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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Marysville, Ohio, Us

Columbus, Ohio, Us

● Strategically lead a team of three direct reports in managing the planning/tendering of domestic shipments within the inbound freight network to best meet operational needs and achieve department service level goals ● Builds and manages collaborative relationships with third party carrier partners to actively drive carrier performance improvements and award compliance, maintain accuracy of carrier freight rates, best service daily operational shipping needs and solve business critical transportation escalations ● Manages strong partnerships with supply chain and operations planning, freight accounting, technology and other internal teams to ensure the efficient execution of domestic shipping operations and systemic accuracy via Manhattan TMS of carrier rates and shipping/receiving site profiles ● Delegate workloads of direct reports to actively ensure efficiency in daily operations and fulfillment of service level goals for the greater department. Monitors performance of direct reports and coaches on areas of strength and improvement to help individuals meet performance standards and succeed in their role. Advocates and helps guide all direct reports professional development● Structures and develops reporting and other various data based tools to best manage/monitor carrier delivery performance, ensure accurate shipment rates and efficient freight spend, and best meet bid compliance goals. Uses data insights to advise transportation leadership on general inbound transportation network performance and drive discussion on areas of improvement within the network ● Oversees planning and execution of inbound shipments traveling to and from international shippers and receivers within Canada and Mexico. Developed a contingency plan to enable the timely execution of shipments in and out of Canada during early 2022 through collaboration with internal domestic trade partners, external freight forwarding/custom groups, and domestic/international carrier partners

Columbus, Ohio, Us

● Utilizes data insights to drive efficient freight spending across the supply chain in adherence to annual inbound freight budget. Leverages transportation data to advise merchant leaders on product ordering patterns and sourcing origin decisions that help drive optimal trailer utilization and shipping costs ● Facilitates strategic collaboration between vendor shipping operations, Big Lots inbound planning, and various brokerage partners involved in truckload, intermodal, and less-than truckload shipping to help ensure timely deliveries of inbound freight to network distribution centers ● Engages in regular conversations with vendors to discuss inbound transportation performance, providing insights to vendors on best practices for shipment routing to help promote timely deliveries and identify/address any operational issues occurring between the vendors and our carrier partners ● Champions data-driven decision making through the development and rollout of scorecards and tools utilized by transportation leadership, our vendor base, merchant partners, and internal inbound team to best evaluate delivery performance and transportation spend across the network. Heavily utilities Alteryx, MicroStrategy, and Excel in stewarding the management/development of department’s historical shipping data and tool creation ● Lead development and restructuring of inbound historical shipping data to maintain data integrity/accuracy due to departmental integration of a new transportation management system ● Collaborates with merchant leaders, inbound planning, and external brokerage partners/carriers on the execution of deliveries of closeout freight for time sensitive store promotions. The monthly closeout promotion initiative has helped drive up total sales by 3% since initial rollout in early 2020

Toledo, Oh, Us

•Assisted in the deployment of advanced SAP data management systems at manufacturing facilities to promote higher inventory visibility/control and achieve higher operational efficiency •Lead trainings with manufacturing associates and production supervisors covering proper material labeling, put-away, and production confirmation procedures associated with SAP deployments •Support business warehouse leaders through data mining, analysis, and tool creation to effectively track and communicate warehouse/inventory insights and maintain customer satisfaction

Toledo, Oh, Us

Toledo, Oh, Us

•Facilitated collaboration between various organization’s inventory leads on establishing uniform inventory quality management standards to improve inventory insights and organizational growth •Served as administrative lead on the Power BI inventory quality management database to ensure accuracy of all metrics/data points used in IQM calculations and provided accurate visibility to inventory performance. Collaborated with IT group on all larger structural changes to the database •Provided visibility to sales leads and product leaders on the transparency between in-transit and on-hand inventory of roofing components through bi-weekly reporting. Drove reporting enhancements to achieve more accurate inventory visibility

Toledo, Oh, Us

•Served as data steward for a globally focused data management process set on providing business leaders with better insights on how company manufacturing and shipping operations fulfill customer expectations•Helped champion a greater understanding of forecast accuracy and inventory quality management amongst our global supply chain leads through maintaining forecast evaluation tools and inventory models

Toledo, Oh, Us

•Actively managed the monthly production/inventory levels of six different insulation product lines produced at domestic and foreign third-party suppliers to ensure operational stability and customer satisfaction•Led regular communication with manufacturing teams to verify production schedule sequencing/attainment, confirm shipment delivery times, and stay informed on production constraints. Relayed all changes related to production and delivery schedules to customer service, transportation, and sales to level customer expectations •Collaborated with product managers and sales leaders to regularly manage the product offering catalogues.

Toledo, Oh, Us

•Managed daily warehouse operations while serving as night-shift central center operator. Responsibilities included directing warehouse operators on shift responsibilities, coordinating the transportation of material between the plant and the warehouse, determining where all materials will need to be stored to best achieve operational efficiency, and ensure all trailers are loaded properly and on time to meet customer demands•Served as back-up plant storeroom buyer. Responsibilities included properly managing POs for coded/non-coded materials to enable proper receiving and invoicing, work with vendors to obtain quotes on materials and coordinate the delivery of materials to meet maintenance schedule needs, and manage the inventory levels and delivery of indirect materials to keep up with the needs of production

Toledo, Oh, Us

• Developed calculation model designed to provide new inventory management and production opportunities based on a roofing product’s economic production quantity (EPQ) • Consulted with production planners and financial analysts on how to create and modify SAP reports to retrieve production and financial data necessary for calculation process• Coordinated production data retrieval through series of live meetings connecting with plant controllers at 14 roofing plants • Performed EPQ analysis recommending a new production strategy that when implemented would result in a $167,000 reduction in manufacturing costs • Trained project successor on how to obtain the necessary data and run the calculation model so process can be rolled out through remainder of the product lines • Gained a greater understanding of manufacturing processes and product knowledge from visits to company R&D facility and insulation plant

Avon, Ohio, Us

• Performed and managed various material management reports through SAP and excel on a daily, monthly and quarterly basis • Analyzed and interpreted business results to provide company-wide material consumption and forecast information to top management and plant personnel • Used advanced excel techniques such as v lookups, concatenates, and pivots tables to streamline reports and organize sets of data• Initiated system clean-up project involving the evaluation of past due and return processing purchase orders. Resulted in a $108,000 gain for the company • Collaborated with demand planning team and plant managers on a material grouping indicator transition project to optimize production and stocking efficiency • Developed report used to monitor monthly consumption of operating supplies by plant through modification of BW systems • Assisted in annual physical inventory at manufacturing and distribution plant locations