Michael Parliman

Maintained daily operations within a 100,000 sq. ft. distribution center, handling over 10,000 shipments per month and enhancing operational workflows and productivity by 20%.

Strengthened the organizations transportation operations by staying updated on industry trends and adopting advanced technologies, leading to a 10% increase in operational efficiencies.

Managed internal data transfers in Oracle and MS Excel using pivot tables, cloud automated intelligent technologies, and transportation management software systems (TMS).

Collaborated seamlessly with warehouse operations, inventory control, and customer service teams, achieving a 98% supply chain operational rate.

Negotiated optimal pricing for LTL deliveries, direct shipping, and freight brokers using Descartes Route Planner and Oracle transportation management software (OTM), improving on-time delivery performance from 87% to 98%.

Piloted an OTM upgrade for automating LTL shipments leading to an 87.8% ROI adoption rate.

Played a pivotal role in vender selection and onboarding, ensuring a 95% service level agreement adherence.

Strategically developed applications to identify the optimal path for orders to take based on cost and transit time, resulting in a 45% increase in productivity.

Initiated a comprehensive logistics distribution plan, improving transportation costs, fleet utilization, and route optimization, resulting in increased profitability and cost savings of over $[1} million annually.

Monitored and assessed departmental performance using Power BI and Tableau to track key metrics, driving a 25% increase in data-oriented decision making to improve operations.

Supervised a team of (10) associates to manage $8M in inventory, maintaining a 99.9% accuracy in stock levels and contributing to a 15% growth in customer satisfaction.

Daily usage of database for monitoring inventory, consolidating sub-inventories, updating orders, confirming shipments, binning data and tracing material transactions.

Analyzed sales trends and historical data using MS Excel (pivot tables, analysis ToolPak) to forecast future inventory needs.

Participated in the database transition from IBM i5 /OS to Odoo ERP/CRM software, increasing automated inventory functionalities by 25% and improving real-time data accuracy and tracking.

Collaborated with the procurement & purchasing manager to mitigate excess inventory, resulting in the reduction of holding costs by 20.22%.

Optimized SQL queries to analyze inventory levels, reducing excess stock by 15%.

Orchestrated the inventory segment of the ERP system upgrade – comprising data migration and user training – which cut report generation time by 50% and improved real-time data accessibility.

Conducted quarterly inventories and merchandise audits, reducing loss and shrinkage by 18.5%.

Completed proficient data entry of account orders, assessing labialization, containerization and accuracy with products in WMS storage locations, achieving a 95% cycle count accuracy rate through meticulous attention to detail and process optimization.

Developed and executed a quarterly physical inventory plan, improving year-over-year accuracy by 10%.

Reduced total inventory value to $[2 mil] by implementing inventory management tools to reduce lead times.

Devised a rolling 14-month demand forecasting model, increasing inventory and logistics efficiency by 47%