Sales Manager

Brian Robert Anstiss

EXPERIENCE

Lafarge North America

Distribution Manager Sparrows

Point, Maryland

(March, 2007- current)

. Responsible for the shipment of approximately 700,000 metric tons

annually of the cement additive, slag on the east coast of the United

States.

. Manage all personnel associated with the distribution of product at

this facility

. Responsible for tracking and maintaining inventory available for

shipment at the plant

. Required to make production schedule based on monthly sales forecasts

and update into APS

. Work on new projects with our energy provider to save $600,000

annually by improving our production schedule based on energy costs

. Maintain appropriate filing system of all Bills of Lading and pass

yearly audits of same

. Running Capital projects to improve existing areas in the shipping

department (truck, rail, marine)

. Responsible for training all supervisors in the methodology employed

to load company barges by Lafarge safety and SOP policies

. Implement and maintain new safety incentives for the employees working

directly with PPE, and within Lafarge safety standards

. Foster a continuous improvement dealing with the environment with the

focus on safety, housekeeping, and fixed cost savings

. Manage hourly employee time cards through Kronos

. Develop and revise SOP's as necessary

. Participating in Root Cause Analysis team projects

. Developing new routes for bringing in raw material with a goal of

saving the region almost 1 million dollars

Bingham Farms Michigan

Customer Value Rep, Lafarge North America (December,

2005 - March 2007)

. Responsible for all order taking and order fulfillment of loads across

four different regions of United States

. Responsible for the routing of all delivered loads to the appropriate

carriers for their region

. Provide backup to all plants and terminals with IT support

. Provide a timely response to customer complaints with appropriate

follow up to all parties involved

. Maintain reports for various cement composites delivered by truck and

rail.

. Provide detailed information to customer inquiries regarding various

internal reports and sales contact information

. Survey customers to gauge and implement service improvements

. Assist upper management in implementing new out sourcing ideas to

maintain appropriate levels of inventory

. Required to maintain accurate sourcing guides for all plants and

terminals within the four regions

DHL Romulus, Michigan

Supervisor, PLII (February, 2004 -

December,2005)

. Provide operational management and support at various service center

locations to ensure efficient and timely pick-up and delivery handling

of customer materials and shipments.

. Ensures compliance with safety, security, regulatory, and company

policies

. Responsible for the efficient and effective Service Center operation

in regards to pick-up and delivery personnel and services

. Ensure all material is picked up and delivered from/to all area

accounts in accordance with DHL guidelines, customer expectations and

government regulations

. Develop operation plans and budgets based on established goals and

objectives

. Works with sales management to promote sales growth by advising on

customer activities and achieving specific customer call targets

. Ensure compliance with import/export regulations, duties, and tariffs

. Responsible for making sure all aspects of the operation run correctly

and without error

. Incorporated all new business models that have taken place since the

merger between DHL and Airborne

. Assigned and dispatched a fleet of more than 200 drivers

. Must maintain constant communication between two different hubs and

line haul as well

. Responsible for the prompt departure of all trucks and planes within

DOT regulation

. Responsible for mapping out over 200 different routes for drivers

National Logistics management Detroit, Michigan

Logistics Analyst III, Special Projects Manager (December

2002 - February 2004)

. Worked as a Ford,Visteon and Chrysler Specialist updating computer

management systems such as CMMS SPOC and CDL

. Routed all expedited material for million dollar accounts ensuring the

most cost efficient mode of transportation

. Monitored open shipments for all accounts to ensure quality service to

our customers

. Investigated, resolved and documented any shipment discrepancies within

each load

. Satisfied customer inquiries along with analyzing parts, piece counts and

truck sizes

. Maintained constant communication with all customers

. Documented any issues affecting customer satisfaction in Management

Systems

. Updated and maintained accurate status information in customers material

systems

. Set up spreadsheets and reports for data analysis and research

. Responsible for the division of assignments for the people within my work

group

. Required to set up meetings and developed relationships with all

customers

ASAP Express Romulus, Michigan

Logistics Coordinator (July 2002 -

December 2002)

. Responsible for running all of the night operations including cross

docks

. Process orders, coordinate delivery, and follow up and assist in

resolving accounts receivable issues and quoting prices

. In charge of routing all material to customers using only the most

cost efficient methods of transportation

. Monitored all open shipments and updated customers throughout

shipments entire transit

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems Central

Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan GPA 3.47

December 2001

OTHER SKILLS

1. Experience with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Power Point, CMMS,

Cobol, Visual Basic,CDL, Focus, Tao, Kronos, Oasis, IP21, PeopleSoft,

SAP Numerous outside company logistics websites Weight and Balance

certified, Hazmat certified, also completed ramp safety courses

2. Very skilled in international shipping, processing and customs

brokerage

3. Able to easily bridge gaps in different departments throughout a

company

ACTIVITIES / PERSONAL

4. Deans List

5. Golden Key National Honor Society member

6. Scholastic Scholarships

7. Sigma Phi Epsilon Member

8. DARE role model

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