Manager Supply Chain

Senior Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Management

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Strategic & Operational Manager for Transportation, Distribution, and Supply

Chain.

Experience Across Multiple Industries (Biotech, Aerospace, Electronics, Food, &

Consumer Products)

Career Highlights

Employment History:

Life Technologies, ($3.5B Biotech) Carlsbad CA

Jul 2008 - Present

Transportation Manager - Americas

. Oversaw transportation strategy for Americas, reporting directly to

the VP of Global Logistics and Distribution. Budgetary responsibility

of $32MM, managed 4 logistics professionals across multiple sites to

support $1.5B in sales revenue.

. Captured $750K cost savings in rate errors recovery and improved

productivity through sourcing a freight payment and audit service

provider, negotiating contract and transitioning to new automated

process on schedule and below budget across all business units/sites.

. Achieved $1.2MM cost savings through collaboration with peers to

deploy the global sourcing strategy.

. Created and deployed strategies to formalize and enhance inbound and

outbound supply chain routing decisions. Provided training and

direction to supply chain and distribution on best practices.

. Collaborated with sales and packaging engineers during design phase to

influence product requirements and achieve cost targets.

. Improved carrier service performance to achieve 97.5% on time.

Monitored metrics, provided direction to carriers, and feedback to

internal stakeholders to drive total cost of ownership.

Rockwell Collins, ($4.7B Aerospace) Cedar Rapids, IA

Feb - Dec 2007

Sr. Transportation Professional

. Provided support for the development of RFP for TL and Courier

Services. Identified carrier pool and critical selection criteria,

resulting in significant savings and improved service quality.

. Led freight payment reconciliation between carriers and 3rd party

audit/payment provider to resolve disputes.

. Developed metrics to identify service levels, carrier compliance to

contracts and drive cost improvements.

Advanced Marketing Services (Publishing), San Diego, CA

Nov 2004 - Sept 2005

Transportation Manager

. Oversaw transportation carrier rationalization; reported directly to

the Corporate Director of Transportation. Budgetary responsibility of

$20MM; managed logistics activities across multiple sites to support

$500MM in sales revenue.

. Negotiated favorable rate agreements (including fuel surcharge) while

transitioning an obsolete rate base (CFWY OMNI) to an accepted

industry standard (CZAR) and brought all carriers to one common

platform.

. Recognized by the company CEO for executing the most successful

release of the "Harry Potter" series in the history of the company.

. Led the implementation and successful DC consolidation and re-

alignment resulting in significant productivity improvement and cost

savings.

Electrex USA, LTD., (Consumer Electronics) Oceanside, CA

Jul 2002 - Nov 2004

Operations Manager

. Oversaw all aspects of a small business operation ($1MM sales)

including Inventory Management, Production Scheduling, Customer

Service, Materials, Purchasing, Sourcing, Shipping, Receiving, Human

Resources, Facilities Maintenance, and A/R and A/P.

. Recruited, managed and trained a staff of 8 employees.

. Identified new supply chain vendors in China and Argentina to reduce

COGS and improve inventory turns.

. Responsible for inventory planning and procurement of 600+ SKU's

domestically and internationally.

. Managed facility layout to increase productivity and improve customer

experience.

. Established company operating policies and procedures.

. Acted as key customer account liaison to address any product or

service issues.

Black & Decker, (Consumer Products) Lake Forest, CA

Mar 2001 - Mar 2002

Transportation Manager

. Oversaw logistics activities at 7 manufacturing/distribution sites

nationwide; reported directly to the Corporate Director of Logistics.

. Supervised and motivated staff of 25 with budgetary responsibility of

$34MM to support $4.5B in sales revenue.

. Realized freight cost savings of $1.2MM within nine months through

analysis and optimization of supply chain.

. Created and deployed strategies to enhance inbound and outbound supply

chain routing decisions. Provided training and direction to supply

chain and distribution on best practices.

. Led six-sigma supply chain initiative resulting in significant

productivity improvement and cost savings.

. Successfully outsourced and transitioned logistics operations to 3rd

party service provider.

. Developed and implemented policies, procedures, vendor quality

metrics, and supplier certification programs.

Avery Dennison, (Office Supply Products and Services) Ontario, CA

Jun 1995- Mar 2001

Transportation Manager

. Oversaw transportation strategy activities at 15

manufacturing/distribution sites nationwide, reporting directly to the

Corporate Vice President of Transportation. Budgetary responsibility

of $32MM; managed 17 logistics professionals across multiple sites and

over 2000 sku's.

. Acted as key account liaison/company representative regarding all

transportation activities.

. Reduced freight cost from 3.9% of sales to 1.95% through contract

negotiations, leveraging volume across business units and implementing

periodic RFQ reviews.

. Created and deployed strategies to enhance inbound and outbound supply

chain routing decisions. Provided training and direction to supply

chain and distribution on best practices.

. Chosen as transportation department representative on a cross

functional team that selected and implemented an automated

transportation management system (Freight Logic) to improved service,

productivity and reduce cost.

Proficient Food, (Wholesale Restaurant Supply) Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Jun 1993 -Jun 1995

Commodity Manager

. Oversaw all sourcing, contracting and business reviews for over 2000+

SKU's of perishable and non-perishable food products.

. Developed pricing models to address complex costing/pricing scenarios

(production set-ups, dimension, etc.).

. Leveraged shelf life, storage requirements, packaging, turn cycles to

maximize savings and reduce spoilage.

. Created metrics, analyzed sales data and identified trends by product

line and region to plan promotions, transfer or discontinue product.

Contracted with salvage brokers for obsolete and damage stock to

recover cost.

Time Life Video, (Consumer Products) Ontario, CA

Jun 1991- Jun 1993

Operations Manager

. Started a new 40,000 sq ft distribution center and oversaw daily

operations, reported directly to the General Manager. Budgetary

responsibility and managed a team of 60 employees over three shifts.

. Exceeded company productivity expectations by 300% during 1st year of

operation and 30% during year two.

. Researched, evaluated and selected automated packaging equipment,

racking and warehouse space. Designed work areas, developed new

processes and established policies and procedures.

. Introduced and deployed management by objective concepts as well as

TQM to develop supervisors and leads.

. Prepared quarterly and yearly operating budgets. Forecasted production

output and demand for three shift operation.

. Partnered with GM in contract negotiations with electricians,

carpenters, telephone installers etc.

. Interfaced with post office to ensure compliance with bulk mailing

requirements (DMM) to obtain mail discount on 450,000-600,000 units

per week.

Educational Background

Bachelor of arts, Business Administration

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI

Professional Affiliations / Certifications

Women in International Trade

Council of Logistics Management

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Logistics Management

University of Wisconsin, Madison WI

SPAN OF EXPERTISE

< Contract Negotiation

< Cost Reduction

< World Wide Operations

< Business Integration

< Freight Payment

< Risk Management

< Customer Satisfaction

< Budgetary Accountability

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. Experienced Transportation Professional : Implemented world-class

transportation strategies and carrier rationalization for multi-site,

multi-national manufacturing operations. Experienced in plant

closures, start-ups, acquisitions and consolidations.

. Proven Change Leader : Automated processes, deployed TMS

(Transportation Management System) and Freight Payment and Audit

systems. Gained cross-functional team involvement and motivation to

achieve team cohesion, superior productivity, quality and bottom line

results.

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drive continuous improvement.

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