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Chesapeake, Va, Us

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

• Oversee execution of 3,000+ capex projects, delivering a 90% on-time completion rate within 10-14 days.• Develop strategic roadmaps, identify potential challenges, and conceptualize solutions for projects.• Manage daily operations including staffing, budget analysis, scheduling, and invoicing.• Attract, train, and manage performance for a centralized project team and 300+ field associates.• Manage travel and project budgets, vendor relationships, and process improvement initiatives.• Initiate and lead software upgrade projects to optimize store coverage, resource use, and scheduling time.

Chesapeake, Va

• Identified and captured cost savings, improved bottom-line revenues, and grew front-end vending programs.• Promoted a superior experience by addressing customer concerns with empathy and swift resolution.

Chesapeake, Virginia

• Designed plans to improve operations and recommended changes to systems for overall organization.• Provided oversight for all store operations related metrics and KPIs for all levels of the organization.• Investigated and resolved alerts, conducted queries, and culled records to assist with problem resolution.

- Business development analysis and review of new ventures.- Preparation and analysis of the of P&L.- Assist with Financial Report preparation for external auditors.- Financial Analysis of expenses for proper period reporting.

- Prepare General Leader Reconciliations, Journal Entries and Month End Closing entries.- Code and enter corporate AP invoices.- Assist in Budget Preparation.- Analysis of P&L accounts at month end to verify accurate expenses.- Financial Analysis of Trial Balance accounts to ensure proper posting.- Reconciliation of Trial Balance Accounts.- Assist with Financial Report preparation for external auditors.- Financial Analysis of expenses for proper period reporting.

- Monitors/Analyze booking levels and forecast bookings with respect to Vessel TEU & Weight Allocations/Sub-Allocations by Port of Loading and Port of Discharge.- Ensure vessels sail within allocation guidelines with a maximum of full containers plus empties through coordination with the Equipment and Marine/Port Operations teams.- Coordinate with Sales & Trade to fill vessels at maximum capacity with the optimum cargo mix in terms of TEUs / Weight / Equipment type / Revenue / Customers Base.- Enhance management of allocations and identification of trends through on-going development of new reports and improvement of existing reporting.- Implement appropriate action plans for service recovery issues in cases of port omissions, blank sailings, and alternate transshipment arrangements at the lowest cost possible.- Update the Customer Service department to ensure customers are notified.

- Track and Trace all export bookings for both merchant haulage and carrier haulage container moves.- Communicate with customers via e-mail and phone to expedite delivery of full containers to ramps and ports according to applicable cut-offs dates.- Process invoices for export demurrage charges and assist the internal Disputes department to resolve any customer issues.- Prepare Vessel Load Lists and coordinate with the Cargo Flow, Port Operations and the Terminals to ensure 100% full sailings.

- Responsible for all operations for vessel services including Booking Forecasts, Load Lists to terminal/stevedore, PML to Vessel Plan dept and Out Of Gauge/Hazardous manifest preparation- Arrange National Cargo Bureau surveys for all Out Of Gauge and Break Bulk cargo. - Prepare productivity/production and vessel sail/schedule reports. - Monitor and maintain daily vessel schedule information.- Liaise with various internal departments; Cargo Flow, Customer Service, Vessel Close and U.S. port offices with regards to booking issues.

- Monitor vessel schedules and documentation status.- Track/Trace all shipments to final place of delivery based on bill of lading requirements.- Follow-up and/or reconcile receipt of dispatch orders.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Minors: Business Management & History

Associate'S Degree, Accounting