David Conover Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

General Manager of Sales and Operations for Parman Energy Group in Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Since our start in 2018, I have wore many hats in creating our White Glove Divison with Samsung. I have been responsible for hiring supervisors in Orlando and Denver. I have overseen the opening of the Orlando location in 2019 in which I am responsible for. I have worked with our IT group to create systems for collection of real time data and reporting. I.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

I provide quality transportation solutions for customers, utilizing partner carriers that will meet or exceed customer's expectations. I secure new transportation business by marketing all of the great products of the Kenco Group and our Kenco Transportation Management divsion.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

• Third Party Logistics Operation Center Specialist focused on Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) consumer pharmaceutical transportation needs from shipping inbound to plant, plant to DC, DC to retail customer.
• Planned and routed freight for Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer transportation network with Kenco Transportation using truckload (TL), less than truckload (LTL), and intermodal (IM) nationwide carriers.
• Our group managed $30 million in GSK's transportation budget in 2013.
• Assisted in saving $1.8 million in outbound customer transportation spend in 2013 through better utilization of order consolidation using Red Prairie transportation management system (TMS).
• Planned and managed providers for GSK out of York PA for TL, LTL, IM, and small parcel orders.
• Achieved on-time-to-customer delivery metrics with a 98.7% on time to customer appointments.

• LTL Operations Manager that managed drivers while meeting service commitments and customer's needs and reducing our operating budget thru cost savings.
• Supervised a staff of over 45 drivers in the daily operations of delivering and picking up freight.
• Lowered overtime expense by 5% in 2011 compared to 2010.
• Increased by 12 p.m. delivery ratio by 12% in 2011 compared to 2010.
• Increased our driver return to the terminal by 7 p.m. ratio by 11% in 2011 compared to 2010.
• Supervised the loading and unloading of freight securing an over 99 % damage free ratio on shipments.

• A National Accounts Customer Service Representative for a top ten national TL carrier with yearly revenue around $1.5 billion dollars.
• Managed multi-million dollar National Accounts, such as Wal-Mart,Coca Cola, Whirlpool, Family Dollar and J. C. Penney’s, daily TL business using XPM, U. S. Xpress's operating system, and the AS400 operating system.
• Provided an in depth and superior level of customer service satisfaction.

• Started and managed an Inside Sales Division to secure incremental, profitable business with new companies that I brought on to U.S. Xpress such as Cape Cod Chip, Agri Dairy, and Connecticut Metals.
• Worked with 3PL and brokers to secure new business including C. H. Robinson, CHTL Logistics, Fetch Logistics, Global Transport, Roar Logistics and The Grimes Company.
• Created a consistent personal contact with national accounts using the latest in innovation and technology in the logistics industry.
• Educated national accounts of value-added services, and effectively negotiated rates using updated daily computer data that supplied up to the minute capacity and pricing information.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

• A National Accounts Customer Service Representative at a national TL carrier that services major national companies across America.
• Managed nationwide accounts in a Reefer and Team Division securing revenue and profit growth.
• Pursued new business opportunities for 80-teams in Covenant's Team Division.
• Cross-trained in all aspects of the TL business from customer service, load planning and fleet management.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

• LTL carrier Operations Manager that managed up to 45 drivers while meeting service commitments and customer's needs and reducing our operating budget thru cost savings.
• Performed every aspect of the LTL business including A.M. and P.M. dock supervision, load coordination, city dispatch, billing and claims supervision.
• Planned and implemented drivers weekly work schedules to provide the most savings on hourly wages and to reduce our overtime spend.
• Monitored our equipments maintenance program on a daily basis scheduling monthly services and breakdown repairs as needed.