Christopher Souder Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Led following functions: Commercial Logistics, Rail Fleet Management, Logistics Systems & Analytics, Logistics Finance and Private Truck Fleet.Functional Leadership - Support multi-phase functional transformation plan involving people, processes, and systems. Help build functional reputation and culture of performance by setting targets, exceeding expectations, developing and communicating operating budgets, developing staff and succession routines, and building trust-based relationships with business stakeholders. Strategy, Network Planning, and Optimization - Provide leadership in the development of a transportation and distribution strategy that aligns with and supports the corporate supply chain strategy. Analyze and optimize distribution and transportation networks to improve service quality, reduce cost, and enable growth. Process Build / Excellence - Create, implement, and lead logistics, distribution, and transportation business processes, systems, and organizations from a starting point of limited maturity and sophistication. Design, develop, and implement company-wide standards for logistics and distribution services. Implement centrally designed, managed and documented logistics processes to enable standardization of operations by business unit and/or mode.Provider Management - Accountable for the global transportation and warehouse/terminal provider portfolio – both relationships and results – in collaboration with the Logistics execution organization. Negotiate service contracts to improve supply chain service and efficiency and hold partners accountable to established SLA’s. Leverage use of TMS and related technologies and infrastructure to drive business value. Systems Expertise - Design a formalized IT approach capable of producing a centralized technology architecture and systems of record to enable integration of individual logistics operations at a functional level and supports automation of standardized operational processes.

Anodyne Pain & Wellness Solutions is a national healthcare provider focused on non-opioid, non-surgical treatment of acute & chronic pain. Anodyne provides a wide variety of medical services to help its patients regain their health and wellness with the goal of leading a more balanced lifestyle.Our practices are medically integrated, full spectrum pain management care facilities, providing treatment based on Physical Medicine, Traditional Medicine, and Functional Medicine.

Houston, Tx, Us

As Director – Transportation, Distribution, International Logistics & Supply Chain Strategy, Christopher develops and implements flexible organizational structure to support total budget of up to $150 million along with developing and communicating logistics strategy to executive team in alignment with company business objectives. He performs strategy & operational/commercial oversight management of Transportation, Distribution, and International Logistics teams as well as developing and mentoring employees to create organizational bench strength within supply chain. He also implemented new vendor evaluation and contract procedures along with developing & introducing logistics KPI’s providing executive leadership with higher visibility to logistics cost structure.Moreover, Christopher manages all aspects of Transportation, Distribution and International logistics functions, including hiring, training & managing high-performance teams, implementing policies & processes that enhance revenue and fill rate while managing continuous improvement. He supports company initiatives, which include, but are not limited to, safety programs, route optimization, and all Standard Operating Procedures. He also anticipates and resolves day-to-day issues, completes Root Cause Failure Analyses (RCFA) and involves in problem solving.Highlights• Led to 30% improvement in rail fleet utilization and 40% improvement in overall supply chain cost.• Delivered over $30M in cost avoidance during industry downturn through renegotiation of contracts, subleasing assets and other cost control measures.• Led North America Rail and Truck Transportation Management System Implementation and Freight Audit & Payment implementation.

Houston, Texas, Us

As Sr. Logistics Manager, Christopher facilitated the introduction of Transportation Management System (TMS), commercial rationalization of logistics vendors, assessment and upgrade of field logistics talent, and infrastructure improvements. He built an organization that consisted of 7 direct reports and over 40 total logistics personnel; led total category management responsibility for over $600M in annual spend. He also oversaw Risk Management / Health Safety Environmental compliance while being responsible for hiring, training and retention of all North America logistics personnel; commercial responsibility for over $600M in annual spend. Moreover, Christopher provided expertise for determining, regulating, and/or controlling the level of flow of supplies from initial planning through delivery. He also identified top performers, developed methods to maintain engagement and recognition for superior efforts; identified bottom performers, implemented action plans to enhance engagement and increased performance.Highlights• Developed, communicated and implemented North America logistics strategy. Key projects include: North America Transportation Management System implementation resulting in $15M in savings.• Led vendor management and rationalization efforts based on cost, service and safety considerations resulting in $15M in savings.• Distribution optimization efforts which resulted in $35M of savings.

As Manager of Transportation, Christopher managed team of direct & indirect reports for 8 global divisions to support Supply Chain Continuous Improvement initiatives. He led spend responsibility for over $300M with global scope of responsibility throughout North America, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. He also improved customer service, supply chain processes and cost reductions by providing training, demonstrated expertise and documented success for transportation related activities as well as investigated causes of incidents/accidents and recommended safety measures for preventing further occurrences.Moreover, Christopher developed and Implemented weekly/monthly reporting metrics for divisional transportation leads; established benchmarking scorecard to monitor internal transportation cost vs. industry best in class. He developed standardized commercial contract templates for various modes of transportation; led project to create and implement trade compliance assessment system. He also acted as liaison between customers, operations management and suppliers; providing management reports and updates, proposals and solutions for new and ongoing transportation issues.Highlights• Spearheaded Sourcing Projects – Truckload RFP - $10M+ in annual cost savings and reduced carrier base by 65%. Less than Truckload RFP - $3M in annual cost savings• Led to 15% reduction ($1.5M) in annual container spend; Ocean RFP • Managed distribution center transition for large division resulting in $1M in savings and service improvement of 32%.• Led global project resulting in $1M in transportation savings, $10M in inventory reduction and order lead-time reduction of 23 days.• Led Transportation Management System (TMS) implementation for 4 divisions with a cost reduction of $9M.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, Us

Manager Supply Chain Operations | 2007 – 2009Demand Planner | 2006 – 2007Sr. Transportation Operations Specialist | 2003 – 2006Production Scheduler/Supervisor | 2001 – 2003Transportation Planner | 1999 – 2001Order Management Representative | 1999

Logistics And Supply Chain Management Graduate Credit Certificate

Bachelor Of Science, Business Logsitics