Bill Smith

Experience

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  Natus Medical Incorporated

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2021

  Managed a team of 21 plus contract manufacturers for Logistics, Facilities, Manufacturing and Factory Service. Operations and Facilities Budget Management.• Oversaw successful communication, transfer and close of Seattle operations over a year’s time. • Negotiated retention and severance bonuses for the Operations team.• Collaborated directly with team members, department heads, project managers and contract manufacturers training new teams taking over the transfer of Operations.• Met end of December 2020 closing deadline by working with the supply chain selling, excess inventory to new and current contract manufacturers, and worked with finance and leadership scrapping excess and obsolete inventory. Show less Manage Warehouse Supervisors for material flows of inbound and outbound logistics.Formed cross functional partnership with Quality team, promoted Material Handlers into Quality Inspectors to clear inspection backlog.• Conducted Corrective Action (CAPA), with collective solutions. Led team performing CAPA remediation at three sites in 6 months, Creating VSM, Implementing 5S, and updating procedures for control.• Oversaw a green belt project with materials and quality team improving receiving inspection.• Led a team successfully packing-up and moving a warehouse from Chicago to Seattle in three days.• Initiated improvement to Agile (PLM) system for shelf life control. Coordinated between multiple Domestic and International sites, IT and quality team from initiation to completion.• Led a black belt project with materials and quality team improving quarantine disposition process.• Performed as escalation point for accounts payable issues and transactional research between vendors, buyers, and accounting team.• Performed On-site Contract Manufacturer Project improving processes aiding in reconfiguring warehouse storage, creating dedicated and defined work areas, and improving control of workflow.• Conducted Seattle Incoming Receiving Inspection Project decreasing inspectors from four to one, and decreasing completion of inspection from weeks to days. Show less Manage a team of up to 10 receiving, picking, issuing to production, and shipping all items out of facility. Performed as interim Supervisor for Electronics production and Factory Service during leadership change, while continuing to supervise the Warehouse shipping/receiving team.• Restructured floor layout to decrease wasted movement.• Assisted with implementation of new ERP system, authored simplified instructions, and trained teams.• Cross-trained all team members to all tasks and reorganized to place best skills at key work stations.• Led a successful team in tearing down the machine shop after function was outsourced. Organized an employee auction for materials and tools, and then rebuilt area with production cells to take on the new Oregon acquisition.• Traveled extensively breaking down and transferring the Oregon and Illinois warehouses into Washington, Iowa, and B.C. Canada. • Trained new teams on processes and computer system (Oracle EBS). Show less

  • Sr. Manager, Operations

    Mar 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Operations Manager

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Logistics Manager

    Mar 2016 - Oct 2018

  • Warehouse Receiving and Shipping Supervisor

    Sept 2011 - Mar 2016
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  Bass Pro Shops

  Apr 2021 - Feb 2024

  Replenishment & Allocation Manager

  Managed a team of seven for soft-line proprietary and national brand categories. • Implemented and oversaw distribution and purchase strategies to achieve company’s financial goals .• Performed deep review of each purchase request to minimize aged or overstock inventory. • Functioned as seasonal escalation point to prioritize next container at port or trailer at lot to get received.• Identified aging receiving issues to escalate and resolve under 48-hours to get inventory onto shelves. Show less

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  DHL Supply Chain

  Nov 2024 - now

  Inventory Control Manager

  Excellence, Simply DeliveredManage team of solvers, donations, quality sorting and 3rd party invoicing.Responsible for daily cycle counts. Primary and quality hold.Manage sanitation team keeping aisles and floor level of warehouse racking clean and clear. Manage team of three cycle counters between two warehouses, dry and refrigerated.Worked with team to verify quality holds and counts remained accurate during recent warehouse system upgrade. Trained cycle counters on new process and system.Ran error reporting to identify trends, discuss and resolve at morning team meetings. Show less