Conrad Gumbs Prince
Arecibo,Puerto Rico
Summary
Dynamic Warehouse Manager with a proven track record at Reliable Trading Inc, excelling in inventory control and process improvement. Adept at team leadership and fostering a culture of safety, I drive operational efficiency and cost reduction while enhancing productivity through effective training and resource allocation.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Manager
Reliable Trading Inc
Bayamón, PR
09.2023 - Current
- Implement effective inventory management strategies to minimize stock discrepancies, wastage, and deterioration.
- Optimize stock layout and organization to improve accessibility and reduce handling time.
- Oversee the maintenance, improvement, and repair of warehouse facilities to ensure optimal functioning and conditions.
- Coordinate with external vendors and contractors for improvements and repairs as necessary.
- Strictly enforce health and safety standards, promoting a culture of safety among warehouse staff.
- Conduct regular safety inspections and ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by all staff.
- Supervise and coordinate the maintenance and operations of the company's fleet of vehicles used for goods transportation.
- Implement preventive maintenance plans to ensure vehicles are in optimal condition and meet safety standards and regulations.
- Establish and maintain relationships with external service centers providing technical service for the company brand.
- Coordinate service and repair activities to ensure consistent standards and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate in the preparation of the warehouse and fleet budget, managing expenses to meet financial goals.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies in fleet and service center management.
- Continuously evaluate warehouse, fleet management, and service center processes, identifying areas for improvement in productivity and accuracy.
- Implement process improvements to optimize operations and reduce errors.
Warehouse Manager
Imperial Dade
Cataño, PR
03.2023 - 08.2023
- Direct all nightly operating activities including selecting orders, supporting replenishment, overseeing inventory control, and ensuring timely outbound delivery.
- Lead and manage a diverse team, ensuring staff remain motivated to deliver on growth and service objectives.
- Effective planning to forecast volume, staffing, and supply needs in order to meet projected productivity and expense budgets.
- Accountable for hiring and scheduling staff.
- Conduct daily staff meetings to discuss safety, productivity, and accuracy.
- Conduct order selection audits and finished pallet breakdown audits as needed.
- Develop staff through training, and coaching, when necessary, in order to achieve company goals and objectives.
- Refine operating processes to support scale and drive improvement.
- Ensure inventory accuracy.
- Collaborate effectively with day shift operational managers and inventory control associates as well as key central functions (HR, Finance, IT, Purchasing, Sales, and Customer Service), as needed.
- Manage actively operational costs in coordination with operations management and assist in preparation of department budget.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
Warehouse Supervisor
Avantor
Manati, PR
07.2016 - 01.2023
- Provides direct daily supervision of warehouse associates to ensure the safe, clean and efficient operation of the warehouse.
- Develops and implements shipping and receiving work schedules and assignments to ensure efficient operation.
- Applies sound communication and motivational techniques in supervising, coaching and disciplining employees.
- Directs and supervises all inbound and outbound shipments to ensure they are correct and carried out in a timely fashion.
- Travels around the warehouse regularly to answer questions, evaluate operations and solve problems.
- Makes recommendations to the Operations Director on programs to improve warehouse operations.
- Allocates equipment so that it is utilized in the most efficient manner.
- Coordinates with the Maintenance technician to ensure that a sound maintenance program is implemented.
- Interacts with other departmental management to achieve goals.
- Attends warehouse-planning meetings.
- Ensures that all records and reports regarding warehouse activity and warehouse associates are prepared/distributed on a timely basis and effectively maintained.
- Reviews operating goals and standards and monitors achievement.
- Supervises checking of outgoing and incoming freight for proper counts and codes.
- Reviews warehouse operations daily to ensure the warehouse is neat and well organized and that damage to product, equipment, and the facility is prevented.
- Ensures that all safety procedures and policies are followed.
- Operates in compliance with OSHA and other appropriate standards.
- Use of Warehouse Management System, ensures proper stock rotation and assists maintaining accurate adjustments to inventory.
- Assists in developing and maintaining the operational budget as required.
Team Leader
VWR/Avantor
Manatí, PR
04.2014 - 07.2017
- Helps establish work schedules.
- Ensures that the schedules are correctly implemented and that jobs are completed properly.
- Applies sound communication and motivational techniques in leading, supervising, coaching and disciplining associates.
- Provides input into performance evaluation for recommending promotions, wage increases, associate development and terminations.
- Supervises checking and unloading of inbound shipments, orderly stacking of product and picking and staging of outbound shipments in accordance with high level of productivity.
- Verifies required inbound/outbound paperwork with drivers, ensuring that all products are properly counted.
- Ensures inbound and outbound shipments are complete and free of damage.
- Completes all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion.
- Computes and analyses daily, weekly production metrics.
- Assists in physical inventories and cycle counts.
- Maintains product locator system.
- Ensures the optimal utilization of space.
- Rotates product as appropriate.
- Ensures the efficient and safe operation of material handling equipment.
- Maintains a clean, neat and orderly work area.
- Assists in maintaining warehouse security.
- Conducts operations in a manner that promotes safety and in accordance with OSHA and other appropriate standards.
- Attends warehouse planning meetings.
- Acts as liaison between employees and management.
- Communicates industry and brand knowledge to associates.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
Associate Degree - Instrumentation
Instituto Tecnológico de Manatí
06.1999
Skills
- Forklift
- Warehouse management system
- Warehouse experience
- Inventory control
- Process improvement
- Logistics
- Warehouse management
- Warehouse distribution
- DOT, Hazmat, Hazwoper knowledge
- Company metrics evaluation
- KPI metrics evaluation
- Performant’s evaluation
- Warehouse safety incident evaluation
- Customer’s complaint evaluation and investigation
- Inventory management
- Warehouse organization
- Fleet management
- Budget management
- Team leadership
- Performance evaluation
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Data analysis
- Operational efficiency
- Staff training
- Resource allocation
- Mentoring and training
- Safety standards
- Daily cycle counting
- Reporting and correspondence
- Staff management
- Staff supervision
- Database management
- Multiple priorities management
- Stock control
- Team coaching
- Space planning
- Forklift operations
- Goal setting
- Floor space maximization
- Unpacking merchandise
- Customer care
- Shipping and receiving
- Warehouse logistics
- Cost reduction
- Verbal and written communication
- Loading and unloading
- Operations planning
- Storage management
- Facility maintenance
- Hiring and training
- Continuous improvement
- Employee team supervision
- Team building and leadership
- Interpersonal relationships
- Equipment maintenance
- Supplies inventory
Timeline
Warehouse Manager
Reliable Trading Inc
09.2023 - Current
Warehouse Manager
Imperial Dade
03.2023 - 08.2023
Warehouse Supervisor
Avantor
07.2016 - 01.2023
Team Leader
VWR/Avantor
04.2014 - 07.2017
Associate Degree - Instrumentation
Instituto Tecnológico de Manatí