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Gastonia, Nc, Us

North Carolina, United States

Remote

Develop, maintain, and implement business resilience strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analysis, and documentation of business continuity procedures.

Gastonia, North Carolina, United States

Gastonia, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Provide oversight and governance for third party risk by managing the third party business continuity programs that include exit strategy planning and identifying risk in the procurement process. Assist front line units in galvanizing their business in the event of third party disruption or failure by assisting them in developing and exercising third party business continuity programs.

Georgetown, Ky

An international provider of supply chain and transportation solutions generating $6.5 billion in revenue and employing 30,000 people worldwide. 2015 - 2016Led the 20-member central support group comprised of both central dispatch and central administration teams. Managed driver personnel files to meet DOT regulations, vendor accounts payable, and dispatch. Highlights and Accomplishments:* $50,000 in reduced error costs achieved by improving dispatcher… Show more An international provider of supply chain and transportation solutions generating $6.5 billion in revenue and employing 30,000 people worldwide. 2015 - 2016Led the 20-member central support group comprised of both central dispatch and central administration teams. Managed driver personnel files to meet DOT regulations, vendor accounts payable, and dispatch. Highlights and Accomplishments:* $50,000 in reduced error costs achieved by improving dispatcher performance through the creation of a project team to generate training manuals / videos and develop insightful performance assessments.* Prevented significant driver turnover by leading payroll team in processing accurate payroll checks for 1,300 drivers.* Secured customer freight by leading dispatch team in managing 6,000 drivers across 3,000,000 miles, delivering to 21 plants, cross-docks, and suppliers in the customer network each week.* Filled two-year leadership void by providing the team with mentoring, professional development, and career coaching. Show less

Houston, Texas

International company providing energy solutions generating revenue of $195.4 billion with 93,000 full-time employees. 2014 - 2015Highlights and Accomplishments:Oversaw third-party contracts for storage and handling, road transport, and trans-loading services. Owned operations costs portion of P&L. Researched, negotiated, wrote, and amended contracts valued at $22 million. Directed quarterly contract review board, and delivered to leadership team. * $1.15 million… Show more International company providing energy solutions generating revenue of $195.4 billion with 93,000 full-time employees. 2014 - 2015Highlights and Accomplishments:Oversaw third-party contracts for storage and handling, road transport, and trans-loading services. Owned operations costs portion of P&L. Researched, negotiated, wrote, and amended contracts valued at $22 million. Directed quarterly contract review board, and delivered to leadership team. * $1.15 million in refinery cost reduction savings achieved by reconciling service level agreement with services received and implementing Lean inventory control principles.* Solidified company / vendor relationship by injecting contract management system with efficient vendor payment process, cooperative problem solving; refocused on mutual benefits.* Positioned business to produce higher bulk sales by contracting trans-load service company within 4 months of initial discussions with sales team.* $500,000 per purchase product break, bulk fees reduced / eliminated by sourcing additional 500,000 barrels of storage through co-written business proposal to expand vendor contract.* Achieved highest safety rating in 9 months for road transporter by guiding vendor through safety audit findings close-out, securing company sales / reputation.* $432,000 saved in vendor late fees / overpayments by clearing 24-month vendor payment backlog, improving vendor payment cycle time, reconciling contract requirements with invoices, rectifying overpayments.* Safeguarded revenue and sales from supply chain disruption by developing sustainable supply chain business continuity plan through productive sessions with sales, finance, supply, emergency response, operations, refinery.* 38% vendor payment cycle time decrease recorded by conducting collaborative sessions with accounts payable, contracts, and procurement; used Lean principles to eliminate bottlenecks. Show less

Woodcreek Campus, Houston, Texas

Performed cross-functional strategic planning and organizational development relating to logistics, supply chain management, risk management, assurance and business planning. Designed and delivered workshops for opportunity / problem framing and work team integration. Highlights and Achievements:* $25 million in operations budget preserved by delivering a three-year business plan detailing fiscal requirements and a decision-based roadmap and by providing assurance on the… Show more Performed cross-functional strategic planning and organizational development relating to logistics, supply chain management, risk management, assurance and business planning. Designed and delivered workshops for opportunity / problem framing and work team integration. Highlights and Achievements:* $25 million in operations budget preserved by delivering a three-year business plan detailing fiscal requirements and a decision-based roadmap and by providing assurance on the plan.* $5 million in associated costs per legacy well conserved by coaching leaders on making the decisions needed for locating, plugging and marking oil wells not drilled or owned by the company.* $1.75 million cost saving opportunity created by conducting an overseas supply chain assessment reviewing modes of transportation, selecting vendors, developing contracting strategies and assessing ports of entry.* 25% improvement in assurance cycle rate time achieved by uniting a disparate group of IT and assurance professionals to complete development of the assurance approval workflow tool. Show less

Various

Logistics and supply chain managementVarious leadership rolesProgram manager

Masters Of Professional Studies, Supply Chain Management

Transportation Logistics Enterprise Resource Planning systems and concepts Supply Chain Management Profit & Loss statements

Master'S In Human Relations, Organizational Leadership

Verbal and Non-verbal Communications Team Building Team dynamics Six Styles of Leadership

Bachelor'S Degree, English Literature

Literature, Poetry, and Political Essays of the Victorian Era

Master'S Degree, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature (British And Commonwealth)

Master'S Degree, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature (British And Commonwealth)