Experienced Logistics Manager successful at managing customs compliance, implementing process controls, improving efficiency, customer service, international/domestic transportation logistics. Accomplished in supply and demand planning, distribution requirements and inventory control. Excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills.
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Reducing freight costs for Super Heavy Permit Loads by $100,000.00 within the first year of employment.
Increased the on-time deliveries to Overseas facilities by 50%.
Increased productivity of shipping department.
Established and still maintaining a 5 year Zero incident and injury rate for shipping department.
Planned and implemented the functional layout and operation of parts warehouse and 5 acre yard.
Trained in Green Belt methodologies.
A team leader for C-TPAT site certification.
Past
Experienced and trained in handling and shipping of Hazardous Materials.
Knowledgeable & experienced in transporting to and within Russia.
Owned and Operated Freight Forwarding and NVOCC business.
Successfully supported all internal / external departments regarding the management and handling of all logistics matters, developing a compliant and stable distribution network for domestic and international customers, establishing continual improvements in customer service and on time delivery, becoming an additional resource for sales, finance, quality, and manufacturing.
Reduced logistics cost spend, implemented operational improvements, sustained standards of compliance and safety, integrated a higher level of security, facilitated greater customer service and quality control by employees.
Business leader coordinating activities of the Foreign Trade Zone and part of leadership obtaining (C-TPAT) Customs Trading Partners Against Terrorism site certification.
Developed, planned, scheduled and tracked the layout and transition of a 15,000 square foot spare parts warehouse to be utilized for delivering manufacturing work orders, receiving, inventory, and shipping.
Evaluated and defined core warehouse areas and tasks, developed teams, initiated training, and delegated responsibilities. Developed and restructured a 5 acre outside storage area of inventory. Team leader on introducing bar coding, improved pulling material process for production area orders, reduced over $1,000.000.00 in inventory, initiating improvements enabling cycle count percentage rating of 95%
Supervised the operational work flow and work force (5 office, 18 warehouse) connected to all export shipments (moving by Air, Ocean, and Truck) utilizing the SAP system and Excel Status Reports. Maintained the 90,000 square foot warehouse of stock material, and yard areas of drummed chemicals, dangerous goods, and staging areas to allow a continual flow of roughly 450 to 500 shipments a month.
Pro-active and results oriented in supervision and coordination of supply chain management and logistic process for all domestic and international shipments.
Monitoring vendors purchase orders through the process of manufacturing to foreign and domestic availability; Negotiated with and arranged freight forwarders, agents, service providers and insurance companies for delivery to remote destinations within the Former Soviet Union Commonwealth of Independent States and Russian region; Manage the Russian/English contractual and Letter of Credit requirements covering all shipments.
Effectively managed the operation of this start-up NVOCC, which resulted in increasing overall revenues by 40%. Supervised the scheduling and manifesting of cargoes for each vessel sailing, maintaining a zero level of loss, under or over shipments, as well as a zero level of missed or late shipments
Managed this freight forwarding company's overall organization, overall daily production, overall personnel duty assignments, while overseeing special projects, and customer relations. Gaining in competency in all aspects of small, large, domestic and international commercial import ~ export projects including purchasing, bidding, special handling, and logistics. Negotiated binding contracts and service agreements, obtaining an expertise with International Letters of Credit, as well as familiar with insurance brokering, Managed the warehouse staff and supervised 10,000 square foot warehouse. Export packaging and crating {on and off site projects}, Hazardous material handling. Development and managed project budgeting of over 5,000 shipments with a maximum of $2 million per shipment.
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