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•Reduced costs by $512K (2011), $867K (2012), and $641K (2013) through multiple strategic sourcing initiatives and rate negotiations•Led a successful cross-functional project that integrated all freight prepaid orders into one of the 3 existing regional order desks•Implemented a customized Transportation Management System (SAP TMS 9.0) that is on track to realize ~$2.8M of cost savings in the first year•Hired and trained two new employees on how to complete their roles and responsibilities within the Road Transportation group, which supports ~$80M/~150,000 shipments/~4 million tons in freight•Conducted a variety of training sessions, to internal and external personnel, on process change and knowledge transfer•Implemented various process-improvement projects (created route guides for effective cost management, rolled out standardized detention form for prompt audit and processing, rate guides for efficient internal quoting, revised accessorial charge processing that streamlined customer invoicing procedures, etc.)•Co-led a 3PL insource project on-time that saved $733K, while also improving visibility, process standardization, and identified additional opportunities for reducing costs•Developed managerial skills to improve delegation and to convert potential issues found into teaching opportunities•Assisted in standardizing the master transportation agreement and contracted ~200 carriers within 1 year•Mitigated rate increases to 1.63% below PPI in 2012 and attained ~2% rate reductions in 2013•Enhanced the safety culture within my team by discussing it as our first topic in our weekly team meeting and company-wide by incorporating superb safety metrics into our carrier recognition program

•Managed >85 contract carriers (bulk tank & flatbed), ~140,000 shipments, and ~1.9 million tons of bulk commodity material per year, including a 3rd Party Logistics provider that consisted of 15 FTEs•Prepared annual fixed and variable freight budget (~$60MM)•Utilized Six Sigma methodology in order to implement an alternative fuel surcharge program (mileage-based) that realized over $230K savings in 2010•Reduced annual costs by $400K, in both 2009 and 2010, through strategic sourcing initiatives and rate negotiations•Co-led a business process-improvement project that increased revenues and reduced costs by training sales and marketing managers on ERP software (SAP) functionality in the SD module•Prepared business cases that included road transportation cost analysis, rate benchmarking, inventory optimization, and supply chain system constraint models•Created ad hoc contingency plans and inventory management models to reduce supply chain risk, minimize transportation cost, and provide visibility to other departments

I worked on several Road, Rail, and Marine projects for the Transportation Manager. My primary tasks for the Logistics department were data mining and analysis, business process mapping, order track and trace, contract management, project administration, and implementation management

My study abroad program included a marketing internship in London where we researched a target market, devised a low-cost marketing strategy, and presented it to Leighton House Museum Mgmt, which was implemented for their grand opening (Fall 2006).