Manager Plant
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RICHARD D. FORTIER
Palmetto, FL ***** Cell: 941-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
CAREER PROFILE
Logistics professional with over 20 years experience in a global Supply Chain Management environment, consistently generating cost savings through detailed analysis and negotiation skills. Solid experience, knowledge and leadership in domestic and international transportation, imports, exports, trade compliance and P&L statement. Proven to be both a valuable team member and individual contributor. Self-starter with a sense of urgency to complete projects on schedule and produce high quality results. Extensive experience in:
• Lowest landed cost / logistics optimization analysis • Project management
• Creating SOP for all aspects of logistics • Implementation of projects
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Weatherford International, Ltd., Houston, TX 2010 – 2012
An oilfield services company providing services in more than 100 countries and employs more than 50,000 people. Product lines include drilling, evaluation, completion, production, intervention and a robust research and development group. Weatherford had $12.7B in FY11 sales.
Logistics Manager North America
Directed the North America region’s domestic and international transportation, imports, exports, which had a $115M budget. Utilized heavy air, courier, small package, LTL, truckload, rail, ocean, flatbed and hotshot carriers.
• Saved $7M annually by negotiating flatbed, hotshot, freight forwarder and rail contracts.
• Managed 6 direct reports and 50 indirect plant reports.
• Selected, implemented and managed a freight audit and payment 3rd party company.
• Developed logistics metrics to measure cost, spend and reduction opportunities.
• Provided carrier management for flatbed, hotshot, freight forwarder, rail, courier and bulk carriers.
Jabil Circuit, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL 1997 – 2009
An electronics solutions company providing comprehensive design, production and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. Jabil had $13B in FY08 sales, has more than 85,000 employees and 45 facilities in 21 countries.
Director of Logistics – Americas (2008 – 2009)
Regional Logistics Manager – Americas (2002 – 2008)
Directed the Americas region’s domestic and international transportation, imports, exports and trade compliance, which had a $55M budget. Utilized heavy air, courier, small package, LTL, truckload, rail and ocean.
• Saved $4M annually by negotiating 7 heavy weight air agreements.
• Managed 4 direct reports and 14 indirect plant reports.
• Ensured company was trade compliant through diligent management of the US Customs import regulations.
• Avoided costly Customs fines by carefully managing Custom brokers for the Americas.
• Managed US export compliance program, keeping company Customs compliant.
• Generated $1M in annual savings through establishing and implementing 5 ocean consolidation centers in Asia for Brazil.
• Improved transit time from 13 to 7 days by redesigning air routings from Asia origins to Brazil.
• Captured $1M in savings by initiating a contracted Mexico Custom broker, replacing transactional-based broker.
• Selected, implemented and directed 3 consolidation centers on the US Mexico border that supplied Mexico plants with materials.
• Established, implemented and managed a consolidation center in Miami that supplied Brazil plants with material.
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• Managed a freight audit and payment company to insure carrier invoicing was correct.
• Developed logistics metrics to measure cost, spend and reduction opportunities.
• Provided lowest landed cost for inbound components and outbound finished goods to control unit price.
• Improved import program by creating and implementing a US Customs Import Compliance Manual.
• Created, implemented and managed a post entry audit procedure for US, Mexico and Brazil imports.
Global Traffic Manager (1997 – 2002)
Managed domestic and international transportation, imports, exports and trade compliance for plants worldwide. Modes of transportation included heavy air, courier, small package, LTL, truckload, rail and ocean.
• Secured $2M annual savings by identifying, training, implementing and managing the US Customs weekly entry at the foreign trade zone procedure.
• Managed 2 direct reports and 13 indirect plant reports.
• Ensured company was Customs compliant by managing the US import procedures and Custom brokers.
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
Global Traffic Manager (1997 – 2002)
• Managed US export compliance program, keeping company Customs compliant.
• Streamlined plant operations through selecting, implementing and directing 2 consolidation centers on the US Mexico border that supplied plants in Mexico.
• Selected and implemented the Hungary Custom broker for the new Hungary plant.
• Assured accuracy of carrier invoicing by selecting and implementing a freight audit and payment company.
• Identified spend trends and cost reduction opportunities through developing logistics metrics.
• Provided lowest landed cost for inbound components and outbound finished goods to control unit price.
Breed Technologies, Inc., Lakeland, FL 1994 - 1997
A tier one manufacturer of airbags, steering wheels, seat belts and dash boards in the automobile industry with 1 US plant, 2 plants in Mexico and 8 plants in Italy.
Traffic Manager
Managed domestic and international transportation, imports, exports, NAFTA program and trade compliance for all plants worldwide, with a $5M budget. Negotiated carrier contracts for heavy air freight, courier, ocean, LTL, truckload and small package.
• Selected, implemented and managed Custom brokers in 12 countries.
• Managed import and export compliance programs, keeping company Customs compliant.
• Provided lowest landed cost for inbound components and outbound finished goods to control unit price.
Other work history includes:
Group Technologies Corp., Tampa, FL 1994 – 1994
An electronics contract manufacturer serving military and commercial companies.
Traffic Manager
Managed domestic and international transportation, imports, exports, NAFTA program and trade compliance.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH - Completed coursework for degree in Math.
Other training includes:
• Harvard Business School Training
• Export Controls in Transitions • Effective Negotiating
• IATA Agent Course • Hazardous Materials
• Six Sigma
Computer skills:
• MS Word • MS Excel • MS PowerPoint • SAP
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