Manager Assistant

ANDREW MCCONNELL

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EXPERIENCE

FEBRUARY 2012 – PRESENT

LOGISTICS MANAGER, JEFFREY FABRICS (2012-2016 MERGER) & P/KAUFFMAN INC., NEW YORK, NY (2016 MERGER-PRESENT)

• Responsible for moving $30M in OH inventory of home textiles and fabric across multiple P/Kauffman divisions, managing $2M in freight spend annually

• Inbound Supply Chain Design & 3PL Selection – balancing customer satisfaction and competitive landed costs. Leverage volumes and segment lane assignments to promote competition among 3PL’s while providing flexibility to better adapt to changes in markets conditions and business needs

• Apply volume forecasting and a strong understanding of changes in global markets and trends to provide proactive decision making

• Benchmarking rates against multiple 3PL’s and assorted freight indices; Pivoting between BCO contracts and the spot market to secure capacity and lower costs.

• Mentioned practices lowered air freight spend from India to US by 33%; Lowered Ocean Freight spend Nhava Sheva & Shanghai, to US by 40% and 10% in FY19

• Lowered container drayage by 15% FY19 thru drop/pick analysis and incorporating longer per diem and free chassis within our rate structures

• Route and manage Inbound Import & Domestic Shipments – Ocean, Air, Intermodal, FTL, LTL, Container Drayage, Small Parcel

• Create clear and detailed internal and external SOP’s to improve operational efficiency

• Track and trace freight from ex-factory through arrival ensuring all delivery dates are met. Lower need for air freight spend through optimal route selection and appropriate intermodal coordination

• Daily communication with sales, sourcing, and customer service departments to provide freight quotes and shipment updates

• Documentation Retention and Trade Compliance – CCS Course Completed and certification pending completion of final exam

• Providing Harmonized Tariff Classification and Duty Drawback preparation

• Freight invoice auditing

• Implementation of data collection practices to improve reporting and KPI analysis for a better understanding of supply chain health, freight spend, landed costs, and to better identify areas of opportunity

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FEBRUARY 2010 – FEBRUARY 2012

UK INBOUND LOGISTICS COORDINATOR, URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC, PHILADELPHIA, PA

• Responsible for moving approximately $40M of inventory by air, ocean, and courier to the UK in FY12

• Led the RFP/RFQ discussions under supervision from Manager and Director Provided spend and volume analysis to help determine new global air/sea freight provider for UK inbound freight

• Wrote new set of SOP’s and routing guidelines for vendors and freight providers

• Created reporting for better visibility of freight movement

• Developed training classes for buying, planning, and production teams to help stress the importance of logistics and how their choices impact the business

• Created a freight calculator and transit schedules to assist buying teams in the selection of the proper mode, port of lading and associated lead time

• Assisted buyers, vendors, and freight providers daily with all questions regarding UK inbound air, sea, and courier movement

AUGUST 2004 – FEBRUARY 2010

ASSISTANT PLANNER & PURCHASING/INVENTORY CONTROL ANALYST, URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC, ANTHROPOLOGIE DIRECT, PHILADELPHIA, PA

Daily communication with vendor base to expedite orders and create bin / balance shipments when necessary

Obtain over a 90% in stock rate for our catalog drops and web promotions Communicated any delays to buying teams

Researched and followed up on inventory discrepancies with our vendors and warehouse

Managed open to buy inventory for select classes and discussed velocity sales reports to determine reorders and markdowns

SKU / purchase order entry and markdown maintenance

Facilitated inventory transfers and RTV processing

Trained new hire employees within our department

Experience with AS400, Blue Cherry, and Macs/Ecometry systems. EDUCATION

JUNE 2000

ABINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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