1. Bruce E. Peters
45 E. Division St.
Villa Park Il 60181
Mobile: 312-401-0040
ptrs_brc@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
Seeking management position utilizing my strong operations experience and proven success in the areas of
inventory control, shipping and receiving, IT and product support, customer service, reporting, budgeting
and personnel.
EXPERIENCE
Warehouse Manager Amico Educational Concepts 2/2011– Present
 Manage all functions related to warehouse, including 5 employees, sales volumes of $2.75 million,
stock, replenishment, and inventory analysis.
 During first year, achieve annual savings of $20,000+ in new warehouse processes.
 Ensure all standards and procedures are observed, implemented, and enforced.
 Safeguard inventory assets of the company, maintain the integrity of all transactions, and maintain
high overall inventory accuracy.
 Review forecasts and proactively determine storage requirements.
 Review and approve storage and handling invoices.
 Responsible for meeting safety, quality and sanitation standards.
 Implement and maintain policy and procedures relating to inventory storage and handling. This
includes ensuring the accuracy of warehouse inventory and analyzing product movement.
 Ensure facilities are in compliance with regulatory, company, and customer required policies and
procedures.
 Maximize effectiveness of all direct facility reports through leadership and communication.
 Responsible for staff development through training on policy & procedures.
 Recognize signs of operational problems and provide detailed action steps required of facility
management to correct.
 Responsible for development and maintenance of budgets and goals.
 Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
 Direct point of contact for facility managers, vendors, and operators.
 Support special projects and duties as assigned.
Independent Consultant MidCity Cellular 08/2007– 02/2011
 Establish all sales goals, expectations and results
 Responsible for all staff training and supervision of escalated issues
 Perform as liaison to corporate sales managers and take on role of General Manager to multiple
store fronts during all day-to-day operations, including but not limited to personnel, payroll, accounts
payable and accounts receivable.
Finance Manager, Product Management At&t Wireless 01/1988-08/2007
 Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, inventory control, shipping and receiving, personnel, IT
support, budget, workflow, account management, customer service, accounts payable and product
support.
 Directly accountable for all elements of inventory, shipping and receiving and its relevance in the work
place to effectively meet the needs of major distribution centers, retail operations as well as directly to
end users.
 Began career with a department of four employees. Managed unionized staff with multiple product
management for a two state region including Illinois and Wisconsin. Staff sizes ranged up to 4 direct

2. and 28 indirect reports in various capacities. Consistently managed sales volumes in excess of $15
million per month for nineteen years.
 Monthly reconciliation of inventory within .5% margins to the general ledger on physical inventories
that often exceeds 10 million dollars.
 Primary contact for end-user support on multiple Inventory distribution system as well as Microsoft
applications, Excel and Word.
 Maintain payroll/attendance records for 32 plus employees.
 Facilitated consolidation processes to establish warehouse organization that reduced space needs for
an estimated 10 years. Implementation of horizontal carousel for organizational need and to reduce
the loss of inventory.
 Established fundamentals of inventory of prepaid cellular cards that immediately impacted the
business in revenue to the company of over 30 million dollars the first year.
 Directly handle or oversee all purchases made to the warehouse and office related to supplies
necessaryto all shipping and receiving functions. Established all negotiations for purchase of shipping
cartons and void fill applications where these negotiations saved the company $10,000 per year.
 Negotiated pricing on distribution for a telesales undertaking that saved the company approximately
$500,000 annually in shipping costs
Promotions/Jobs at At&t Wireless/SBC Wireless/Cellular One/Cingular Wireless
2001 – 2007 Finance Manager
2001 – 2001 Inventory Manager
1997 – 2000 Inventory Assistant Manager
1995 – 1996 Inventory Supervisor
1992 – 1994 Inventory Assistant Supervisor
1988 – 1991 Inventory Control Clerk
Other job duties include:
 Processing of Rental Agreements
 Monthly Inventory counts and reconciliations
 Control Inventory Billing and Bill explanation
 Coordinated Inventory counts and reconciliation
 Troubleshooting Warehouse/Inventory Control operations
 Coordinated Creation of literature direct fulfillment process within distribution center
Skills:
Specific expertise in diagnosing complex issues, enhancing employee performance, and orchestrating
solutions for maximum profitability.
Knowledge of general and preventative maintenance procedures aimed at handling both buildings’ and
grounds’ maintenance
Effective leader and planner; strong ability to manage multiple priorities
Microsoft Office
Volunteer Organizations and Memberships:
Past Grand Knight/President Knights of Columbus - Addison, Illinois
Independence Winterguard Board Member
Assistant Director, Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps
Education & Technical Experience:
College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn, Illinois 2014- present
College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn, Illinois 1994-1995
Elgin Community College - Elgin, Illinois 1988-1990
University of Texas El Paso - El Paso, Texas 1987
All studies focused on Business and Accounting
Salary History:
Salary history and References can be provided upon request