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Kevin Chestnut

Memphis

Summary

WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT: Highly motivated and results driven professional with significant experience leading fulfillment operation, transportation logistics, warehousing and production scheduling. Team organizer and planner with exceptional track record of implementing effective process controls and quality improvement initiatives. Team leader with highly effective methods of training and counseling to improve upon initial production standards. Fully versed in occupational health and workplace safety.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

GL Huyett Distribution Inc
02.2023 - Current
  • Monitored employee activities and set production goals.
  • Ensured full implementation of quality standards.
  • Maintained facility safety guidelines.
  • Efficiently performed multiple tasks throughout the warehouse facility.
  • Oversaw the shipping and receiving of various products.
  • Monitored manual and automated facility functions.
  • Prepared monthly productivity reports.
  • Recommended efficiency improvements.
  • Set goals and reviewed employee productivity.
  • Ensured compliance with facility procedures and industry shipping guidelines.
  • Forecasting daily and weekly production goals
  • Prepared facility budget reports.
  • Identified quality issues and ensured prompt resolution.
  • Ensured proper maintained and upkeep of facility equipment.

Branch Training and Development Manager

Paramount Staffing Inc.
11.2016 - 02.2023
  • Responsible for promoting and fostering a strong branch environment that excels in achieving franchise sales metrics and profit expectations.
  • Helped develop branch employees and establish improved staffing methods
  • Organized staffing efficiency to ensure reduce customer wait time
  • Established new team regulations and branch management procedures to improve customer retention rates
  • Completed comprehensive profit and loss analysis to various valuation analysis for the branch
  • Provided in house training modes for customer staffing placements
  • Brought in new customers and provided staffing needs

Operations Area Manager for Outbound Operations

NIKE, INC.
10.2007 - 10.2016
  • Direct a team of (65) hourly associates, contract labor, and 3PL for an international corporation with annual revenue approaching ($30) billion dollars.
  • Managing areas are VAS (Value Added Service) Area, Print and Apply Shipping Area, Case Seal Packing Area, and the Quality Audit Area.
  • Supervise the fulfillment operations and govern the production standards using corporate directives, and personal observations.
  • Manage the departmental(s) budget and production status report.
  • Serve as authoritative decision maker for escalated staff, vendor and customer service issues.
  • Historically managed to a (99%) compliance with budgeted man hours.
  • Recommended new equipment, and processes that increased production and reduced cost for my areas of responsibility.
  • Improved communications throughout the division by creating a supportive team atmosphere to replace the individual accomplishment silos that existed previously.
  • Manage staffing, quality, TMS and Kronos personnel reports
  • Building Start Ups
  • Special Operations Project Leader

Senior Distribution Shipping Supervisor

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.
06.2006 - 10.2007
  • Facilitate shipping activities, inventory cycle counts, receiving of materials, warehouse management and DOT operations for this nationwide ($22) billion dollar general merchandise retailer.
  • Managed the daily procedures of an average workforce of (65) hourly associates.
  • Govern the shipping fulfillment responsibilities of over 180,000 cases per day covering 1,500 store locations on a weekly basis in a high volume, fully automated distribution warehouse.
  • Develop process enhancements and cost reductions while maintaining operational efficiency and integrity.
  • Manage budget, quality, TMS and Kronos personnel reports.
  • Continuous development of employees’ skills to meet the company's needs.

Warehouse Operations Manager

COSCO INTERNATIONAL COSMETICS
03.2005 - 05.2006
  • Managed all day to day operations of the distribution center, warehouse, production lines, and inventory controls for this product intense, high volume wholesale operation.
  • Essential duties include logistics management, manufacturing and distribution of product and supporting processes.
  • Responsible for the hiring, training, and scheduling of both hourly and salaried employees.
  • Ensured quality packing of all products including cold storage.
  • Coordinated with internal departments to maintain schedule deadlines.
  • Evaluate and recommend new equipment and processes to improve quality, production and reduce costs.
  • Building Start Ups

Distribution Operations Supervisor

REVLON, INC
04.2001 - 10.2004
  • Responsible for the direct supervision of up to (50) hourly employees within the (1.1) million square foot facility.
  • Associate duties included picking, ordering, shipping, and receiving of customer’s products and orders.
  • Responsible for controlling the departmental expense budgets and evaluating the necessary resource levels to meet departmental quality and service objectives.
  • Developed and implemented an Inventory Replenishment System using a MX1 ordering system.
  • Evaluate the departments operating procedures, facilities and layout, recommend changes to improve on accuracy, efficiency, waste reduction and expense.
  • Essential duties include assigning work and allocating resources to accomplish the department's objectives.
  • Special Projects

Production Supervisor

BUEHLER MOTOR INC.
10.1999 - 04.2001
  • Supervised forty hourly associates in the production of automotive related assemblies.
  • Developed process enhancement and cost reducing, while maintaining operational efficiency and integrity.
  • Managed departmental spending through continuous improvement in production operations.
  • Ensured world-class levels of quality and productivity by utilizing GMP and ISO 9001 practices.
  • Inventory management
  • Process Improvement Manager

Education

Business Administration -

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
01.1988

Skills

  • DOT
  • IATA/ICAO regulations
  • Microsoft Office
  • Warehouse Management Systems

AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE

  • Operations Management
  • Logistics
  • Quality Assurance
  • Shipping & Receiving
  • Kronos Time System
  • Inventory Control
  • Building Start Ups
  • Staff Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Control Plus
  • Fulfillment Operations
  • Fleet Operations
  • WMS Systems
  • SAP Systems
  • P&L
  • Supply Chain Mgt.
  • Budgeting
  • Production
  • RF Scanning
  • Paycom

Timeline

Operations Manager

GL Huyett Distribution Inc
02.2023 - Current

Branch Training and Development Manager

Paramount Staffing Inc.
11.2016 - 02.2023

Operations Area Manager for Outbound Operations

NIKE, INC.
10.2007 - 10.2016

Senior Distribution Shipping Supervisor

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.
06.2006 - 10.2007

Warehouse Operations Manager

COSCO INTERNATIONAL COSMETICS
03.2005 - 05.2006

Distribution Operations Supervisor

REVLON, INC
04.2001 - 10.2004

Production Supervisor

BUEHLER MOTOR INC.
10.1999 - 04.2001

Business Administration -

North Carolina A & T State University

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