Alan Gillis Email & Phone Number

Markham, ON, CA

Markham, ON, CA

• Responsible for all supporting functions for Transportation and fleet management. With a focus is on ensuring on-time service to stores, driver and fleet management, carrier management, managing P&L, and supporting.
• Implemented ELDs and HOS policies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Oversee company car program for store operations teams
• Built out the Transportation Team to support the growth of the company
• Transformed the delivery methods used in the prairie provinces to increase off hour deliveries and support store needs while achieving $115K per year savings.
• Implemented a daily on-time tracker for fleet deliveries and took corrective actions to raise on-time performance from 85.5% in 2019 to 96.56% in 2020.

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• Reported to the Director of Operations Support and, responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the Centralized Transportation Services team, providing transportation-related support, direction, recommendations and.
• Created and developed a Centralized Transportation Services team. Reduced delivery costs through more efficient daily and master schedules
• Implemented and managed a national DOT compliance program to reduce hours of service violations and reduced audit risk with improved documentation process
• Introduced a National Fleet Safety Plan to reduce transportation related collisions by improving driver recruitment and training; and subsequent reduction of year over year collisions
• Deployed Omnitracs XRS fleet management system in six DCs across Canada which improved DOT compliance and reduced delivery costs
• Collaborated with Safety Manager to review trends and assist DCs on preventable rulings and corrective actions to prevent re-occurrences

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• Reported to the Director - Quality Systems, Customer Service & Compliance, responsible for providing support, direction, recommendations and training on all aspects of Martin-Brower transportation related functions.
• Recognized as Subject Matter Expert for implementation of Enterprise System in Canada and effectively trained DC personnel
• Liaised with software vendors and engineers to automate driver payroll in Kronos. Automation of process resulted in data entry time savings, improved accuracy of payroll and driver moral at six DCs
• Implemented National Master Schedule Process ensuring compliance and reducing impact to customer
• Coached DCs using data analytics and corrective actions to meet or exceed KPI targets
• Implemented Fleet Continuous Temperature Monitoring resulting in increased customer confidence and product integrity

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• Reported to the Distribution Centre Manager and managed a budget of $20+ million in a 24/7 multi temp distribution environment. Responsible for the development of 7 dispatch supervisors and 80+ AZ drivers, oversee all.
• Managed all functions of outbound distribution and maintained strong customer relationship while meeting KPI and Safety targets.
• Ensured regulatory compliance and fleet maintenance / uptime to reduce customer impact.
• Created and developed master route schedules for over 450 McDonald’s restaurants and 12.5 million cases annually to meet customer and financial goals
• Prepared drivers bid packages (work schedules) for 80+ drivers to meet demands and improve work/life balance and moral
• Deployed Xatanet in Brampton DC to increase DOT compliance and reduce costs

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• Implemented the Fleet Safety Program for the Brampton DC
• Supervise a workforce of 68 unionized AZ drivers (Teamsters Local 419)
• Schedule deliveries based on daily volume variances
• Ensure driver efficiencies by analyzing drivers’ trip reports and audit DOT logs with CADEC
• Coach employees who do not meet Martin-Brower standards
• Maintain a fleet of 24 tractors and 40 trailers

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• Ensure accuracy of accident files and publish monthly summaries for Canadian Centres
• Oversee fuel tax data entry and complete quarterly returns for IFTA
• Compile and Audit the “Key Performance Indicators” for all Canadian Centers on a monthly basis
• Negotiate the purchase of invoices and picking labels for use in all Canadian Centres netting $20,000 savings for the company
• Preformed an internal audit of provincial sales tax expenses netting a $50,000 tax rebate
• Created the case volume forecast for the dairy rollout in the Brampton DC

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• Transportation Duties:
• Audit drivers’ logs
• Schedule equipment maintenance
• Review and Correct Returned Invoices
• Equipment schedules for 22 tractors and 35 trailers Receiving Duties:
• Ensure product integrity upon arrival and shipping