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Chicago, Il, Us

Itasca, Illinois, United States

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States (Remote From Greater Chicago Area)

Selected to provide face to face and remote training/support for procurement staff during organization restructuring. Negotiated and assisted in the analysis of trucker rates (RFQ/RFP). Established procedures to assess areas in need of improvement and ensured all processes aligned with company strategy.•Created a template to assist with a change in rate structure preventing a loss of 40% in coverage of lanes.•Trained 7 Procurement staff in use of company systems and processes related… Show more Selected to provide face to face and remote training/support for procurement staff during organization restructuring. Negotiated and assisted in the analysis of trucker rates (RFQ/RFP). Established procedures to assess areas in need of improvement and ensured all processes aligned with company strategy.•Created a template to assist with a change in rate structure preventing a loss of 40% in coverage of lanes.•Trained 7 Procurement staff in use of company systems and processes related to systems.•Helped develop cost savings calculations and cost reporting process. Show less

Lisle, Illinois, United States

Handled all month-end close activities – corrective journal entries, accrual process and cost/revenue analysis.• Prepared forecasts to project monthly revenue and expense.• Developed, monitored, and reported productivity status to control operational risk.• Supported operations, customer service departments, and senior management.• Adhoc reports, weekly and monthly KPI.

Lisle, Illinois, United States

Supported operations department through maintenance of work order automation system by creating and maintaining tasks, rules, and restrictions. Became first point of contact for daily questions/issues related to automation system.• Subject matter expert on working groups aimed at system and process optimization. • Trained operations personnel during the rollout of new systems and processes.• Super user and point of contact for OCR (optical character recognition) and SAP and… Show more Supported operations department through maintenance of work order automation system by creating and maintaining tasks, rules, and restrictions. Became first point of contact for daily questions/issues related to automation system.• Subject matter expert on working groups aimed at system and process optimization. • Trained operations personnel during the rollout of new systems and processes.• Super user and point of contact for OCR (optical character recognition) and SAP and provided relevant training to operations staff.• Performed quarterly review of cost catalogues to ensure accuracy within 5% on 1200+ routes.• Trained 6 staff members in the role of operations steering support. Show less

Lisle, Illinois, United States

Provided ad-hoc statistics from all relevant systems to support special analysis from management and Operations staff. Consulted with both AP and Controlling departments on various issues. Ensured weekly maintenance and quarterly system updates are accurate and up to date within the Area as it relates to costs.• Monitored and completed internal control reports within monthly deadlines.• Created and maintained subcontractor agreements for both rail and truck (6 rails and 250+… Show more Provided ad-hoc statistics from all relevant systems to support special analysis from management and Operations staff. Consulted with both AP and Controlling departments on various issues. Ensured weekly maintenance and quarterly system updates are accurate and up to date within the Area as it relates to costs.• Monitored and completed internal control reports within monthly deadlines.• Created and maintained subcontractor agreements for both rail and truck (6 rails and 250+ truckers).• Served as point of escalation for Operations, Sales, and Accounting departments for cost and rate disputes/questions. • Created, coded, and ensured the accuracy of purchase orders (more than $30M annually) along with distribution of progress report to upper management. Show less

Lisle, Illinois, United States

Processed invoices and worked invoice disputes.• Reconciled open invoices and vendor statements. • Addressed issues with invoices processed or rejected through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).