David Burkhamer

Promote employee motivation and keep department operation aligned with goals by leveraging proactive management style. Encouraging with employees and diplomatic in mediating conflicts to enhance satisfaction and team collaboration. Excellent relationship-builder with good communication, time management and multitasking skills focused on boosting business short- and long-term success.

Strategic-thinking individual experienced in successfully engaging employees and encouraging each to reach highest potential. Offering pleasant personality with expertise developing employee performance goals. Proactive and meticulous Department Manager with over 15 years of experience in Warehouse/Logistics industry.

Proficiencies in inventory control, sales, staff training and development. Customer-oriented team player with expertise generating optimal satisfaction levels while building profits and client generation.

Department Manager at Rooms To Go Distribution Center (2009-10 – 2025-05)

• Managed inventory, receiving and shipping operations to maintain optimal stock levels, on time delivery to customers and a no demure policy to meet expected demands and expectations.
• Worked actively with management team to create daily and weekly production plans based on weekly sales trends.
• Communicated with managers of other departments to maintain transparency.
• Kept employee workloads fair and balanced to achieve objectives while maintaining high job satisfaction based on individual strengths and weaknesses.
• Advised upper management on key decisions based on thorough analysis of sales trends, market conditions, and competitor activities.
• Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures, and performance strategies.
• Established clear performance expectations for staff members which led to increased production outcomes and accountability.
• Improved customer satisfaction rates through attentive service, prompt issue resolution, and continuous process improvements.
• Collaborated with other departments to ensure seamless coordination in achieving company-wide objectives.
• Created and enforced department policies, procedures and standards to establish productivity and quality.

GED – Tennessee Tech University (2003-05)