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Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Most recently, I led the strategy development for first mile, middle mile, and final mile transportation. I also coached, mentored, and led a talented team of one Associate Director, two Senior Managers, and five associates, achieving high transportation service levels while mitigating costs in a just-in-time shipping environment. Under my leadership, my teams and I contributed to significant organizational growth, substantial cost savings, and exceptional delivery performance.

Denver, Colorado

I spearheaded comprehensive oversight of truck, rail, and ocean transportation networks, handling strategic planning and operational execution. My leadership drove initiatives to optimize efficiency and reliability across all modalities, ensuring seamless coordination and maximum performance.

Hershey, Pa

In this role, I led all transportation initiatives and projects for the Hershey Company, managing relationships with 60 transportation carriers and 12 pool operators. I developed transportation strategy and identified continuous improvement opportunities. Additionally, I oversaw relationships with key logistics stakeholders, including warehousing, production planning, demand planning, and customer supply chain. I managed commodity storage locations and relationships, alongside overseeing a transportation budget exceeding $200M.

Hershey, Pa

While in this role, I skillfully directed a team of transportation planners, managing daily operations like route planning, carrier selection, and load optimization. I oversaw all tactical planning activities and maintained strong relationships with carriers and third-party logistics providers, ensuring reliable and cost-effective transportation services. Additionally, I provided leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a transportation planning team of 11 planners, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

I headed new distribution center and manufacturing integration projects, focusing on transportation aspects, and directed project teams in the supply chain. I oversaw Hershey transportation operations and led Hershey pallet analysis, formulating a carrier scorecard. Additionally, I orchestrated carrier performance management and addressed operational issues across all Hershey facilities. I also managed one Transportation Operations Specialist in this role.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

In my time in planning, I spearheaded production planning for multiple Hershey facilities, overseeing inventory control and case fill level optimization across various brands. I pioneered key metrics tracking, including case fill rates, inventory age levels, and turnover. Additionally, I orchestrated successful new product launches and oversaw the Mauna Loa acquisition. Engaging on cross-functional teams, I spearheaded supply planning enhancement projects and earned two promotions during my tenure in supply planning.

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

I managed scheduling and material requirements for the Moirs plant, overseeing Pot of Gold boxed chocolates production. Collaborating with commodities and packaging suppliers ensured fulfillment of daily production needs. I oversaw scheduling for five packaging lines and four enrobing lines, also serving as a relief warehouse supervisor and maintaining PC network operations within Moirs.

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

In this role, I showcased robust financial analysis, attention to detail, problem-solving, and organizational skills. I perform cost analysis and estimates, initiate standard cost development, maintain bill of material, formulate budgets, supervise Accounts Payable, reconcile physical inventory, conduct variance analysis, report production, and ensure general ledger inventory reconciliation.