US Marine CorpsOperations and Logistics Manager (Gunnery Sergeant)
Jul. 2004 - Aug. 2008Orange County, California Area•Oversee activities directly related to making products or providing services.
•Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
•Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
•Manage staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties.
•Direct and coordinate organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency.
•Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with board members, organization officials, and staff members as necessary.
•Determine staffing requirements, and interview, hire and train new employees, or oversee those personnel processes.
•Plan and direct activities such as sales promotions, coordinating with other department heads as required.
•Determine goods and services to be sold, and set prices and credit terms, based on forecasts of customer demand.
•Locate, select, and procure merchandise for resale, representing management in purchase negotiations.
•Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.
•Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
•Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, customer service logs, or training or safety records.
•Supervise the work of logistics specialists, planners, or schedulers.
•Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management.
•Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.