Transportation Manager

WALTON C. BENDELL

352-***-**** *********@***.***

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Logistics ~ Transportation ~ Distribution Management

Dynamic Supply Chain and Transportation professional with comprehensive experience developing manufacturing operations and strategies for domestic and international transportation services. Adept at delivering client solutions for transporting products and equipment within manufacturing and service provider verticals. Expertise in delivering customer centric logistics plan for global operations across an assigned territory. Recognized leader with an innate ability to deliver ROI and operational optimization supporting both client and corporate objectives.

• Traffic Management

• Small Parcel

• Dedicated Fleet Management

• Warehouse Operations

• Distribution

• Import/Export Logistics

• Lean Manufacturing

• Strategic Planning

• Project Delivery

• Carrier Contract Negotiation

• Customer Relations

• Forecast/P&L

• Profitability Analysis

• Process Improvement

• Team Building

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Developed small package program resulting in a 14% reduction in expenses and improved timelines across operations.

• Championed and rolled-out transportation strategy supporting ClosetMaid’s 20% annual growth objective.

• Streamlined transportation logistics achieving cost containment including a 16% reduction in multi-stop delivery expenses.

• Reduced Verizon transportation costs 8% improving overall service rate to 99.8%.

• Realized $1 million annual cost reduction across 8 Masonite facilities. Optimized operational efficiency across managed and contracted transportation fleets (dedicated).

• Implemented third party start-up program achieving $5 million in savings within first year. Executed online bid process to achieve truck load savings.

• Streamlined carrier management operations by integrating a core carrier program exceeding 99% on-time service requirements. Introduced outside backhauling resulting in increased revenue.

• Exceeded revenue goal 250% boosting sales $9 million. Maximized operations and productivity without increasing manpower.

• Developed formal bid system supporting nationwide distribution centers for Lowes saving $3 million in operational and logistics costs.

• Reduced LTL carrier transit time (1.5 days) and reduced freight costs $0.3 per pound. Integrated service matrix tool provided performance management metrics along with improved delivery.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CLOSETMAID, INC, EMERSON ELECTRIC, Ocala, Florida 2007 - 2009

Corporate Transportation Manager

• Championed solution development efforts for transportation logistics company. Targeted segment focused on global transportation operations for dedicated fleet (54 trucks) across three distribution centers.

• Managed $30 million P&L and operations budget.

• Identified strategic accounts by penetrating shipping contacts within targeted account segment.

• Administered all planning and coordination of transportation movements ensuring on time delivery across customer requirements through client specific SOP document.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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CLOSETMAID, INC, continued

• Served as key point of contact for customer contract development including service level agreement negotiations. Increased load capacity and better routing solutions.

NEW BREED LOGISITICS, INC., Greensboro, North Carolina 2006 - 2007

Transportation Manager, Project Manager

• Directed distribution operations for Verizon Wireless operation ensuring optimization across transportation costs, service operations and delivery.

• Developed critical relationships with third party vendors and suppliers to obtain additional business through existing client base.

MENLO WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS, Tampa, Florida & Charlotte, North Carolina 2005 - 2006

Senior Transportation Manager

• Led day-to-day operations for $120 million 3PL operations with 43 production facilities across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

• Conducted all planning and coordination of transportation movements ensuring on time delivery across customer requirements.

• Served as key point of contact for customer contract development including service level agreement negotiations.

• Streamlined border crossing and forwarding team operations by implementing “best practices” and process improvement efforts globally.

• Monitored freight expense operations, raw material management and delivery performance thereby increasing efficiencies in customer supply chains that realized client cost savings.

MAGNUM LOGISTICS, INC., VOL ENTERPRISES, INC., Winston Salem, North Carolina 2003 - 2005

Operations Director, Consultant

FREIGHT MANAGEMENT, INC., LAND TRANSPORTATION, Atlanta, Georgia 2003

Transportation Consultant

LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC., Wilkesboro, North Carolina 1994 - 2002

Corporate Transportation Manager

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science, Transportation

AFFILIATIONS

North Carolina League Transportation & Logistics, Former President

Member of CSCMP ~ Central Florida, Member

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