Logistics Specialist Resume
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New Jersy, NJ
OBJECTIVE
To secure a challenging logistics or supply chain management position with a dynamic and exciting organization where my business knowledge, experience and skills will contribute towards the growth and success of the organization.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Overview:Experienced global management professional with 3 plus years of continued career progression accompanied by key accomplishments in highly competitive industries. The beneficiary of empowered work environments where broad responsibility and decision-making have been pushed down into the organization, resulting in exceptional exposure and work experiences.
- Logistics:Hands-on and leadership experience across a range of logistics functions including: fork-lift driving, 7K driving, production planning, inventory management, customer service, forecasting, transportation and distribution with a diverse group of companies, products, and services.
- Acumen:Well-developed business and supply chain understanding attained through diverse assignments in logistics, sales, and business analysis at both staff and manufacturing locations.
- Results-Oriented:Proven track record utilizing a fact-based, process-oriented approach towards reaching aggressive goals in support of cost, profit, service and organizational objectives.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential,Doha, Qatar
Medical Logistics SpecialistMay 2008 to August 2009
- Logistics Coordinator Overall responsibility to develop and implement logistics strategies and processes in support of a global business unit including production planning, customer service, distribution, inventory and order management functions with the objective to manage, execute and develop the logistics group and processes in a cost-effective, customer-focused manner.
- Developed and implemented a logistics plan and processes to support a capacity expansion from 240,000 tons to 550,000 tons
- Led organizational transition from a "functional-silo" approach to a "cross-functional" approach to achieve a more effective logistics group that required less headcount and generated additional savings through better decision-making
- Key member of initiative to successfully achieve and maintain ISO certification for the staff/headquarters business group
- Production Planner - Responsible for the production planning and scheduling of a 240,000 ton per year business unit that was part of an earlier acquisition.Hired as part of second effort to improve overall results and more successfully assimilate the business unit.
- Established core processes and business practices around production planning, scheduling and forecasting that had failed to exist prior, resulting in a significant improvement in costs, customer service and credibility
- Through improved scheduling processes increased machine utilization resulting in a $3 million benefit
- Created metrics and reporting tools around the production planning/scheduling processes to improve information visibility and enhance the ability to set measures and track goals
Confidential,San Antonio TX
Medical Supply CoordinatorJuly 2007 to May 2008
- Coordinator, Logistics - Leadership position in a global business reporting to the President of the Market Pulp Division with responsibility for logistics and sales administration.Market pulp is a global commodity used in the manufacture of a broad variety of paper, tissue and packaging products.Logistics oversight included production planning and scheduling, demand forecasting, inventory management, customer service, order management, distribution activities and SOP (sales/operations planning) process.
- Led the business unit\'s SOP (sales/operations planning) process that drove manufacturing plans (production, capacity and inventory plans), sales plans (forecasting, bookings and shipments), sourcing plans (raw materials), financial plans (budgeting & financial outlooks) and impact/contingency analysis
- Developed and implemented logistics/planning processes in support of business unit\'s initiative to transition to a "make-to-demand" environment away from a "make-to-inventory" environment
- Made a significant contribution towards consistently maintaining division\'s days of inventory level at an average of 21% lower than reported industry levels making a considerable contribution towards working capital reduction and increased cash flow
- Developed strong analytical and presentation skills as a key member of the group responsible to develop, assemble and present the business unit\'s quarterly and annual status/progress updates to divisional and corporate management
EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
- BS, Business Logistics and