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Front line Supervisor within the Cargill Premix and Nutrition business. Six direct reports facilitating the movement of over 300,000 pounds of freight across several hundred SKU's nightly. Work with our production team and our inventory management system to ensure we have the product available to meet our customers needs. Ensure all employees are working in a safe and efficient manner.

Manage six national contracts within the MRO team. National contracts include uniforms, industrial gases, hand tools, lab supplies, fab metals and plastics and paper and packaging. Sit onsite at production plant to offer guidance with MRO spend. Negotiate local contracts for the production plant. Assist with purchase orders and ensure the release of daily requisitions. Ensure products are what was specified and are delivered on time.

Managed a 2 shift operation with 2 salaried direct reports and 15 hourly team members, direct the care and maintenance of 122,000 sq ft facility. Prepare budget and monitor monthly P/L in a cost center environment. Developed and maintained monthly Key Performance Indicators to showcase cross dock performance. Managed all safety related objectives associated with the team members and facility. Worked closely with Business Development (Sales) on potential new business as related to the cross dock. • Reduced corporate overhead by $100,000 from 1st year to 2nd year• Successfully onboard 3 new customers resulting in $17,500 in revenue per month• Record of 0 miss-shipments resulting in customer line impact• 1 recordable safety incident with no lost time resulting in $16,000 rebate from Workers Compensation (BWC)• 0 team member turnover with the average tenure of staff at 7 years• Worked with other management as part of the local Kaizen resource team to evaluate and implement continuous improvement initiatives• Managed processes to support a customer base that includes Toyota, GM, Suzuki, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Yamaha, Emerson Climate Control and Kubota• Work cross functionally in areas other than warehouse / distribution to increase overall business knowledge• Selected to lead the internal fleet roll out of EOBR (electronic on board recorder devices)

Effectively managed the repair and maintenance of over 700 assets in 7 offsite locations. Managed relationships with 50+ vendors/suppliers. Ensure vendors follow all guidelines established by Transfreight. Source new vendors and negotiate rates. Audit all invoices submitted for payment against industry standard repair times for accuracy. • $36,000 labor rate reduction in year 2 for Tipp city and Hebron locations• $60,000 savings in first 12 months across all locations associated with vendor management• Initiated 3 new vendors in my first year and built a relationship that Transfreight still utilizes today• 2% reductions in year over year spend through management of preventive maintenance and tire programs

Front line shift supervisor responsible for ensuring the safe operation of 6 team members, equipment and drivers both company and partner carriers. Effectively oversee customer specific process in an integrated client environment. Worked with other Dock Coordinators to make process changes and utilize the staff in a manner that best benefited the company. Support company growth through continuous improvement and cross training of new and existing team members.• Submitted numerous Kaizen (process improvements) to increase standardization across all shifts and customer base improving operational efficiency• Increased on-time accuracy from 85% to 95% accuracy within the first 6 months• Successfully transitioned from working with my peers to managing them, through understanding and earning their respect

• Operate forklift and adhere to safety guidelines• Unload and reload trucks per dock schedule• Inbound verify freight• Process paperwork

• Run four turn and bore axis machines• Ensure all parts are within tolerances• Process a shift report for each of the four machines• Perform light maintenance on machines as needed

• Packed and processed product for shipment• Loaded and unloaded trucks• Processed incoming material and products• Kept accurate counts of inventory and investigated discrepancies