Karrie Brown
Edmonton,CA
Summary
Reliable, trustworthy, and organized individual with a proven track record of excelling in collaborative team environments and independent work settings. Thrives under pressure while maintaining a strong sense of pride in fostering a positive work environment for colleagues. Skilled in balancing assertiveness with compassion and understanding, demonstrating the ability to make quick decisions when necessary. Currently overseeing a team of 20 employees, eager to showcase dedication, work ethic, and problem-solving abilities in contributing to the success of your organization.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Manager
Edmonton Nut and Bolt
03.2012 - 07.2025
- Overseeing all aspects of the warehouse operations: Shipping, receiving, picking, quality control and inventory.
- Conducting interviews for hiring warehouse staff with the HR department
- Teach employees about important procedures and enforced policies for efficient and successful warehouse operations.
- Scheduling staff to meet the day to day needs of the warehouse.
- Scheduling vacations and personal time of the staff to ensure full coverage in the key area's.
- Facilitated the receiving of Seacan international freight
- Fixing any shipping, receiving or picking errors that may have occurred.
- Dispatching 5 trucks for deliveries and pick ups across the city
- Scheduling maintenance and repairs on all trucks
- Dealing with customers and suppliers on a daily basis
- Negotiate shipping rates with various carriers
- Cover reception for lunch breaks and vacations on a rotation basis
- Responsible for $30M of inventory coming in and going out to customers
- Familiar with specs and building drawings. Contributed with the building and set of up of new branches
- Researching and printing MTR's as required
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Clerk
Edmonton Nut and Bolt
01.2007 - 03.2012
- Troubleshooting and resolved issues and discrepancies of billed amounts on invoices.
- Maintained all billing files, payments received, and pending payment files.
- Worked in close collaboration with cross-functional teams to initiate cash collection efforts and accounts reconciliation.
- Followed up with vendors, managers, and other employees to resolve open issues and discrepancies.
- Matched and entered invoices into the TRAX system for payment
- Printed customer statements
- Prepared bank deposits
- Printed and mailed cheques
Warehouse Associate/Receiving Coordinator
Edmonton Nut and Bolt
09.2006 - 01.2007
- Picking and packaging orders to be shipped to customers
- Putting inventory away
- Receiving goods into the computer and physically checking off the product
- Shipping goods to customers via our trucks and preparing waybill for courier pick up
Administrative Assistant
Advance Engineered Products
01.2001 - 09.2006
- Answering incoming calls from customers
- Typing estimates
- Preparing payroll time sheets for head office
- Matching invoices and receiving documents to Accounts Payable
- Ordering parts from various vendors
- Picking up parts from vendors
- Preparing paperwork and counting inventory for the annual inventory process
Education
GED -
Simonds High School
Saint John, NB06.1997
Skills
- Manage distribution processes
- Logistics coordination
- Task delegation
- Strong attention to detail
- Efficient order picking
- Inventory management
- Proficient in managing multiple tasks
- Determine shipping rates
- Shipping & Receiving
- Performance improvement
- Order management
- Distribution troubleshooting
- Documentation
- Order picking supervision
- Problem-solving
- Materials Handling
- Customer relations
- Manage storage operations
- Resolve customer issues
- Staff training
- Employee morale building
- Policy implementation
- Verbal communication
- Microsoft Office
- File updating
Languages
English
Timeline
Warehouse Manager
Edmonton Nut and Bolt
03.2012 - 07.2025
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Clerk
Edmonton Nut and Bolt
01.2007 - 03.2012
Warehouse Associate/Receiving Coordinator
Edmonton Nut and Bolt
09.2006 - 01.2007
Administrative Assistant
Advance Engineered Products
01.2001 - 09.2006
GED -
Simonds High School
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