Benjamin Johnston

Operations & Supply Chain professional

Leesport, Pennsylvania, United States

About

• 20+ years experience in Operations and Supply Chain • Facility operations management • Direct executive support • Acquisition & relocation operations • Engineering, BOM and design management • Project management • Team building and leadership • Vendor and materials management • Production planning and scheduling • Trainer the trainer forklift certification • Materials Management • Product development • Foreign manufacturing support • Lean Six Sigma trained • Supply chain management • Inventory management • ERP Implementation

Experience

  • Director of Warehousing & Logistics at Fleetwood Fixtures & High Country Millwork
    Jan 2019 - Nov 2019 · 11 mos

    Direct and lead our warehousing, logistics & quality departments at both company facilities

  • Warehouse & Inventory Manager at Fleetwood Fixtures
    May 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Manager of warehouse team and inventory - Lead and develop team of warehouse personnel (shipping,receiving, material handling and warehouse supervision) - Execute goals and objectives set by executive leadership - Develop inventory controls and best practices - Develop and maintain processes within organizational group to increase productivity and efficiency - Develop reporting tools and streamline processes to ensure proper communications and execution of successful growth plan

  • Regal Beloit Corporation ()
    • Materials Manager
      Feb 2012 - May 2017 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Supply chain manager of; purchasing, production scheduling, shipping/receiving, warehouse & inventory. Reduced overall inventory 50% in 16 months. Developed inventory controls to sustain reductions. Oversee our supply chain from our plant in Brazil & China. Led ERP/MRP data migration projects, and warehouse installation. Responsible for numerous direct reports to corporate including; RK/PK, Supplier Performance, Production. Supply chain management with forecasting of sales, inventory levels and operations planning. Oversee plant CTPAT/trade compliance program. Coordinate all international export and imports from Brazil/China. Assist engineering group with BOM configuration. Plan and execute yearly physical inventory with operations manager and plant controller. Manage all inventory adjustments, cycle counts, and scrapping. Also oversee import QC program.

    • BOM Engineering Specialist
      May 2011 - Feb 2012 · 10 mos

      Design engineering of motor products: Oversee order entry of our motor product line. Create and maintain all BOMs within ERP/MRP system. BOM Engineering contact for Brazil plant and support documentation for offshore site. Support Leesport motor production dept. for engineering designs on current orders. Control & create; automated excel pricing programs for motor division, automated excel work instruction/job sheets, and BOM configuration. Develop standards for quoting and pricing of motors. Release all production paperwork to shop floor work cells.

  • Project Management/Design at Top Shelf Closets & Cabinetry Inc.
    Nov 2010 - May 2011 · 7 mos

    Drafting of projects in AutoCAD & Cabinetware Management of projects Assist production operations Travel to Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware & Maryland for project management.

  • Project Manager at Beams Custom Woodworking
    Dec 2009 - May 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Responsibilities include design and blueprint review and analysis of projects, preparation of construction documents, bidding, negotiations, sub contractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budget, building code compliance, project development, and quality control. Manage both commercial and residential architectural millwork projects. Control both office and site management of projects. Work directly with client base of general contractors and construction management companies. Take projects directly from sales manager, manage project from design phase all the way thru installation and close out of job. Oversee entire project through production and make sure project is on budget and the client’s needs are met. Manage small projects of $15,000 of millwork all the way up to larger $2 million millwork projects. Also supervise and manage our installation sub contractor schedule