Transportation Manager
Resume:
Kevin S. Lawler
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Executive Summary
Top-performing management professional with progressively responsible business
experience. A highly motivated self-starter who prides himself on his ability to hold
himself and others accountable for achieving corporate initiatives and goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
US Foods, Fort Mill, South Carolina 2012
A food sales and distribution company specializing in food sales to restaurants, healthcare
and educational institutions.
Transportation Director 2012
Direct activities related to dispatching, routing, equipment management, employee
training, while promoting safe work practices. Directly supervised 10 managers in
multiple locations with a total work force of 168 CDL delivery drivers.
• Implemented a driver cash handling procedure resulting in a projected annual
savings of $122,000 annually.
• Collaborated with the sales force and customers to insure consistent high service
levels.
• Developed a delivery damage reduction initiative resulting in a projected annual
savings of $28,000.
• Monitored operation to ensure that staff members as well as driver workforce
comply with DOT, OSHA and food safety regulations.
• Oversee hiring, training and development of transportation staff at 4 domicile
locations.
• Track service and performance in all key elements using KPI tools.
• Manage issues related to discipline and accountability in accordance with
company policy.
• Experience using Xata, Roadnet and Sci-Log dispatching tools.
UPS, Rome, New York 2000 - 2011
A small-package pick-up and delivery service, Staffed by both a full-time and part-time
unionized workforce.
Business Manager 2000
Overall supervision including training, planning, and implementing safety initiatives
for the Rome delivery-operations center. Maintain a good working relationship between
local union officials and the company’s management team. Directly supervise 9
management employees, who, in turn, supervise 82 hourly employees. Develop an
annual business plan, focusing on budgeting and staffing.
Kevin S. Lawler
In addition to the above, also responsible for three matrixed management functions: fleet
(48 vehicles), facility, and customer-relations.
• Routinely recognized for achieving safety, delivery, and operations performance
standards.
• Catalyst for developing individual safety training that has been recognized on a
district level as a direct factor in achieving corporate safety results for loss-time
injury and auto-accident frequencies.
• Reduced lost time injury frequency each year exceeding corporate goals.
Resulting in savings over $120,000 annually.
• Improved delivery driver accident frequency each year resulting in a savings of
$47,000 annually.
• Consistently achieve daily and monthly production standards for both drivers and
inside operations personnel.
• Improved inside operation production from 79 packages per hour to 86 packages
per hour through improvements to operating plans and employee accountability
for an annual cost savings of $8,300.
• Successfully implemented a driver sales lead program resulting in new sales
revenue of $134,000.
• Oversee hiring, training and development of transportation staff both management
and hourly.
• Reduce inside operations new employee turnover from 9 to 1.
• Track service and performance in all key elements.
• Improved delivery service levels from 1/1100 missed not delivered to 1/3200.
• Manage issues related to discipline and accountability in accordance with
company policy and in compliance with the union labor contract.
• Assisted in the creation of annual cost and budget plans for the operation.
• Successful execution of annual cost and service plans.
• Developed action plans, both strategic and monthly for continuous improvement
of key elements.
Kevin S. Lawler
UPS, East Syracuse, NY
Industrial Engineering Section Manager 1994 - 2000
Managed a staff of eight industrial engineering supervisors, updating work-measurement
standards, determining appropriate facility improvements, and planning workforce needs.
• Achieved goals by use of cross-functional collaboration and support.
• Planned and implemented new-technology roll-outs.
• Assessed vehicle and equipment needs based on current business requirements.
• Developed a vehicle allocation plan that resulted in an annual cost savings of
$115,000 annually.
• Developed operations improvements projects targeting most help needed
operations.
• Improvements to operating plans resulted in an overall improvement of inside
operations production from 82 to 86 packages per hour and a district cost savings
of $372,000.
• Streamlined business processes, such as billing, package handling, and airport
operations.
• Cost savings of $33,000 from improved billing process.
• Operational improvements to the airport gateway operations resulted in annual
cost savings of $5,400.
• Developed and maintained work measurement updates for all delivery and inside
operations.
• Oversaw the development of plans for capital expenditures such as facility
modifications, vehicle and equipment purchasing.
• Developed asset management plans the insured optimum equipment utilization.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO 1994
Prior progressively more responsible UPS Work History
Business Manager
Industrial Engineering Manager
Delivery Supervisor
Account Executive
EDUCATION
A.A.S. Automotive Technology, State University of New York at Morrisville
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