John Dod Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Developed & implemented supply planning & material inventory strategies for new materials and new vendors while continuously improving supply planning for current vendors or materials.
• Analyzed the demand forecast and how it impacts consumption for a portfolio of raw materials.
• Led a RFQ to identify a new carrier to service shipments from offsite storage warehouses.
• Managed day to day relationships with suppliers and provided feedback to the Strategic Sourcing team.
• Ensured accuracy of SAP data managed for assigned portfolio of items.
• Developed and executed Supply Plans for new products, promotional launches, discontinuations, and product changes.

Atlanta, GA

• Reduced days of inventory held by 9.8 days, resulting in $595,055.30 fewer inventories on warehouse floors in 2018
• Analyzed inventory forecasts and implemented improvements that increased overall forecast accuracy by 31%
• Assisted managing product launches, which includes sourcing new product lines from vendorsto stock in warehouses across the country
• Assist category management with strategic purchasing decisions based on current markettrends and historical sales
• Analyzed effectiveness of forecasts and forecast adjustments along with minimum stock quantities and minimum stock quantity adjustments on a weekly basis
• Coordinated calls and meetings with suppliers, driving towards resolution of issues, ensuring optimal supplier performance, and reducing past due purchase orders.

Atlanta, GA

• Served as a primary contact point for over 100 customers
• Generated over $30,000 of revenue on a weekly basis while maintaining a profit margin percentage of at least 16% that contributed to the LTL team goal of 20 million dollars of revenue in 2017
• Developed and communicated quotes to customers based on metrics for margin percentage
• Scheduled and tracked over 100 LTL shipments per week, monitored any shipping delays, and resolved any damages throughout transit
• Handled billing discrepancies with carriers to ensure customers were invoiced in a timely manner
• Helped manage the EDI compliance project with carriers. Ensuring carriers were accepting pick up requests via EDI

Atlanta, GA

• Managed the load tendering process for inbound, outbound, and brokerage freight transactions
• Communicated with carriers, customers, Corporate Logistics Group, warehouse personnel, and customer service team members to ensure timely shipments and maintain a 12% profit margin
• Analyzed carriers’ requests for quotes, and recommended carriers based on pricing, past performance, and schedule options
• Supplied competitive truckload quotes for all internal and external customers
• Coordinated 80-100 dry-van and refrigerated shipments per week

Knoxville, TN