James Smith
Inventory & Supply Chain Manager at Custom Metal Designs, Inc.
- Role
- Inventory & Supply Chain Manager at Custom Metal Designs, Inc
- Location
- Orlando, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Smith
As a decisive supply chain leader with 20+ years of experience, my background includes…
Experience
Inventory & Supply Chain Manager
Jul 2020 — Present · Oakland, FL, US
Custom Metal Designs hired me to elevate the supply chain, increase financial visibility, and implement the strategy to align cashflow with projects. Despite COVID-related challenges, I’ve helped maintain momentum by capitalizing on existing strengths and hiring and retaining the right talent. I’m a key contributor to high-level strategic direction and focus on driving continuous supply chain improvement. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Increased supplier accountability by outlining clear ISO guidelines for performance and introducing process initiatives to document inadequacies. Sustained 95%+ accuracy in monthly valuated physical inventory count by formulating bin location strategy to implement cycle counting. Improved expense alignment with revenue and protected cashflow by strategizing purchasing MRP to ensure efficiency based on projects. Addressed data irregularities in ERP and prevented future issues by championing process changes. Promoted competition among distributors and reduced costs by introducing biweekly quoting methodology for raw metal. Decreased delays and supply chain shortages by increasing pipeline for long lead items and negotiating with suppliers to hold select inventory. Enabled continuous department improvement by developing ISO guidelines for procurement and materials. Bolstered organization-wide synergy and communication by supporting implementation of GEMBA strategy as management tool within other departments. Minimized footprint on aging inventory by leading stockroom analysis, transferring usable inventory to another warehouse for refinement, and eliminating unusable goods.
Skills
- Sap
- Upstream
- Safety Management Systems
- Oilfield
- Offshore Drilling
- Procurement
- Logistics
- Oil/Gas
- Drilling
- Materials Management
- Supervisory Skills
- Oil & Gas
- Petroleum
- Logistics Management
- Operations Management
- Gas
- Sap Products
- Warehousing
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