Chris Smoke

Experience

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  Team Beans LLC

  Jun 2009 - May 2011

  Logistics/EDI/Inventory Control

  • Responsible for logistics report used to track of thousands of weekly orders for 50+ customers to determine availability to ship • Planned allocation of 9 products to 3000+ stores for a nationwide company for a 3 million dollar order • Executed replenishment program for a national company for 5 items using daily sell through reports for 1500 stores

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  Global Beauty Group

  May 2011 - Aug 2012

  Supply Chain Analyst

  -Forecasted, purchased and managed inventory in collaboration with 3 different cosmetic companies• Networked with manufacturers from Europe, Australia and the USA to provide components for goods• Implemented shared forecasts and sales reports throughout the supply chain to improve lead times and decrease out of stock items• Controlled item inventory in ERP system by entering receipts and managing Bill of Materials• Worked with freight companies and customs to ensure most cost effective and efficient method of transport and smooth entry through customs • Helped reduce packaging costs by replacing individually printed cartons with generic cartons• Worked with sales and customer service to accommodate unusual demand requirements• Negotiated with manufacturers to keep commonly used packaging, labels and components at their sites to minimize freight costs and lead times• Specified and executed a project to repackage $11,000 of finished goods to meet hazardous material labeling requirements Show less

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  Toys"R"Us

  Oct 2012 - Apr 2014

  Transportation Planner

  -Routed and managed collect shipments from vendors to Toys R’ Us Distribution Centers• Analyzed customer orders to route millions of dollars worth of collect shipments per quarter from vendors to Distribution Centers to create the most efficient and cost effective loads (IMC, TL, LTL)• Collaborated with Carriers on a daily basis to ensure compliance and timeliness of shipments• Owned Open PO Report used to alert Sales and Operations of orders that may ship late• Analyzed weekly late shipments to determine steps to improve On Time Performance at each Distribution Center • Contributing member of a team that improved On Time Performance by 12% in 2013 • Analyzed lead times of Full Truck and LTL shipments on all lanes to improve accuracy within order management system• Multi-Tasked within a high pressure environment to ensure that loads are switched to a capable carrier when there are capacity or equipment issues with the original carrier • Worked with multiple teams within the company such as Merchandise Planning and Allocation and sales Show less

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  Integra LifeSciences

  Apr 2014 - now

  • Member of LEAN Committee. Work with committee to continually improve engagement of employees in LEAN Initiatives• Winner of Integra Workout to Win Gold Award (for impactful LEAN Project) with a team of three others out of more than 4,000 employeeso Worked cross functionally to improve process, implement reporting, maintain performance to save $1M annually on sales rep freight costs• Selected as Transportation Lead on New DC Project, includes transfer of good, implementation of systems, creation of routing guide• Identified and implemented routing changes to save $176K in freight in 2017• Supported Simplification and Operational Excellence by creating new reporting, combining existing and streamlining reports to save more than eight work hours per week in freight department.• Improved reporting turnaround time-created new process to allow for weekly reporting• Worked with FP and A to improve G/L Coding to streamline and improve efficiency Show less

  • Manager, Global Transportation

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Senior Freight Specialist

    Dec 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Freight Analyst

    Jul 2015 - Dec 2019

  • Import/Export Freight Associate

    Apr 2014 - Jul 2015