Managed sourcing and carrier relationships, globally. Oversaw global spend of $140M annually. Led global teams in all global regions. Strengthened strategic partnerships with suppliers by identifying and implementing process improvements and establishing key performance metrics. Managed 20 global suppliers.Led efforts to enhance relationships with regional category managers, fostering a global team focus and cultivating a collaborative environment.Improvement in bid performance and 25% reduction in bid management time through implementation of bid sourcing platform.10% decrease in transportation (air and ocean) costs through implementation of market intelligence benchmarking platform.Championed global regional alignment and trust by prioritizing team-building efforts.Improved spend forecasting 10% while reducing cycle time by 30 days by developing a forecasting model.Collaborated with internal stakeholders for forecasting and capacity alignment, ensuring timely and secure shipments during COVID-19 pandemic. Optimized cargo flow by evaluating transportation alternatives and monitoring ship transit times and port congestion.Increased diversity spend with focused approach and collaboration with potential suppliers.

Managed North American air and ocean transportation operations, and global consolidation and premium expedite programs. Negotiated global, multi-million-dollar service agreements with transportation suppliers and carrier partners. Developed and nurtured relationships with global suppliers. Championed global regional alignment and trust by prioritizing team-building efforts. Established open communication channels, set clear expectations, and organized weekly global meetings for continuous follow-up, ensuring focus on process improvements. Managed warehouse overcapacity by coordinating shipments from alternate warehouse locations across the US, ensuring minimal delays.Identified and implemented an alternative premium freight expedite program within 2 months, mitigating impact of cyberattack on original partner’s operations, saving $1M annually, and achieving 99% on-time delivery rate. Implemented cost reduction programs saving over $1.5M in 1 year; focused on carrier compliance and full utilization of shipment containers.Leveraged relationships with strategic suppliers to maintain on-time delivery rates of critical shipments at 45%-50% (compared to ~35% on-time delivery rate) during COVID-19 pandemic, reducing adverse effects of market disruptions.

Managed logistics, distribution center, and transportation functions for domestic and international operations. Managed international and domestic transportation expenses worth multi-million dollars. Implemented global consolidation and supplier management program, improving supply chain visibility and reducing costs by 10%.Fostered relationships with transportation providers, improving on-time delivery rate from 90% to 95%. Collaborated with internal teams to enhance customer services, improve inventory accuracy by 6%, and decrease order cycle time from 2 days to 1 day. Explored, vetted, and selected warehouse; developed capital funding request for lease; and set up 6-member multi-functional team, reducing costs through consolidation of numerous third-party locations of business unit into 1 facility managed directly by Eaton.

Managed transportation and warehousing operations for a food service distribution center.Implemented transportation software platform, reducing transportation costs by $200k annually.Strengthened relationships with sales team by identifying and resolving service issues, and improving inventory accuracy to reduce instances of stock-outs.Reduced distribution center operating expenses 12% by establishing individual order selection productivity levels, modifying product placement that reduced travel time for order selection, and developed efficient routing plans to reduce offloading times at customer sites.

Responsible for managing P&L, operations, customer service and sales for a 5.2 million cubic foot refrigerated distribution center.Directed all phases of startup operation including project management and account sales.Achieved average weekly revenue of $100k in 90 days from start-up.Managed domestic and international product distribution.

Directed all North American logistics functions including domestic and international transportation, distribution center operations, 3PL warehouses, order management, and inventory control functions.$40 million annual logistics operating budget.Reduced small parcel, LTL and truckload rates by 2%Negotiated ocean freight contracts for 2500 ocean containers per year

Managed logistics functions, including warehousing, transportation and inventory control for a600,000 square foot distribution center with 150 truckload shipments daily.Improved inventory accuracy from 96.5% to 99.6%.Improved plant to distribution product flowManaged joint union and non-union labor in the same warehouse job functions. Improved organized labor and management working relationships and communication.

Private and third-party transportation management responsibilities for 200 drivers, 200 power units, 630 refrigerated trailers, 20 tanker trailers and 135 dedicated owner operator power units.Managed $60 million per year operating budget.Developed and managed customer partnerships to expedite freight flow

Managed corporate logistics functions including shipment routing for over 20 locations exceeding 150,000 shipments annually. Primary liaison for sales, transportation and distribution operations. Managed third party warehouse operations.Reduced logistics expenses by over $1 million through improved shipment utilization.Managed implementation of two 3PL frozen foods distribution centers.

Facility operations management for refrigerated distribution in excess of $250 million annual sales of perishable food products.Managed distribution of 6.8 million cases of finished goods annually. Reduced operating cost per unit 8% with increased throughput of 10% annually.

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