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Franklin Park, Illinois, United States

Franklin Park, Illinois, United States

Responsible for cost and performance of all transportation-related providers (Ocean, Air, Truckload, IMDL, LTL, and Parcel).*Develop and lead strategic transportation initiatives in support of $80M freight budget across multiple manufacturing and distribution locations*Responsible for transportation planning function*Ownership of freight audit, payment, and analysis processes as well as oversight of all freight revenue pricing matrices*Serve as transportation lead for all… Show more Responsible for cost and performance of all transportation-related providers (Ocean, Air, Truckload, IMDL, LTL, and Parcel).*Develop and lead strategic transportation initiatives in support of $80M freight budget across multiple manufacturing and distribution locations*Responsible for transportation planning function*Ownership of freight audit, payment, and analysis processes as well as oversight of all freight revenue pricing matrices*Serve as transportation lead for all acquisition-related integration initiatives, as well as all corporate projects Show less

Responsible for carrier selection and performance of inbound and outbound providers*Work with Finance department to identify and track cost trends while developing accurate forecasting tools and techniques*Responsible for transportation RFP/RFQ processes as well as contract negotiation and implementation across all modes*Develop and maintain inbound and outbound routing guides

Perform weekly freight audit and analysis process. Responsible for transportation RFQ/RFP function*Managed freight claims process *Provided custom spot quoting for special projects *Generated cost and revenue recognition reporting

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Strategic planning and implementation of domestic transportation product*Created national vendor database containing local, regional, and national pricing structures. Service providers selected by name, location, price, or type of service, greatly reducing time spent selecting suppliers*Directed special project in conjunction with corporate accounting reducing duplicate/incorrect vendor numbers while increasing billing accuracy and timeliness*Developed new vendor approval… Show more Strategic planning and implementation of domestic transportation product*Created national vendor database containing local, regional, and national pricing structures. Service providers selected by name, location, price, or type of service, greatly reducing time spent selecting suppliers*Directed special project in conjunction with corporate accounting reducing duplicate/incorrect vendor numbers while increasing billing accuracy and timeliness*Developed new vendor approval process which streamlined the confirmation and maintenance of insurance and regulatory requirements Show less

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Responsible for implementation and maintenance of a certified quality operating system in the midwest and western branch offices*Transferred quality manuals and documents from Microsoft Word to an internet/intranet based performance support library*Developed online training and assessment courses allowing individual operational departments to be evaluated offsite while substantially reducing travel costs for internal auditors*Directed Customer Master Profile (CMP) project which… Show more Responsible for implementation and maintenance of a certified quality operating system in the midwest and western branch offices*Transferred quality manuals and documents from Microsoft Word to an internet/intranet based performance support library*Developed online training and assessment courses allowing individual operational departments to be evaluated offsite while substantially reducing travel costs for internal auditors*Directed Customer Master Profile (CMP) project which developed a formalized procedure for documenting customer requirements Show less

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Supervised five-member ocean export group offering complete range of ocean freight and logistics services*Increased number of shipments by approximately 50% per month*Streamlined ocean export procedures which reduced invoicing and documentation errors*Outsourced letter of credit documentation requirements which increased accuracy and allowed for greater productivity throughout the department

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinated export shipments by establishing rates, creating bookings, and monitoring the flow of documentation*Trained new team members on ocean export operations system*Letters of credit handled with 98% initial presentation accuracy