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Birmingham, Alabama, Us

Birmingham, Al, Us

Executive level accountability of multiple business units and companies. Active leadership role within the parent company that drives the directives of C level initiatives across multiple departments which include strategic sourcing, procurement, pricing, contracts and facility maintenance. Financial and growth responsibility for 5 separate operating companies that are joint ventures with strategic customers. Senior manager that oversees dedicated operations across the US for key customers.

Calvert, Al, Us

Directed the sourcing, operations and planning of all the internal logistics, packaging, shipping and warehousing operations of the AM/NS Calvert Carbon Steel Facility. Services included: Intraplant Scrap, Coil and Slab movements; River Terminal loading and offloading; Finished Goods rail loading and Heavy Haul Trucking. Directed the Warehousing and Shipping teams for the facility. Also responsible for all commercial traffic as it related to shipping of finished goods. Vendor Management as it related to intraplant material movements, Stevedores and Packaging. Management of multiple teams that ensured continuous support for operations of the mill. Chair for the inventory team that oversaw the Inventory accuracy of all areas of the facility. Corporate Subject Matter Expert for Trucking, Packaging, Warehousing and Construction Site Logistics.

Essen, De

Project phase: Management of Construction Site Logistics for the ThyssenKrupp owned operation equipment. Operations phase: Area Manager of the Supply Chain Management Dept. : Management of Site Logistics, Packaging, Shipping and Warehousing Operations

Miami, Fl, Us

Brought on board to lead sales and new business development efforts across the gulf coast region in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Charged with negotiating equipment specifications and pricing while simultaneously evaluating a customer’s current financial position and long-term stability.Developed a deep pipeline of qualified opportunities resulting from extensive prospecting, professional networking, and leveraging existing customer referrals.Identified and qualified a prospect’s requirements and value components through comprehensive needs assessments and value-based proposal preparation.Met with clients to identify and recommend cost-effective alternatives to existing maintenance costs.

Supervised over 90 staff while leading day-to-day logistics operations for 1.68M sq. ft. of multiple finished goods storage facilities across three U.S. regions. Held full budget and P&L responsibility for a $75M division and led staff hiring, training, development, and ongoing performance management.Oversaw logistics support of U.S plants and distribution centers, including the daily direction of a private over the road (OTR) fleet and all shipping activities.Instrumental in ensuring contract carriers consistently met a 98.5% minimum on-time delivery and on time pick up standards (OTD,OTP)Measured and tracked monthly KPI performance of 40 carrier drivers and four contracted managers.Implemented an automated transportation system allowing for a 15% reduction in-office staff.Led complex negotiations with OTR van and flatbed carriers to transport finished goods and raw materials at the lowest possible rates. Negotiated truck and trailer leases with multiple suppliers.Planned and coordinated the safe and timely traffic flow of over 7,800 international containers annually throughout the U.S. and Canada.Conceptualized and implemented strategic initiatives to ensure appropriate workforce scheduling to support manufacturing spikes or monthly sales promotions.Created and rolled out new comprehensive programs to ensure minimum order size, delivery radiuses, and stop quantities met customer expectations.Negotiated several union labor contracts and acted as a contract signee over multiple contractperiods.