Richard Shane Oakley
IDI Distributors
Oneonta,AL
16
years of professional experience
Proactive logistics professional with extensive experience in managing distribution operations and optimizing supply chain processes. Led teams to achieve operational goals while ensuring efficient inventory control. Committed to enhancing safety and productivity, ready to drive organizational success through strong logistics and team leadership expertise.
Work History
Distribution Center Manager
4 Years 1 Month- Evaluate inventory needs and maintain inventory quantities to meet customer needs.
- Work with all team members to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction by maintaining excellent customer service standards and responding efficiently to customer inquiries.
- Work closely with the sales team so customer needs are met on their timeline.
- Facilitated safety meetings each month to discuss protocols and improvements.
- Cultivated strong customer relationships to enhance service delivery.
- Collaborated with sales team to align customer needs with timely delivery schedules.
- Ensure all required OSHA and DOT standards are met and maintained.
- Lead monthly safety meetings.
- Facilitated continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team customer service skills.
Distribution Manager
1 Year 1 Month- Manage a team of 80-120 team members.
- Create, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures for all warehouse activities.
- Led a team of 80-120 members, fostering collaboration and accountability.
- Built relationships with team members to secure buy-in for warehouse improvements.
- Ensure all required OSHA standards are met and maintained.
- Established a new safety culture and mindset to enhance workplace safety.
- Evaluate team members weekly to ensure they know the production requirements and how to meet them.
- Joined the TSF management team in May of 2021. We have made many good improvements to the warehouse by adding structure and implementing Standard Operating Procedures. By adding those and the audit tools we were able to drop the warehouse error rate from 2.69 (highest) to .41 (lowest). The yearly goal was to be below 1.50, and we closed at 1.40. This was the first time that this facility met the error rate goal since opening 11 years ago. By meeting this goal, the company was able to provide raises for most of the hourly employees.
Site Manager
1 Year 7 Months- Led a team of 20-30 members, fostering collaboration and efficiency.
- Maintain a safety culture, not just policy and procedure.
- Audit, manage, and improve warehouse process while updating and training supervisors on SOP changes.
- Assessed performance of team members based on their adherence to processes. based on following the process and making the required rate.
- Built strong relationships with team members to enhance team morale. with team members. Help them to see me more than just their manager.
- Use lean principles to ensure that PL are positive based on the piece price paid per job.
- Interview, evaluate, and hire new team members.
- Develop, implement, and maintain continuous improvement training programs for forklift operators and other warehouse arenas.
- Transformed a consistently loss-making operation into a profitable one by implementing improvements from October to January, resulting in February 2020 being the first positive PL month since 2018, with continued positive results post-Covid.
Warehouse Coordinator
5 Years 3 Months- Developed process improvements and assisted in creating standard operating procedures to enhance operational efficiency.
- Audited and maintained warehouse processes to ensure compliance and operational effectiveness.
- Collaborated with 3PL on process improvements and facilitated continuous improvement training for staff.
- Develop process improvements and assist in creating SOP.
- Work with 3PL on process improvements and continuous improvement training.
- Maintain warehouse equipment and ensure all OSHA standards are met.
Warehouse Manager
3 Years 6 Months- Maintained inventory levels, ensuring drivers had necessary equipment for efficient operations.
- Ensure that all drivers are covering their routes and all documentation is up to date and correct.
- Monitored driver route coverage and documentation accuracy to support timely service delivery.
- Tracked driver logs and maintained company vehicles, facilitating on-time customer service.
- Assessed driver work hours to ensure compliance with regulations. and minimize overtime.
- Evaluate and repair broken equipment if it is repairable.
Education
Associate - Business Administration
High school diploma - Advanced
Skills
Warehouse operations
Inventory management
Staff management
Process improvement
Forecasting and planning
Logistics coordination
Continuous improvement
Budget management
Team supervision
Team leadership
Detail orientation
Attention to detail
Timeline
Distribution Center Manager
IDI Distributors
07.2022 - CurrentRead More
Distribution Manager
TSF Sportswear
05.2021 - 06.2022Read More
Site Manager
Bluegrass Supply Chain Services
10.2019 - 05.2021Read More
Warehouse Coordinator
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.
07.2014 - 10.2019Read More
Warehouse Manager
A&A Home Health Equipment
01.2011 - 07.2014Read More
Oneonta High School
High school diploma from Advanced
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Wallace State Community College
Associate from Business Administration
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