Don Gregory Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California

• Responsible for the supervision and training of the Logistics staff for the Home Appliance Division.• In charge of the negotiation and maintaining of transportation service contract agreements.• Designed and maintained SOP’s and KPI’s for operational tasks within the Logistics Department.• Maintained full P&L and cost evaluation responsibility for budgetary decisions regarding all transportation activity within the Home Appliance Division..• Oversees the Logistics team support efforts for all national convention and trade show transportation moves throughout the United States and Canada.• Lead projects to improve operational processes and cut operational costs.• Designed and implemented KPI’s to keep vendors accountable and actively monitor to see if they meet supplier expectations.• Coordinated product moves efficiently at lowest cost in conjunction with meeting lead and transit times. Ensured all information systems are integrated by coordinating and implementing programs to improve material movement, material handling, and information systems. • Worked to define procedures to staff and train personnel on new programs and systems as well as running tests for new systems.• Responsible for claims processing and monetary reward retrieval.

Fullerton, California

• Responsible for the supervision and training of the Professional Plastics Freight and Logistics staff and Export Department staff.• Instituted new procedural guidelines for shipment documentation processing regarding bill of lading, ISF, and Commercial Invoices.• Created CT-PAT / Homeland Security initiatives and guidelines for company headquarters, Freight & Logistics Department, and Warehouse Distribution locations.• Responsible for negotiating all LTL and Intermodal contracts with carriers and 3PL Companies and vendors.• Ascertain industry/logistics best practices to identify new and/or unique programs to differentiate Customer from the marketplace and drive customer satisfaction.• Developed root cause analysis and problem resolution for all logistics operations.• Responsible for internal communications and presentations related to key performance metrics, program updates and on-going program information.

La Palma, California

• Responsible for the planning and direction of client company’s transportation and inventory needs.• Performed and coordinated on-site physical inventories.• Coordinated and performed independent vendor reviews and audits.• Performed logistical and procedural analysis to solve client’s inventory and distribution problems.

Long Beach, California

• Responsible for the supervision and training of the ILWU Equipment Logistics Staff, Warehouse Staff, and Intermodal Staff• Instituted new training programs for logistics software for Logistics Staff and Intermodal Staff.• Responsible for maintaining ocean container inventory for the entire Western Region of the United States (Pacific Northwest & Pacific Southwest Regions).• Responsible for the freight management of multiple local terminals, warehouses, and off dock depots.• Developed cost saving operating procedures which saved the operations department $300,000 below normal operating cost during first year of existence.• Instituted logistic and procedural processes for equipment tracking and recording that included the hands on training of all logistics personnel.• Full P&L responsibility and budgetary decision making.• Negotiated and maintained contracts with Third Party Logistic companies.

Long Beach, California

• Responsible for all import and export freight traveling to the Long Beach and Los Angeles via railroad.• Monitored industry trends and negotiated pricing for transit costs.• Instituted new container tracking system via the internet as a means of tracing containers to the Los Angeles Harbour.• Managing Inbound and Outbound freight to meet customer needs.• Coordinated the movement of GACP Pool Chassis between local terminals and local railheads.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management, General, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Dean's List - Graziadio School of Business & Management, Member of Pepperdine Alumni Association, Alumni.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Communications