1. A.J. Gamble 12513 S. 4th Ct
918.978.4322 Jenks, OK 74037
aj.gamble@icloud.com www.linkedin.com/in/ajgamble
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ANDREW J. GAMBLE
SENIOR MANAGEMENT - INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS / SALES SUPPORT
Results-driven operations and sales support manager with 6+ years of international cross-
funtional leadership experience in machinery products industries. Proven success in working
with both existing and new channel partners to build top line sales growth and competitive
advantages across diverse market sectors. Utilizes strong analytical, problem solving and
planning skills as driving force to develop and inspire cross-functional teams to deliver stretch-
goals. Well respected manager among senior global management and sales team. Proven
record of successfully executing strategic intiatives resulting in both short and long-term
growth. Demonstrated knowledge and experience:
 Developed management practices encouraging regular, consistent sharing of information
among diverse business units to strengthen utilization of best practices.
 Customer-focused, results-oriented, and consistent incremental growth of order intake and
ultimate recognition of sales revenue. Maintained and strengthened relationships with
customer base via regular, effective, and accurate communcations.
 Experience in quarterly sales and operations forecasting meetings to provide realistic
estimations of customer requirements for each product line. Enabled multi-function
communication channel to best analyze demand and supply constraints.
 Performance Metrics, Key Performance Indicators, frequent meetings relative to functional
areas’ performance to plan. Gained high-level understanding of overall organizational
success metrics based upon meeting exposures.
 Seasoned in international business travel throughout Asia. Primary purposes for traveling
abroad included attendance and representation of organization during industry trade shows,
performing sales visits with channel partners to maintain and strengthen partnership for
success, as well as frequent visits to international production finishing facilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011 – 2015 Corporate - The Crosby Group Tulsa, OK
Manager of International Operations and Sales Support
Reported to Director of International Sales, with accountability for global sales and operations
of the company's second largest BU (business unit) comprised of the East Asia, Asia Pacific and
Latin American market sectors. Managed subordinate team including the Customer Service
Manager, international customer service and sales support specialists, the local Singapore facility
coordinator/sales support specialist and (dotted line) the local China plant manager.
 Accountable for order intake management and execution of sales shipments against BU
performance plans. Geographical markets of responsibility comprised of East Asia, Asia
Pacific and Latin America.
 Accountable for production control and capacity planning for China and Singapore
production facilities. High-frequency contact with General Managers to maintain accurate
production schedules in accordance with customer requirements. Limited flex-capacity
during peak business times required intense project management documentation and regular
presentation of project status updates to OEM management members. Continuous success
in ability to counter market pressure for price concessions. Negotiated the realization of
necessary price adjustments, resulting in significant incremental revenue.

2. A.J. Gamble 12513 S. 4th Ct
918.978.4322 Jenks, OK 74037
aj.gamble@icloud.com www.linkedin.com/in/ajgamble
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 Prepared and presented monthly BU performance presentations relative to KPI’s (key
performance indicators). Fielded questions from global executive management members
and discussed countermeasurers as necessary.
 Established results-oriented sales and operations management approach through
implementation of various performance metrics. Promoted clear interdepartmental
communications and teams’ thorough understanding of interrelation between functional
areas.
 Delivered and consistenly outpaced overall BU sales growth objectives: 35% in 2011, 29%
in 2012, and roughly 15% per year in 2013 and 2014.
 Recognized stellar OEM sales growth of China facility’s production products: 110% in 2011,
79% in 2012, 29% in 2013, and 55% in 2014.
 Served as team-leader of two significant corporate projects. Project lead involved leadership
of a cross-functional, international team of SMEs (subject-matter experts).
 Developed and implemented unified global supplier management techniques through
establishment of clear SOPs (standard operating procedures) and supplier management
tools such as supplier scorecards, supplier CARs (corrective action requests), supplier
response paretos, and a global supplier manual.
 Developed and implemented strategic sourcing initiatives, established a baseline for
global alignment and supplier leverage. Created global risk mitigation tools, supplier
quantification tools, detailed supplier profiles, and quantification tools to enable effective
supplier analysis and negotiations.
2008 – 2011 McKissick Products (The Crosby Group) Tulsa, OK
Production Planner
Managed the flow of materials through all manufacturing phases, from receipt of raw materials
to machined component conversion and ultimately into finished product assemblies.
Accountable for delivery within customer order deadlines and to meet TLI (target level inventory)
fulfillment rates. Responsible for monitoring MRP (material requirements planning) reports,
managing exceptions and delivering solutions. Worked with shop floor control to understand
and document capacity constraints, then integrated the data into the controls of capacity planning
within the overall ERP (enterprise resource planning) system.
 Improved customer satisfaction rates for my lines of product responsibility by 30% within
the first year.
 Reversed dangerously low on-time delivery rates to stable levels that remained consistently
above 90% for the duration of my position tenure.
 Developed and implemented OTD (on-time delivery) and customer satisfaction metrics that
resulted in production performance improvements.
 Participated in numerous operational excellence (LEAN) initiatives aimed at process
improvement and productivity efficiency optimization. These project assignments provided
exposure to a broad cross-section of operations and facility management and afforded the
opportunity to analyze product flow, collaborate among functional areas, and recommend
improvements.
 Fostered a solid team environment among manufacturing management, shop personnel, and
production control, facilitating implementation of needed changes.
FORMAL EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Oklahoma State University - Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration - 2011
Project Management Skills, University of Tulsa LEAN Manufacturing, Tulsa Technology
API Q1 & Internal Auditor Training, TIEC Introductory Engineering Courses, TCC