SOURCING/PROJECT MANAGER Resume Columbus, OH - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

A proven Logistics & Compliance Professional, with a record of leadership in facilities management, implementing cost containment efforts, while continuously providing customer excellence in delivery and value.
Accomplished, multi - faceted logistics manager; achieved Compliance Manager Status with the Professional Association of Compliance Managers.
Engaged in a cross-section of versatile transportation and logistical management to support inside and outside sales, inventory, purchasing, vendor sourcing and relations, and imports and exports.
Organized teams of up to 80 and shipments valued at $20 million, improving on time performance to 99% accuracy within restricted timeframes.
Decreased labor costs by 21%, while increasing revenue and margin dollars; identified opportunities to streamline the workforce, without sacrificing quality and while winning new bids on additional routes.
Diminished inventory losses from 8% to less than 1% in one year by implementing new receiving and shipping procedures that reduced damages to product; decreased onsite inventory value by 35% through the establishment of consignment inventory agreements with customers.
Expertly trained in the areas of customer broker preparation, import/export operations, and compliance.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SOURCING/PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

A manufacturer providing food and specialty retail merchandising.
Provide logistics, inventory control and procurement management support for assembly.
Project management to include domestic and international daily purchasing for manufacturing processes, collaborating with engineers and sales teams; sourced vendors, scheduled shipping, controlled inventory and supported customs clearance.
Developed and managed warehouse for import/export of product to Mexico location.
Budget and PNL control, price and contract negotiations for all outsource programs.
Negotiated cost savings of $1M annually with local suppliers of metal, wood and glass.

General manager of transportation

Confidential, East Liberty, OH

Responsibilities:

Provide logistical support for 3PL transportation operations in the automobile industry; oversee container delivery and rail shipments direct a team of 80 drivers and 13 office personnel, and participate directly in client management in Mexico.
Recruit drivers, supervisors, and administrative staff; supply teams with energy and positivity to generate superior performance, motivating personnel with incentive programs that recognize results.
Negotiate pricing for tractors, maintenance, and fuel; attained a reduction in tractor rental costs of 18% and implemented a preventative maintenance program that saved $50,000 annually, decreasing downtime and meeting Confidential and Confidential 2010 regulations; leveraged a new onsite fueling program, saving $24,400 annually.
Steered a project to implement LEAN Principles; composed work instructions for all warehouse processes to track metrics including on delivery, injuries, and lost work time.
Develop and manage annual budgets and monthly forecasts for four transportation contracts valued at $20 million, and schedule transportation maintenance and repairs; incorporated the previous year’s results, projected sales, and client forecasts into cost estimates.

Director of operations

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

Executed domestic and international daily purchasing for manufacturing processes, collaborating with engineers and sales teams; sourced vendors, scheduled shipping, controlled inventory, and supported customs clearance with teams of up to 12.
Established a Kan Ban program with a significant supplier, reducing on-hand inventory holding costs and overall inventory value by 35%.
Budget and PNL responsibilities for division.

Division manager

Confidential, Sylvester, GA

Responsibilities:

Led a team of 22 in a regional distribution division of lumber wrap and roof packaging; guided domestic and international purchasing, competitive pricing, sales, inventory control, shipping, receiving, and budgets.
Combined operating and labor cost reductions of 25%, while continuously improving performance; reorganized facilities and implemented new receiving and shipping procedures.
Promoted to Division Manager after one-year of leading operations.
Budget and PNL responsibilities for division.