● Responsible for Transportation Operations at a number of sites within a pre-defined region of the country.● Lead and supervise a team of Transportation Area Managers that are located within the individual sites in an effort to streamline logistics within each individual operation.● Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures● Accountability for meeting and exceeding operational goals.● Strategic planning and forecasting; appraise performance; reward and coach employees; resolve problems; address staffing needs.● Mentor, train and develop teammates for career progression and learning.● Ability to develop and share best practices across the shifts and network.

➤ Leads the development, coordination, and support of pre-sales, cross-selling, and additional lines of business for existing clients along with business development and client success organization.➤ Conducts assessment of interdependencies and risks associated with all projects for designated customers or programs while working with leaders to address any gaps in system capabilities or business processes.➤ Defines, prioritizes, and establishes projects and programs in collaboration with other department leaders while providing internal and external program reporting.➤ Ensures the attainment of changing needs and requirements of clients by creating, implementing, and modifying work plans including project plans and program roadmaps. ➤ Advises clients regarding Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) processes and policies as well as discusses timelines and how EPMO supports implementation of new business or changes to an existing business.➤ Works directly with organizational leaders to assign responsibilities and identify project/program resources needed.➤ Prepares scope documents and timelines for the sales pipeline, while applying established methodologies and enforcing project standards.➤ Gather pertinent information from the client and internal resources with a cross-functional team to ensure all aspects of the customer’s requirements and expectations are incorporated into the solution and timeline.➤ Reviews pertinent past presentations with cross-functional team members to share best practices and lessons learned.➤ Provides and maintains requests for proposal (RFP) answers within the RFPIO database in close partnership with the Marketing Team.

➤ Coordinated the plan creation and management for multiple new customer implementations, including Casper Mattress, ThirdLove, Star Brands, S.C. Johnson, and LEGO.➤ Identified and addressed potential problems through the close monitoring of client scope creep.➤ Aligned key milestones and the critical path of projects by interfacing with the cross-functional teams, as well as driving strategic direction with inputs from operational experience.➤ Guaranteed project success by delivering on schedule, budget, and quality requirements for assigned projects through leading cross-functional workstreams.➤ Implemented comprehensive project plans, involving schedule, budget, procurement, resources, quality, risks, change control, and communications according to GEODIS EPMO policy.➤ Facilitated the documentation and communication of project status with internal and external stakeholders, including both internal and external Executive Leadership. ➤ Effectively led and managed multiple cross-functional resource teams, in addition to the management of various projects simultaneously.

➤ Planned and executed the conversion of 1,934 Rite Aid locations to Walgreen stores, as well as the restructuring of Walgreen's supply chain to smaller formats.➤ Effectively directed capital projects through the entire project lifecycle from initiation, and implementation to close.➤ Supported the creation of project schedules, financial analyses, and solution designs while communicating project implementation and priorities with field management staff.➤ Developed and managed annual capital project budgets and contract documents, which included any need for business cases, RFPs, change controls, and purchase orders.➤ Completed the formulation, documentation, and updating of the Distribution Center equipment standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the supply chain.➤ Responsible for controlling project documentation throughout the lifecycle, including proper asset turnover to field resources.➤ Built and maintained a partnership with Field Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Industrial Engineers, Safety, Operations, Finance, Procurement, as well as internal and external Executive Leadership.

➤ Consistently met and exceeded metrics/key performance indicators, which led to the establishment of full operational functionality and efficiencies.➤ Established reputation for featuring on the company's website as “Someone to Know” (subsequent) to personal success as a Supply Chain Leader.➤ Oversaw profit and loss, budget development and execution, and variance management, as well as identified/managed cost savings initiatives through shift restructuring, layer picking implementation, and pick line redesign projects.➤ Performed risk assessment and continuous process improvement and reinforcement in alignment with observations and performance report to drive effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and profitability.➤ Drove external and internal customer engagement, value, and satisfaction within both dedicated (Kellogg's) and multi-customer (Star-Kist, Bumble Bee, Idahoan, Merisant, including 23 other customer accounts) facilities.➤ Fostered knowledge exchange, motivated the workforce, created the cultural identity to identify, coach, encourage, and develop talent, while managing and working with cross-functional teams.➤ Generated and maintained high-level reporting and presentations for key internal and external executives.➤ Managed union workforce relations, including daily activities, grievances, standard operating procedures, escalations, and contract negotiations.

➤ Steered strategic efforts in directing startups, operations optimization, and continuous process improvement, while providing strategic direction during the implementation stages.➤ Facilitated IT project management, including solution creation and system integration, while escalating any issues that may affect operations/project performance.➤ Prepared project plans, highlight reports, risk logs, change requests, and other pertinent project documents.➤ Ensured customer/business requirements were documented and achieved by working with internal and external stakeholders to define and align expectations.➤ Directed projects with continuously evolving timelines by executing dynamic change management, including the monitoring, and planning of team performance.

➤ Drove the improvement of P&L performance for all locations month to month and year over year.➤ Worked on special assignments and designed formal communication materials, job descriptions, standard operating procedures, strategic road maps, and business plans for expansion opportunities.➤ Assisted in organizing meetings, taking/distributing meeting minutes, and tracking action items while preparing project tracking reports and presentations.➤ Presided over recruiting, hiring, training, and supervision of all branch employees to create an efficient team approach and improve customer relations.➤ Provided project management-related inputs as required to support project needs.➤ Exemplified expertise in work breakdown structure, scope change control, and issue management.

➤ Received promotion to branch manager in less than a year while completing Management Trainee Program.➤ Significantly improved the area financial performance/P&L year over year.➤ Oversaw all phases of the corporate location expansion project while carrying out a thorough evaluation of customer requirements.➤ Led the design and execution of analytical framework as a basis for planning business development.➤ Provided direct supervision and effective coaching to teams of professionals to surpass sales goals.➤ Exhibited proficiency in utilizing Excel features to create spreadsheets for data-driven decision support and presentations for top management.