Work for a third-party logistics company, Worldwide Logistic Solutions, which pairs domestic and Canadian freight with trucking companies that meet the capacity and availability requirements.

Responsible for coordinating the shipping of finished product from the Urbana, OH, and Langhorne, PA, facilities and for securing and maintaining reliable carriers to meet customer needs.

Responsible for coordinating the shipping of finished product from; facilities and for securing and maintaining reliable carriers to meet customer needs.Negotiated with both local and national carriers to secure dependable service while lowering freight costs.Instituted a single-rate bidding process to secure the most economical LTL carriers while maintaining excellent service to customers.Implementations resulted in a fiscal year savings of approximately $1.1 million in the first year alone.Additional savings in following years amounted to $150,000 annually.My Urbana-mill bid program was proven, during a third-party logistics company's investigation, to be saving the most money possible, whereas all other Fox River mills were found to have room for substantial additional savings.Implemented and managed move of entire inventory to a new East Coast distribution center facility, having negotiated rates that resulted in a $300,000 yearly savings as well as better customer service.Responsible for departmental operations budget. The warehouse and distribution costs were consistently under budget. Succeeded in reducing operating costs by maximizing production with only the essential number of employees.Educated personnel to better maximize truck capacities and truck usage.Improved working relationship between Urbana Shipping Department and Appleton Sales Service.CEBULKA - Page 2Worked with carriers to reduce claims while recovering monies owed to company.Redesigned warehouse to better utilize space.Advised Sales and Customer Service to ensure most cost-effective shipping method without compromising service.Excellent departmental safety record.Labor relations experience included grievance settlement and negotiations.Responsible for all interviewing, hiring, training and performance reviews for all shipping and warehouse employees. Managed 4 salaried employees and 16 hourly union employees.

Shipping & TraffickingEnsured Shipping Department had the needed fleet of trailer carriers and rail cars, resulting in an $880,000 freight savings.Planned for the loading of 60 to 70 truckloads per day.Efficiently directed the shipping of approximately 11,000 orders (i.e., 20,000 tons of finished product) per month.Designed patterns for loading various amounts of finished product in trucks of differing sizes, so as to prevent damage during transit.Supervised Billing Department and provided paperwork required for all shipments.Coordinated the jockeying of finished products to and from the outside warehouse. Customer ServiceImproved the rate of on-time shipments from 84% to 99%. Managed inventory levels by coordinating with manufacturing departments and main headquarters, thereby reducing missed shipments by having the proper products in the correct amounts on-hand to fill customer orders.Scheduled production of five paper machines (i.e., 700 tons of paper per day).Arranged freight carriers' on-time arrival for pick-up and followed up to ensure timely delivery.

Supervised hourly personnel in all areas of finished product materials handling.Certified instructor for OSHA requirements of lift truck operations.