University
Skills
- Skills and Expertise
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001, SQF
- Integrated Process Design and Control
- Microsoft Office
- Asana
- Slack
- Return on Investment
Timeline
Sr. Operations Manager
Amazon
11.2022 - Current
Process SME/Change Operations Manager
Amazon
03.2022 - 11.2022
Operations Manager
Amazon
10.2019 - 03.2022
Director of Operations
Parmela Creamery
02.2019 - 08.2019
AmazonFresh Outbound Area Manager II
Amazon.com San
08.2018 - 02.2019
Electroplating Production Manager
Precision Stampings, Inc
06.2013 - 08.2018
Master of Business Administration - Business Management and Organization
California State University
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry
California State University