mark smith

* Transformed a business segment to increase efficiency, while also opening up sales opportunities, creating 8 jobs, and expanding the segment's workable room by 10% * Researched different plastics to create reference documents for management's use in future sales opportunities * Analyzed business partners and their competitors in search of better prices on materials exiting the facility and recovered nearly $1000 from the discovery of invoicing mistakes * Decreased the facility's waste output and generated a profit stream by identifying recyclable materials and their appropriate buyers * Increased the warehouse's operational productivity by introducing forms, distributing equipment, and suggesting process changes

* Reached business fluency in German after 4 months of schooling and proceeded to train in multiple fundamental business roles where procedural improvements were identified and implemented * Absorbed significant knowledge on the front-end, customer-facing aspects of the grocery retail market by mastering each of the store employee roles (Associate, Cashier, Supervisor, & Manager) * Recognized for high performance and subsequently transferred to a late-start organizational unit, Logistics, to help expedite the development of the department

* Trained and led both an inventory audit team and a 5 S project team which evolved based upon rapidly changing conditions in the facility and workforce * Established standardized inventory codes for each product and the most effective locations for all inbound and outbound inventory in the 160,000 square foot warehouse * Reengineered major de-manufacturing processes to substantially increase throughput, raise quality of outbound products, and drive enormous gains from additional revenue streams * Reduced sitting outbound inventory from 3.5 million pounds to 500,000 pounds in 5 months through cross-functional teamwork and communication with other national and global Sims locations

* Supervised over 30 associates to properly receive and sort between 1.3 and 2 million pounds of electronic equipment each month, while establishing specific standards and developing an incentive program for associates * Reduced the time taken to perform quarterly audits on our largest customer by 50%, thus ending excessive overtime costs and improving critical customer relations * Analyzed processes and produced fundamental changes in multiple departments to cut costs, reduce labor input, minimize safety hazards, and increase operational room * Led the establishment of numerous major areas of operations that were required after the acquisition of E-Structors in order to meet the standards of Sims’ global plants

* Manage a team of 7 Managers, 3 Senior Analysts, 1 Analyst, and 1 Intern who each contribute to a wide range of highly successful projects and operational enhancements * Designed and executed an SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) training program for 14 positions covering 400+ employees in 2 distribution centers, ensuring a grasp of new technologies and a successful country opening * Controlled all parts of 3 core company workstreams including hiring of teams and change management * Influenced the creation of and launched a new organizational structure in both distribution centers by defining responsibilities for positions based off impacts from the new system and training accordingly

* Developed, tested, and released core business processes in SAP EWM, which mimicked previous procedures in the company’s legacy systems * Spearheaded launch of new warehouse management system in the Northern Ireland business unit, where primary responsibility was guaranteeing the receipt and shipment of all produce products * Promoted due to demonstrated project management skills, outstanding leadership, and continuous improvement in company practices

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigman Fraternity Phi Chi Theta Business & Economics Fraternity