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Wayzata, Minnesota, United States

- Support Cargill Transportation and Logistics' carrier management strategy through annual RFPs, negotiations, relationship management of stakeholders, and supplier selection.- Managed $56MM in freight spend across multiple business units. - Monitor carrier performance and take corrective action to reverse negative trends and maintain required service and safety levels to Cargill’s expectations.- Utilized market trends, annual forecasts, and data analytics to identify most appropriate and cost-effective transportation solutions.- Delivered $1.77MM in cost savings through sourcing events in FY20-21.- Delivered $1.58MM in cost savings through various sourcing events in FY21-22.- Manage and maintain carrier contracts, freight rates, legal documentation, and customer information through web-based storage databases.

St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

- Supported sales team by communicating with customers and providing cost-effective solutions.- Compiled pricing quotations to customers for a wide variety of shipping requests.- Managed turn-key operations for high profile international shipping customers. - Utilized customer relationship management software and generated weekly and monthly data reports.- Established strong personal relationships with vendors, resulting in an increase of 17% in sales margin.