Logistics Manager Transportation

STEVEN E. BURLEY

*** **. ******* ***** *********, N.Y. 14623

***********@*****.*** 585-***-****

SUMMARY

Logistics Manager with extensive experience in the flow of product, successful cost savings initiatives, and strong leadership skills that continuously creates dedicated staff with a sense of teamwork.

I am a passionate and dedicated employee who is excited to bring strong assets to help promote growth at a new company after the closing of my latest employer at the end of 2024. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Logistics/Transportation Manager

Crosman Corporation July 2004- Present

Manage Import / Export functions

Manage all domestic transportation of incoming / out-gong products

Oversee shipping / receiving / warehouse operations personnel of 40 direct reports.

Negotiate carriers for best rates, terms and contract details to maximize cost savings

Created a new 144,000sq.ft. distribution facility to accommodate company growth, product flow, implemented new bar-code system for inventory accuracy and fluid transportation motion

Organized the move of out-of-state facility to headquarters in Bloomfield, NY

Coordinated rigging/flatbed and installation of move saving the company $500,000/year

Directed the importation of a pellet- production company acquired from the UK and installed

the process at headquarters in Bloomfield, N.Y.

Established distribution points in Canada, Austria, The Netherlands and Denmark Corporate Transportation Manager

Schlegel Systems, Inc., Rochester

N.Y. April 1995- July 2024

Managed transportation process for 14 facilities in the U.S.

Analyzed market/industry conditions for best supply recommendations and contracts

Analyzed demand needs for production, supply inventory, availability and match timelines

Negotiated national transportation contracts with carriers for multiple manufacturing sites and

distribution centers.

Standardize new company acquisitions to establish transportation programs that generated a

cost savings of approximately $1.2 million annually. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS/

TRAINING

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester N.Y.

Associate Degree in Business

Certification in Logistics and Transportation

Certification in Management & Personnel

AWARDS AND HONORS

Regional Representative for the Transportation Consumer Protection Council

Editor for Transportation Hi-Lites Monthly, Rochester Transportation Community Newsletter

President of the Transportation Council of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce

Transportation Executive of the Year

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

JD Edward

Excel

Power Point

Microsoft Word

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