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Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

- Manage various transportation teams that execute Veritiv Corporation's freight decisions- Lead the execution of Inbound and Outbound shipments for Veritiv Divisions in the U.S.- Manage the Veritiv Routing Center with $3B in annual sales onto Veritiv’s 700 truck private fleet- Create efficiencies by routing our fleet in the most cost optimal way creating efficiencies - Lead the end-to-end operations of Veritiv's $60MM+ TL and LTL annual freight spend through third party carriers and brokers. - Responsible for developing and implementing the strategy for executing all freight within the Veritiv network- including optimization, mode selection, vendor selection and process design.- Manage transportation related projects & drive KPI compliance for our operations teams

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

- Managed the National Account Teams (Hybrid Model) that consist of VLS's high profile customers- My teams executed over 33,000 TL shipments for $34M in sales, which led to YoY growth- National Account Management Teams are responsible for both customer relationship development/duties and delivering operational excellence - Established monthly/quarterly/yearly account specific performance and growth goals for National Account Management Teams - Encouraged collaboration and diverse thinking among National Account Management teams to optimize processes to achieve customer KPI's- Quarterly meetings with National Account Customers and Carriers- Provided guidance and empower the National Account Manager Team Leads that run the day to day for the National Accounts

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Managed 4 Regional Broker Team Supervisors, each with 6-8 members on their teams. • Made recommendations for and implement improvements in effectiveness of VLS operations.• Responsible for over 45,000 shipments and $54M in sales. • Problem Solving – Work with Account Management Supervisors to optimize customer’s supply chain and serve as a point of escalation for any issues or problems that may arise.• Create Growth – As VLS continues to grow over 50% YOY, find ways to ensure that we can sustain this growth.• Building Relationships – Accompany Brokers on both conference calls and face-to-face meetings to extend our network of over 10,000 partners.• Collaboration – Partner with the Account Managers, Sales Team and other internal groups to ensure that our customer demands are met. • Develop and implement specific objectives and performance measures for each individual to improve performance. Interpret, understand and act on individual and collective performance and quality data.• Manage revenue goals and objectives for each Brokerage Team Supervisor• Maintain an accurate and comprehensive knowledge of the carriers within each region• Lead selection and hiring of new employees; evaluate employee performance; develop and implement action plans for improving employee performance.• Perform weekly reviews quarterly with Brokerage Team Supervisors to ensure appropriate staffing and bandwidth. Prepare relevant and thorough, as well as timely performance reviews.Assign pricing for RFPs• Ensure that all employees receive proper training and skills development. Including MercuryGate, basic Veritiv systems, Carrier411, etc.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Coordinated 3,940 shipments worth $3.7M in sales. • Managed carrier relationships within the southeast region of the U.S.• Maintain revenue and margin objectives on a weekly and monthly basis• Managed all spot pricing for carriers within region (market pricing expertise)• Provide pricing to customers on a daily, monthly, and yearly time frame• Establish pricing range for Brokers on each transaction shipping within region• Responsible for approving variations to pricing guideline• Lead conference calls and face-to-face meetings with carriers• Lead weekly team meetings to improve department performance • Manage visibility with every shipment daily within the southeast region• Communicate with account managers and supervisors for increased customer service• Responsible for hiring new Brokers and approving any overtime• Responsible for training all new TSR Brokers on TMS system, negotiation strategies and other pertinent skills needed for entry-level brokerage • Make recommendations for and implement improvements in effectiveness of VLS operations• Implement company policies and procedures according to company guidelines for assigned areas of responsibility• Proficient in company technology tools, model and operating system

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

-Coordinated 8,500 shipments resulting in over $6.25M in sales. -In charge of creating carrier relationships within the Southeast Region.-Provide pricing to customers on a daily, monthly, and yearly time frame.-Track every shipment daily within the southeast region.-Communicate with account managers and supervisors for increased customer service.-Maintain revenue and margin objectives on a weekly and monthly basis.-Lead a team of eight people to ensure each customer shipment picks up and delivers on time.-Responsible for training all new TSR Brokers on TMS system, negotiation strategies and other pertinent skills needed for entry level brokerage. -Responsible for hiring new Brokers and approving any overtime.-Manage all spot pricing for carriers within region (market pricing expertise)-Set range for Brokers on each transaction shipping within region. Give approval to Brokers for exceeding set range.-Lead conference calls and face-to-face meetings with carriers-Ensure regular and productive meetings to improve department performance. -Make recommendations for and implement improvements in effectiveness of VLS operations.-Implement company policies and procedures according to company guidelines for assigned areas of responsibility.-Proficient in company technology tools, model and operating system

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

-Coordinated 2,000 third party shipments worth $1.9M in sales -Managed the daily order transactions for a specific set of third party logistics accounts. -Accounts Included: Ken's Foods, CHEP Pallets, Resolute Forest Products, Cabot Creamery, and World Waters-Maintain relationships established with these accounts to monitor service standards-Communicated effectively with customers, carriers and team mates-Grew Veritiv's relationship in revenue and volume with each account-Balanced customer need with company profitability-Invoiced customers

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

-Freight Broker responsible for the selection of truckload and other third party carriers-Seamlessly managed the load tendering process for inbound, outbound, and brokerage freight transactions-Communicated effectively with carriers to negotiate rates to transport customer’s freight-Managed and use selected truckload load board for securing new asset based carriers for specific lanes

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

-Freight Broker responsible for the selection of truckload and other third party carriers-Secured 329 trucks to transport customer’s product’s for a total of $42,606.12 of profit for Veritiv Corp-Seamlessly managed the load tendering process for inbound, outbound, and brokerage freight transactions-Communicated effectively with carriers to negotiate rates to transport customer’s freight-Managed and use selected truckload load board for securing new asset based carriers for specific lanes-Worked with Mercury Gate System and Microsoft Excel

Auburn, Al, Us

-Marketing ExperienceSports Marketing Office Intern, August 2012 to 2014Auburn Sports Marketing Department, Auburn University, Auburn, AL-Organized and deliver sports marketing materials to all athletic facilities-Promoted athletic events by placing signage around campus-Delivered university sports schedules and posters to local schools, businesses and restaurants-Ran promotions for marketing events at all athletic events-Set up and take down equipment at Fan Fest and answer any question fans have on game day-Participated in pre-production planning for marketing events at sporting events-Monitored game script by wearing headset at football games to communicate with marketing staff -Scanned students ID’s at the entrance gate of sporting events-Chose fans in the crowd to participate in game time promotions for various athletic events

Norcross, Georgia, Us

(Now known as Veritiv Logistics Solutions)Freight Broker Unisource Worldwide merged with Xpedx to create Veritiv Corp, the North American leader in business-to-business distribution solutions.