Virgil Wayne Wells

3951 East Cody Circle

Gilbert, AZ 85234
Home (480) 924-7594
Cell Phone (480) 204-0259, e-mail: vw1084644@westpost.net, web page: http://www.
linkedin.com/in/texan1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I am a bright, energetic and dedicated senior manager with a skills emphasis in
inventory control and materials management. An independent functioning employee
who operates with complete respect to the integrity of the company and continua
lly places his emphasis on the development and innovation of existing principals
and best practices, planning, budget, technology and software implementation an
d staff management. In addition, I have extensive travel detail experience; bot
h domestic and international.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
GENERAL PARTS, LLC, Tempe, Az.
Parts Manager 2009 - 2010
Opened new Branch office and developed stocking requirements to satisfy customer
requirements. I developed sales from Zero dollars to over $30,000 in less than
8 months. Supervised and trained personnel in warehousing inventory control. I p
rovided first class customer service by listening to and implementing suggestion
from customer base. Acted as the Branch Manager in his absence.
SERVICE SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ
Inventory Control Manager/Materials Management 1999 - 2008
Worked in the corporate office; overseeing a 4.18m CFESA certified inventory of
22,000 active SKU(s) in the technical foodservice industry that supported eleven
(11) locations spread throughout five (5) states. I provided weekly, monthly,
quarterly and annual statistical analysis to the executive management team and c
orporate shareholders of critical inventory related topics concerning cycle coun
ting, physical inventories, turns, obsolescence and replenishment stocking. I w
as the team lead of internal and external audits for inventory and operations.
My team implemented a Vendor Maintained Inventory (VMI) program with an ultimate
reduction of overall inventory holdings of approximately 18% nationwide and imp
roved overall inventory part bin accuracy by an estimated 20% in each location.

Managed a nationwide warehouse reorganization of bin locations including a shif

t to supplier primary warehouses
Implemented a cycle counting program focusing on the APICS fundamentals of A, B
and C stocking
Developed a program for conducting and managed freezing, distribution and audit
ing of the Q4 2007 physical inventory stock taking events in each of the eleven
(11) branch locations
Chaired a steering committee with a mantra of inventory accuracy improvement, o
verall stocking reduction and improved vendor relations
Authored business process mapping for the inventory management and operational
management as well as accompanied process documentation
Managed periodically a staff of 3-4 administrative direct reports and a financi
al business analyst
Provided simplified analysis of MRP for purchasing
Developed many standard operating procedures for finance, inventory management
and operations
Acted as aSuper Usera in the area of inventory management for implementation of
 revised proprietary software packages
Assisted in the implementation of Lean Sigma and its related Kaizen events
Performed major renovations in area of processes and procedures. Drove creatio
n of inventory improvement team, meeting monthly to address and improve all area
s.

UNITED STATES ARMY, Various Locations, World Wide

Sergeant Major, Retired 1969 a" 1999
Proudly served in the United States Army as a career serviceman. I performed as
a soldier, analyst and manager of tasks and staff. Duties included strategic p
lanning, resource allocation and leadership of multi-functional logistical opera
tions. I was honored with a variety of commendations and awards for both indivi
dual and team related achievements.
Allocated work and transitioned materials between four operating units based on
needs, cost and capacity
Administered up to $600K in annual budgets to support supply chain operations
Evaluated organizational funding requirements, prepared formal budget presentat
ions, supervised distribution of funds and managed complex financial analysis of
reporting functions
Oversaw performance and reliability of advanced logistical computer mainframe a
nd PC operating systems support
Negotiated purchasing and contracting functions
Responsible for training, safety, production and security evaluation
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
SERVICE SOLUTIONS GROUP, Phoenix, AZ, Parts Manager, Ad Interim 2002
Worked in the branch supervising a limited staff. Increased sales by 10%. Auth
ored policies and procedures utilized in the due diligence process of the compan
y during its acquisition stage. Coordinated inventory controls programs includi
ng sales, cycle counting and monetary variances and reporting detail.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, New York, New York
Associate of Science, General Studies 1991 graduation
UNITED STATES SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY
Military Studies 1991 graduation
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation (7)
Southwest Asia Medal
Vietnam Service Ribbon
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office, with strong skills in Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point
DOS Legacy Systems MAS200, MAS500 and DBS
Operating systems including Primary Business Solutions, Lotus Notes and limited
Oracle
PERSONAL
Married with adult children
Hobbies include dancing, landscaping and recreational travel