Managed daily merchandise transportation to 4,600+ retail stores in the US, Canada & Puerto Rico. Oversaw non-merchandise transportation for new / remodeled stores and store fixture programs. Kept network performance at optimal levels. Completed multiple analyses for pool / parcel distribution retail network.• Worked with third-party TMS companies, consolidating inbound freight and routing non-merchandise freight.• Connected with third-party freight auditors, creating reporting for tracking purposes and cost analysis.• Analyzed weekly / monthly KPIs, ensuring network was running at optimal levels via financial dashboards.• Worked with operations team to start second store replenishment facility in California, supporting restocking of stores in the western half of the US. • Achieved yearly savings of $700k by sourcing and executing key delivery carrier transitions in Canada.• Implemented tracking visibility software for parcel store deliveries, supporting Inventory Control.• Attended transportation conferences, staying updated with industry trends.• Completed onsite audits for all store delivery / truckload / intermodal carriers and 3PL partners, ensuring those companies met Ascena standards, focusing on facility security, OSHA compliance, procedures, and employee standards.• Assisted in transitioning acquired companies (Charming Shoppes / Maurices / Ann, Inc.) into Ascena facilities. Moving brands from current locations by negotiating truckload rates and planning schedules of shifting freight to new facilities, while continuing to replenish retail stores with merchandise.• Helped onboard merchandise vendors by presenting Ascena’s inbound procedures at 3PL facilities. • Streamlined non-merchandise processes over multiple brands for cost / efficiencies, assisting multiple internal teams.• Educated internal and external partners on parcel shipping practices by creating tools to save $150k+, including mailrooms, marketing teams and vendors.

Directed daily transportation operations to 2,000+ retail stores. Completed bids for pool carriers for retail network. Negotiated rates with truckload carriers. (Charming Shoppes was acquired by Ascena Retail Group in 2012.)• Forecasted inbound trailers to multiple distribution centers, working with 3PL companies on both coasts, calculating which freight needed to go to each facility.• Created and updated monthly dashboards, maintaining accurate tracking of inbound and outbound expenses.• Reviewed current transportation network regularly for efficiencies.• Created and implemented holiday scheduling, allowing Store Operations to advise store personnel when they would receive deliveries, providing stores to schedule the appropriate number of employees. • Saved over $500k by completing rate analysis comparisons for multiple projects.• Gathered data to track transportation trends, utilized to know when to put more freight on the rail due to driver / truck shortages.• Compared actual expenses to budget, providing focused explanations of variances. • Realized yearly savings of over $1M and reduced carbon footprint by implementing intermodal start up versus over-the-road truck for moving freight.

Spearheaded merchandise deliveries for 300+ stores. Oversaw routing for new store openings and schedules. Supervised furniture delivery program for Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, and Terrain brands. Supervised team of 6 employees.• Developed and reevaluated transportation processes for efficiencies, analyzing network and providing insights on improvements by changing carriers or ineffective procedures.• Managed international shipments to Europe via ocean and air transportation, efficiently coordinating and scheduling shipments, resulting in fewer shipments overall.• Coordinated merchandise shipments to Canadian retail stores, ensuring freight arrived on-time and without incident.• Oversaw processes of chargebacks, claims, and freight invoicing, resulting in better carrier compliance and service.• Completed monthly budget variance analysis, verifying network was running at optimum level.• Saved $250k+ by gathering data to complete cost analyses for transportation studies.• Contacted carriers and vendors for industry trends by staying on top of industry news and potential issues impacting customer service.

Managed team of 25 people on 2 shifts, inspecting inbound merchandise shipments to uphold quality standards.• Communicated daily to merchant teams, vendors, and management, advising when certain style would arrive and guaranteeing pulling of style with defects.• Performed in-depth quality inspections by using AQL scale once purchase order was deemed defective.• Worked with various departments, standardizing product flow, which saved the company ~$50k.• Developed new quality procedures, ensuring best possible product were available.

Coordinated employee assignments to load multiple outbound trailers as carriers arrived onsite at Northtec LLC, a subsidiary of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.• Checked daily report for shipment status, ensuring scheduling of necessary amount of workers for loading trailers.• Submitted purchase orders to department stores for routing.• Composited international shipments daily, verifying timely pick up.• Verified shipments were correct on an as-needed basis, enabling faster loading of orders, thus getting drivers in and out quicker than before.