Samantha D. Brown

Operations professional prepared to leverage extensive experience in operational management to enhance business performance. Expertise in developing and implementing process improvements while fostering collaborative environment to meet organizational goals. Reliable team player with focus on adaptability and achieving targeted results. Proficient in strategic planning and operational efficiency.

• Developed and implemented performance and quality improvement program.
• Redefined warehouse positions, established hourly production standards.
• Streamlined inventory identification and tracking system.
• Introduced systematic analysis of daily discrepancy reports.
• Standardized receiving, stocking, checking, and housekeeping procedures.
• Increased productivity 70% by creating production goals and processes.
• Increased storage capacity 25% by standardizing inventory control procedures.
• Developed operations manual and cross-training plan for Nutritional bar warehouse functions.
• Develop an achieve Budget an Operating Income Goals.
• Reduced inventory discrepancies 45% annually by developing tracking system.
• Increased employee productivity 85% by establishing production goals.
• Reduced injury claims 100% by introducing safety awareness program.
• Responsible for exceeding customer metrics (cost, quality, and responsiveness).
• Increased productivity over 75% in order picking, receiving, and loading.
• Created a user friendly process with flash cards for the picking process.
• Designed and wrote audit approved cycle inventory procedures.
• Established and created an associate incentive/moral builder program for the department.
• Scheduled drivers, Supervised daily warehouse cycle counts, and space utilization
• Managed product distribution, security, and receivables
• Inventory included RTD cases, Powders, Soup and Pasta lines, Nutritional bars and Skippy snack bars.

• Qualifications
• 22 years in distribution and warehouse management
• 1 year of Traffic/Yard Management
• Specialist in work and manpower planning, quality improvement, receiving, shipping and inventory control.
• Experience background in inventory control and labor planning
• Demonstrated high level competencies in the areas of effectively dealing with concepts and complexity comfortably, developing direct reports, process management, ethics and values, and communicating an inspired and shared vision.
• A formalized continuous improvement background (Lean)
• Complete monthly (midmonth & month-end) forecast budgets and yearly budgets.

• Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Workshop 2007
• Leadership in Management 2006
• Primary Leadership Development Course, PDLC, U.S. Army, Fort Carson, Co 1992
• Petroleum Supply Specialist, U.S. Army, Fort Lee, Virginia 1990
• Completed courses/seminars in LEAN, transportation, safety, employee involvement, and leadership.