Sandra E. Dempsey

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Warwick, NY **990

Mobile: 973-***-****

E-mail: ad3fca@r.postjobfree.com

CERTIFICATIONS & REGULATORY EXPERIENCE

DOT Hazardous Materials Certification, 49 CFR, IATA Hazardous Materials, Import Compliance Certifications - J.P. Morgan Chase. Experienced in dealing with FDA, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, U.S. Customs, USDA, DOT, IATA, and EPA requirements.

EXPERIENCE

Goodness Gardens Inc.

Plant Manager/Project Manager – New Hampton, NY August 2015 – January 2021

oResponsible for overall operation, planning, and P&L of $30 million fresh herb distribution facility. Overseeing all day activity of entire manufacturing operation as well as strategic future planning of a growing business.

oResponsible for large staff of 145 employees with close interaction with Human Resources for scheduling and disciplinary actions.

oCreating and maintaining efficiency reporting using various data sources and tables, which led to a cost savings of 700k to 800k annually.

oWorking with purchasing through reports to show procurement needs to effectively bring in product in a cost effective and time sensitive manner.

oLed and managed projects related to the implementation of multiple new systems and the creation of dashboards for several departments.

oIn charge of high-level coordination across all departments for peak season.

oHigh volume customer collaboration to ensure proper delivery expectations were met.

Exponovias USA (Rosa Clara)

Logistics Manager – Lodi, NJ November 2012 - October 2013

oManaged all inbound and outbound deliveries which included international as well as domestic customers across North America.

oResponsible for supervising/training warehouse employees, and evaluations.

oResponsible for all communications with different overseas vendors for prompt delivery of manufactured goods.

oForecasting of necessary supplies for warehousing inbound and outbound.

oContract negotiations with various carriers for optimum efficiency and pricing.

oInventory control

Panasonic Corporation of North America

Planning/Logistics Analyst - Secaucus, NJ October 2008 –July 2011

oForecast seasonal customer demand and required inventory production to build future business plans within each of Panasonic’s individual sales divisions.

oCreate benchmark and budget plans for the cost of logistics for all inbound, outbound and warehouse activity based on demand and production forecasts.

oResponsible to address the actualized variances of the budget plan with sales division directors.

oContinue to develop needed cost reduction plans which saved an estimated $5-8 million in 2010.

oImplement ideas for container optimization such as optimally sourcing shipments and increasing rail usage.

oAnalyze Panasonic’s performance regarding timely and accurate delivery of goods to key customers.

oGenerate internal reports to continuously monitor that service level agreements are being met.

The Children’s Place - Disney Retail Operations

Global Logistics Compliance Analyst - Secaucus, NJ May 2006 – July 2008

oManaged the following: Vendor Performance reporting, Logistic KPI reports, International Transportation reports providing assessments for the development, interpretation and communication of root cause analysis of opportunities for improvement in the supply chain.

oAssessed the order requests and shipping criteria of customers’ accounts and communicated the related instructions to be sourced through our manufacturers daily.

Kerry Group Inc.

Import/Export Coordinator - Clark, NJ February 2001 – May 2006

oCoordinated efforts between Steamship lines, Forwarders, Domestic Carriers and U.S. Customs et al for export and import purposes.

oExperienced in back-office management functions, including employee relations, project management and routine import/export documentation.

oResponsible for day-to-day coordination with the different government agencies and adhering to there requirements and regulations; FDA, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, U.S. Customs, USDA, DOT, IATA, EPA.

EDUCATION

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Rutherford, NJ

Associates Degree in Business Management, May 1992

SKILLS

Proficient in Windows, Microsoft Word, Outlook, WordPerfect, Excel, Access, Power Point, EDI, ITS, and ABI, Lotus, Warehouse Systems (CIMPRO, PKMS, MOCHA), SAP, some SQL, Business Objects, Crystal, Nextlinks, PPro, Netsuite

Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese.

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