Eric William Schorling, MBA
Operations Manager
A results driven Operations Manager who excels in difficult situations, finds creative solutions, identifies process improvement opportunities, and ensures customer satisfaction through quality driven manufacturing processes. Leveraged 7 years of experience in manufacturing to reduce lead times by 11 days, reduce costs by 6%, and improve employee engagement in quality to reduce defects. Operate with a powerful work ethic and thrive under the pressure of a fast paced environment.
Core competencies include:
Operations Management | Process Improvement | Inventory Control | Supply Chain Management | Purchasing | Vendor Relations | Order Scheduling | Training | Manufacturing, | Product Development
Professional Experience
Product Architects, INC. | Boulder, CO 2007 – 2014
The manufacturer of the Polar Bottle Insulated Sport Water Bottle, Ergo Insulated Sport Water Bottle, and Cenote Hydration Solution distributed into major domestic retailers and around the world, focusing on American-Made products and high quality standards.
Operations Manager | 2010 – 2014
Management of Operations Department and supply chain including Purchasing, Inventory Control, Quality Control, Warehousing, Manufacturing, and Shipping Departments consisting of 6 direct and 30 indirect reports. Report directly to the President and Vice President. Oversee the manufacture and distribution of all product lines. Create shipping and manufacturing schedules for domestic and international sales. Create operations and supply chain procedures for new products.
- Reduced production lead times through the use of flexible staffing, improved employee engagement, and better production tracking.
- Improved scheduling and inventory control by creating the company’s first inventory and scheduling systems.
- Oversaw a 100% increase in production demand through the addition of new production lines.
- Enhanced product quality by reducing machine errors and creating new quality control procedures.
- Reduced chargebacks through new pack-out procedures, which increased quality control in the distribution process.
Purchasing Agent | 2009 – 2014
Responsible for purchasing P & L made up of 100s of items including COGs, corrugated, and POPs. Create and communicate purchase orders and releases to vendors. Source new products and develop new vendors for existing products. Schedule deliveries. Manage inventory systems and oversee inventory control.
- Reduced fixed costs in 2014 by developing new vendors with improved capabilities.
- Reduced variable costs through vendor negotiations and waste reduction.
- Improved product quality by enhancing vendor-side quality control procedures and improving vendor relationships.
- Reduced stock-outs and increased turn around time by developing new Inventory systems.
Production Supervisor | 2008 – 2010
Managed 5 to 10 direct reports during afternoon production shift. Scheduled production and managed quality control.
- Assisted in the creation of the first manufacturing management system.
- Improved machine performance by revamping maintenance procedures.
Customer Service Rep / In House Account Manager | 2008 – 2010
Contact existing customers for orders. Answer customer service requests. Take and submit orders from new and existing small customers.
- Contributed to sales increases of 60% in one year.
Production Line Worker | 2007 – 2008
Manufactured water bottles using custom built machines. Responsible for ensuring the quality of finished goods during manufacturing process.
- Became the fastest machine operator by innovating production process and reducing machine downtime.
Education
Front Range Community College – Westminster, Colorado
Completed 22 credit hours towards an AAS in Computer Information Systems 2013 – 2015 Currently Enrolled
Regis University – Denver, Colorado
MBA in Operations Management, December 2013
University of Colorado Boulder – Boulder, Colorado
BA in Anthropology, December 2010
Metropolitan State University of Denver – Denver, Colorado
BS in Business Management, May 2010 (cum laude)
Technical Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Advanced Excel (VBA) | Word | Power Point | Access
QuickBooks | Java Programming
