Experienced in cost reduction, increased productivity, and customer service through all aspects of supply chain optimization. End-to-end supply chain management experience in Industrial manufacturing and CPG distribution.After earning an MS in Supply Chain Management, I began my career with Lhoist N.A. working on the end-to-end manufacturing supply chain by focusing on forecast accuracy, S&OP, and distribution optimization. Most recently at Animal Supply Company, I have focused on -- The use of IBP to complete several network optimization projects, which have reduced assets and resources by 40% while maintaining service levels.-Leading Transportation team to achieve over $10M in EBIDTA savings by optimizing daily routes, LTL rate negotiations, inbound logistics initiatives, fuel price negotiations, alternative sourcing strategies, multi-modal applications, and SC revenue opportunities.-Created alternative sourcing strategies to shield business from turmoil in freight market due to ELD mandates, driver shortages, and contract breaches. Strategy included intermodal freight, consolidated inbound freight across national network, crossdocking, and negotiating higher freight allowances with vendors-Managing systems integration and TMS Telematics implementation throughout U.S. network with a focus on eLogs, route and warehouse optimization -Driving transportation KPI’s, reporting, and analytics to completion for regular monitoring-Heavy focus on safety and DOT compliance. FMCSA score management through compliance management and DataQ filings. Fleet of 170 trucks. - Ongoing negotiations with FedEx, UPS, and USPS to achieve competitive rates for eCommerce platform on both package and LTL shipping which saved 45-61% vs. existing rates-Annual RFP’s for inbound supplier shipments-Achieving success working with data from multiple ERP’s, incomplete data sets, scanned documents, and collaborating with field opsSKILL SETS: Operations Research, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Fleet Management, SAP, AS400, Sage ERP Experience, Project Management, Transportation Analysis, Data Analytics / Data mining, SC Modeling & Optimization, Freight Negotiation & Contracting