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Skills

  • Customs documentation and clearance management
  • Logistics cost accounting
  • Client relations
  • Computer skills
  • Inventory auditing
  • Cycle time reduction through automation
  • Freight claims management
  • Staff development and team building
  • Plant operations
  • Customs broker liaison for international clearance

Work Experiences

  • Achieved improvement over a two years.
  • Collaborated with customs brokers to ensure timely clearance for international shipments in compliance with program regulations.
  • Achieved $15 savings in labor costs annually.
  • Aggregated multiple loads into full truckload shipments.
  • Achieved Phoenix-wide recognition.
  • Accommodated a 42% order increase.
  • Achieved Employee of the Year in 2019.
  • Conducted frequent audits of shipping processes, discovering and resolving inefficiencies that led to a $7 savings in labor costs annually.
  • Achieved a 20% success rate.
  • Assigned shipments to carriers, selecting the least expensive options to reduce shipping costs in a centralized database.

Summaries

  • Looking to bring 8 years of experience to Cedar Works in a new role.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Strong leadership skills are used to improve shipping and receiving efficiency and accuracy.
  • Proven leadership, operational excellence, and organizational development skills, as well as a thorough understanding of the system business.
  • Clear understanding of cross-functional collaboration and performance reporting as well as strategic planning training.
  • Shipping Manager is an expert at estimating costs and quantities.
  • Highly motivated and results-oriented warehouse professional with extensive logistics and distribution experience.
  • Desire to take on a new challenging role involving the development of effective strategies and the maintenance of cost controls.
  • Determined Logistics Manager with a knack for negotiating and putting cost-cutting measures in place without sacrificing quality.
  • Transportation operations, waste prevention, and safety compliance expertise.

Accomplishments

  • Audited the end-to-end delivery process, identifying bottlenecks and implementing changes that decreased shipping delays by 77% days.
  • Increased backhauls profitability to more than $17 per year and $14 per month.
  • Led cross-functional projects aimed at optimizing the supply chain, cutting shipping times by 81% and increasing overall productivity.
  • Enhanced packaging material usage by introducing sustainable alternatives, reducing waste production by 44%.
  • Staged final products for shipment.
  • Negotiated with transport providers to achieve favorable shipping terms, reducing costs by $9 annually while improving service levels.
  • Implemented a cycle count process across warehouses, leading to improved inventory accuracy and an 38% reduction in shipping delays.
  • Implemented new inventory management procedures resulting in a 70% reduction in shipping errors and increased overall accuracy.
  • Maintained inventory control for a $8 million customer account.
  • Introduced a new freight insurance tracking system, eliminating costly coverage gaps and reducing claims by $3 annually.

Affiliations

  • International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
  • The Freight Transport Association (FTA)
  • Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
  • National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA)
  • Toastmasters
  • Rotary International
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)

Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute
  • Certified International Logistics Coordinator - Lakeside Partners
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Salesforce
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • Association for Project Management (APM)
  • Chartered Wealth Manager (CWM), certified by the American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM)

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