Shaun Sutherland Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for leading corporate level initiatives related to new customer implementations and driving process improvement.

Plainfield, Illinois, United States

Provide consulting services in the Logistics field.- Site Design- Budgeting- Project Management- Process improvement- Pricing Modeling- Leadership Mentoring- IT/Operations integrations

Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Nee Lenox, Il

Multi facility 3PL Distribution Management from Chicago to West Coast. Food Grade, Retail, and High Velocity E-commerce Shipping.

Chicago

Oversee operations for 5 multi-client locations in the Chicago and Atlanta areas.

Romeoville, Illinois

Responsible for all operational and financial aspects of 2 3PL distribution facilities totalling 347,000 sqft. with up to 200 employees, and 23 different customers.

Manage a 282,000 Sqft 3rd party Distibution Center handling a variety of products including Food Grade with a fleet 4 tractors and 35 trailers for dedicated delivery operations.

Directed and coordinated daily distribution and warehousing operations of four facilities in the Chicagoland Area, and one facility in Atlanta; Hired, mentored, and managed middle management for succession planning in a 3PL environment. Displayed unsurpassed leadership and expertise in the successful start up of a two-shift cross-dock operation for WW Grainger that was used as a template by WWGrainger in different areas of the country. Rectified a situation with GPS and communications system on 250 company owned tractors. Worked closely with other senior staff to insure a cohesive environment while handling the new operations as the related to the much different world of air freight.Personally selected to handle all of the facilities on its new venture with Gotoh Distribution, a $12 Million air freight company located in Indiana, Bensenville, and Atlanta; main business was as a CFS and ground handling for UPS and Nippon Cargo AirlinesSuccessfully managed the integration of this business with three months of lead time while simultaneously elevating profitability, and improving the service levels to the customers.Promoted to Director of Distribution and Warehousing by demonstrating high degree of personal commitment, dedication and exemplary performanceInstrumental in negotiating settlement with GPS Communications vendor that saved approximately $200K, which was equivalent of 14 months of free service and Negotiated the continual recurring charges down by 45% and had all 250 trucks with fitted updated hardware and software free of chargeRetrained all personnel to use the product and eliminated cell phones for Grane's drivers within four months Facilitated training to staff to identify security threats upon several regulation changes as a result of 9/11Selected to handle the transition and integration of the very first air freight company acquired with the existing business

Fulfilled the Office Manager duties in Chicago office while simultaneously handling Warehouse Manager responsibilities in the Bellwood facility in April 2005. Supervised a staff of 10 clerk positions to develop competencies and achieve the maximum level of performance. Analyzed and evaluated accounting records, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. Successfully take over this business within three months of lead time, elevate profitability, and improve the service levels to the customers.Developed reports to streamlined the decision making process for collections that reduced the rolling past due amountInnovated an automated spreadsheets for previously tedious and labor intensive functions including owner operator settlementsPlayed a vital role in developing a "Grane Model," for a cross-docking operation which significantly reduced costs to Grainger by more than 75%; increased utilization of out bound containers, and elimination of detention charged that had accrued with the previous providerLed company efforts in achieving the "Partners in Performance" award from Grainger, which is given to only a few of their 1600 vendors and only one of their numerous transportation providersPlayed a vital role in developing a "Grane Model," which significantly reduced costs to Grainger by more than 75%; increased utilization of out bound containers, and elimination of detention charged that had accrued with the previous provider

Initially hired as a Warehouse Manager for Bellwood facility, which handled 3PL for Mobil, Rohm and Haas (now Dow chemical) and, Pepsi (Tropicana division). Singlehandedly managed the facility consisting of 20 warehouse personnel, 2 clerks, and 2 supervisors. Built and cultivated long-term quality relationships with customers to increase their confidence in the company as well as to generate referrals and repeat business.Achieved the 3PL Warehousing Provider of the Year Award of Excellence (Rohm and Haas in 2007)Salvaged Grane from losing their biggest account (Rohm and Haas) for various services issuesSignificantly reduced overtime from 20% to 0 within two months while optimizing operational efficiency without while improvingeffecting service standardsImproved the scheduling of work to ensure on time shipment at all timesDeveloped a productivity measurement for the picking process to improve case picking from 80 cs/hr initially to 240 cs/hr within two months; reduced labor by two individuals by reallocating some labor to develop a quality assurance processCreated a system for the Tropicana account to automate all clerical functions of the jobs, which enable the supervisor to supervise the floor efficientlyOrganized a bi-weekly meeting with all mid level managers to discuss and address how to improve the uniformity of company policy; simplified / expedited the hiring process for the company in 2005

Primarily held responsible for developing projects, which include designing, budgeting and implementing a conveyer system for carton repack area. Provided expert oversight and direction in all aspects of LTL shipping accuracyshipping and order accuracy of shipments.Ensured maximum possible product allocation to customer orders through continuous communication Assumed Shipping Supervisor position upon the termination of previous supervisorSalvaged an unproductive department consisting of 30 people who was terribly undisciplinedCompletely eliminated an average of about 15% overtime to 0 during the first month of tenure by implementing a process to identify missing shipping labels prior to distributing them to the pickersInnovated a way to dump raw data from the UNIX Based WMS system into excel, and used automated functions to sort, segregate, and create a form that gave the ability to verify all of the shipments printed correctlyReduced labor cost by fulfilling the role of the DC planner while simultaneously managing the Shipping Department

Applied dynamic leadership talents for all aspects of LTL shipping including carrier selection and accuracy of shipments. Ensured safety of work environment at all times. Trained forklift personnel to develop their abilities toward fulfillment of corporate goals and objectives. Solely managed day-to-day facets of production to maintain productivity and meet company production goals. Determined staffing requirements and evaluated job performance to assure coverage of duties. Administered the shipping and receiving operations including timely unloading/loading of shipments and communication with inbound/outbound carriers. Established and implemented operational procedures to assure productive operations in shipping and receiving including design, implementation and monitoring of process.