Hi, I’m
Karlos Williams
Warehouse Manager
Eaton Bray,CBF
Summary
Dynamic and driven manager with over 17 years of experience in management roles, specializing in the seamless receipt, storage, and dispatch of diverse goods. Proven expertise in enhancing warehouse operations to achieve peak efficiency, effectiveness, and service quality while fostering a positive work environment. Recognized for a proactive work ethic and a comprehensive understanding of recruitment, compensation, employment conditions, and diversity matters. Resourceful in directing warehouse operations with skills in recruiting, hiring, training, and scheduling employees to meet production needs while maintaining high morale through constructive feedback and staff reviews.
Overview
30
years of professional experience
Work History
VIRTUE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Warehouse Operations Manager
07.2015 - Current
Job overview
- Daily schedules, deliveries, staff Rota's and time keeping Disciplinary procedures, Health & Safety, hiring of staff Maintaining stock levels Making sure quality, budgetary targets and goals are met Have a clear understanding of the companies polices and vision, and how the warehouse contributes to these Keeping stock control systems up to date, and make sure inventories are correct Recruitment and training of staff, as well as monitoring staff performances and progress To ensure productivity targets are met or exceeded Controlling Warehouse budgets.
- Managed warehouse inventories, suggesting and implementing ideas to improve product movement processes.
- Monitored warehouse safety and swiftly resolved hazards.
- Exceeded warehouse productivity targets with consistent operational oversight.
- Defined KPI targets to keep solid standards of work in warehouse team.
- Streamlined warehouse operations by implementing inventory management systems to improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Trained and mentored staff on safety protocols and operational best practices.
FOCUS INTERNATIONAL
Warehouse Manager (Ellesse Sportswear)
03.2010 - 07.2015
Job overview
- Responsible for planning out all warehouse resources & activities in relation to companies' objectives & targets.
- Allocating space for storing goods.
- Responsible for warehouse security and accountability.
- Ensuring stock levels are managed and controlled effectively.
- Ensuring compliance with all Health and Safety regulations.
- Implementing new projects.
- Making sure that all freight receipts and deliveries are carried out on time.
- Scheduling work & Rota's to meet fluctuations in staffing levels.
- Responsible for the disciplinary & grievance procedures.
- Import & export all over the world.
- Improved warehouse layout to maximise storage space.
- Trained inexperienced staff on job duties, company policies and safety procedures to ease rapid onboarding in times of peak demands.
- Oversaw daily warehouse operations ensuring efficiency and adherence to safety protocols.
- Managed inventory control processes, optimizing stock levels and reducing inaccuracies.
Vauxhall spare parts operations
Warehiouse Shift Manager
04.1988 - 03.2010
Job overview
- After serving time as warehouse operative.
- Promoted to warehouse Supervisor, then warehouse Manager.
- Carry out every aspect of warehousing from Receiving, Import - Export, Picking-Packing, Dispatch, Planning and Collation.
- Project management.
- Managing 120 Operatives.
- Heavily involved with company Budgets and project management.
- Promoted to Parts Manager at GM Technical Centre.
- Sourcing GM parts from all over the world.
- Kerridge-Vdis-Hummer-Saab operating Systems.
- Trained and mentored team members to enhance productivity and service quality.
- Supervised daily operations, ensuring alignment with company policies and procedures.
- Scheduled staff to establish adequate coverage during peak business hours.
- Oversaw inventory and product stock to develop and maintain inventory controls resulting in cost savings and reduced overages.
KEITH PROWSE AGENCY
Freelance Public Relations
05.1985 - 04.1988
Job overview
- Sub-contracting to high profile PR Companies, including Guinness, Harp Lager, Budweiser, and General Foods.
- To arrange and co-ordinate high profile events, to ensure that potential media exploitation, were utilised fully.
- Meeting with local and regional media personnel to aid in promotional elements of events and ensure that positive exposure resulted.
- To provide corporate branding, at various events around UK and Ireland to gain maximum exposure.
- Working alongside biggest names in Music.
Education
QUEENSBURY UPPER SCHOOL
from English, Math's, History, R.E, Geography, Science, PE
University Overview
English (B), Math's (B), History (A), R.E (C), Geography (B), Science (C), PE (A)
Dunstable College
from warehouse operations, Health & Safety, First aid
University Overview
Course of study in warehouse operations, Health & Safety, First aid
Skills
- Health & Safety stage 1 & 2
- Ergonomics
- Budget Control
- Risk assessments
- Recruitment
- Project Management
- Storage Solutions
- Staff Development
- Stock management
- Target-driven
- Recruitment and training
- Team leadership and motivation
- Process improvement strategies
- Warehouse processes
- Health and safety assessments
- First Aid
Timeline
Warehouse Operations Manager
VIRTUE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES
07.2015 - Current
Warehouse Manager (Ellesse Sportswear)
FOCUS INTERNATIONAL
03.2010 - 07.2015
Warehiouse Shift Manager
Vauxhall spare parts operations
04.1988 - 03.2010
Freelance Public Relations
KEITH PROWSE AGENCY
05.1985 - 04.1988
Dunstable College
from warehouse operations, Health & Safety, First aid
QUEENSBURY UPPER SCHOOL
from English, Math's, History, R.E, Geography, Science, PE
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Chairperson, Harlington Juniors football clubs Present Coaching & managing local grass roots football.
COURSE
Warehouse operations, Health & Safety, First aid, Dunstable College
Hobbies and Interests
Coaching & managing local grass roots football, Chairperson of Harlington Juniors football clubs, Music, Traveling
Accomplishments
- Achieved 100% score on weekly safety tours
- Achieved 99.7% by completing pick the right order first time with accuracy and efficiency.
Football, Live Music, Golf
5th year as Harlington Juniors U15's Fc Manager/Coach. 4 league titles and 3 league cup finals.
current Harlington juniors fc Chairperson
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