Manager Supply Chain

Mark Bedella

Transportation Manager

Ogden Dunes, IN

********@*****.*** - 219-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Transportation Manager

Ware Industries - East Chicago, IN - June 2011 to Present Responsibilities

• Responsible for private fleet of 80 revenue generating and cost saving assets, both owned and leased as well as owner operators, a selection of outside carriers and 3PL’s. Duties also include preventative maintenance schedules, outside vendor procurement, and contract negotiations.

• Responsible for inbound and outbound traffic within and around a 32 acre facility as well as implemented policies to reduce OSHA and DOT recordable incidents.

• Provide key insight on cost savings initiatives as well as developing and executing an effective Supply Chain program that contributes to the product and geographical expansion of the company

• Support coach and mentore operational staff, as well as union workforce and shipping department supervisors

• Establish key performance indicators, metrics and reports to monitor the performance of purchasing, inventory management and logistics

Accomplishments

• 16.52% decrease in total operational expenses which directly improves the top line

• 14.7% increase in bottom line revenue as a result of asset development

• $50, 000 savings on outside carrier expenses last year, $10,000 last quarter alone

• Assisted with policy change and introduced Ware Industries’ CPU safety program

• Transformed and strategized flat bed safety and preventative maintenance program

• Stabilized traffic department and has gained profits 4 years straight Transportation Manager

Mcculloch Industries - 2005 to 2010

• Lead team of 35 workers within and around a 50,000 sq. ft. DC. Including shipping and receiving supervisors and personnel, Specialized Department Manager, Traffic Planner and general office staff.

• Help prepare shipments for export as well as managed relationships with freight forwarders, outside vendors and company assets.

• Approved all multi-modal spending including permitting, routing, 3PL, LTL, rail and company asset spending.

• Responsible for end-to-end supply chain; material ordering and procurement, vendor management and procurement as well as marketing, sales and operational collaboration

Specialized Department Manager

Mcculloch Industries - 2003 to 2005

• 2.3 million in generated asset revenue each year

• Directly managed department of 6-8 workers

• Responsible for meeting department forecast

• Progressive experience in fleet management and driver management

• Managed permitting and routing departments

Traffic Planner

Mcculloch Industries - 2001 to 2003

• Strategic inbound and outbound multi-modal planning

• Assisted in weekly, monthly and yearly cycle counts

• Directly responsible for damaged and obsolete inventory counts

• Assisted with routing and permits department

EDUCATION

Supply Chain Management

Forbes School of Business at Ashford University

2010 to 2015

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Qualifications

• 16 comprehensive years of experience in asset development, inventory and distribution management compounded with cost reduction strategies, which are centered on lean concepts, leadership, and team building.

• 12 years of cross-functional supply chain management that includes sales, importing, exporting, shipping and receiving, procurement, safety, compliance and logistics management.

• Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to delegate and multi-task in a fast paced, changing and competitive environment.

• Superior problem solving skills with a proven ability to identify and resolve problems in a proactive and timely manner, which includes gathering and analyzing information skillfully.

• Firm understanding of P&L statments reporting

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