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Woodridge, Illinois, United States

• Manage Logistics Department and $30MM in annual freight spend
• Propose programs to control spend inbound/outbound (North American and international) by targeting repetitive lanes, bundling, and training and empowering team members to negotiate with carriers
• Develop annual strategic plan and budget; participate in company forecasting and long-term growth planning
• Develop and maintain carrier relationships including selection, qualification and performance evaluation to reduce costs and improve efficiencies; produced immediate savings of over $1MM
• Formulate policies and procedures, and monitor product imports/exports, to ensure legal compliance with established standards and regulations; prepare documents for regulatory bodies
• Establish and execute SOP processes to provide optimum service levels and cost performances in line with organization's operating plans and objectives

Woodridge, Illinois, United States

• Managed truckload routing, less than truckload, expedited shipments, and return of product; audited freight invoices
• Led international imports and exports in vetting forwarders, securing POAs, processing documentation, managing compliance, and advising on tariff implications when securing foreign vendors and supply sources
• Created handling procedures for carriers to utilize in reducing claims
• Trained personnel in coding and entry of North American freight invoices and mitigating and collecting claims
• Assisted in pricing negotiations with all freight forwarders

Naperville, Illinois, United States

• Prospected and sold freight services to potential transportation customers
• Developed and negotiated pricing based on forecasted volumes, carrier parameters and profit margins
• Developed partnerships with domestic and international carriers in all modes of the transportation industry
• Assumed all roles of a self-employed business owner, including marketing, management, accounting and growth

• Created new business in an unestablished territory; sold multi-level freight services
• Negotiated pricing with all carriers; managed carrier relationships
• Trained new personnel on all aspects of transportation

• Managed all phases of a 24-hour freight facility, including: 25-person staff comprised of customer service, dispatch, secretaries, MIS specialists and warehouse personnel
• Negotiated contracts with airlines, line-haulers and international forwarders
• Hired, trained and scheduled personnel; traveled to regional facilities to train new personnel

• Managed Accounting Department in all aspects of payables, receivables, and reporting
• Produced quarterly and annual financial reports

• Managed Customer Service and Accounting Departments while maintaining operations efficiencies and records
• Trained teams in communications, operations, and reporting accuracy

• Served as the liaison between customers, carriers, and operations in tracking and dispatching movements as well as resolving service and billing issues

• Maintained services, operations, and payroll correspondence; assigned and monitored clerical functions

• Cold-called and tele-marketed various products and services