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Chicago, Il, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

48forty Solutions is an industry-leading, national pallet supply chain management and solutions company. We're the largest total pallet management services provider in the U.S. Focused on protecting our natural resources, we're environmentally focused - helping our customers reduce pallet waste by repairing, repurposing, or recycling pallets.The industries we support include: Distributors, eBusiness, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Healthcare, Home Improvement, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Transportation and more.As 48Forty's National Account Manager, I work with manufacturers and major retailers and foodservice distributors to implement and deliver these significant advantages. From manufacturers such as Kraft, Kelloggs, Pactiv, SC Johnson and Hormel to major retailers and food service distributors such as Albertsons, Medline, Uline, Martin Brower and Performance Food Group, I support the delivery and return of over 10MMpallets, which generates significant savings for my customer locations. Last year alone, my customers saved over 5MM pallets from going to landfills.For 48forty's manufacturing customers, I support their efforts to:Modernize Operations, Optimize Transportation and Deepen Retailer Relationships For 48forty's retail and foodservice partners, I support their efforts to:Standardize Pallet Requirements, Reduce waste and Improve Shipping

Orlando, Florida, Us

As iGPS’s Midwest Territory Manager, I work with over 200 manufacturers and retailers located in my region.For iGPS’s manufacturing customers, I support:• As manufacturers use plastic pallets to modernize operations, I work with their production locations to ensure they realize improvements. From reduced production downtime and product damage to less maintenance and housekeeping, I help manufacturers save between $0.50 and $1.50 per pallet. • I work with transportation teams to ensure that the movement of our pallets are optimized. Since iGPS’s pallets are 35% lighter than wood pallets, manufacturers responsible for freight charges can save $1.00, $2.00, and even more per pallet. • As retailers prefer standardized plastic pallets, I work with new manufacturing customers to implement our rental program in their facilities. Higher quality pallets lead to fewer rejected loads and reduced fees. I also help our existing manufacturers by promoting the benefits of our plastic pallet rentals to their retail partner locations.For iGPS’s retail partners, I support:• As retailers require higher quality, lighter weight, and safer designed pallets, I work with their distribution centers to ensure that iGPS’s pallets are meeting their standards. In my region, over 2MM iGPS pallets flow through the retail network, reducing risks to customers, employees, and equipment. • As retailers transition to plastic pallets to achieve the benefits of standardization and to ensure their automated systems operate at peak efficiency, I work with their vendors to promote and implement iGPS’s plastic pallet rental program.• I work with retailers to facilitate the efficient return of iGPS pallets to our depots and to identify trucking inefficiencies. As iGPS partners with retailers to operate on-site pallet depots to reduce these inefficiencies, I implement and support the operations of these pallet fulfillment points, which generate additional revenue for our retail partners.

Wauconda, Il, Us

FIDELITONE, a supply chain management firm, helps you earn your customers’ loyalty through specialized services in last mile delivery, inbound materials management, order fulfillment, service parts management and transportation.Managed and increased profitability of a $2.7MM account portfolio to include major accounts such as TTI Floor Care (Hoover/Dirt Devil/Royal), Simple Mills, Tecovas, Stacked Brands and Propura.-Budgeted, forecasted, and managed $2.7MM in annual sales-Investigated and resolved operational issues to ensure service levels exceeded SLAs-Led a cross-functional team to implement a major new account - TTI Floor Care ($1.5MM)-Conducted quarterly business reviews with client accounts cultivating stronger relationships-Planned retention and growth strategies for account portfolio-Managed contract profitability and negotiated price increases-Implemented exit strategies and tactics for unprofitable accounts-Monitored KPIs, and maintained sales and marketing activity in Salesforce.com

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

A leading provider of claims, risk, and litigation management solutions.Responsible for managing and growing client accounts by evaluating and negotiating settlements of claims for over 150K multifamily sites nationwide, building relationships, and identifying new business opportunities.

Addlestone, Surrey, Gb

North America's leader in supply chain solutions with $3.7B annual sales.Managed retention and growth of a $60MM account profile to include major Fortune 500 accounts such as Campbell Soup, Quaker and Kellogg’s.Exceeded goals every year by 4% - 10% to increase sales managed from $32MM to $60MM