GXO Logistics, Inc.

•	Drive a customer-centric and service-oriented organization required to manage division-specific projects and represent the voice of the customer at the Supply Chain (SC) leadership table.
•	Team safety champion.
•	Develop the strategy for seamless problem-solving and Enterprise-wide collaboration to successfully meet the needs of the customer.
•	Manage critical or urgent issues, liaise between relevant stakeholders to resolve complex issues and close the feedback loop with division senior leadership.
•	Provide guidance on labor planning and attaining team goals across multiple supervisors.
•	Monitor and report key performance indicators to ensure the team achieves and when possible exceeds targets.
•	Drove shipping rate from 70% to 99% by communicating metrics and expectations to team.
•	Drove picking errors down by 25% by implementing real time training, feedback, and accountability. 
•	15% reduction in error tickets by sharing the top percentage of error types with staff to prevent common events.
•	Define, analyze, and improve tech client's distribution operational processes to solve business critical challenges.
•	Work cross-functionally with engineering team and transportation partners, while ensuring a culture of safety, security, and compliance in DC activities.
•	Gather and provide feedback to team on the lessons learned, best practices and innovations on process/procedures and provide tools to promote an efficient operations.
•Manage time and attendance of all reporting staff.
• Operations leadership award from GXO division President 2023

Supply Chain Manager- Tech vertical

Dynacraft Wheels

-Established operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory current. Lead and measure all daily processes to ensure order fulfillment and production are completed with excellence on a daily basis. Partnership with the Director of Operations for resolving daily challenges and ensuring timely and accurate completion with the largest distributor of bikes and ride ons of the United States.
-Manage Supply Chain, Transportation and Dray departments.
-Resource to all.
-Ownership of Staffing both Professional and hourly staff. Support the performance management process, administer compensation when necessary, and training and development. Create culture that promotes positive employee relations. 
-Managed inventory team to drive inventory accuracy from 50% to 99.5% through implementing processes and holding teams accountable.
-Monitors all activities to ensure team is consistently improving in safety, quality, culture, and productivity.
-Drove Cost per case down by 37% by implementing new efficiency processes. 
-Support team through the use of Dematic WMS and automation systems.
-Lead team through use of Autostore process improvements.
-Lead team in implementation of new WMS system. (Blue Yonder- Superuser)
-Lead team in the implementation of conveyor system while volume has increased more than 100%+ over the past 3 years.
-Under my leadership in less than 1 year 7 employees have been promoted to leadership roles including an operations manager, 2 Supervisors, 3 operations leads, and an inventory professional.
-Developed core staff which is increasingly improving overall turn over rate for site from previous year.
-Developed relationship with carriers.
-Improved absenteeism rate from an average 30% to 4% from previous year through communication to staff on a daily basis of goals, expectations, and company policies.

General Manager Distribution

XPO Logistics, Inc.

-Led start up of XPO account including staffing for hourly and professional roles.
-Managing all aspects of logistics including customer service, transportation, eccomerce, inbound(Including live unloads)/outbound(Including parcel and LTL- drop and live loads), inventory, quality, Hr initiatives, safety, and people management across 2 buildings.
-Resource to Operations, sales, and marketing team.
-Support the consolidation of 2 buildings while in the middle of volumes higher than peak with record volumes in shipping and inbound.
-Provide guidance on labor planning and attaining team goals across 4 shifts in an ever-changing, fast paced environment.
-Under my leadership in under 1 year 10 temp associates were promoted to leadership roles including 2 salaried supervisors, 3 leads, 2 LTL specialist, 2 trainers,1 inventory specialist, and 1 project manager.
-Monitor and report key performance indicators to ensure the team achieves and when possible exceeds targets.
-Created and maintained a display ready site utilized to gain other customers outside of XPO network.
-Implement new ways of leading and motivating employees to achieve cultural change and increase productivity.
-Run operations while also supporting customers many request from numerous client departments. 
-Supported the startup of new building while managing peak volumes simultaneously.
-Worked with director of transportation to close process gaps in carrier communication.
-Collaborated with local carriers to implement drop trailer system.  
-Work with corporate IT team to implement new systems and system updates.
- Increased building productivity by 50%.
-Managed OT under 5% .
-Servant leader
-2 years with 0 osha recordables.
-Global safety award 2018 and 2019
-Rewarded the Operational leadership award from the Senior Vice President of XPO logistics.
-Performance led to offers of promotion.

