Stephen Bell Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Mi, Us

Romulus, Mi 48174

Elite Sales Winner 2019 & 2020

Auburn Hills, Mi

• Wrote and Implemented the Benteler Fuel Surcharge Program. Annual cost reduction of $1 Mil USD, 1st year effect.• Identified and implemented Logistics Savings of $20 per module for BMW F15 Chassis Module carry-over business of 864k units over 6 years, resulting in excess of $1 Mil USD of 1st year effect.• Identified and implemented transportation savings ideas and RFQs resulting in cost savings in excess of $4 Mil USD of 1st year effect. Domestic, International, LTL, Parcel, and Premium procurement, optimization, and implementation.• Worked with Legal to develop Broker/Freight Forwarder and Direct Carrier contracts, rate addendums, and various legal documents for Logistics Service Providers.• Managed transportation crisis situations; supporting plants, purchasing, and sales to minimize customer impact.

Detroit, Mi

• Managed production, customers, and 12 employees for Government Weatherization projects.

Novi, Michigan

• Managed the Insurance Auto Auctions account team consisting of 26 employees in 8 locations across the US.• Implemented Kaizen project recommendations for call center in Novi, MI- resulting in a headcount reduction of 25%.

Novi, Michigan

• Responsible for all facets of implementing new lanes, including savings summaries and savings audits resulting in $500k USD annual cost reduction.• Operated as the primary contact for all transportation issues with Ryder’s Operations Management Center (OMC) and the customer, concerning the John Deere Waterloo Works Factory and the Ryder Logistics Solutions Center (LSC).• Generated and implemented over $3 Mil USD in transportation savings ideas in two years.• Continuously monitored plant packaging levels, maintained a parts packaging percentage much higher than the account average (historically 97%, versus 86%). This information was utilized to drive route optimization savings.• Successfully launched over 30 plants into a new cross-dock network designed by Agillence software.• Primary contact for on-boarding of Renosol plants acquired by Lear Corporation.• Ryder was awarded the ‘Supplier of the Year’ award from Lear Corporation.

Novi, Michigan

• Primary contact for all carriers. Reduced headcount while achieving 95% Carrier Web Compliance in 3 weeks.• Created and managed the Premium Team, serving 18 customers with 14 sets of business rules- Headcount reduction.• Created, launched, and managed an expedited trucking service for Ryder (SCAC: RYDX) – P&L responsibility.• Wrote all ISO processes for the Benteler Account – Ryder used as the basis for onboarding all new Tier I clients.• Ryder was awarded the ‘Supplier of the Year’ award from Benteler Automotive Corporation.• Nominated as a finalist for Ryder’s ROAR awards in 2001 – developed consolidated routing to drive savings.

Plymouth, Michigan

• Managed 10 Drivers, routing, fuel, and customer service center. Some P&L responsibility.