• Direct flawless execution and adherence to pre-established customer critical success factors.• Supervise customer transportation management including safety, transportation, DOT regulation, compliance, P&L responsibility, distribution and customer service.• Manage inbound and trailer claims. • Manage direct reports to include employee relation issues, performance management, new employee training and development.

• Manage the launch of Logistics Optimization Centers for Ford Motor Company.• Liaison for all functional groups: Engineering, IT Integration, Operations, Sourcing, Carrier and Supplier Compliance.• Daily reporting to Ford and Penske leadership on launch milestones.• Daily interface with assembly plants’ supply chain leadership• Lead automation of part level integration process.• Work closely with designated plant management and materials managers to ensure flawless execution of all transportation requirements. • Oversee high level projects as needed by the Ford management team

• Established and grew transportation relationships with truckload, LTL, intermodal and other transport carriers in North America to support customer requirements.• Managed RFQs to establish the best rates possible and secure service capacity.• Provided carrier training and on-boarding to drive compliance with Penske and customer requirements.• Established customer specific carrier performance standards and distributed monthly scorecards to the carriers and summary scorecards to the customer. • Managed the performance improvement process with under-performing carriers to either improve service or remove them from the network

• Managed inbound and outbound transportation and served as liaison to Ryder Lear Romulus Dock.• Worked closely with designated plant analyst and materials managers to ensure flawless execution of all transportation needs.• Supervised customer transportation management including safety, transportation, DOT regulation, supplier and carrier compliance, P&L responsibility, distribution and customer service.• Duties included reviewing materials budget, managing weekly shuttles, and carrier cubes.• Generated inbound/outbound logs for all cross docks.• Managed claim process for all Lear facilities to include international. Adhered to all KPI metrics

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• Directed all logistics and served as liaison to Ryder Lear Romulus Dock.• Supervised customer transportation management including safety, transportation, DOT regulation, compliance, P&L responsibility, distribution and customer service.• Duties included reviewing materials budget, managing weekly shuttles, and carrier cubes.• Managed claim process for all Lear facilities. Adhered to all KPI metrics.

• Managed inbound and outbound transportation for all Carlex locations to include 3 Nissan plants and 4 distribution warehouses.• Responsible for management, measurement and appraisal of all premium transportation providers• Directed bid management, procurement and savings implementation.• Identified and implemented process improvements.• Facilitated carrier training and discipline including establishing and initiating KPI measures.

• Directed flawless execution and adherence to pre-established customer critical success factors.• Supervised customer transportation management including safety, transportation, DOT regulation, compliance, P&L responsibility, distribution and customer service.• Managed direct reports to include employee relation issues, performance management, new employee training and development.

• Attained productivity goals while resolving customer issues for customer under the commercial vehicle division.• Supervised day to day operations of 5 employees including daily route management, training, and handling of supply chain issues while preventing critical supply chain interruption.• Worked closely with Detroit Diesel MP&L on freight and safety management.

• Supervised daily traffic office operations for the 2.5 million sq. ft. facility, including employee management and training, in and outbound traffic control, data maintenance and reporting for volumes exceeding 100 daily loads.• Responsible for all day to day operations of the Premium and Network Monitoring teams.• Time sensitive and transportation crisis issue management and resolution• Analyzed raw materials and products by the dimensions and weight of their shipments to safely manage transportation and time schedules.• Lead liaison between Ryder Corporate, Visteon Corporate and assigned plants• Led implementation of cost save initiatives and handled daily operational issues