Marcus D. Whitfield

Senior Inventory Manager

marcus.whitfield@email.com · +1 555 0147 · Columbus, OH · linkedin.com/in/marcuswhitfield-inventory

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Senior Inventory Manager with 11 years of experience in high-volume distribution and manufacturing environments. Specializes in ERP-integrated inventory control, demand forecasting, and shrinkage reduction across multi-site operations. Reduced carrying costs by 22% and improved order fill rates to 98.6% at current employer.

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Senior Inventory ManagerMar 2019 - Present

Hartwell Distribution Co., Columbus, OH

Overhauled cycle-count program across 3 warehouse locations, reducing annual shrinkage from $480K to $112K within 18 months.
Led migration from legacy AS400 system to SAP S/4HANA, cutting inventory discrepancy rate from 4.1% to 0.7% across 42,000 active SKUs.
Negotiated reorder-point parameters with 18 vendors, decreasing stockout incidents by 34% and trimming excess safety stock by $1.2M.

Inventory Control SupervisorJun 2015 - Feb 2019

Meridian Industrial Supply, Dayton, OH

Supervised a team of 9 inventory analysts and warehouse associates managing 28,000 SKUs across two distribution centers.
Implemented ABC-XYZ demand segmentation model that improved forecast accuracy from 71% to 89%, reducing emergency purchase orders by 41%.
Designed a returns-processing workflow that recovered $310K in resalable inventory annually and cut processing time per unit by 55%.

Inventory AnalystAug 2012 - May 2015

Cascade Retail Group, Cincinnati, OH

Maintained perpetual inventory records for a 15,000-SKU retail distribution operation using Oracle NetSuite.
Conducted weekly variance analysis and resolved discrepancies averaging $60K per quarter, achieving a 99.1% inventory accuracy rate.
Supported seasonal replenishment planning for Q4 peak periods, contributing to a 12% reduction in overstock markdowns year-over-year.

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