Supply Chain Logistics Coordinator
Resume:
Kathy Perkins
Alvin, TX *****
************@*****.***
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Work Experience
Railcar coordinator
Trinity Industries-The Woodlands, TX
April 2025 to Present
manages and oversees the movement and operations of railcars, ensuring efficient and safe transportation of goods.
• Coordinating the movement of railcars, including scheduling, routing, and assigning railcars to specific locations
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to railcar movements, such as delays, routing problems, or damage
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• processing railcar-related invoices and ensuring accurate billing through EDI for creation of waybills for diverted railcars upon customers requests requests or loading demands.
• Creating waybills for carriers and facilities to move railcars. Import Lead
The Allied Group-Houston, TX
June 2023 to February 2025
Serve as an elevated logistics point of contact for internal & external customers on transportation inquiries.
• Define and develop distribution processes & key performance indicators for the company’s logistics department.
• Document procedures for execution, and policies for both carriers and logistics team members to align with departmental directives.
• KPI measurements of distribution logistics performance, costs, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist with transportation bids and RFP projects for negotiating freight rates and lane volumes.
• Recommend shipping solutions to minimize costs while maintaining the appropriate level of service to our customers.
• Monitor shipment routes, transit times, documentation accuracy, equipment selection, and order consolidation from 15 US distribution centers.
• Improve consolidation of loads and daily orders within preferred proximity of destinations to reduce costs to organizational overhead.
• Assist with issue resolution for inbound and outbound freight lanes and customer orders.
• Analyze shipping lanes, costs, and order frequency to simplify, modernize, and improve transportation execution, equipment selection, and order processing consolidation, while maintaining a competitive transportation network with domestic and international freights.
• Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
• Review logistics performance against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.
• Report project plans, progress, and results.
• Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
• Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling, and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability resources
Monitored all rail car movements and dispatching of Truckers Negotiated trucking rates with carriers for new and previous lanes to optimize cost effectiveness for company.
Minimized all and any rail detention/demurrage by dispatching accordingly to carriers with Pick up numbers and Last free days accordingly for delivery to warehouses across the U.S. Monitored all vessel movements and bookings inbound from several countries. Worked alongside compliance and procurement team in planning and customs process or USDA . Proficient in container loadings of 20ft 40’s and 45’ HC or open tops. Logistics Coordinator
Helm-Houston, TX
September 2020 to May 2023
• Directed product flow throughout company.
• Maintained domestic and international supplies by coordinating with international contacts to source materials and manage distribution.
• Oversaw supply chain and supported tech transfer projects, batch release testing, change management and resolution of customer complaints.
• Monitor inventory with different plants maintaining our tank storage of Glycols material.
• Update weekly reporting to ensure accuracy of inventory, costs, destination, or other customer needs.
• Delegate barge loadings from port from inventory levels or lightering.
• Assist customers on high demand volume of material through Bulk tank trucks and rail loadings by coordinating scheduling and accurate pricing to customers.
• Invoiced customers in a timely fashion while controlling end of month reporting within specific time frame monthly.
• Reviewed with carriers that they were following HAZMAT protocols while monitoring and communicating daily with 4-5 plants.
• Reviewed all contracts with customers.
• Partner with Supply Chain team members and Product managers and leadership to investigate problems and develop solutions to maintain efficient supply chain.
• Create and maintain purchase orders for Glycol material in need of customers with our suppliers. Logistics Coordinator
Mitsubishi polymer trade-Houston, TX
August 2015 to March 2019
• Tracked orders and notified customers of status or potential delays.
• Coordinated shipping requests for expedited delivery and documented accurately to achieve correct billing.
• Planned and supervised shipments from production to end-user and scheduled daily and weekly routes.
• Generated documentation and information required for customer shipments.
• Taking necessary actions to comply with Hazmat,tsca, etc
• Checking detailed requests with suppliers and customers having close communication with sales team to confirm contract conditions.
• Worked closely with NVOCC and truckers for best negotiations for bookings to satisfy customers needs via domestic trucking or mainly vessel moves.
Inside Sales
Third Coast Terminals-Pearland, TX
February 2014 to July 2015
• Answered customers' questions regarding products, prices and availability.
• Managed friendly and professional customer interactions.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of available products to best serve customers and maximize sales potential.
• Determined needs, delivered solutions and overcame objections through consultative selling skills.
• Prepared all shipping documents.
• Reviewed inventory in warehouse by doing physical monitoring of stored drums.
• Developed a positive rapport with customers and vendors sales and management.
• Worked closely with warehouse operators especially under tough constraints to satisfy customers needs for emergency orders or faulty deliveries.
Import/Export Coordinator/Domestic Booking Agent
Cargo Partner Network Inc-Rosedale, NY
January 2012 to December 2013
Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo from time of Booking with overseas to consignees door. Provided competitive rates to shippers/Cree whether DDP/DAP/CPT etc. Freight shipments in airline, rail, trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers (Shipper or Receiver) and arrange for pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform (Export). Follow rules and regulations for TSA and prepare for AES. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs. Track and trace Air and Ocean shipments, AES filing, Data entry and maintain Accounts receivables in AS400, Audit of shipment documentation, Main point of customers contact, Booking freight with Ocean/Air carriers. Maintained inventory of customers material located in several staging warehousing via Ocean shipping. Also maintained New York Office TSA employee records making sure the company and staff was STA compliant with TSA rules and regulations to avoid fines by updating with all trucking companies and warehouse.
Service Quality Analyst
TNT USA-Melville-NY
January 2007 to December 2012
Provide superior customer service to clients through preparation of all documents and information for Customs entry. Ensure compliance with federal regulations governing shipments. Responsible for developing standardized testing methods that can be taught to other stations in the company dynamics. Inputting the results of the analysis in reports and present findings to upper management. Maintain and review claims filed with airlines and other mediums. Key Contributions:
* Train other stations and evaluate their work performance to adhere to management standards and expectations.
Import Coordinator
Nagase America-New York, NY
January 2005 to December 2007
Arranged shipments, prepared and approved orders. Sent documentation that coincides with shipments and importation. Interacted with customers, managed their personal staff and coordinated with other teams to ensure completion of tasks.
Key Contributions:
• Managed the traffic department and traffic coordinators. Ocean Import Coordinator
Sovereign Logistics-Jamaica, NY
January 2003 to December 2005
Expedited and routed movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments with Steam Ship lines. Took orders from customers and arranged pickup and delivery to loading platform. Prepared and examined bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs. Negotiated and arranged transport of goods with shipping or freight companies.
Education
Hs in Legal Studies
Murry Bergtraum
September 1996 to June 2000
Skills
• Shipping
• Logistics
• Pre-sales
• Supply Chain
• Customer Service
• Communication skills Time Management Booking agent Results-driven Client Relations Protection of Confidential Information Office Administration Empathetic Travel Coordination Volunteer Recruitment Community Outreach Team Leadership Cultural Awareness
• Dispatch
Certifications and Licenses
Driver's License
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