Manager, SC Operations- Industrial vertical

Primerica

Sales/Recruiting Manager

Luxottica

During the start up of Luxottica and North America building consolidation:
-Led the startup of building starting weekend shift including 100% staffing of Assistant Supervisor, 2 leads, 5 picking specialist and 42 floor associates in a new building. Team has expanded to 167 associates.
-Acting operations manager managing all aspects of operations for the weekend shift including Outbound, inbound, Hr initiatives, international, and sortation and ecommerce operations across 2 buildings.
-Support the Consolidation of Luxottica and Oakley brands merging multiple buildings.
-Lead team of 167+ associates through the integration of automation and new systems.
-Trained, developed, and lead my team to be the most versatile group in Luxottica.
-Under my leadership within 1 year at Luxottica 20 floor associates were promoted including 4 assistant supervisors, 2 clerical, 2 planning leads, 2 machine operators,1 logistics analyst, 1 shipping lead, 1 problem solving lead, 1 exceptions lead, 1 outbound lead, 4 operations system support and 1 picking specialists.
-Plan labor and making effective changes throughout the shift to meet the customer’s demands.
-Drive out inefficiencies for the shift by constantly coaching team.
-Implemented training to minimize losses in picking and replenishment downtime for weekend shift.
-Provide guidance on labor planning and attaining team goals in an ever-changing, fast paced environment.
-Complete online timekeeping and payroll submissions and coordinate yearly vacation plan for 167 associates plus shift management.
-Monitor and report on key performance indicators to ensure the team achieves and when possible exceeds set targets.
-Implement new ways of leading and motivating employees to achieve cultural change and increase productivity. 
-Ensure all procedures are followed in accordance to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), accident/incident reporting.
-850,000 sq ft automated warehouse
-Utilize SAP to manage business.

Supervisor of Global Logistics

DHL Supply Chain

-Improved what was once the worst shift in building to the best in safety and productivity.
Most improved shift.
-Operations analyst for night shift operations.
-Resource to all teams including Operations, inventory, and Quality.
-Mentor 4 supervisors and 5 leads to communicate and collectively guide all areas to successfully complete shift between inbound, outbound, casepick, mso, and transportation for a shift of 200+  associates.
-Manage transportation department to keep an even flow of traffic between outbound, inbound, and over the road drivers.
-Solve warehouse related customer issues.
-Lead shift meetings 
-Carry out corrective actions needed to improve overall shift performance.
-Update senior leadership team including consumer directors during 7am and 7pm conference call answering to shifts plans, pros and cons.
- Present process improvements to operations manager to drive across 4 shifts.
-Drive cost savings in operations.
Recommend terminations to HR when all other options have been exhausted.
-Monitor hazmats through SAP while also monitoring operations through Warehouse systems RTCS, ODOT, and redprairie.
-Train new supervisors and new managers.
Recruit, interview, and hire at the regional HR office.
P&G start up; building consolidation; Sandoz start up.
-Performance lead to many other offers to support other sites.

Senior Operations Supervisor

Supervised the daily production schedule in order to allocate sufficient resources to accomplish daily work load and ensure timely shipment of product.
Meet strict time frame in an environment where failure is zero tolerence. 
Coached team on safety,
allocated work, monitored productivity, and procured resources to facilitate staff performance, ensuring high standards of quality, accuracy, housekeeping, merchandise damage minimization.
Determined appropriate procedures for filling merchandise orders and for storing merchandise. Implemented procedures and monitored adherence, efficiency and cost effectiveness of the procedures and recommends changes.
In conjunction with Operations Manager, carries out disciplinary actions or recommends termination of employment as appropriate.
Monitor hazmats through SAP.
Performance led to additional responsibilities.

Supervisor of Outbound

During start up of a high volume customer response network I:
Coordinated the smooth flow of merchandise from the receiving department to outbound departments and CRN.
Developed working relationships with Dhl and MSO Operations managers and supervisors to ensure all needs were met in priority order.
Maintained clean docks and documented any defective items received from other warehouses.
Maintain returns process and procedures.
Responsible for production of Dhl to MSO.
Ensure that associates are following safety procedures while being efficient.
Drove Mso misses for night shift MSO down by 30%.
Pushed quality of mso delivery to 100% by pushing training and processes.
Pushed processes to minimize inventory errors through regular audits.
Shift was top in productivity in building during my tenure as supervisor for both inbound and MSO. 
Mentored 1 training supervisor, 2 administrative assistants, 1 Mso Lead, 1 Inbound lead, 1 quality lead, 1 floor lead, 1 trainer,  and 5 inventory associates to promotions during  tenure as supervisor. 
Performance led to additional responsibilities.

Supervisor of Inbound/Returns and Mso

Responsible for warehouse inventory maintenance and reconciliation on a daily basis. Multitasking, Analyzing, Troubleshooting, Research, training, process improvement, coaching and development, cycle counting, slotting, Quality work, Adjustments, Record keeping/tracking, reports and staying organized.
 Explaining expectations and inventory/quality to floor associates and management team in p&g network.
 standards  observing (BBS observations), understanding and resolving many issues at the same time.
 Performance led to promotion.

Quality/Inventory Control Lead

In a 1.7m square foot facility, run shift meetings set daily goals and keep team informed of hourly progress. Monitor multiple computer screens, factory conveyor, phone, and floor to run operation efficiently while cooperating with p&g request and co-contracting company. Tracking and maintaining a productive shift while also completing any special assignments given by operations manager or p&g site leader. Scheduling live loads/live unloads to meet LRDTs while also managing late live loads/unloads and keeping customer and carriers informed. Make neccessary adjustments in assignments and staffing to acheive daily goal while also enforcing SOPs and holding staff accountable. Effectively delegate responsibilities to acheive goals. Retrain team on floor and supervisors on system when it is needed. Observe (LMS observation/BBS observation), coach and develop team to success. Keep team informed on safety and quality. 
Tweaked the manuel slide and cross dock process and saved the building $142,350.00 in labor across 4 shifts. 
Update all summary reports and collect teams paperwork to be turned in to upper management. Performance led to additional responsibilities.

