Thomas Vanorder Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo, MI, US

Holland, Michigan, United States

Holland, Michigan, United States

Holland, Michigan, United States

• Responsible for leading a team of nine Supply Chain professionals
• Managing a complicated transportation network with ~$55M in Freight Under Management
• Experience working with proprietary TMS software and application to ERP systems including SAP
• Consistently outperforming shipper organizational goals for Tender Acceptance, On Time Performance and Freight Cost as a Percentage of Net Sales
• Lead all Project Management activities in the TMS including: New functionality use, External Tracking Provider Implementation and Procurement Event execution

Holland, MI

• Analyst for large shipper with Freight Under Management of $200M+
• Maintained all aspects of TMS configuration and assisted in implementing new functionality
• Coupled WebFocus Business Intelligence Reporting with Excel to create and visualize large data sets
• Partnered with management for Procurement Events and performed analysis on RFP results for benchmarking future financial performance

Member of the Tyson Foods - Hillshire Account- Independently responsible for 350+ truckload shipments per week- Have taken over 3 different regions of the domestic supply chain (TX Region, TN/KY Region, MN/WI Region- Train Tyson Foods personnel on the use of proprietary Transportation Management Software

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

As a Logistics Account Executive at TQL, I was responsible for:-Locating companies with a logistical need-Selling the premium service of TQL and securing their business for all shipping/receiving requirements-Establishing customers with a line of credit in order to do long term business-Managing the customers' logistics from the point of pickup until.

Portage, MI

-Ensured Customer Satisfaction as well as drove sales throughout multiple departments to meet store goals. - Recommended JCP Premium products such as flexible financing programs through J.C. Penney Credit transactions and setups. - Was chosen to be part of the team that introduced Major Appliance Sales to J.C. Penney

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

I worked at IHS Distributing as a Merchandiser and then as Sales Support while in college.During my time at IHS I performed many regular duties such as:-Maintaining accurate inventory at as many as 16 retail locations on 5 different distribution routes-Keeping all selling space 100% stocked with in season product-Constructing different Point of Sale and.

Bachelor’S Degree, Project Management, 3.72

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta Dean's Leadership Scholar Program SBMA

Education record

Leadership And Business Analytics, 4.0

Activities and Societies: LIFE Breakthrough Award recipient, Completed LEAP Leadership course with an A, Achieved Kepner-Tregoe Effective.