Voluntarily paused my career and left a successful and fulfilling role to raise my family.

- Produced KPI reports on freight activity, asset utilization/performance and supply chain efficiency - Provided analytical support for Central Rail Team and participated on Rail Negotiating Team

- Produced quarterly 12-month consumption forecast updates to propose Diesel and Natural Gas hedge authorizations- Tracked Diesel and Natural Gas NYMEX market prices (actual/forecast), hedges placed and gallons and mmBTUs consumed for monthly KPI report- Evaluated Solid Fuel deliveries, consumption, contracted quantities/prices monthly by Plant

- Assisted Sourcing Managers/Directors by mining spend/pricing data by commodity prior to supplier selection and contract negotiations - Collaborated on Working Capital Reduction team to establish guidelines to identify surplus Plant inventory, setting inventory stock status and reorder points, and catalog upload procedures in Maximo- Organized quarterly Savings report to track North American spend/savings initiatives - Assisted Purchasing Management with analytics and reporting on… Show more - Assisted Sourcing Managers/Directors by mining spend/pricing data by commodity prior to supplier selection and contract negotiations - Collaborated on Working Capital Reduction team to establish guidelines to identify surplus Plant inventory, setting inventory stock status and reorder points, and catalog upload procedures in Maximo- Organized quarterly Savings report to track North American spend/savings initiatives - Assisted Purchasing Management with analytics and reporting on key departmental projects: Heavy Mobile Equipment KPIs, Caterpillar Rebate, Corporate Credit Card KPIs- Coordinated with MRO IT and suppliers to set up and maintain supplier eCatalogs in Maximo- Trained ~30 suppliers on monthly reporting requirements/procedures to the Supplier Spend Tool & Database and continually updated reporting metrics, categories & operations locations Show less

- Analyzed competitor, construction industry, economic research and financial performance on numerous projects as needed to identify acquisition, joint venture and divestiture projects- Identified strategic accounts by volume purchased for Sales & Marketing and created maps with account locations and competitor operations/market share- Compiled competitor cement import tonnages and port of entry for annual Cement Benchmarking study

- Developed and identified KPIs for monthly Terminal and Plant volume reports - Evaluated regional Savings & Actions plans for promoting logistics initiatives and cost savings - Designed, created and populated the Logistics Portal as a company knowledge sharing tool

- Obtained working knowledge of LIA logistics and transportation operations within the U.S. Army- Gained insight into Army RF-tag and In-transit Visibility initiatives- Toured an LMSR ship to learn equipment loading techniques and ship operations

- Led a department of 3 employees responsible for confirming pre-move scheduling, post-move client follow-up and resolving customer issues - Acted as liaison between clients, operations and sales enabling successful scheduling and execution of client relocation - Created and implemented operating procedures and policy manual for the department