Efficiently pay vendors and affiliates by verifying federal id numbers, coding invoice, obtaining proper approvals, scheduling and preparing checks, ACH and wires. Verify employee T&E reports are in accordance with the corporate travel policy and approve. Maintain and update weekly cash forecast. Balance batch summary reports for verification and approval. Developed and implemented Affiliate pay process. Research, reconcile and resolve all payment issues. Proficient in Great Plains, Concur, MS Office Suite.

Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.

Analyzed all forms of intelligence, processed into a final product and distributed to the fleet in near-real time.

Primary point of contact between company, company’s client, client’s vendor and carrier base. Responsible for the creation and implementation of cost reductions and/or process improvements relative to the total cost of logistics. Resolve daily and long-term transportation issues, reducing supplier shipping errors to create lower transportation costs. Select transportation mode to provide cost-savings to client of more than 15% annually. Track and trace all client shipments, including expedites. Negotiate and prepare contracts, addenda, spot purchase agreements and load confirmations for all modes of transportation. Interface directly with transportation service providers, client vendors and operation teams.

As the Operations Team Lead, I provide support to my team, using my knowledge and experience to provide solutions to our clients. Our team provides last mile transportation solutions for Ocean and Air import shipments. We determine best mode of transportation and negotiate rates with carrier base to provide a cost-savings for our client. As the team lead, I am responsible to maintain a client specific tracking spreadsheet. I audit carrier invoices, dispute incorrect fees to ensure our client is billed correctly.

Chose the most cost-effective mode of transportation for IB raw materials for client. Tracked and traced all shipments. Provided expedite options for critical materials needed to prevent a line shut-down. Monitored freight levels at warehouse and updated truck schedule when needed.

Chose the most cost-effective mode of transportation for IB raw materials for client. Provided support to team and assist with solutions. Responsible to train new team member on all internal systems. Member of the Diversity Team. Participated in Kaizen events and ensured Lean Manufacturing processes were practiced. Selected to travel to The Netherlands to assist in launching European division for our client.

Managing all operational accounting for clients including accounts payable and accounts receivable. Coordinate logistics and shipment of product. Customer service and customer engagement through relationship management by phone and occasional email.