Jason Block Email & Phone Number

Fridley, Mn

Plymouth, Mn

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Set up outbound freight with known carriers• Find best pricing for each shipment• Interview potential new carriers or third-party forwarders• Collaborate with internal Project Managers and freight carriers to make sure jobs make it to site in accordance with schedule• Close out jobs that have shipped on a daily basis in ERP system and Salesforce (CRM system)• Manage local deliveries to and from vendors using Staging Concepts’ dock truck and various courier options• Collaborate with S&R supervisor to ensure packaging plan aligns with shipment details• Manage route truck driver and SC1 shipping associate

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Oversee the shipping of all national and international merchandise for large retailers such as Target, Best Buy, Kohl’s, and Barnes & Noble, ranging from $2M to $6M in revenue monthly.Ensure proper logistics workflow by managing and tracking projects, and communicating deadlines to appropriate departments (customer service, production, kitting operations).Follow Lean Manufacturing practices and conduct 5S audits.Research most cost-effective shipping methods for national and international shipments by coordinating with numerous transportation carriers.Conduct daily cycle counts of all outgoing products.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Oversaw all warehouse functions, including shipping and distribution of products.Researched best shipping methods for sending out large-format print products.Prepared shipping cost analysis reports and cost-saving recommendations for company vice president.Performed traffic manager duties by monitoring proper workflow from each department to ensure shipping deadlines were met.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Shipped products to multiple distribution centers nationwide for Target Corporation.Coordinated with outside carriers to import products from China.Performed quality control inspections on imported goods.Managed temporary employees performing picking, packing and hand-collating activities.Conducted weekly inventory counts of products and generated inventory reports for company CEO and president.Coordinated off-site shipping with numerous out-state vendors.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed inventory worth more than $40 million for customers such as Mn/DOT.Supervised full-time and temporary employees.Coordinated with inside sales staff and vendors to find most timely and cost-effective methods of delivery.Conducted weekly cycle counts to maintain adequate inventory levels.Assisted walk-in customers with their product orders.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Supervised up to 12 employees in a 36,000 square foot warehouse containing 20,000 SKUs.Transitioned both inbound and outbound customer inventory.Coordinated up to 20 temporary workers for labor-intensive hand collating/assembly projects.Managed annual physical inventories; audit yielded an average of .08% cost variance on more than $1 million in inventory.Expedited shipping orders by finding most timely and cost-effective methods.Communicated daily with outside carriers as well as internal salespeople.Single point of contact for $4 million medical account.Implemented quality and workflow standards in the distribution center.Informed clients of low stock, obsolete items and reorder points to maintain adequate inventory levels.

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