Director of Transportaton

ANTHONY BRYSON

*** ****** *****, ******** ** 530-***-**** adckvi@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Logistics Development and Operational Leadership

Accomplished Logistics Account Manager with over 20 years’ experience in developing, implementing, managing cost, improving performance and increasing revenue across the nation. Highly effective in turning poor-performing operations into profitable sites as well as balancing customer and team member needs. Excellent communication, analytical and budgeting skills. Consistently maintain procedures and processes that focus on the accuracy and efficiency of the workflow in a rapidly changing environment.

Experience

Director of Transportation SAXCO INTERNATIONAL 12/2017-PRESENT

Responsible for daily operations, delivery, and pickup for the United States and Canada.

Manage a team of seven that are responsible for daily delivery to wineries, breweries and distilleries.

Established and Implemented Standard Operating Procedures for Transportation.

On-Time Delivery Report developed and implemented for the United States freight

Reduced shipping costs by 6%: $300k savings in 2018 and $385k savings in 2019

Performed an RFP Full Truckload and Ocean Freight to establish better rates and service 6% savings in costs and increased OTD by 10%

2018-OTD 97.6% goal 96%

Carrier Quarterly Business Reviews for 2018 and 2019

Increased Carrier and Broker base to increase service and decrease costs: $600k savings in two years

Established company fleet in CA and OR

Customer site visits Quarterly: 3 per quarter

2019-OTD 98% OTD goal 98%

Sr. Transportation Manager PepsiCo 9/2008-12/2017

Responsible for daily operations delivery and pickup for all bottling plants and satellites in Northern California and Western Nevada, Hawaii and Alaska. Managed three supervisors and 55 drivers in six facilities. Responsible for service, safety training, reviews, disciplinary action and counseling in a Union and Non-Union environment.

Manage all areas of profit and loss as well as Department of Transportation regulations.

Helped develop Test Drive Safety program and Trained Managers/Supervisors across company

Led nation in Service on STS goal exceeding 95% in two of three Norcal Plants, Fresno 94.2%

Exceeded business Plan $1.1MM, holding carriers accountable on rates and service

Norcal MU Exceeding plan $2.8 million, holding carriers accountable on rates and service

Sacramento Plant Payload 103%, Hayward Payload 102%, Fresno Payload 101%

7 MPG on Norcal fleet achieved goal and surpassed

Smith System Instructor certified

Six Sigma Training completed

Norcal MU Exceeding plan $806,932, holding carriers accountable on service and negotiation of rates

Norcal MU Exceeding plan $460,707

Responsible for Alaska and Hawaii Ocean Freight deliveries

Completed AOP plan for Norcal, Alaska, Hawaii and RFP processes for these locations

LOGISTICS CENTER MANAGER PENSKE LOGISTICS 11/2005-9/2008

Responsible for daily operations and pickup activity for multiple sites. Manage all areas of profit and loss, client relationship, transportation including safety and Department of Transportation regulations.

Directly oversee three dispatchers and manage 50 drivers in several locations to ensure a competent, motivated staff through hiring, training, retaining, counseling, and reviewing performance of personnel

Exceeded financial business plan: achieved 150% of goal both in 2006 and 2007

Hired and trained 32 drivers to reduce the number of temporary drivers on payroll, approximate saving of $125,000

Analyzed 3rd party billing and was able to cut costs by using company approved vendors and pursuing new vendors, savings of over $100,000

Audited and discovered a total savings in billing errors: 2006 $50,000 2007 $35,000

Reduced accidents at multiple facilities by 10% per year.

DISTRIBUTION MANAGER CARDINAL HEALTH 11/2002-11/2005

Managed activities of approximately 150 employees to ensure shipping and transportation activities exceeded client service level agreements.

Managed three supervisors, two clerks and 91 front line warehouse employees

Developed employees through coaching, cross training, and professional growth, which improved the retention level by 23%

Evaluated the efficiency of the department and was able to eliminate six temporary employee positions. Total savings of $180,000 annually

Tracked trends in overtime and decreased by approx. $9,000 per month by establishing a new process that reduced the time of arranging and loading freight

Successfully managed both the operations and transportation department five months, approximately 50 additional employees

Responsible for Safety in both Transportation and Distribution departments. Decreased accident rates in both departments thru coaching and counseling.

TRANSPORTATION MANAGER CARDINAL HEALTH 11/2002-11/2005

Managed all areas of transportation including client relationships, profit and loss, safety, and DOT regulations

Managed 34 drivers and two dispatchers

Evaluated and initiated new contracts with 3rd party transportation services that generated a savings of approx. $52,000

Implemented a fuel and maintenance program that saved over $37,000 per year. Reduced cost, as well as waste reduction

LOGISTICS ACCOUNT MANAGER KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION 3 B’S TRANSPORTATION (ACQUIRED BY KNIGHT) 6/1998-11/2002

Concentrek Logistics-Gaylord Papermill, Knight Logistics-Lowe’s Distribution

Solely responsible for coordinating outbound inventory and scheduling distribution of freight for a multi-million-dollar company

Established procedures increasing distribution of inventory of up to 50% and maintained low inventory on hands

Trained newly hired account managers in the I-2 system

Ran, analyzed, and responded to daily reports to provide accurate information for bill as well as cleared variances

Managed Drivers-owner operators/company drivers, 100 drivers

Managed over fifty customer accounts

Increased Northwest area freight by 24%

Booked and scheduled freight for approximately 110 trucks daily

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Master of Business Administration Human Resource Management

Bachelor of Science Business Management

Technology proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Habitat for Humanity

Former Board Member and President of Woodland Cal Ripken Baseball

Former VP of Woodland High Cheer Boosters.

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