Shmone Allen
Pt. Lisas
Summary
Dedicated purchasing and warehousing professional specializing in logistics coordination, vendor relations and inventory management. Skilled in Microsoft Office and exceptional at multitasking, consistently exceeding performance metrics. Organized and proactive with remarkable project management, communication and planning abilities. Exceptional leader skilled at reducing costs and increasing department efficiency.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse/Purchasing Manager
Summit Heavy Industries Ltd
05.2017 - 09.2024
- Located and vetted vendors, established good relationships and negotiated contracts.
- Facilitated efficient purchasing and resource availability through monitoring and oversight of all company inventory.
- Established cross-functional team that exceeded benchmarked order management metrics and reduced downtime on jobsites
- Applied effective marketing concepts to increase revenue.
- Determined recurring business needs and maintained necessary inventory levels on a daily basis due to the amount of material required for a 5/7 day a week operation.
- Improved warehousing and inventory management operations, including optimal scheduling and organization of all company equipment including a new and focused view of company safety equipment and gear to meet the Safety directors requirements to carry out his extensive revamped safety program.
- Generated reductions in material expenses by improving tracking, supplier and vendor contracts as well as implementing new inventory procedures while removing outdated ones.
- Tracked and approved procurement plans and inventory levels to meet and exceed company needs.
- Selected and negotiated contracts with supply vendors to obtain top-notch pricing on materials and items.
- Built competitive bidding environment with broad range of suppliers.
- Managed vendor contract negotiation to foster optimal terms and conditions.
- Progressed through various purchasing, warehousing and leadership roles.
- Maintained appropriate inventory levels to meet personnel and corporate needs.
- Monitored weekly, monthly and quarterly achievement goals including on time orders and a intense employee safety program.
- Mentored talented team members through extensive training, consistent feedback and evaluations so they could move up to there desired positions from warehouse staff and drivers to field mechanics.
- Expedited distribution of materials to jobsite locations including the locating, purchasing and logistics of material.
- Evaluated staff performance against expectations.
- Organized and prioritized projects.
- Reviewed supply levels and aging inventory to forecast purchasing needs on a weekly , monthly and yearly basis depending on ownership needs.
- Sourced new vendors for purchasing needs as well as cultivated current vendor relationships using dynamic communication and negotiation skills.
Office Administrator
Samarai Maintenance Company Ltd
02.2016 - 04.2017
- Maintained office systems and supervision of staff.
- Maintained office services by organizing office operations and procedures, preparing payroll, controlling correspondence, designing filing systems, reviewing and approving supply requisitions, and assigning and monitoring clerical functions
- Designed and implemented office policies by establishing standards and procedures, measuring results against standards, and making necessary adjustments
- Completed operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees and following up on work results.
- Kept management informed by reviewing and analyzing special reports, summarizing information, and identifying trends.
- Maintained office staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
- Maintained office staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
- Managed approximately 30 incoming calls, emails and faxes per day.
Administrative Assistant
Belgroves Funeral Home & Crematorium Ltd
06.2007 - 08.2015
- Performed various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to the mortuary, post mortem and embalming.
- Interviewed family or other authorized persons to arrange details, procuring official for religious rites and providing transportation for mourners.
- Informed survivors of all benefits they may be eligible to receive.
- Procured funeral accessories including wreaths, live-streaming, grave markers, headstones, funeral programmes etc.
- Planned, scheduled and coordinated funerals, burials, and cremations.
- Contacted cemeteries to schedule opening and closing of graves.
- Arranged for shipping of human remains regionally and internationally.
- Discussed and negotiated pre-arranged funerals with clients.
- Offered counsel and comfort to bereaved families and friends.
- Consulted with families and/or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, and plans for services.
- Planned memorial services and organized for the disposal of cremated remains.
- Obtained information needed to complete legal documents such as death certificates and burial permits.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to customer inquiries, addressing concerns effectively, and building strong lasting relationships that fostered repeat business.
Education
Certificate - Inventory And Warehouse Management
SBCS Global Learning Institute
Champs Fleurs11.2022
Certificate - Cake Decorating
Ministry of Community Development Cult. & The Arts
Central, Trinidad And Tobago2014
CXC/GCE O'Level - 6 Passes
Southern Academy & Pleasantville Secondary School
San Fernando 2005
Skills
- Inventory coordination
- Distribution experience
- Logistics coordination
- Project management
- Supplier relationship management
- Purchase orders
- Inventory control procedures
- Excellent communication skills
- Safety standards
- Employee Team Supervision
- Purchasing management
- Mentoring and training
- Flexible
- Microsoft Office
- Multitasking
Timeline
Warehouse/Purchasing Manager
Summit Heavy Industries Ltd
05.2017 - 09.2024
Office Administrator
Samarai Maintenance Company Ltd
02.2016 - 04.2017
Administrative Assistant
Belgroves Funeral Home & Crematorium Ltd
06.2007 - 08.2015
Certificate - Inventory And Warehouse Management
SBCS Global Learning Institute
Certificate - Cake Decorating
Ministry of Community Development Cult. & The Arts
CXC/GCE O'Level - 6 Passes
Southern Academy & Pleasantville Secondary School
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