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Plano, Tx, Us

Plano, Texas, United States

● Lead and manage the development of system and process improvements for parts ordering and inbound logistics management for Toyota's North American manufacturing companies.● Manage and support project management and implementation of systems for vehicle order fulfillment transformation with focus on supply chain stability and company profitability.● Lead the project management, and support implementation of system and process adoption in the area of inbound logistics and parts ordering and production control for Toyota North America's first battery manufacturing facility.

● Lead the budgeting and cost management of $500M for inbound parts and components freight.● Manage a team of 10+ employees, with focus on performance improvement, mentorship, and skills and career development.● Lead and conduct proposal/presentations to senior management regarding required contingency strategies to contend with ever increasing threats to the supply chain, reduce dependency on 3rd parties, and establish infrastructures to meet future requirements.● Direct and provide guidance to logistics partner senior management for trucking carriers’ performance, warehouse management, and ship lines performance (Penske, Ryder, Challenger Motor Freight, ONE, Westwood, MSC).● Complete and evaluate required studies / analysis to confirm logistics network impacts including crossdock capacity capability to support new model volumes.● Executed new warehouse site / operations to ensure it aligned to logistics requirements through problem follow-up management on Logistics related implementation readiness. Determined and planned required operational logistics partner business segment support.

Cambridge, Ontario

● Supervised 5+ team members who were responsible for trailer yard management, over the road carrier/route management, cross-dock operations, and overseas container logistics.● Key Projects and Highlights:o COVID-19 Supply Chain Coordination – Designed and implemented a deployed strategy to stop/re-start supply chain in response to economic shutdown. o Trailer Safety – Led and streamlined an initiative to improve safety for docked trailer unloading.

Cambridge, Ontario

● Supported 5+ team members in parts and components inventory management and supplier shipping confirmation.● Inter-department liaison for abnormality/crisis management.● Developed team members through technical and soft skill coaching during operations and project management.● Key Projects and Highlights:o Model Change Lead – Mitigated and strengthened old level parts obsolescence costs and ensured zero production downtime during model changeover.o PowerBI Adoption Lead – Generated and revitalized business intelligence reporting to improve work efficiency and management visibility on project progression.

Cambridge, Ontario

● Coordinated parts and components inventory management (~500 parts supplied by ~50 suppliers).● Root cause identification/issue resolution for parts shortage/overflow conditions.● Supplier management of shipping abnormalities (shortages, scrap, engineering changes).● Key Projects and Highlights:o Skid Efficiency KPI Creation – initiated reporting to capture part ordering/conveyance efficiency.o Cost Budgeting and Tracking – generated yearly spend plans for work section, monthly tracking, and KPI reporting.

Cambridge, Ontario

● Organized and developed trailer yard and shunting operations management for 750+ trailer move transactions/day.● Coordinated over the road carrier/route management for 3 logistics partners, 500+ routes/day. ● Key Projects and Highlights:o Yard Management Software Implementation Lead – implemented solution for on-site trailer management; improved visibility for all trailers in/out gated and yard movements.o Over the Road Logistics Bid and Scope of Work Lead – modernized scope of work to support business needs; bid management completed to support cost/service competiveness from logistics partners.o Abnormality Control Protocol Creation – developed standard escalation communication and contingency counter measure management for logistic crisis (ie. weather/border shutdown/production breakdown).

Graduate Certificate - Global Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Graduated with High Honours

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Honours Program

Diploma - Business Administration

Specialization in Finance