Project Manager Management

David A. Buell

New Providence, NJ *****

Work/Home 908-***-****, ********@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Eight years budget forecast analysis

. Seasoned professional in financial modeling and operations cost

analysis

. Proven record of uncovering cost efficiencies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Home Depot Direct, New Providence NJ

Jul 2007-Apr 2012

Senior Transportation Analyst, .Com and Special Order Division

. Developed transportation cost model for .Com delivery that estimates

the cost of shipping SKUs, selects lowest cost vender, estimates

profitability based on product margin, transportation charge to

customer and cost. The model resulted in:

. Strategic change in carrier selection that saved annualized $4M

. Attention on SKUs that were not profitable due to SKU ship method

or SKU pricing

. Expedited carrier selection process

. Reduced project delivery time by 66% in SKUs shipping cost

estimates

. Automated process in analyzing shipping costs of products by

vender, and product group

. Supported international and domestic transportation and logistics RFQs

by determining the lowest quoted cost for parcel, ocean, brokerage,

drayage, and residential carriers

. Set up and modified .Com customer charging formulas in consultation

with senior management

. Analyzed export costs, analysis used to drive 15% savings on export

cost

. Project manager for DC transportation management system

. Managed accruals and provided reports to corporate finance

. Calculated impact for network remodels

. Built reverse logistics decision model

. Reduced truckload (TL) costs by changing TL selection process

. Managed and expedited LTL, and transformed into more automated process

. Negotiated with venders, for contract improvements and on contract

clarifications

. Analyzed feasibility of duplicating competitor shipping discount

programs

. Resolved carrier payment issues with 3rd party transportation payment

organization

Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ

Oct 2000-Jul 2007

Financial Manager, Global Logistics Team

. Led direct reports in managing and redesigning the cost allocation

process to an ABC ( Activity Based Costing) method

. Project managed Global Logistics spend outlook and budget variance

analysis, for $170M budget, presented analysis to management, finance,

and senior management

. Employed statistical models based on sales forecasts, resulted in more

accurate cost projections

. Financial member of committee that was determining cost benefit of

outsourcing global logistics operations

. Performed ad-hoc cost analysis, and present information to finance,

operations, and senior management

Financial Analyst and Manager, North American Region

. Implemented volume cost models for 3PL vender metrics target setting,

outcomes:

. Negotiated with vender to resolved longstanding issue of

performance target setting

. Added greater understanding and comfort with the costs

. Models implemented globally

. Set up multi pick up and multi stop truck loads saving $1M annually

. Developed and presented details for $3.3M per year cost saving

opportunities

. Led financial effort to budget for $95M operation

. Explained and projected budget variances

. Managed supplier costing and financial reporting/metrics activities

. Built logistics charge to customer model

. Processed invoices, determined allocations, and maintained accounting

procedures

Dixie Group, Calhoun GA

Jan 2000-Oct 2000

Financial Analyst, Logistics Operations

. Analyzed cost for private fleet and using an activity based costing

model. Cost elements were developed by analyzing operational data,

lease contracts, labor costs, and substitute options, the results of

the model:

. Saved 15% on back-haul operations

. Determined which routes were the most economical to continue

. Priced special services contract and helped negotiate the rates

with customers

. Determined that renewing equipment leases was not economical

. Proposed and led effort to change criteria for transportation cost

allocation to reflect which units were incurring the costs, resulting

in the transportation cost considered in operations decisions by

supported business units

. Led implementation of outsourced invoice payment

. Closed books in SAP

. Built database in Access to track trailers, result is that operations

could bill for detention on trailers

New Penn Motor Express, S. Kearny NJ

Jan 1995-Aug 1997

Weights and Inspection Supervisor

. Recovered $35K to $40K per month by auditing freight compared to

freight bills

. Supervised teamsters

. Alerted senior management when costs were not in the line with

contracted rates

United States Marine Corps, Yuma AZ

Dec 1985-Dec 1989

Corporal

. General Marine duties, troubleshot and fixed aircraft avionics systems

Education

Penn State University MBA, Concentration in Supply Chain Management

1997-1999

Rutgers University BA, Economics

1990-1994

Computer Skills Excel expert (pivot tables, look ups, solver, macros);

proficiency in Word, Power Point; Access, VBA, SAP, EDW, Business Objects,

Epiphany web reports, Crystal Reports, AS400 warehousing

Affiliations New Providence Fire Department

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