Shipping Manager
CurrentManaged end-to-end global shipping activities, including logistics, scheduling, inventory, forecasting, load planning, documentation, and OSHA/safety, to meet aggressive timelines and delivery schedules while initiating solutions to increase capacity, profitability, accuracy, and efficiency.• Transitioned the Organization to Utilize Seasonal Labor (eliminating contract labor). Forecasted 56.3% Savings in Labor Expenses, from $1.6MM to $700K. • Captured $1.8MM in Shipping Cost Savings (LTL/FTL) and Alleviated 50% of Shipping Responsibility, by implementing a hub and spoke model (optimizing shipping lanes), consolidating shipments, reducing the cubic footprint, resizing and reducing the need for packaging materials/boxes, building 3PL/carrier relationships. • Expanded the Use of Data Analytics and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Tools (e.g., NetSuite, Power BI, and Warehouse Management Systems/WMS) to integrate business processes, reduce duplication, deliver real time information, improve order fulfillment rates, enhance the use of space, and provide scalable solutions. • Reduced Shipping Errors by 69.2%, from an average of 2.6% to 0.8%, for a 99.2% accuracy rate that surpassed the 98.5% industry benchmark (1.5% error rate). • Steered a Major Project to Redesign the 50,000 SF Warehouse and Gain 29.6% Additional Cubic Square Foot Capacity Using Internal Labor/Headcount (eliminating the $100K contractor fee). Developed plans in AutoCAD that expanded the use of vertical storage and optimized rack layouts. • Managed a Team of 30 Logistics, Shipping, and Warehouse Professionals while providing servant leadership. Delegated roles/responsibilities, established benchmarks/key performance indicators, communicated feedback, instituted corrective action plans, and recognized achievement to inspire success.