Alex Gimlin Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Responsible for managing all flour truck movement from and returns back to the mills for the entire east coast
• Provide issue resolution on the day-to-day deliveries (i.e., appt setting, customer issues with deliveries - including damaged/contaminated product, wrong/out of spec product, etc.)
• Record and analyze our monthly spends report in terms of our P&L, on-time deliveries, carrier score card, fills, accessorials
• Manage new lane and spot rate markets with our carrier base for both bulk and van loads
• In charge of our cost savings initiative through lane utilization for new and existing carrier base (i.e., re-arranging carriers in any given lane that make the most sense/impact for our customer deck)

Denver, CO

• APL is the world’s seventh largest ocean carrier providing a comprehensive global container shipping service.Managed a team of five land transportation import and export coordinators - annually responsible for the.
• Obtained a cost savings of approximately $2.3 million associated with rail storage, trucker selection, and container yard operations
• Built and fostered relationships with 85+ third-party carriers in order to effectively delegate work volume
• Responsible for regional import/export book of businesses including Dow Chemical, Kimberly Clark, Nike, Samsung, and Allenberg Cotton; representing approximately $33.5 million
• Identified opportunities in cost savings by optimizing vendor availability, resulting in better account management and on time deliveries
• Supported functions including dray optimization, carrier selection, lane utilization, accessorial review/approval, and invoicing

Atlanta, GA

• Support AnalystAnalyzed reports to reduce costs associated with drays in over 50,000 routing lanes. Responsible for tracking rate reductions for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
• Facilitated weekly group trainings to 20 coordinators and analysts using Drayman, Homeport, and Microsoft tools in order to achieve faster, well executed time management and resourcesImport & Export CoordinatorProvided.
• Created and implemented a working process for the Southeastern Import and Export Teams resulting in standardized processes for daily procedures
• Planned and dispatched timely routing of containerized freight to door locations
• Monitored daily reports for each inbound vessel with containers discharging rails in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida
• Ensured clearances and communicated with US regional APL offices for containers not showing customs or cashier clearances

Franklin Park, IL

• Ensured that facility met OSHA compliance and reporting requirements of federal, state, and locals regulations
• Directed safety plans to protect employees and venders against near misses and maintain safe working conditions
• Formulated and suggested work safety standards and enforced procedures
• Enforced General Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regulations and practices to insure safety of product and employees
• Conducted Job Safety Analysis (JSA) in order to protect employees by eliminating the exposure to potential hazards of daily operations
• Assisted in creating and implementing safety incentive programs and contests