Van Johnson

Experience

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  Silver Bay Seafoods, LLC

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2014

  + Facilitated the successful merger of Silver Bay Seafoods and Annette Island Packing inventory management and shipping systems by: developing and implementing plant-specific procedures whichadhered to company policies; overseeing plant renovation projects; conducting employee training; etc.+ Successfully managed the complete outfitting of the Metlakatla plant within two-month timeline+ Oversaw 16 million pounds of finished product, the most single-season shipment in company history+ Trained and supervised a shipping crew of over 30 employees to accurately record, track, and loadfinished product into refrigerated containers+ Reduced labor costs by approximately $50/load and loading times by 20 minutes/load by developing areal-time net weight calculator for accurate loading of palletized product Show less + Developed and implemented plant-wide procurement and inventory management procedures including: forecasting, requisitioning, ordering, receiving, inventorying, and distributing all materials+ Successfully outfitted two +55,000-sq. ft. seafood production facilities in Craig and Valdez with all raw and consumable supplies needed during and after its construction, completed within 5-month timeline+ Managed and maintained effective relationships with suppliers by negotiating and vetting contracts Show less

  • Shipping & Inventory Manager

    May 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Supply Chain, Procurement & Inventory Manager

    Aug 2008 - May 2013
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  International Trade Administration

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Intern

  + Produced regular reports that increased business and trade intelligence in the ASEAN community by researching and analyzing market trends and current events+ Represented ITA at local trade shows

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  APICDA -Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Seasonal Field Office Administrator

  + Responsible for overall operations of APICDA’s Atka Pride Seafoods facility including staffing, quality, production, maintenance, reporting, recordkeeping, communication, and safety.+ Manage annual plant budget through expenditure analysis and supply and labor cost control+ Train, direct, lead and supervise plant staff of over 20 employees

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  Icomera US, Inc.

  Dec 2017 - Mar 2020

  Inventory & Logistics Manager

  + Responsible for directing and coordinating inventory and logistics for Icomera's North America office+ Oversaw purchase order fulfillment+ Managed RMA process from ticket issuance to closing+ Worked closely with a variety of suppliers on time-sensitive, high value hardware components+ Performed Regular Demand Forecasting+ Managed cellular data program+ Analyzed cellular data (modeling, forecasting and reporting )

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  BDI Furniture

  Mar 2020 - Nov 2021

  Purchasing & Inventory Control Supervisor

  Member of operations team tasked with supporting day-to-day operations via oversight of purchasing and inventory related functions.+ Review and execute production plans+ Issue purchase orders+ Manage international vendor relationships+ Facilitate factory direct orders+ Perform monthly sales forecasting via in-depth sales analysis+ Analyze, update and maintain inventory database/ERP system (Microsoft AX)+ Work closely with design team to Create and update item BOM’s+ Lead daily inventory cycle counts and reconcile inventory levels+ Monitor and maintain inventory levels according to established metrics+ Track all inbound freight shipments, keeping team apprised of changes Show less

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  GCI Communication Corp.

  Nov 2021 - Sept 2022

  Sourcing Manager

  + Lead strategic sourcing projects focused on improving company’s cost structure, margins for COGS, and cost avoidance related to products & services + Conducted full lifecycle project management of procurement events related to competitive bidding and incumbent renegotiations including kick off-meetings, stakeholder Interviews, data analysis, vendor communications, and proposal evaluations + Collaborated with internal project stakeholders and sponsors + Negotiated rates for products & services purchased by the company + Identified cost and process improvement opportunities + Prepared data requests for suppliers and internal stakeholders + Researched alternate suppliers to help create leverage and competitive bid opportunities + Developed and presented baseline spend to VP sponsors, project team members and procurement leaders + Facilitated Request for Quotes (RFQ), Request for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Information (RFI), and other vendor management related tasks+ Initiated reference checks for new suppliers and collected incumbent supplier performance feedback from business stakeholders + Created deal summaries to prepare for negotiations + Conducted contract and deal reviews with internal stakeholder teams (finance, legal, P/L) + Made award recommendations and facilitated contract finalization and project handoff s to business owners Show less

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  Alaska Communications

  Jan 2023 - now

  • Program Manager, Process Improvement

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Senior Project Coordinator

    Nov 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Project Coordinator

    Jan 2023 - Nov 2023