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Nashville, Tn, Us

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

• Forecast and maintain production schedules for ethanol plants in the U.S.A and Canada• Build mutually beneficial relationships with customers through consistent service and transparent reporting, including bi-monthly contract reviews and superior supply flexibility. • Manage the rail fleets for our plants by ensuring proper fleet balance, optimal number of cars in the fleet, waybilling cars once they’re loaded (both unit trains and single manifest), ensuring DOT and Transport Canada hazmat compliance• Develop supply plan for multiple trans-load facilities to ensure consistent on hand supply for ratable delivery to end customers.• Diversified our Canadian trans-load supply network to save over $400,000 annually in incidental costs and provide structural savings of $.02/gallon (projected savings of approx. $960,000 annually)• Serve as the primary contact with the manufacturer, working closely with local Operations Managers to ensure optimal day to day operations and assist with all logistics and operations concerns.• Manage RIN program and position for my plants to optimize netback and ensure compliance. • Manage physical/provisional risk exposure for Canadian markets (Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal)

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Ran analytics for sourcing $64 million dollars of freight spend in all modes of SWS freight (Ocean, IMDL, OTR, Dray) resulting in $3.5 million dollars of savings in established lanes• Managed relationships with Transportation Service Providers, including developing long-term strategic relationships and day-to-day operations support• Supported SWS divisions with all Logistics related concerns including tracking shipments, sourcing alternate freight providers, optimizing freight solutions for new suppliers, measuring carrier KPI’s.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

• Managed the build of manifest trains and the flow of traffic through Lincoln Yard• Analyzed/Reported inventory data using Excel pivot tables and waterfall charts to division leadership via daily conference calls and turnover reports • Forecasted future traffic flows, locomotive availability, and crew starts to ensure consistent on time departures • Conducted shift safety briefings and supervised 350+ crewmembers in a Union environment • Regularly participated in safety test teams to ensure safe operations and rules compliance• Operated as deployed Trainmaster in emergency situation coordinating TYE and MOW personnel to address a wash out on the St. Joe subdivision• Received BNSF Dispatcher training, BST training, FLS training, and am GCOR Rules qualified

Redesigned the effective warehouse space to maximize storage space and create a more efficient operation. Operated a forklift to load/unload TL/LTL shipments. Participated in break bulk operations and packed/shipped international orders.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

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