Stephen Slaugenhoup
Cambridge,MD
Summary
Results-driven procurement professional with expertise in identifying cost-savings opportunities, managing vendors and negotiating contracts. Proven track record of successful cost optimization and supplier performance management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Supply Chain/Warehouse Manager
Southern Design & Mechanical
10.2022 - Current
- Quote Prices and Lead times on various products to customers within 2 hours of receiving a quote request
- Process all customers’ orders, including ordering products from vendors, confirming orders, and relaying expected shipping dates
- Keep track of vendor shipments to make sure products arrive on time as to keep the promised lead time to the customer
- Responsible for overseeing all aspects and employees from our MD and AR warehouses i.e
- Inventory counts, proper stock levels, 5s, etc
- Visit customer sites to ensure all machinery is running as expected and all deliveries have been made on time
- Hire and train all new warehouse and purchasing/inside sales employees
- Provide and certify employees on warehouse equipment, such as Forklifts, Reach Trucks, Paller Jacks, etc.
Procurement Manager
Willscot Mobile Mini
07.2018 - 10.2022
- Responsible for creating Minimum/Maximum stock levels for all materials in warehouse and making sure appropriate levels are maintained
- Assuring all VAPs (Value added Products) are in stock and loaded for each order that goes out
- Overseeing all activities of 7 direct report employees
- Responsible for all product ordering, including special requests and customs items
- Organizing and scheduling shipments of materials to and from other Willscot branches
- Assuring all deliveries are correct and not damaged, then receiving material into inventory
- Tasked with finding new companies for sourcing materials due to the nationwide shortage of most materials
- Responsible for all twice monthly inventory counts.
Operations Manager
New Wish Inc.
05.2014 - 07.2018
- Set up the Warehouse from the ground up
- Organized the activities of 19 other employees
- Personally interviewed, hired, and trained all Warehouse Employees
- Created safety and equipment training programs/procedures
- Created and inspected all outbound orders
- Received all incoming shipments into our inventory system
- Organized all LTL shipments and had relationships with all major carriers
- Kept track of all billing and outstanding payments with Quickbooks for 2 years after our Office Manager left.
Receiving Manager
Lancaster Foods LLC
04.2010 - 05.2014
- Manager for 15 receiving department employees for 2nd shift
- Organized all inbound deliveries (time and day for each delivery)
- Maintained accurate records of all inventories
- Including weights, picked date, expiration dates and any variances in product
- Made sure all Produce was stored in the proper cooler in a timely manner
- Assured each cooler was organized according to FIFO rules
- Made sure any delivery containing urgently needed product was unloaded as quickly as possible and sent directly to the shipping department.
Inventory Supervisor
Under Armour
05.2006 - 04.2010
- Interviewed, Hired, and Trained all 3rd shift Inventory Personnel
- Gave each inventory employee their assignments for the night at our nightly pre-shift meeting
- Made sure our team met our quota of 1000 cycle counts per night
- Scanned and entered new inventory and investigated variances
- Created, Implemented, and Adjusted SOPs.
Education
Business Management -
UMBC
Baltimore, MD05.2014
General Studies -
Northeast Senior High
05.2002
Skills
- Shipping and Receiving
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- SAP
- Warehouse Management
- Forklift
- Supervising Experience
- Procurement Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Buying
- Inventory and Stocking
- Warehouse Operations
- Forklift Operations
- Shipping and receiving
Timeline
Senior Supply Chain/Warehouse Manager
Southern Design & Mechanical
10.2022 - Current
Procurement Manager
Willscot Mobile Mini
07.2018 - 10.2022
Operations Manager
New Wish Inc.
05.2014 - 07.2018
Receiving Manager
Lancaster Foods LLC
04.2010 - 05.2014
Inventory Supervisor
Under Armour
05.2006 - 04.2010
Business Management -
UMBC
General Studies -
Northeast Senior High