Robert Quinn Email & Phone Number

Valencia, California, United States

Lead and direct day-to-day activity for the transportation/logistics staff of 11. Domestic (all modes) and Export container drayage from 31 loading facilities to ports and transload depots. Import containers through bicoastal ports to multiple 3PL providers for directed distribution. Manage department financials and report to Finance and Executive committee. ● Provided solution to port congestion constraints for containerized export shipments by sourcing multiple charter vessels and negotiating labor, warehouse, and vessel contracts and trucking costs for 25% of annual volume, resulting in freight savings of $394K● Established dedicated drop trailer program involving 20 origin locations and 100 loads per/week, negotiated rates, and utilized carrier ELD geo-fence technology to provide visibility to ensure production schedules were met, resulting in annual freight savings of $1.1M● Developed a weekly rail consolidation program using multiple 64’ railcars on closed loop expedited service from California to New York, with annual freight savings of $800K● Project member tasks for site selection, capacity requirements and inbound logistics forecast for newly created Sunkist Origin Consolidation facility● Collaborated with multiple teams in design of new ERP system, exceeding logistics business process needs● Established profitable programs with continuous improvement monitoring for LTL, FTL, dedicated fleet, TOFC, COFC, rail (UP/BNSF) along with forward distribution programs

Valencia, California, United States

Lead and direct day-to-day activity for sales support staff of 9, monitoring daily flow of EDI business documents. Update claims policies and report on settlements by supplier, customer, and market. Ensure certificates, declarations are compliant with regulatory agency standards. Review, submit seaway bills and renew import/in-transit permits for product. ● Identified process waste, created B2B repository to allow surveying companies to upload product inspection reports, and implemented claims scorecard to review performance/trends to present management and claims committee members, reducing time to settle export claims by 23.8 days● Developed corporate policy for temperature recorder program, shifting program from plug and upload to cloud-based temp/GPS device, allowing suppliers to view loads in-transit● Develop B2B portal for vendor invoices in collaboration with IT department ● Tested and implemented companywide ERP system in coordination with cross-functional teams● Verified quality and transit claims were processed expeditiously for customer and supplier settlements

Sherman Oaks, Ca

Provided necessary freight forwarder, banking, and customs documentation for export sales. Monitored governmental regulatory compliance requirements. Processed domestic and export claims in accordance with USDA and PACA requirements, and export claims policy. Provided claims aging data with performance reports, statistics, and applicable reports. Transitioned newly hired manager to Transportation Operations, and cross-trained on corporate transportation.

Sherman Oaks, Ca

Managed the movement of 20M annual carton volume utilizing LTL, FTL, TOFC, export containers and rail. Managed cross dock rail operations for both manifest service (UP, BNSF) and expedited service (Railex, ExpressTrak). Negotiated carrier contracts and maintained carrier scorecards. Prepared, presented performance and profit reports with industry updates to management. Prepared, distributed loading diagrams (with dunnage requirements) for transportation modes. ● Managed forward distribution program to northeast markets to include logistics and inventory turnover

Sherman Oaks, Ca

Ontario, California, United States