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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Led Logistics team at Delta responsible for Domestic and International Transportation, Warehousing, and Customs Compliance.* Responsible for contracts, performance, budget and cost savings delivery for 5 3PL and offsite warehouse locations throughout the US.* Managed over 25 carrier relationships for International, Domestic Truckload, LTL and Parcel Service. Responsible for developing KPI's, participating in RFP, and delivering on cost targets.* Logistics team developed project pipeline and implemented over $9M in cost savings during 3 years in role, increasing in last year. * Lead role in successful delivery of strategic projects related to Network Distribution, Tariff Mitigation, TMS/WMS implementation, Customer Collaboration, TMS/WMS Implementation

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsible for North America Zone strategic transportation projects, analysis and budget. Areas of responsibility include:* Green Logistics: Led efforts to reduce Co2 emissions by 15% for North American Logistics Activities. Sample projects include CNG fleet business case development and implementation, mode selection (rail vs. truck), weight optimization, collaborative shipping and footprint analysis* Transportation Budget: Created ~$650MM budget and analyzed financial variances related to transportation costs to drive favorability* Dedicated Fleet Sizing & Lane Selection* Technology Evaluation for Transportation* Special Projects: Sample projects include network distribution modeling, collaborative shipping, dedicated fleet modeling

Greater St. Louis Area

* Over-the-Road Price and Performance - Developed reporting and processes that led an increase of Loads Moved by Preferred Carrier from 70% to 90%. Developed KPI and PI dashboards to breakdown cost variances vs. budget to senior management, allocating cost impact to each cost driver.* Dedicated Fleet Sizing - Compared dedicated fleet contracts vs. OTR market rates to determine optimal size of dedicated fleet. Performed sensitivity analysis to consider impact of market rates, fuel prices and truckload capacity on optimal fleet size.* Collaboration - Collaborated with 20+ large shippers in matching lane volumes to drive cost savings for both companies by sharing dedicated resources.* Visual Analytics - Led ABI initiative to evaluate visual analytic software for Logistics. Implemented software across various Logistics functions and developed project pipeline that delivered $1MM+ in cost savings.* Other Relevant Projects - OTR RFP Support, Rail Evaluation, Transportation Master Data Management (Planning Rates, Transit Times, Wholesaler Cost), Backhaul Evaluation

Greater St. Louis Area

* Logistic project analyst in efforts to improve inbound visibility, identify potential savings opportunities, and realize transport savings by coordinating efforts between various Logistics groups* Developed and implemented reporting, KPIs and lead meetings align logistics decisions between planning, transportation and procurement; continuously managing and improving processes* Responsible for reporting and communicating transportation variance to budget, performance vs. market, KPI execution, and year-over-year performance for OTR network* Leading ABI team in collaborative efforts with outside companies and broker partners with the goal of increasing equipment utilization and generating operational efficiencies* Identified, analyzed, and managed the implementation of over $1.5MM of annual transport savings

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

* Responsible for the warehouse detail design, internal transport optimization, and selection and implementation of a 3PL partner for an international chemical company.* Lead analyst for several logistics cost reduction initiatives for large global beverage company. Projects included increasing dedicated revenue, implementation of delivered pricing, and distribution network analysis.* Responsible for developing accounting processes into company practices and ensuring accurate financial reporting to our international holding company* Completed warehouse conceptual design, capital investment analysis, technology assessment and material flow optimization for Green Field warehouse.* Assigned mentor for integrating new employees into the company

* Managed start-up and day to day operations of the largest customer, with an annual transportation spend of $40 million.* Implemented cost savings of over $1.5 million through inventory reduction, lower cost lane procurement, warehouse contracting, and dynamic routing.* Responsible for maintaining profitability and reaching company profit margin goals.* Evaluated company’s transportation infrastructure and analyzed cost savings and margin improvement opportunities that saved over $1,000,000.* Worked with sales team in analyzing customer data to establish pricing in consolidation, LTL, and FTL freight to reach profit margin goals.* Lead analyst for several special projects to analyze potential benefits with changes in operations.* Assisted in establishing processes for accounting and break bulk management for our International Integrated Services department.

* Reconciled receipts of entry fees and entries processed for over 10,000 exhibitors* Prepared reports of collection for transmittal of money to accounting department of over $500,000* Developed financial reports and performed analysis on entries processed