Ryan Combs Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth, Tx

• Manage incumbent contracts and solicit them out into the public for carriers and suppliers to bid on.• Provide an analysis of the carriers and present them to the contracting officer, who awards the contract. Gather legal documents to execute the contracts and notify unsuccessful bidders.• Contract term extensions including extending current contracts with negotiated rates through heavy supplier communication.• Update wage determinations by calculating new rates via the Department of Labor requirement and execute implementation on the updated contract rates.• Execute contract term modifications including adding, removing, and editing trips within postal route contracts.• Train and onboard new employees on above procedures.• Founding member of the startup team for the United States Postal Service contract services, which began with Ryder in April 2024.

• Provide tactical front-line inbound scheduling to Target distribution centers where accuracy and timing of perishable items are critical.• Contribute suggestions and pilot new processes to customize our solution to the customer’s need. • Completed LEAN Yellow Belt certification project, focusing on the DMAIC process by removing the manual dock door configuration process. This improvement increased manual time savings of approximately 200 hours annually. • Maintain excellent working relationships with external partners and internal colleagues.• Efficiently respond to inquiries regarding purchase order numbers, dating issues, and process improvements with a sense of urgency.• Coordinate direct customer interface seamlessly between warehouse personnel, vendors, carriers, and Target headquarters to facilitate account and operational needs. • Support clients’ customer service needs after hours as needed including weekends and holidays.

• Managed, recruited, and trained 15+ person staff including schedule management and performance oversite. • Authored weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on buying trends, profits, customer needs, competitive pricing reports, and training manuals for local and district wide use and evaluation. • Researched and utilized business strategies to increase store traffic and optimize profitability.• Maintain visual store and merchandising standard as well as portrayed myself as example to employees of mandatory behavior and high performance.

• Partook as a member of founding team that created a 20-table remote restaurant at Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo facilities to be specifically utilized during the annual month-long engagement and on as needed basis throughout year. • Incorporated all the high-quality service and experiences locals and tourists expect from the world renown downtown establishment in an intimate space with limited resources at remote Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo location. • Established loyal, consistent customers by providing exceptional and personal customer experiences.• Adapted to all changes quickly with new menus, policies, and procedures on regular basis.• Collaborated with kitchen team to support order preparation, manage efficient deliveries, and minimize customer service issues.