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Indianapolis, Indiana, US

• Operated an annual budget of $9.8 million to include labor and equipment implementing continuous cost saving analysis techniques.
• Directed a fleet team of 55 professional drivers with emphasis on safety and teamwork over four different locations, driving strategic initiatives to optimize performance, reducing shipping errors, and improving.
• Defined and enforced standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local transportation regulations, aligning operations with DOT guidance.
• Transformed backhaul freight revenue to offset customer costs by 50% while focusing on enhancing supply chain performance.
• Leveraged data analytics to monitor transportation metrics, including KPIs; identified trends to make decisions that led to continuous improvements in service quality and operational efficiency.
• Enhanced operations effectiveness by training and coaching driver managers and drivers by communicating strategies and objectives, assigning accountabilities, and fostering a collaborative work culture.

• Coordinated production scheduling, material deliveries, and freight shipments.
• Managed carriers for daily pickups and deliveries, including cutoff times, departure times, communicating challenges for swift resolution; requesting additional services as needed.
• Enforced all company FMCSR, OSHA, and DOT policies, rules, regulations, and laws as required.
• Utilized ERP and TMS systems to streamline daily work tasks and goals.
• Prepared and published specifications for bids, evaluated bid responses, verify history of supplier safety, service, and ability to meet contract obligations.
• Drove optimal logistics performance by monitoring warehousing and facilities space utilization, helping to achieve maximum efficient use of FIFO storage, shipping, and receiving tasks.

Richmond, VA, US

Management and processing of all customer payments on accounts. Perform root cause analysis and suggest corrective actions to sales staff and management. Perform daily reconciliation of transactions as well as month end close settlements.