Bruce Baran Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Michigan, United States

➤ Managing overseas materials of Korean Manufacturer of automobile parts for Ford, GM, Stellantis, Tesla, and Tier 1 Suppliers. ➤ Analyzing and evaluating customer releases along with daily delivery schedules to set production planning levels.➤ Receiving releases directly from customers or extracted from SAP platforms on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.➤ Reviewing schedules and releases daily to plan, schedule, and adjust shipping for daily and weekly shipments.➤ Working daily with Bay Logistics, IWS, OMNI, Total Express, Corporate Storage, Genesis, and Asercomex warehouses.➤ Tracking, supervising, analyzing, and providing international and domestic logistics and supply chain support.➤ Overseeing complete supply chain support for warehouse and customer direct shipments.➤ Contacting logistic groups to schedule alternative carriers for pickups due to cube-outs, missing trucks, or other issues.➤ Confirming weekly schedules with customers and consolidating pickups or making adjustments when necessary.➤ Providing SAP/EDI/ASN support as well as setting up and sending daily ASNs for Ford and Stellantis shipments.➤ Entering packing slips, BOLs, and ASNs as soon as they are received and verifying inventory against SCM system.➤ Verifying all inbound/outbound uploads, inventory totals, and in transit data matches for all warehouse locations.➤ Reviewing standards for each location including efficiency, data uploads, inventory management, and quality control.➤ Responding immediately to customer alerts for potential quality issues or concerns and reviewing with leadership.➤ Meeting on site with customers to review questionable material and assist in determining root causes for issues.

Taylor, Michigan, United States

➤ Developed and managed 3 major Tier 1 automotive clients (GM, Ford, and Stellantis) while leading logistics activities.➤ Oversaw supply chain operations and led logistics, data management, carrier procurement, and contract administration.➤ Integrated EDI data sets with proprietary data management platform to automate supply chain management processes.➤ Analyzed and evaluated customer releases and daily delivery schedules to determine satisfactory production levels.➤ Managed 9 warehouse staff and ensured every team member adhered to safety procedures and production standards.

Southfield, Michigan, United States

➤ Managed DCC, premium freight, and carrier execution management services provided in a matrix environment.➤ Drove client relationships with annual cost savings guarantees as well as managed agency and brokerage agreements.➤ Planned, managed, and executed a client freight network of over 1M wheels shipped annually and over $60M in sales.➤ Achieved 35% margin results from 2007 to 2011 through team productivity improvements and expansion of services.➤ Designed and implemented client ERP integration enabling ship date transmission of order releases for Daimler Trucks.➤ Assisted in new business accounts development and acquisition and implemented supply chain control solution.➤ Supported international ocean freight client consulting engagement with data management and strategy development.➤ Assisted in design and implementing annual transportation plan for 6 truck assembly plants based on ERP forecasts.➤ Enabled more than $15M in transportation savings per year through shipment frequency and mode optimizations.➤ Provided international/domestic logistical support along with analysis through complete supply chain supervision.➤ Directly improved team metrics to historic highs, warehouse productivity by 5%, and overall productivity by 40%.➤ Sourced OEM and Tier I suppliers for aluminum wheels, die cast parts, bearings, seat racks, motors, and lighting.➤ Remotely managed distribution for logistics of product delivery process and ensured business objectives were satisfied.➤ Analyzed and evaluated customer releases along with delivery schedules to determine the production levels required.➤ Assisted in resolving engineering issues in both international and domestic production and determined root causes.➤ Managed weekly planning/fulfillment meetings and led new product teams through order fulfillment tasks and training.➤ Oversaw option sourcing from suppliers and coordinated shipping with international and domestic logistics teams.

➤ Operations Manager – Commodore Cartage, Co, Warren, MI – 10/1997 to 03/2005➤ Airborne External Load Operations/Airborne Parachute Rigger – U.S. Armed Forces – 10 years