Managing team to oversee all outbound transportation processes for Sanford Distribution Center as well as 3PL locations. Oversight includes but not limited to Truckload, LTL and parcel carrier negotiations, freight accrual reporting to adhere to annual transportation budget, DC compliance with all modes of Hazardous Goods shipping under IATA, IMDG and DOT regulations across both prepaid and collect customer base, alignment with Customer Demand Management and Customer Service departments to ensure all ‘on-time’ and customer shipping window requirements are met. Working closely with the entire supply chain to act as a liaison between all global forwarders and Planning/Purchasing departments. Heavily involved in Vendor Compliance fine reductions and various cost reduction initiatives such as use of rail and mode shifts. Will be a key Americas Lead in startup of 4PL relationship with our new Lead Logistics Provider. Other responsibilities include establishing monthly carrier base meetings to develop scorecard and shipping KPI’s to meet ‘on-time’ shipping goals, ‘on-time’ delivery goals, Maintaining all carrier rates, mode specifications and customer profiles in Legacy and Galleria Transportation Management Systems and WM's. Additional responsibilities include creation, oversight and execution of department personnel development and training plans as well as managing all team daily activities.

Managing team to oversee all outbound transportation processes for Sanford Distribution Center as well as 3PL locations. Oversight includes but not limited to Truckload, LTL and parcel carrier negotiations, freight accrual reporting to adhere to annual transportation budget, DC compliance with all modes of Hazardous Goods shipping under IATA, IMDG and DOT regulations across both prepaid and collect customer base, alignment with Customer Demand Management and Customer Service departments to ensure all ‘on-time’ and customer shipping window requirements are met. Working closely with the entire supply chain to act as a liaison between all global forwarders and Planning/Purchasing departments. Heavily involved in Vendor Compliance fine reductions and various cost reduction initiatives such as use of rail and mode shifts. Will be a key Americas Lead in startup of 4PL relationship with our new Lead Logistics Provider. Other responsibilities include establishing monthly carrier base meetings to develop scorecard and shipping KPI’s to meet ‘on-time’ shipping goals, ‘on-time’ delivery goals, Maintaining all carrier rates, mode specifications and customer profiles in Legacy and Galleria Transportation Management Systems and WM's. Additional responsibilities include creation, oversight and execution of department personnel development and training plans as well as managing all team daily activities.

Coty is a $5 Billion consumer goods company servicing mass, prestige and international markets.Mission is to service our suppliers domestic and abroad to their final distribution center operating within an 18 million dollar budget.• Managing a team of 4 while overseeing inbound global and domestic freight transportation. Maintaining up to date contact information with freight forwarders, customs brokers, Coty Suppliers and third party manufacturers• Select, negotiate with, and manage the performance of our transportation vendors to include truckload and less than truckload • Implemented auto-tendering strategy for our Transportation Management System reducing daily manual monitoring by 75%• Leading cross functional project for Inbound Quality Improvement. Supporting warehouse, planning, procurement and manufacturing. • Currently executing a project to streamline transportation needs across Sanford organization reducing systems, labor and the exorbitant cost of trailer rentals.

Identified and plucked out of the organization for 18 months to serve as a subject matter expert on a $25M project for the implementation of SAP.• Expert responsible for aiding the design, and user acceptance testing for an accelerated SAP implementation schedule• Wrote Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), work instructions, and job aids • Trained 200+ employees across eight different modules to support SAP Warehouse Management • Created data and data requirements needed• Built power point training presentations along with live system scenarios to ensure proper training, change management was provided • Established self as the "go to" go live WM support team member for trouble shooting, guidance, and resolution• Continued to guide operation on best system practice and work instruction revision due to system changes during hyper care phase• Performance through this implementation landed my management position.

The Sanford Distribution Center is a highly automated Red Prairie-driven operation shipping $1 Billion per year.• Managed 60 - 90 permanent and temporary employees• Provided supervisory oversight for the Distribution Center processing areas to include but, not limited to carton assembly, order picking(broken case, audit, full case, off line, bulk/international, returns, dock, and warehouse), area planning, infrastructure efficiency, and labor planning• Executed the improvement of on time shipping to 96%• Performed daily and visual management processes including changes to 5S• Recreated an environment of trust that promoted change, and idea sharing and became the forerunner of leadership in the distribution center. • Enhanced System picking policies to consume all viable inventory to reduce waste and buildup by 30% • Worked cross functionally establishing processes to create system generated full pallet replenishments for a reduction in carton handling for the warehouse by 40%• Streamlined outdated tools to facilitate warehouse replenishment process across systems• Modified Return’s processing area by reorganizing layout and reducing system waste by 40 %• Created a new role “Dock Analyst” to improve shipping dock efficiencies; wrote job description, daily requirements, standard operating procedures, and work instructions• Led charge on the creation of “offline” manual picking area designed to reduce the volume of large shipments introduced to our sortation • Achieved a milestone carton count of 10,000 in an eight hour shift, versus a normalcy of 3,000 carton count

• Served as the nucleus of Distribution Operations controlling, maintaining, and monitoring daily logistics• Guided Logistics Director, Manager, and Supervisors in day to day volume to adapt staffing requirements• Required to wave plan by shipment and destination, make carrier changes based on shipping requirements, inventory reconciliation prior to wave release, facilitate “hot” shipments• Balanced the work load throughout the distribution center and shipping lanes for optimal efficiency • Used knowledge of systems and operation to guide peers in improved efficiency throughout distribution center• Worked with Logistics supervisors to ensure seamless fluid loading of shipments to increase capacity by 20 % and efficiency during our seasonal months and beyond• Worked cross functionally with Customer Service, Planning, and outbound shipping Department to ensure on time deliveries, and customer satisfaction