Jim Merrill Email & Phone Number

Bradenton, Florida, United States

Platinum Circle Partners is a professional services firm of transportation and logistics experts who help businesses grow profitability by unwinding the complexities of small package and LTL contracts and costs resulting in improved transportation margins. Our expert understanding and insight, time-tested strategies, one-of-a-kind technology uniquely deliver short - and long-term value to clients in CPG, Healthcare, Industrial Retail, Services, Wholesale, and across eCommerce businesses. Clients of all sizes - from the Fortune 500 to mid-market/SMBs in every industry where logistics and distribution are core to delivery with expense ranging from $1 million to $1 billion - reply on PCP for double-digit expense reductions and ongoing value.I glide clients through: * Contract Management: procurement-carrier allocation-cost validation * Financial Workflow: audit-recovery, invoice management, cost allocation, unit level landed cost, visibility-governance and historical spend management * Process Management: service level purchasing control, network optimization, mode optimizationI have supported significant global small package programs over the last decade with an average range in cost savings between 15- 35%, establishing global carrier agreements for clients with multiple country origins.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

LCRP is a virtual network Consulting (VNC) company that aggregates the services of leading supply chain, logistics, reverse logistics, and project management consultants and partner firms around the world. The network enables access to more than 1,000 professionals and clients range from multi-billion-dollar global consulting leaders and the Fortune 500 to small entrepreneurial firms. I help clients create Comprehensive Statements of Work, Project Plans & Resource Models, Remediation & Change Control Processes and Frequent Reviews. Key accomplishments include: * Saved a multi-billion dollar cooperative more than $5 million by optimizing fleet operations and carrier bid, developing model for transportation mode selection,, and implementing tactical cost reduction methods. * Generated annual savings of $1.25 million developing a comprehensive transportation pricing model, driver incentive pay program and routing and scheduling optimization for a aftermarket auto parts retailer. * Saved a large marine products distributor $3.5 million through a managed inbound vendor freight program that included outbound scheduling, carrier assignment, routing, notification and product returns program.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Small package contract optimization and invoice audit services achieving savings in the range of 10-30%. Served over 50 clients dramatically reduce their small package costs. Rolled out cost reduction effort for same mode which netted clients between 20-35% global savings. * My first global client was a US industrial scale manufacturer with locations in 35 countries. Client reduced the number of carriers from 5 to 3, negotiated global savings of 35% which was a combination of better discounts and currency conversion billing recommendations. * Lead a Fortune 100 client's Transportation Council in a small package and LTL sourcing project. $7 million in savings achieved as a result of a formal bid process. * Significan parcel consulting experience with multiple, global medical device manufacturers over the last 18 years.

Ny, Nj And Ct

Airborne was the carrier of choice for large volume, corporate clients who shipped primarily B2B. Our direct sales force was tasked with competing against FedEx and UPS (air services only) without a national media marketing strategy. Throughout my Airborne career, I was awarded numerous sales award as a Top Producer, Leader and Logality recognition. Regional Sales Manager, New York1998 - 2001 One of ten sales regions in the USA. Annual revenue responsibility exceeded $150 million annually. Top Gun Award recipient 2000!EDS District Sales Manager, New Jersey1990 - 1998EDS was 1 of 108 sales districts in the US when I became the DSM. EDS was ranked #81 in annual revenue generation - under my leadership it reached the rank of #1 by 1994. * I personally managed the 4th largest Airborne account (Micro Warehouse) and largest hub based shipper. Sales Representative , Southern Manhattan, NY1988 - 2000Specialized in NYC banking industry, clients included Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Chase and Chemical Bank. I was ranked the #1 sales rep out of over 300 sales reps nationally for 3 out of 8 quarters.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

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