SUPPLY CHAIN

• Assess demand forecast and available resource then created a capacity strategy and resource plan for a tech company that grew 10X in year one and a manufacturing company that grew 40% annually 

• Created Demand Forecast to drive production schedule with over 1 million products weekly, reducing overtime costs by $250,000/annually

• Managed inventory with over 200 skus and 20 million products 

• Increased inventory accuracy from 86% to over 98% by automating a portion of the process using labels with QR codes to scan quantities 

• Created SKU nomenclature and new part number system 

• Managed Cycle Counts and Reconciliations  

• Identified, evaluated and negotiated prices and shipment terms with domestic and international carriers 

• Planned, set up, and tracked shipments including waybill and commercial invoice forms and managing any issues that arose during transportation

• Managed new product introduction process from development and release to product end of life for 100+ products 

• Created purchase order forms, filled out POs, placed and tracked orders and have also managed a procurement supervisor and procurement strategy at a high level 

• Evaluated and purchased products for several categories including 

  Apparel • Cameras  • CNC Machined Parts • Edge Compute • Fiber Optic  

  Components • Lighting • Payment Systems • PCB Board Components  • 

  Turnstiles • Z Bar construction 

• Reduced rework rate from 5% to 1% 

• Worked with engineering and molding to reduce defect rate of products 

• Completed root cause analysis and corrective action plans to prevent future quality errors 

• Identified, evaluated and negotiated terms with vendors including contract manufacturers, manufacturing companies, and distributors
• Managed relationships and performance with 30+ vendors

• Set up warehouse and designed floor plan to optimize efficiency for order fulfullment 

• Identified requirements, evaluated software solutions and implemented solution for warehouse management 

• Evaluated and negotiated terms with 3PL providers for assembly, packaging, and order fulfillment