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WADE G. EDWARDS [email protected]
Warehouse ManagementLogisticsOperationsContract
Manufacturing
Accomplished hands-on Supervising Managerwith 11-years
experience in both logistic and manufacturingenvironments. Combine
expert qualifications in backend operations with sales, marketing,
businessdevelopment, and customer relationship management. Strong
operational management experience. Extensiveexperience in staff
development, training, motivation, and recruiting. Proven ability
to enhance revenue, cutcosts, bridge communication gaps, and lead
high-performing teams. Well-known for raising standards
andimproving the organization.
CORE KNOWLEDGE & SKILL AREAS:
Diverse professional development, including shipping/receiving,
inventory control, contract andbusiness transactions, customer
service, and personnel and transportation management.
Detail-orientated multi-tasker with exemplary organization and
task-management skills.
Recognized for the ability to coordinate material, financial,
and manpower resources to achieveand exceed company goals.
Reasonable computer skills, strong work ethics, and belief
inachievement.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Reduced inventory levels 5563% without impacting quality,
delivery, or accuracy.
Increased turns from 12x to 1821x yearachieved cost reductions
of greater than 13%.
Developed and implemented policies and procedures to streamline
workflow and effectiveness.
Established with clients, regular performance review to insure
compliance to contracts andspecificationsincluding executive
presentations and report card.
Developed and put into operation ERP software (ORACLE) to
interface with UPS and FEDX.
SIGNATURE VALUE
Results-Driven Operations Professional: Track record for taking
operational efforts to thenext level, developing and restructuring
teams, outperforming revenue goals, and enhancing
overallprofitability. Strong budget management and fiscal
experience.
Analytical Problem Solver: Solid research skills include writing
and initiating strategic plansto correct immediate problems and
proactively establish long- and short-term plans to
accomplishobjectives.
Excellent Communications: Strong understanding of communication
functions with provenexperience in crisis management, press
relations, and market-opportunity seizure.
Leadership: Strong skills in all leadership functions,
including: goal setting, team building,supervision, training,
motivation, and productivity improvement.
EXPERIENCE
Wheel Image Tracy, CAOperations Manager 2004 2007Developed
retail facility for custom rim and tire company, established
partnerships with manufacturers, andcreated all marketing materials
including: off-site events, radio ads, newspaper ads, and
websites.
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Opened new business venture established vendor/supplier
relationships, and developedbusiness plan and operational
goals.
Managed and trained staff, maintained books, payroll, AP &
AR, inventory and daily operations.
Established consultative sales process to lead customers from
initial contact to completedproject.
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Alphasmart Livermore, CALogistic Operations Manager 2000
2003
Manager of worldwide logistics operations for high-tech contract
manufacturing and logistics. Directlysupervised a staff of 6 team
memberswith full responsibilities for inventory control,
outsourcing, andproduction oversight and line management. Set-up
all outbound freight operations and in-house FEDX andUPS.
Set in place all quality assurance procedures and matrices to
improve efficiencies.
Established process and procedures in support of warehouse
operations including: shipping andreceiving, damage goods, RMAs,
loss control, tracking, and manufacturing specifications.
Increased production through employee empowerment and
ownership.
Reduced inventory levels from $5 million to $1.2~1.5 million
while increasing turns to 18~20 ayear.
Managed all international and domestic shipments; insured
correct manifest and shippingdocumentation.
Developed and implemented ERP software front-end (ORACLE) to
interface with UPS andFEDX, software for system-wide tracking of
shipments and receivables.
Edwards Enterprises San Jose, CAOwner 1995 2000
Business operations: created and developed company policies and
procedures; collaborated with outsidecontacts as well as internal
employees to establish quality control, and managed and maintained
legalrequirements for business operations such as insurance,
licensing, and labor laws.
Segmented market into best-fit products, services, and support
needs. Positioned sales andaccount activities to match market
demandsresulted in a 36% increase in sales penetration forsecond
year.
Developed operation to support prototype start-ups to nearly $40
million as a distribution hub.
Developed all sales and marketing collateral, including
presentations.
Successfully sold the business to Alphsmart and was retained to
manage logistics management.
Full operational management of staff, payroll, AP & AR,
books, and daily activitiesmaintained in-house UPS Hub.
Total Transportation Milpitas, CALogistic Operations Manager
1992 1995Managed daily operations for 40,000 square-foot warehouse
including: production, inventory, logistics, staff,safety, loss
control, and quality control.
Managed projects of critical importance for Hewlett Packard, Sun
Microsystems, and other keyclients.
Organized and completed to specifications finished goodsshipped
to end users.
Made measurable improvement in customer satisfaction.
EDUCATION
