Hope Watts

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2010

  Supply Administration and Operations Supervisor
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  Patricio Enterprises, Inc.

  Sept 2011 - Nov 2015

  Supply Administration and Operations Specialist

  • Supervised the redistribution of over $100M worth of equipment to other organizations resulting in efficient use of available supplies and transportation • Managed 100% of reports with 20K pieces of equipment and made sure equipment was accurately tracked• Administrated $1B annual budget while supporting 7 different units and direct costumers• Delivered subject matter expertise for supply operations to decision makers of Marine Corps Special Operations Command• Performed Consolidated Memorandum Receipt Clerk duties, managed all serialized assets including small arms; maintained 100% accountability and 100% records accuracy resulting in multiple performance awards• Submitted and managed all requisitions for the parent unit and oversaw requisitions submitted by subordinate units• Transitioned coworkers from a legacy warehouse management system a new, all-inclusive WMS, new inventory and 3PL management system; modernized supply chain operations and increased efficiency 50% Show less

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  Gleaning For The World

  Feb 2016 - May 2017

  Warehouse Manager's Assistant

  • Analyzed previous shipping and receiving logs to correct discrepancies in the company inventory database• Processed shipping request orders into the company's operating system, organized them based on priority and distributed to corresponding areas of the warehouse for further processing• Conducted Inventory maintenance, weekly spot checks and monthly wall-to-wall inventories to ensure 100% accountability• Scheduled 300+ inbound and outbound shipping to and from various points around the world including Republic of the Congo, Russia, Central and South America• Introduced and cultivated relationships with partnering companies and brokers to add diversity to the supply chain • Built personal relationships with customers to provide them with a better experience and encourage their repeated business Show less

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  LSC Communications

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2019

  Distribution Planner

  • Scheduled 700+ outbound shipments and monitored 250+ inbound shipments to ensure exact mailing dates were met as specified by the customer• Developed a system to communicate inbound and outbound shipments to all departments inside the plant and partners outside of the building • Maximized truck capacity in order to minimize the number out outbound loads, thus saving the company loading time and shipping costs• Created a written SOP to make cross-training easier

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  Greater Lynchburg Transit Company

  Jun 2019 - Oct 2021

  Assistant General Manager

  I am responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the operational activities of the company. I assist the GM in directing the day-to-day operations as well as provide departmental oversight for all employment practices including labor relations, employee relations, and work assignments. I ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. I serve as GLTC's EEO Officer administering the EEO program as well as the DEBLO to enforce, monitor, and develop the DBE program.

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  Lynchburg City Schools

  Oct 2021 - now

  Director Of Transportation