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Defiance, Oh, Us

Defiance Ohio

-Manage all network and mini bids for Keller trucking by quoting lanes, and accountable in making sure our rates keep us profitable to keep moving with rising cost with a ever changing market.-Responsible for the ongoing improvement of pricing processes -Respond to pricing inquiries, investigate, and resolve pricing issues. -Support Keller's national sales teams in securing freight to meet the needs the current freights on books with competitive rates compared to the current… Show more -Manage all network and mini bids for Keller trucking by quoting lanes, and accountable in making sure our rates keep us profitable to keep moving with rising cost with a ever changing market.-Responsible for the ongoing improvement of pricing processes -Respond to pricing inquiries, investigate, and resolve pricing issues. -Support Keller's national sales teams in securing freight to meet the needs the current freights on books with competitive rates compared to the current market.-Manage and upkeep all rate tables in Keller's TMW software, and ensure rate are accurate so customer are charged correctly.-Responsible for maintaining and analyze multiple reports on a weekly to monthly basis that helps allows Keller to manage profitability of lanes, and brings more of understanding on how we perform on lanes.-Provide spot pricing for both asset and brokerage side of the company utilizing external tools such as DAT to provide an accurate rate. Show less

Defiance, Ohio

Marysville,Ohio

• Supported new model innovation project builds for minor and major car builds by acquiring test parts to build prototypes for the East Liberty auto assembly plant.• Provided support of innovation projects for up to three months once trial event over and new model sent to mass production.• Managed relationships with five suppliers to obtain materials and resolve issues associated with current and future projects to ensure deliverables met to achieve project timeline… Show more • Supported new model innovation project builds for minor and major car builds by acquiring test parts to build prototypes for the East Liberty auto assembly plant.• Provided support of innovation projects for up to three months once trial event over and new model sent to mass production.• Managed relationships with five suppliers to obtain materials and resolve issues associated with current and future projects to ensure deliverables met to achieve project timeline milestones.• Responsible for ordering 50 parts that have 2 to 3 variations across three different car models before they reach mass production to ensure parts will meet launch timing.• Requested to take on additional responsibility to support new Mass production warehouse to ensure full trailers with key parts sent to Marysville auto plant to reduce number of unplanned production line shut down. Show less

Holiday City, Ohio

Worked with team members to help process over 50,000 pieces of product that contribute to $9.5 billion in annual salesSupervised team members on the manual line, and motivated them to break the number of boxes thrown per shift each dayInvented and implemented a conveyor support device that increased efficiencies and improved team member safety of the manual product line. Conveyor support device was shared with President of Menard's and implemented on other Menard's Distribution… Show more Worked with team members to help process over 50,000 pieces of product that contribute to $9.5 billion in annual salesSupervised team members on the manual line, and motivated them to break the number of boxes thrown per shift each dayInvented and implemented a conveyor support device that increased efficiencies and improved team member safety of the manual product line. Conveyor support device was shared with President of Menard's and implemented on other Menard's Distribution CentersResponsible for completing a logistics project each week that supported improving the operations of the distribution centerWorked closely with management to improve safety of the distribution center, by putting together a presentation of areas that could be improved onCertified to operate a forklift to support team members in the Less Than Load (LTL) department Show less

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Responsible for ordering and maintaining parts to ensure material availability that supported 6 manufacturing lines. These manufacturing lines enabled $6 million in sales.Negotiated with domestic and global (Germany) suppliers to meet desired delivery schedules to meet plant production. schedules. Worked closely with transportation companies to ensure delivery and expedite materials to plant.Created excel programs that sped up the ordering process and calculated end of… Show more Responsible for ordering and maintaining parts to ensure material availability that supported 6 manufacturing lines. These manufacturing lines enabled $6 million in sales.Negotiated with domestic and global (Germany) suppliers to meet desired delivery schedules to meet plant production. schedules. Worked closely with transportation companies to ensure delivery and expedite materials to plant.Created excel programs that sped up the ordering process and calculated end of month inventory.Role was made full-time permanent upon return to school Show less

Bachelor’S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Psi

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management