Vaughan Cobb
Green Point,NSW
Summary
Professional Warehouse and Distribution Supervisor with over 20 years of experience. Exceptional organisational and team leading skills, adaptable with strong attention to detail, and great communication skills.
Successful in managing logistics, planning employee schedules and communicating with other departments to provide smooth business operations.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Warehouse & Distribution Supervisor
Hewitt Foods
West Gosford, NSW
10.2022 - Current
- Responsible for maximising productivity in the Warehouse.
- Ensuring smooth operations as well as managing inbound and outbound stock movements, age of raw material and all aspects of inventory management.
- Coordinating material replenishment by undertaking stock counts, audits and reporting on stock movements, oversupplies, out of stock, and MLOR.
- Responsible for ensuring employees always follow standard operating procedures which will contribute to a strong safety and quality culture.
- Oversee the training and development of team members and ensure that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their duties.
- Oversee the scheduling of team members and ensure that adequate resources are available to meet labour targets.
- Motivate, lead, and create a positive environment helping to build and harness positive team culture.
Dispatch and Transport Team Leader
Hewitt Foods
West Gosford, NSW
01.2020 - 10.2022
- Responsible for ensuring finished goods are picked, scanned, labeled and loaded onto the appropriate trucks, with safety, accuracy and integrity as a major focus point.
- Responsible for addressing issues pertaining to MLOR, SOH, Rejections, Transport, Asset Damage, Safety and escalating if necessary.
- Responsible for ensuring employees follow standard operating procedures at all times which will contribute to a strong safety and quality culture.
- Ensure timely delivery of products to customers.
- Plan and coordinate day to day work.
- Actively co-ordinate daily huddle meetings and necessary information is relayed.
- Ensure integrity of Stock on Hand reports.
- Investigate and verify stock discrepancies, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to clarify discrepancies and reconcile counts, and provide accurate investigative records.
- Liaise with customers & carriers to address delivery issues.
- Ensure product and equipment is protected from loss, damage or other mismanagement.
Outbound Shift Team Leader
Pandora Jewellery, Rodborough Rd, Frenchs Forest
Frenchs Forest, NSW
10.2009 - 01.2020
- Supervising six direct reports of the night team that are responsible for the accurate and prompt picking, packing & dispatching of outgoing goods
- Managed team performance by training, mentoring, disciplining and motivating employees
- Maintained necessary level of communications between shifts
- Approving leave, shift rostering and managing recruitment casuals
- Monthly One on one performance meetings with team
- Inventory management, including cycle counts, stock takes to maintain an accurate inventory system
- Maintain stock levels through replenishment reports
- Online order fulfillment, responsible for the allocation & shipment of all online orders on associated platforms
- Accurate data entry of stock movement
- Liaison with logistic and courier companies and completion of associated documentation
- Provide coaching in risk management and safe operating procedures in accordance with WHS policies
- Load and Unloading of Trucks, semi-trailers with double reach forklift's
Transportation Dispatcher/Forklift Driver
Prysmian Cables
Cromer, NSW
02.2000 - 06.2009
- Scheduled and dispatched drivers to locations local and interstate
- Oversaw the loading and unloading of company trucks and Semi-trailers
- Communicated with drivers and forklift drivers to assign projects and determine which trucks and trailers will be used with each load
- Communicated with customers to ensure that delivery expectations were met
- Handled incoming calls and emails from customers regarding issues with deliveries
- Inspected work output and processes to ensure adherence to standards and specifications
- Picked products for specific routes according to pick sheets
- Estimated weights, heights and centers of balance to make precise placements
Education
Marist College North Shore
North Sydney, NSW1994
Skills
- Proven experience as a Team Leader
- Excellent leadership skills and ability to effectively manage staff performance
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong knowledge of warehouse and operations key Performance Indicators
- Dedicated and driven approach to work with a strong willingness to learn
- Strong decision making and problem solving skills
- Familiarity with operations concepts, practices and procedures
- Strong computer skills including Excel, Word, Navision and AX/Citrix & IFS Smart Freight
- High attention to detail
- Ability to work autonomously and part of a team
- Reliable, trustworthy, flexible and dependable
- First Aid Certificate
- Strong attention to follow safetey procedures and policies
- WHS Committee member
- Good physical fitness
- Current Forklift licence with High Reach experience
- Current drivers licence
- White Card
- RSA Card
Certification
- St John's First Aid Certificate
- Current Forklift licence
- Elevated work platform licence
- WHS Officer.
- Current Responible Service of Alcohol (RSA) Competency card
- White Card
Timeline
Warehouse & Distribution Supervisor
Hewitt Foods
10.2022 - Current
Dispatch and Transport Team Leader
Hewitt Foods
01.2020 - 10.2022
Outbound Shift Team Leader
Pandora Jewellery, Rodborough Rd, Frenchs Forest
10.2009 - 01.2020
Transportation Dispatcher/Forklift Driver
Prysmian Cables
02.2000 - 06.2009
Marist College North Shore