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Greater Milwaukee Area

Managed on-site corporate travel agency serving up to 3,000 employees across North America, with $12M in spend. Oversaw sourcing, procurement, and negotiation of contracts with travel management companies (TMC’s), airlines, hotels, rental car agencies, and chauffeured transportation providers.• Developed and implemented industry best practices for travel management program.• Excelled in the sourcing, procurement, and negotiation of contracts with vendors in the rapidly-changing travel industry, including travel management companies (TMC’s), airlines, hotels, rental car agencies, and chauffeured transportation providers. • Applied continuous improvement practices to streamlining global corporate travel programs• Monitored, measured and analyzed data to manage and report travel-related metrics; benchmarking results to industry standards.• Ability to achieve cost savings while excelling in providing world-class service to discriminating business travelers.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Managed in-house warehouse/distribution facility (65,000 sq. ft.) with 25 employees, and 8 direct reports. Oversaw all functions, including customer service, order entry, pick/pack, and receiving. Sourced and procured all warehouse equipment and supplies.• Planned and oversaw relocation of warehousing facility (3,500+ items; value of $8.3M); eventually outsourcing the complete operation (annual savings of $250K).• Reduced overall inventory value from $8m to $3M by working directly with internal business units to eliminate outdated materials and managing future purchasing quantities (annual savings of over $750K in printing and warehousing costs).• Managed all associated warehouse operating expenses ($1.5M annually).• Negotiated best-in-class pricing for small package (FedEx, DHL) delivery for all North America locations ($1M+ annual spend).

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