David Hawkins

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Newburgh, IN 47630

Ph: 812-***-****

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science

Major: Management University of Southern Indiana

Major GPA: 3.1 Evansville, IN

WORK EXPERIENCE

CMI Logistics, LLC

Director of Corporate Operations Feb 2017-Feb 2020

Manage the North American Operations for the pickup, delivery, transloading and intermodal movement of metal product

Develop relationships with carriers, customers, warehouses, and vendors in order to reduce costs

Work with the railroads on pricing and making sure our service was superb

Execute carrier contracts for approximately 120 carriers

Oversee the direct management of 4 CMI facilities in the US, along with contracted 3rd party management of 13 additional warehouses in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Currently 8 direct reports but oversee the safety and management of 80 dotted line reports

Negotiate the carriers’ rates and monitor the use of carriers- from brokers to flatbeds to vans to rail.

Reduced costs from the carrier base by utilizing our large network of facilities and customers.

Develop the long-term carrier strategy to ensure on-time pickup and delivery using in- house developed metrics

Consolidate processes to streamline efficiency to reduce internal costs

Coordinate with the sales team on any internal issues, concerns, critical shipments, customer concerns that need to be addressed from an operational standpoint

Build relationships not only with our carriers but also our vendors for operations to run efficiently and for committed capacity to move our freight

Reduced costs with suppliers by leveraging the spend of multiple facilities

Managed day to day operations by coaching managers and employees at each facility to ensure quality, costs, and goals were met daily

Set a 3-5 year plan for the future of the company to reduce costs, make improvements, and increase delivery performance for our customers

Alcoa Warrick Operations

Transportation Manager July 1, 2008- Jan 2017

Successfully manage the day-to-day operations for 700 million lbs of inbound and outbound rail and truck shipments with an annual spend in excess of $35 million.

Lead transition of the company separation for IT solutions and supply chain design to optimize the lowest costs for both companies.

Completed logistics transformation of Warrick from a primary supplied plant to a cold metal plant

Forecast annual transportation equipment requirements and budget based on plant production volumes

Negotiate carrier rates and allocate lanes through the committed capacity strategy, which allowed us to reduce the number of carriers we used, lower costs, and have a consistent capacity in the market

Work closely with Alcoa Corporate Transportation to develop long-term and short-term strategies to be rolled out across other North America locations

Direct on-site Norfolk Southern rail operations while managing and allocating the railcar fleet, consisting of over 200 shared cars, between Warrick and Tennessee Operations

Increased on-time delivery performance for transportation from 95% to 99.4%

Eliminated the need for a dedicated truck fleet that resulted in $2.4 million in annual savings

Supervise the Transportation Coordinator and Logistics Specialist while providing key direction to the Pack/Ship department

Developed innovative practices, recognized as Best Practices within Alcoa, and worked to cascade them across the North American network

Reduced detention charges by 72% and demurrage charges by 84% by communicating, educating, and implementing the systematic use of transportation data in production areas

Spearhead volunteer and community events for the Planning Department and Transportation Department

Alcoa Rigid Package Division Logistics Specialist November 2006- June 2008

Analyze shipment forecasts and plans to proactively balance capacity to achieve safe, low cost, and defect free shipments to both internal and external customers

Using lean manufacturing tools, increased truck capacity by implementing 48 hour truck scheduling

Evaluate historical data and trends in rail transit times in order to minimize pipeline inventories and lead times

Serve as help chain support for rail loading, truck loading, packaging, warehousing, and dock efficiency

Provide Logistics support to both Warrick and Tennessee Operations

Manage Warrick and Tennessee freight claims process

Automated invoicing of shipments to Mexico for an annualized savings of $345,000 for both Warrick and Tennessee Operations

Leader- Warrick Packaging Team ~$900,000 cost reduction in claims paid to customers

Transportation Coordinator November 2003-November 2006

Daily management of Norfolk Southern on-site operations

Scheduling/monitoring of plant rail needs

Performed as back-up to Truck Scheduler

Implemented change in scrap carrier that resulted in $48,000 annual savings

RELEVANT SKILLS

Strategic Planning and Operations Management

Problem Solving- Resolve in depth queries independently and with internal and external business partners

Truckload Rate Negotiation with contract carriers

SAP Logistics Execution and Sales and Distribution

SAP Shop Floor

Best Transport (TMS)

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