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Indianapolis, In, Us

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Lead a team of 17 people (managers, analysts and route planners) that perform daily routing activities andwork on long-term, strategic logistics initiatives for Johnson Brother’s national distribution network of 475+daily delivery routesImproved Employee Promoter Score from 77 in 2022 (prior to joining JB) to 91 in 2023 and 2024Led route optimization project in West Virginia that resulted in a 15% delivery cost per case reduction andincreased warehouse productivity by 12%Led route optimization project in Wisconsin that improved driver productivity by 18%Partnering with IT and Data Analytics teams to build routing and fleet dashboards in Power BISuccessfully converted ND, NE, SD, VA and NC (215 daily routes) from legacy routing platformsonto Omnitracs OneImplemented targeted route optimization projects to increase Cases per Mile 6% in 2023 vs 2022Built routing plans to absorb a 45% increase in volume in Indiana with the addition of SazeracPromoted 5 team members and onboarded 5 new route planners in 2022; 93% retention rate in2023; 96%retention rate in 2024

Rosemont, Il, Us

Lea a team of 9 senior manager-level Route Optimization Managers (ROMs) that support routing initiatives (customer onboarding, business exits, miles/expense reduction, etc) for the entire US Foods network of 69 distribution centersSupported DC closure project in Altoona, PA ($2MM annual savings) and new DC build outs in New Orleans, LA and Sacramento, CA Implemented WinRoute Strategic Planner software to improve ROM productivity on routing projects by 30-40%Teamed Up with Sales and Ops leaders to enhance customer communication experience by developing and implementing a standard process for “pushed” orders – saving over 2,000 Customer Service Rep hours weeklyHelped create a market-led route optimization play to increase cases per mile by 6% in 2022

Rosemont, Il, Us

Worked on the cross-functional team that successfully rolled out customer tiering in Reno and Iowa City as a way to furtherenhance collaboration between Sales and Operations and paved the way for its use in Recovery ExpressSupported Kansas City Back-to-Basics project that led to a 3-5% increase in Driver Direct T-putCoached 14 DCs across the Midwest Region on retaining talent, delivering cost savings, driving KPIs and managing their P&Ls

Rosemont, Il, Us

Worked on the COVID-19 Recovery Response Team to help redefine the US Foods go-to-market strategy Validated M&A routing synergy assumptions for US Foods $1.8B acquisition of SGA’s Food Group of CompaniesLed division-wide reroute in Port Orange DC of over 650 delivery trucks that saved 7,000 miles weekly ($1MM annual savings)Led division-wide reroute in Indianapolis DC of over 325 delivery trucks that saved 9,000 miles weekly ($1.75MM annual savings)Led division-wide reroute in Cincinnati DC of over 300 delivery trucks that saved 4,500 miles weekly ($850K annual savings)Teamed up with Talent Development Specialist to develop routing content for Supply Chain Management Development ProgramLead virtual classroom training sessions for Supply Chain Management Development cohorts during their Routing rotation

Rosemont, Il, Us

Lead a team of 130 delivery drivers, five supervisors, two transportation clerks and one routerOversee 65-75 delivery routes that collectively deliver 40-50K cases daily across six statesAchieved miles savings of 210K vs AOP while delivering 110K more cases than AOP in 2016 (transportation cost per case 2.2 cents favorable to AOP in 2016)Reduced overtime by 5% vs PY by converting drivers from hourly pay to a component/incentive-based pay planRanked #2 in driver retention across 60+ US Foods divisionsImproved employee promoter score from -54 in May 2016 to +20 in December 2016

Rosemont, Il, Us

US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and leading distributors, serving independent and multi-unit restaurants, healthcare and hospitality entities, government and educational institutions.Led customer mapping and routing workflow for the Lakeland Division closure project, projected annual delivery savings of $500K, total estimated savings over $2 million. Train and coach 14 routers to better utilize systems and tools in order to help them achieve their expense reduction targets and improve their overall job performance. Realized $775K in Southeast Region delivery expense reductions in 2015, 136 index to plan. Instructed four Supply Chain Learning Institute Advanced Routing Techniques courses with fellow Route Optimization Managers to further educate routers on Roadnet, Routing Toolkit and reporting systems as well as develop their communication and presentation skills. Support national accounts mapping process and other ad hoc requests as they pertain to routing and delivery.

Purchase, New York, Us

Optimized supply network of 100+ plants, copakers and distribution centers monthly for six different brands (Gatorade, Propel, Tropicana Shelf Stable Juices, PCNA, NACP and Izze) that produce and sell over 440 million cases annually. Worked cross-functionally with Innovation and Commercialization, Operations, Engineering, Transportation and Finance Teams to run what-if scenarios in order to quantify sourcing penalties/benefits for new projects and ideas. Managed safety stock days of cover settings for over 18,000 SKU/Location combinations in order to maintain target service level of 99.2%.

Purchase, New York, Us

Planned production for one of PepsiCo's largest cold-fill networks (approx. 37 million cases/year). Scheduled daily deployments from production facility to supply network of 70 warehouses across 15 states. Achieved 99.5% service level by working cross-functionally with production, quality, warehouse and transport teams to drive efficiencies and resolve product supply issues.Assisted in the management of supply chain processes and projects; including innovation launch execution, supplier development, and production performance results analysis and reporting.

Purchase, New York, Us

The Specialized Dispatch Operations Team is committed to driving the best customer service at the lowest cost.Responsible for the planning, routing and bay mapping of 80-100 bay and bulk routes (60,000-110,000 cases) daily. Communicated with locations to ensure route targets were achieved, customer expectations were met, and loads were safe for drivers. Made recommendations to improve routing and delivery processes.

London, Gb

Aon Consulting is among the world’s top global human capital and management consulting firms, providing a complete array of consulting, outsourcing and insurance brokerage services.As a member of the US Operations Team, I supported and led projects to streamline internal and external business processes. In addition to my project work, I also gathered and analyzed data for US Operating Committee strategy discussions and worked on Standards & Compliance/IT Risk Management initiatives for the US Consulting organization.

Purchase, New York, Us

Bachelor Of Science, Business; Supply Chain Management

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