Dustin Cook

Production Inventory Control Manager and DC Manager at Newell Brands

Jackson, Missouri, United States

About

Operations & Warehouse Management - Shift Coordination & Team Lead Highly motivated professional with more than 18 years warehouse and materials management experience. Great process improvement management skills with excellent ability to coordinate daily logistical and staffing activities. Exceptional leadership, team-building and communication skills.

Experience

  • Newell Brands (Full-time · 7 yrs 10 mos)
    • Production Inventory Control Manager and DC Manager
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Production And Inventory Control Manager
      Aug 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Master Planner
      Apr 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Supervisor at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
    Jun 2016 - Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    ● Manage day to day operations of warehouse, with constant contact through departments of sales, merchandising, and distribution ● Cross trained to fill in for other supervisors - routing, oversight of distribution, night management of builders ● Oversee inbound and outbound logistics of warehouse, superuser for SAP software for warehouse ● Main point of contact for multiple Planners based on product and supplier ● Maintain overall inventory control, check in drivers ensuring accurate logs ● Responsible for managing employees on perishable goods/moving floor stock to guarantee product quality

  • Do it Best Corp. (15 yrs 10 mos)
    • Receiving Lead
      Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 · 7 mos

      ● Managed continuous contact with vendors, point of contact for issues regarding shipments ● Organized workflow of unloaders and checkers to ensure efficient flow ● Coordinated shipments with trailer schedule, responsible for loading dock safety measures ● Maintained records damaged items, dispositions correspondence and returns ● Successfully perform quarterly safety observations on receiving team to help with yearly safety audits

    • Flow Lead
      May 2011 - Dec 2015 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      ● Managed flow order process by navigating workflow of orders, team members, and lines within schedule ● Organized and processed inventory control to satisfy current and future demand ● Facilitated positive work environment by addressing and resolving issues among team members as they arose ● Maintained efficient operations and safety by ensuring team members were supplied with required tools ● Successfully executed responsibilities of Stocker Lead in addition to Flow Lead when required due to staffing

    • Order Filler
      Sep 2000 - Apr 2011 · 10 yrs 8 mos

      ● Managed assigned section successfully by sustaining excellent quality line count and no records of accidents ● Ensured the quality of inbound and outbound orders by inspection of all goods for damages ● Improved and order filling by confirming the completeness of all orders according to productivity standards ● Gained experience in teambuilding and learned problem-solving approaches among team members