Nick Williams Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

- Facilitates communication between production, sales, and distribution stages to promote a healthy and efficient supply chain- Engage and interact with railroads to facilitate deliveries, discharge, and handling of trucks and railcars- Partner with supply division to help negotiate and manage freight rates, brokerage relationships, lease agreements etc.- Proactively monitor and manage asphalt deliveries- Establish knowledge base of rules and regulations as it pertains to logistics- Interact with suppliers/terminal personnel to coordinate deliveries- Establish maintenance protocols and processes- Registrations and Carrier Insurance Management- Rail support data entry, railcar repairs, railcar billings- Trucking platform systems (GPS, ELD's, fuel cards)

Indianapolis, Indiana

- Act as an overall planner and communicator between both customer and carrier sales representatives- Manage and develop existing customer/shipper relationships- Understand current market conditions to help negotiate appropriate pricing according to transportation needs of the customer- Work with carrier sales team to verify loads are brokered and approving rates- Conduct spot bids on assigned accounts- Assist with RFP's with support from Business Intelligence Department- Demonstrate pricing proficiency, resourcefulness, and creativity- Accept load tenders through EDI and email, certifying load information is correct once imported into Grapevine TMS- Negotiate with internal carrier sales representatives on getting loads covered, pricing, and other associated tasks- Make warm calls to potential carriers to fulfill transportation needs of customers- Negotiate freight rates with carriers in order to broker loads- Responsible to dispatch assigned carriers with accurate load information- Track and follow up on each managed accounts' loads to ensure on-time delivery- Work quickly to identify and resolve problems / issues that develop and notify all parties involved- Resolve customer service and billing issues regarding shortages, damages, and/or delays- Participate in account on-boarding to ensure customer needs and internal requirements are achieved- Qualify leads for customer sales representatives

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana

- Researching procurement opportunities with suppliers and gathering internal data for RFP’s to improve effectiveness during future negotiations and evaluations- Auditing goods and services procured to specify correct pricing, delivery, and quality for state agencies, ensuring procured goods and services met specified goals- Approving requisitions for the office supplies contract, saving the state over $5,000 through reviewing requisitions, and ensuring requests meet the goals of the State and are fiscally responsible- Issuing RFI’s to gather market information for future RFP’s and enhance the State’s operational effectiveness while negotiating contracts resulting from RFP's

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Analyzing thousands of denials to identify opportunities to increase revenue through finding patterns and common denials- Creating solutions for the insurance denials to increase operational effectiveness and increase revenue by reducing denials- Assisting ambulance billing to analyze patient registration process and evaluating where the ambulance billing process can be improved using six sigma methodology- Initiated process improvement project to increase efficiency and capacity while creating a streamlined process for ambulance billing utilizing six sigma and lean methodology- Reduced time taken to register patients which increased daily registrations from 40 to 53 through process improvement project- Preregistering patients for appointments at designated hospitals, ensuring to follow HIPAA and company procedures while also delivering customer service

Indianapolis, Indiana

- Participating in a team of other interns from diverse backgrounds creating an energy plan for the state to guide policy decisions in the future about energy- Researching and writing policies, doing public outreach events, and working to understand the state government and how it works- Initiating conflict resolution between group members and ensuring that group dynamics worked together and accomplish our common goals- Focusing on the industrial and energy sectors and how clean energy policies could be enacted within those sectors through legislation to achieve the end goals of our group