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Harrisburg, PA, US

Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, US

Overland Park, KS, US

Bonn, DE

• Managed carrier relationship for $100M strategic global leader in beverage industry utilizing Truckload, Less than Truckload (LTL), Intermodal, and Expedited.
• Conducted customer’s annual carrier procurement bid event
• Oversaw performance of service providers for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Scheduled periodic meetings with service providers to review metrics, evaluate underperforming lanes and identify lane/business opportunities, along with new product launches by customers.
• Served as liaison between the operations team, carrier and customer.
• Led customers’ annual carrier conference to review past year’s performance, to recognize top performers and to layout the upcoming year’s strategy.

Lancaster, PA, US

• Created and implemented strategy and logistics for their freight spend and logistics that supported domestic sales. Managed and sourced carriers for all domestic truckload, less than truckload, rail, small package, air.
• Prepared process improvement recommendations for executive staff and / or business unit leaders, advising on the benefits for of service or utilizing lower costs providers.
• Conferred and consulted with carriers to identify synergies, driving down costs.
• Enforced compliance by administering policies, procedures, safety rules, and governmental regulations.
• Generated cost savings by developing process optimizations and system improvements.
• Negotiated 3 TMS systems using research and analysis of options, reducing the number of carriers, leveraging spending, improving service and reducing costs on 1.6K lanes

Lancaster, PA, US

• Managed over 400K sq. ft. of warehouse space, 5 Warehouse Leads and 24 Forklift Operators.
• Ensured prompt delivery of all loads to customers at the lowest possible cost.
• Accountable for the movement / dispatching of up to 400 Just-In-Time (JIT) deliveries per week.
• Reduced costs in the areas of warehousing and transportation by eliminating 3rd party warehouses and use of single source transportation.
• Chosen to consult manufacturing plants on process improvements in the areas of shipping, transportation and warehousing, improving service and decreasing costs.
• Selected to pilot a new corporate transportation program that led to a selection of a single source 3rd party logistics, enhancing performance and controlling expenses through a centralization of data and spending.

New York, NY, US

Managed the 2nd shift at a 167,000 sq. ft. distribution center in the receiving, processing, and shipping of merchandise to 70 retail stores. Managed up to 100 associates including two lead supervisors.

Bachelor Of Science-Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate’S Degree, Business Transfer