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Hartsville, Sc, Us

 Continually meet strategic and operational goals through effective sourcing, negotiating, contracting and category management of a $120M truckload carrier.  Identify and prevent possible TL market losses and create extensive carrier metrics on research of the current market that curbs said losses.  Actively drove productivity to $7.3M from 2015 to 2017, and increased productivity by $2.8M through the implementation of a new fuel strategy that grew output during an extremely challenging market in 2018. Recipient of the Gold Scottie award, which recognizes the Supply Management Productivity Champion each year.

Hartsville, Sc, Us

 Directed and supported a team of nine Transportation Planners, and one TMS Administrator, all which were responsible for routing $120M of freight spend.  Played a key role in departmental decision and cost saving strategies by developing processes and weekly metrics. Directly collaborated with multiple business units to align goals and manage productivity projects.  Effectively managed all 3PL warehousing requests for the company.  Recognized as a principal member of the Corporate Logistics Team.

Hartsville, Sc, Us

 Successfully directed the integration of $14M in logistics spending for the Tegrant acquisition. Developed and executed a transition plan by working with various groups including Sonoco Corporate, and Tegrant Corporate and their 30 manufacturing facilities.  Cut spending by $2.56M through the effective leveraging of Sonoco’s carrier base and contracts.  Received the Sonoco Supply Management Rookie of the Year award.

Hartsville, South Carolina, Us

 Managed non-virgin resin raw materials including post consumer polyethylene scrap, calcium carbonate, color concentrates, and post-industrial reclaim.  Supervised all domestic and international logistics activities including 3PL management, by utilizing both domestic and international sourcing strategies. Built and fostered tolling relationships across numerous companies to supplement internal recycling capacity.  Identified a Chinese source for Ti02 loaded master Bach that resulted in an annual savings of $2M. Utilized centralized strategic sourcing processes for indirect materials to center lead nine Sourcing Coordinators.

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

 Designed and directed the North American logistics activates for all of Hilex Poly’s supply chain needs, including the creation, budgeting, and implementation of logistics and supply chain measures that guaranteed responsive and consistent solutions to customers.  Effectively managed a $21M freight budget with monthly KPI and budget responsibilities.  Saved $1.6M annually through a successful truck load bid. Directed all 3rd party warehouse operations and reporting; additionally prepared the shipping, warehousing, clearance, and duty costs for sales proposals across the US and Canada.  Provided the planning group with plant/lane optimization solutions that produced an annual savings of $700K. Collaborated with multiple departments to facilitate a logistically integrated approach to the organization’s “order to cash” process.

Hartsville, South Carolina, Us

Developed and executed strategic sourcing efforts for a start-up processing facility. Focused on establishing a supply base that met annual quality, delivery and cost targets. Devised tracking and reporting metrics from the ground up for multiple raw material streams across several different processing lines. Managed 52 million pounds of raw materials a year including post consumer polyethylene scrap, calcium carbonate and in-house post industrial reclaim.

Winchester, Virginia, Us

Supervised inbound flow of polyethylene required for daily production needs. Supported corporate purchasing strategies and established appropriate reports and controls to balance warehousing/storage limitations. Negotiated rates with interstate and intrastate truck carriers, rail service providers, and shipping lines required for the effective and economical transportation of Trex’s finished product. Supervised the activities and duties of the Logistics Administrator. Focused on cost reduction and process improvement opportunities. Managed international poly sourcing activities including arrangements with freight forwarders, steamship lines, customs houses, and other associated service providers. Developed and coordinated outside processor arrangements. Improved and implemented transportation plans for wood dust and finished goods for the plants. Performed analysis of manufacturing issues such as capacity constraints. Managed and negotiated all outside warehousing.

Scheduled loading/unloading of all outbound and inbound deliveries at the Mobil Oil Plant in Paulsboro, NJ. Prepared schedule of deliveries based on need analysis. Coordinated activity between production and transportation departments using a master production schedule. Managed yard, trailer pool, and monitored condition and appearance of carrier equipment. Released shipping notices while managing van and expedited shipments.

Bs, Logistics

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