Group lead Coordinator/ Tasker/ Transportation coordinator

Little Caesars Pizza

-In Georgia's busiest little caesars I accounted for financial transactions and prepared bank deposits. 
-Generated and implemented new ideas for sales increase. 
-Increased sales of Albany area by 20%. Insured good customer service was provided to all customers. 
-Chosen by franchise owner and District manager to train assistant district manager.
-Trained director of HR of Albany and Florida area.
-CrossTrained all employees and upcoming management on proper procedures.
-Scheduling to best fit the expected business daily.
 -Balancing labor under 15% to fit weekly sales. 
-Tracked inventory to prevent any improper use of company goods. 
-Enforcing all quality control food policies.
-Hiring staff, Orientation, developing Associates in a manor where most became managers themselves. 
-Also recruiting quality help from the Albany and Florida area. 
-Under my leadership 7 associates were promoted to management roles.

General Manager/Regional Trainer

Smart cart

Working in a fast environment giving directions to hundreds of customers of different races, dialects, and attitudes on daily basis.

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I am a well rounded professional from Flint, Michigan with proven ability to analyze, strategize, and adapt in a fast paced environment with accelerated pressure. These are just a few of the many reasons that every position I’ve held I am considered top tier.  My interpersonal skills are great and communication is very well received from myself to the team and customer. Something valuable about me is I have a real understanding of what it really means to problem solve which is to find a solution but understand the cause of the situation and trouble shoot to minimize and ultimately eliminate future issues. Although I am direct and firm every team I’ve had loves me for what I bring to the table. With my never enough mindset I’m ready to create new standards and take my team to the top. Open to all conversations. To contact Eddie Walters with any opportunities or questions use email eddiewalters.ew@gmail.com

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Common Sense isn't as COMMON as the Name Suggests.

Have you ever noticed how "common sense" is a bit like that one coworker's lunch in the fridge—everyone talks about it, but no one can find it when needed? 😂

↳Common sense is supposed to be a collection of sound and prudent judgment calls that everyone is expected to have. 

—But if everyone has it, why do we still witness a parade of face-palm moments in meetings or when that printer gets jammed for the 100th time this week?

—It’s like WiFi in some places—everyone knows it should be there, but the signal sometimes drops when you need it the most!

↳Is it possible that what's "common" varies wildly from one person to another? 

—Perhaps what's obvious to me (like not reheating fish in the office microwave —please stop) might not be so clear to someone else.

↳Common sense might seem like a fundamental skill set to all job applicants – you know, things like tailoring your resume for each application, understanding the company culture before an interview, or following up with a thank you email. These are considered basics, right? 

But guess what? 

—These “basics” aren't always so basic. The job market is a diverse playing field, with each employer looking for a unique blend of skills and personalities. 

—What's common sense in one industry might be a faux pas in another. Ever tried a casual approach in a highly formal sector? It might not go as planned!

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1) Delays and extra Cost: Ignoring experts often means longer, costlier projects. It's like getting stuck in traffic on a detour.

2) Mediocre results: Overlooking expert advice usually results in underwhelming outcomes, similar to expecting a gourmet meal but getting a bland dish.

3) Increased risks: Without expert guidance, risks increase, much like navigating a tricky road without a map.

4) Tense relationships: Not listening to consultants strains relationships, making teamwork a silent standoff.

5) Wasted resources: Ignoring experts can waste time, money, and effort on ineffective solutions, akin to leaving the tap running while trying to save water.

6) Repeating mistakes: Skipping expert advice often leads to repeating the same errors, like rewatching a bad movie and expecting a different ending.

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As we celebrate #FinancialLiteracyMonth in April, it is crucial to recognize the importance of #financialeducation and the impact it has on our communities. Financial literacy is not solely about managing money—it is about empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills to make informed financial decisions that can positively impact their lives.

I'm excited to share that Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings, co-hosts of the Earn Your Leisure (EYL) podcast, are leading the charge. They have developed and are piloting financial literacy courses in 10 high schools in the Bronx, NY. This initiative is a significant step forward in ensuring that future generations have the necessary tools and knowledge to navigate the complexities of personal finance. After this initial phase, they are planning to expand their courses to every school in the Bronx.

Financial literacy is a fundamental skill that empowers individuals to achieve their financial goals, build a secure future and achieve social mobility. By introducing these courses in high schools, Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings are not only providing students with practical financial knowledge but also setting them up for success in adulthood.

Thank you, both, for your commitment to financial education and for supporting initiatives like these. Together, we can empower upcoming generations to make sound financial decisions and build a more financially secure future for all. 

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I cannot tell you how good this one is. The channel offers in-depth tutorials, lectures, and how-tos about Procurement, online learning, financial planning, business start-up, CPA lectures, and ACCA tutorials. 


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