Mike Heidebrecht
Canadian Tire
Mississauga,Canada
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Language
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Certification
15
years of professional experience
Skilled warehouse professional with a focus on optimizing inventory and improving operational workflows. Strong background in forklift operation and safety regulations, paired with effective organizational and leadership capabilities. Achievements include notable enhancements in process efficiency and employee engagement, contributing to outstanding customer service. Focused on fostering a compliant and high-performing work environment.
Work History
Retail Warehouse Associate
2 Years 9 Months- Ensured compliance with company safety regulations while handling materials in the warehouse environment.
- Monitored workflow processes within the warehouse to identify any potential issues or delays.
- Utilized hand tools for assembling merchandise as needed for store display purposes.
- Developed strategies to optimize performance of warehouse personnel through effective communication and motivation techniques.
- Received, unpacked and sorted incoming goods into designated storage areas.
- Operated forklift for loading and unloading of products in a safe and efficient manner.
- Organized warehouse space by relocating items from high traffic areas for safety purposes.
- Assisted with stocking shelves and organizing warehouse.
- Stocked shelves, racks, and cases with new or transferred merchandise.
- Disposed of damaged or defective items.
- Loaded and unloaded packages and merchandise from industrial trucks.
- Used radios to communicate with other team members and streamline work processes.
Order Fulfillment Associate
6 Months- Received and counted stock items to record data manually or on computer
- As a Fulfillment Associate, I have developed excellent organizational and time management skills to ensure the efficient completion of tasks
- Took inventory of merchandise to identify items needing reordering or replenishment
- Organized boxes or bags and palletized orders based on identified carrier method
- Itemized and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accepted cash and charge card for purchases
- Maintained supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations
- Replenished shelves with incoming stock orders and performed daily spot checks on inventory
- Input product information and quantities into warehouse databases
- Successfully managed and organized warehouse inventory
- Used straps and ropes to secure stacks of packages on trucks
- Operated manual or electric powered lift truck and forklift safely to move, locate, relocate, stack, load, unload, pick and count merchandise
- Enforced on-time shipment of products to create exceptional customer experiences
Assistant Warehouse Manager
2 Years 1 Month- Directed inbound and outbound transportation operations, warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management
- Ensured efficient management of warehouse operations and personnel, including receiving, loading, unloading, storage, inventory control, shipping, distribution and returns
- Directed daily activities and workload for warehouse team to achieve output goal requirements
- Planned layout of warehouse to achieve optimum space for product
- Receiving orders and checking against stock and inventory records
- Monitoring supplier performance and analysing discrepancies
- Planning and forecasting ordering of inventory items such as stock, equipment and parts
- Store image, stocking shelves having products presentable
- Used good manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination and depth perception to complete accurate work
- Requisitioned merchandise from suppliers based on available space, customer demand, and advertised specials
- Assisted other departments when needed to complete tasks in a timely fashion
- Operated manual pallet jack to move products throughout warehouse
Warehouse Associate
8 Years- Maintained product rotation by checking expiry dates or damage.
- Created effective visual merchandising strategies to increase customer engagement and maximize sales.
- Developed visual merchandising strategies to optimize product displays and increase sales.
Education
High School Diploma
Skills
Forklift operation
Customer service excellence
Warehouse logistics
Shelf management and labeling
Safety adherence
Shipping and receiving processes
Order fulfillment
Organizational skills
Leadership in teams
Certification
Forklift, reach trucks, all terrain forklifts
Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Retail Warehouse Associate
Canadian Tire
12.2023 - CurrentRead More
Order Fulfillment Associate
McLaren Engineering
03.2023 - 09.2023Read More
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Walmart Canada
09.2019 - 10.2021Read More
Warehouse Associate
Canada Computers
09.2011 - 09.2019Read More
Innisdale Secondary
High School Diploma
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