Eric Miller **** W **th St. Prairie Village, KS, *6208 913-***-****

Applicable Skills

Experience with MRP II and SAP software (ECC and EWM)

Microsoft office suite, specifically excel spreadsheets, formulas, XLOOKUPS, pivot tables, macros

Experience with Integration Point, ACE, and other global import/export databases

Creation and implementation of new standardized work and processes to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and cost savings

Building positive supplier and customer relationships

Adaptability in any work environment

Professional Experience

Kubota Tractor Corporation, Edgerton, KS

Transportation Specialist II

April 2021-Present

Works with team of 2-3 people

Responsible for conferring with 7 steam ship lines for international inbound container shipments

Conducts working relationships with 3 major rail companies (BNSF, UP, NS) on rail shipments

Manages 5 dray carriers for rail pickups, local deliveries, and empty container returns

Supervises and dispatches two Great Plains Trucking drivers to manage Kubota’s yard, assist with rail pickups, and empty container returns

Oversaw 510 monthly imports, 6119 annually

(2022)

Logged and tracked rail storage charges to document amounts, determine root causes, and where the responsibility would fall

Our team’s rail storage tracking led to a credit worth $150-200K being rewarded to Kubota through negotiations with one of our steam ship lines

Confirms CBP customs clearance through our vendor, Expeditors

Catches and covers unpaid fees to avoid delays, and further charges

Authority to pay for unpaid fees and rail storage charges on Kubota’s behalf

Research monthly vendor invoices to verify the amounts are accurate before signing my approval

Watches global supply chain and political trends to determine how Kubota may be affected, and reacting accordingly

Kubota Tractor Corporation, Edgerton, KS

Foreign Trade Zone Administrator

June 2020-March 2021

Generated daily 214 reports to CBP

Sent weekly 7501 and 3461 reports to CBP

Checked seals for imported containers to maintain customs compliance

Verified campus security (confirming doors locked, not opened) to maintain customs compliance

Investigated discrepancies, and corrected quickly to prevent a snowball effect of more problems

Made sure all our reports to CBP were timely and accurate to save money, avoid fines, and future restrictions

Redstone Logistics, Overland Park

Logistics Specialist

September 2018-March 2020

Led daily operations for 7 out of our department’s 15 accounts for 6 months (8 out of 16 in August 2019 with launch of new account, Aggreko)

Managed Amazon truckload shipments (1500 annually, 125 monthly, 28-29 weekly)

Scheduled and tracked 200-400 monthly LTL shipments for Union Pacific (585 October 2019, 4000 annually, 70+ weekly)

Created and operated a no call no show prevention protocol to increase on time delivery percentages for our Amazon account (started at 15-20 monthly, brought down to less than 10 monthly)

Our company was awarded 4 additional Amazon routes due to performance in the Spring of 2019

Experience in guaranteed LTL service, and expedited hot shots for events on the Aggreko account

Ryder Integrated Logistics, Kansas City

Early Morning/Rail/CC&A Follow-Up Coordinator

October 2017-September 2018

First to arrive at plant for entire material department

Planned and organized for entire plant, including 80-90 transportation routes, and 2000-2500 car parts

Responded to phone calls, emails, and any material related issues for the entire plant for 2+ hours daily

Determined rail cars to set, communicated and instructed UP rail team accordingly

Forecasted weeks (even months) in advance coverage for: engines, transmissions, and large body shop auto parts

Ryder Integrated Logistics, Kansas City

CC&A/Steel Follow-Up Coordinator

April 2016-October 2017

Managed suppliers/schedules/inventories for steel for body shop parts (worth 7 figures)

Acquired steel spot buys to protect production (5 figures per purchase)

Received and organized steel paperwork to make sure records are straight (hundreds of BOLs weekly)

Created and maintained paperwork for scrapped material (waste management)

Bought and scheduled inbound/outbound shipments for body shop subassemblies, containers (service parts, 660 total shipments)

Distributed individual parts to dealerships directly for service (260 total shipments)

100% on-time shipping score for service parts in 2016

Ryder Integrated Logistics, Kansas City Customer Logistics Coordinator February 2014-March 2016

Managed and directed 30+ transportation routes

Managed and directed 30+ suppliers on shipping instructions

Used escalation process to protect assembly line, and to gain trust of our customer: General Motors

Purchased additional transportation when necessary (expedites, 4 figures per shipment)

Volunteer Experience

KC Dream Center

Volunteer

August 2022-Present

Leads serve groups to bring supplies, and to build connections/relationships with homeless tent camps throughout the city

Leads serve groups to bring supplies, and to build connections/relationships with under resourced communities in KCK and Olathe

Created “street sheet” with contact information for 135 nonprofits to hand to people in need

Hope Faith Ministries

Young Executive Board of Directors Co-Chair

May 2018-May 2020

Led group of 5 members, and bi-monthly meetings

Threw fundraisers and events to raise awareness, and overall involvement with the organization

Worked on client programming initiatives to maximize organizational effect on the local homeless community it serves

UMKC Mercury Association

President

May 2011-May 2012

Led monthly meetings with team of 8 officers

Created Recruitment Chair position to increase membership

Organized and hosted a resume and job interview workshop with UMKC career services

Led our annual internship brunch where students connect with representatives from 15+ companies for summer internships

Connected with to AFSP host UMKC’s first ever Suicide Prevention walk on campus

Helped raise awareness and funds for the AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

Secured annual budget from student council for the next year’s officers

Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Bachelor of Arts

Major: Communication Studies

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

GPA: 3.09

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