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Essen , North Rhine-Westphalia , De

Essen , North Rhine-Westphalia , De

Radnor, Pennsylvania, Us

Lead the safe, reliable and efficient operations of the bulk supply chain through a 24/7 logistics center (35 logistics professionals, 4,000 customers, 500 drivers, 15,000 deliveries/month).Responsible for defining and implementing best practices, projects and KPIs in Distribution and Logistics.Lead Program Management of key cost optimization and process improvement programs.

Paris, Fr

As part of the Bulk & On-sites Integration Team for Air Liquide's acquisition of Airgas, I played a keyrole in identifying synergies in Distribution & Logistics and Product Sourcing throughdiscovery (teams, systems, tools, processes and business), supply chain optimizationmodeling and implementation, and building a new organization.

Paris, Fr

• Sourcing, distribution and logistics network optimization - modeling, analysis, validation, implementation and tracking of savings• Transportation Fleet/resource optimization• Implement innovative metrics/KPIs/solutions/technology to focus Distribution & Logistics teams for higher performance• Transform data culture to empower leadership and team to make better decisions

Paris, Fr

• Managed Global Key Project – Bulk Supply Chain Optimization, focusing on tactical and strategic optimization, contributing to significant efficiency worldwide• Coordinated efforts between World Business Line, Zones and Countries, R&D, expert consultants, and Air Liquide Services for development and deployment of tools and drive future strategy• Benchmarked and shared best practices between countries/Zones

Paris, Fr

• Promoted safety, managed, developed, trained and lead Logistics Analyst team (6-8 analysts)• Drove excellent customer service - internal and external, achieving Zero Service Interruptions in multiple quarters in the Eastern Zone through extensive coordination with Scheduling Supervisors, Zone Distribution Managers, Product Supply Managers, and Commercial and Maintenance teams• Evaluated, recommended, and coordinated short and long term distribution resource requirements with applicable Depot Managers, Zone Scheduling Supervisors, and Zone Distribution Managers helping to achieve targets for Common Carrier reductions every year• Assisted in recruitment and interview process for open Logistics Analyst and After Hours Desk Analyst positions• Reorganized Eastern Zone responsibilities reducing headcount requirement by 1 FTE• Participated in the disaster recovery plans, including two relocations to Dallas for hurricanes

Paris, Fr

• Responsible for covering vacations/unplanned sick days for the Western Zone and Eastern Zone (Zero Service Interruptions Award in 2007, scheduled 17 depots total)• Assisted Zone Scheduling Supervisor by taking leadership role in the Zone to act as point during plant outages / exceptional requirements• Trained and developed 5 analysts in Western Zone• Promoted safety through effective scheduling and positive feedback to field employees

Paris, Fr

• Managed logistics and scheduling duties for two years for one of the highest volume territories in the U.S. (mulptiple product lines of industrial and medical gases, over 1,800 deliveries per month to over 400 customers using 30-40 contract carrier drivers)• Teamed closely with Depot, Product Supply, Plant personnel, and other logistics analysts to ensure optimal supply and customer service• Evaluated distribution resources at depots and made recommendations to adjust the size of the fleet and driver staff• Analyzed customer storage installations for optimized sizing and recommended upgrades or modifications to vessel or facility in order to gain efficiency• Maintained high level of professionalism and customer service while interacting with customer contacts at all levels of organizations