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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidate Candidate's Name PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEhps://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLE t smith/Domesc Internaonal Global Supply Chain Master Class Visionary leader with experience orchestrang seamless global supply chains, spearheading military food brokerage strategies, opmizing procurement operaons, enhancing distribuon networks, fostering strong partnerships, and driving revenue growth. Strategically drive logiscs evoluon, oering vital direcon to heighten supply chain eciency. Recognize and seize opportunies for materials enhancement, process renement, and improved performance enhancement. Mastermind behind operaonal elevaon, devising and implemenng policies that align with organizaonal guidelines. Facilitate producvity, eciency, and cost eecveness, ensuring steadfast industry compliance. Instute trans formave "make or buy" decisions to achieve substanal global savings on direct and indirect expenditure. Apply opmal pracces and culvate robust supplier relaonships to exceed contractual standards, realize cost savings, and increase value. Demonstrated prowess in shaping frameworks, new business paradigms, and digital infrastructure, elevang revenue growth amid industry disrupon. Adept global team leader, nurturing high performance teams that deliver dynamic results. AREAS OF EMPHASISLogiscs Management Project Management Cost Management Supplier Claims Performance Metrics Technology Integraon Operaonal Excellence Supply Chain Management Carrier Network Design Freight Management Finance Coordinaon Invoice & Billing Management Data Analysis Contract Negoaon Performance Scorecard Dispute Resoluon Stakeholder Collaboraon Business Development & Strategic Planning Migaon Planning Resource Allocaon Progress Reporng Correcve Acon Informaon Systems Relaonship Building Markeng Collaboraon Sales Collaboraon Supply Chain Management Strategic Agility Technical Prociencies: M.S. Oce Suite TMS Freight Management Soware VALUE ADDEDInnovave Lean Logiscs: Successfully streamlined (to date) eighteen new brick and mortar stores for the North Face, employing Lean Logiscs principles, opmizaon strategies, and cost reducons, fostering increased eciency and sasfacon. The North Face assigned Candidate's Name Acve Air Freight as their go to director for new store openings. Cost Eecve Soluons: Reshaped the Department of Defense Commissaries' perishable food exports, slashing air export costs by 45%, negoang with Luhansa Cargo, and most importantly unheard of at rated fuel & security surcharge model for consistent 52 week ights, saving taxpayers $250K $500K annually. Lead Generaon: Spearheaded customer referrals, resulng in a 75% increase in new customer revenue. Achieved this while focusing primarily on North Face V.F. Outdoor. Progressed from Internaonal Ops Manager for a $20M Chicago Forwarder to V.P. of Naonal Sales, overseeing a 15 member sales team across 12 USA oces. Strategic Leadership: Opmized Acve Air Freight, transioning from a team of four to a solo operaon. Led prior employees by example, fostering a collaborave, enjoyable environment that contributed to an employee receiving$150K in benets upon departure due to the merger. Adapve Analycal Thinker: Thrived in dynamic challenges like the U.S. DoD IBM Cash Register replacement, leveraging remote partnerships to surpass expectaons, outperforming industry giants CEVA Logiscs and DHL. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEAAF LLC 3PL CONSULTING SERVICES 08/2022 PRESENT1099 Independent Contractor Supply Chain ServicesPioneered logisc soluons for V.F. Corporaon, secure import/export of high dollar brands such as The North Face, Smartwool, and Vans. Facilitate global air freight between key cies: Seoul, Hanoi, Melbourne, and Sydney, ensuring punctual and secure transit. Evolve into a strategic consultant for The North Face in 2022, enhancing supply chain strategies and opmizing lastmile deliveries. High value secure FTL dry van and LTL truck door to door and business to business soluons.Candidate's Name P A GE 2Managed The North Face's end to end supply chain via Acve Air Freight for 19 years. Awarded contracts for 28 North Face stores (August 2022 to present), driving coordinaon from supply acquision to apparel delivery.Noteworthy accomplishments include orchestrang an exceponal airli of tents to Auckland for charity and Hollywood P.R. photoshoot, as recognized by North Face V.F. Apparel's Board Members and Directors in 2017. Streamlined LCL oceanic transfers from Asia Pacic, bolstering eciency for West Coast deliveries. Championed express logiscs for premium apparel, meeng crical just in me deliveries and seasonal deadlines. SASHA'S FARM FRESH LLC 08/2015 06/2023Founder Lead GrowerLaunched and guided Farm Fresh hydroponic operaons for a dynamic startup, securing funding through self directed IRA. Procured a 5acre hobby farm and Freight Farms tm 40' Hydroponic Grow Container, achieving protability within a year. Expanded presence in Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and Nashville markets, skillfully culvang and distribung 100% GMO free, GAP Cered fresh produce. Forged partnerships with Hy Vee Foods, Piggly Wiggly, and Rainbow Foods, as well as six other regional enes, as the area's leading basil and leuce growers. Managed daily operaons of 3 Wisconsin family owned cooperaves to ensure compliance and mely delivery. Created a USDA GAP cered Grower's Startup Program covering food safety, sales, markeng, and operaons. Opmized culvaon condions and swily resolved hydroponic challenges to ensure operaons. Increased sanitaon and safety standards by applying and enforcing Good Grower, Packing, and Processing pracces. Led the development of a top er hydroponic facility, displaying solid nancial experse. Recognized by grocers, and customers alike, as the premier southeastern Wisconsin grower of fresh basil and leuce. ACTIVE AIR FREIGHT LLC 03/2004 08/2022Chief Execuve OcerLed the creaon and implementaon of the organizaon's sourcing and procurement strategy, covering adept commodity management, vendor evaluaon, contract oversight, compeve sourcing, and precise material scheduling. Engineered and enhanced worldwide food supply chain operaons as Senior Execuve Leader, championed protability and delivering substanal P&L outcomes through strategic sales dialogues. 2 year air export contract with Fisher Biosciences (Thermosher) cold chain exports to south and west Africa: Botswana, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Kenya, Malawi, Soweto, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kampala Uganda. Cold Chain air exports for Tolmar Therapeucs Mumbai India. Expert procuring accurate FDA Pharmaceucal U.S. and overseas documentaon, inspecons, and cered manifests. Fostered high impact sales agreements, securing a $3M client porolio and pilong global supply chain operaons for DoD Commissaries' Fresh Express Bagged Salads across Europe, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Aained Confeconary sales for Fannie May Chocolates in 2008 while delivering value to global REMOTE projects by exceeding price and service objecves, earning accolades from U.S. Military Commissaries at Ft. Lee, Virginia. Negoated a four (4) year een overseas commissary locaons air export contract with IBM, highlighng adept project management skills. Exceeded performance expectaons and gained IBM trust, they re assigned 35% more exports from their long standing contacts with two of the worlds largest integrated forwarder competors. Developed personalized supply chain soluons for clients such as the Department of Defense and IBM, maintaining an unmatched 99.99% on me customer sasfacon rate and opmizing costs by reducing RFP/RFQ overheads by an average of 25%.Contributed outstanding results to a prime Department of Defense Commissaries iniave, securing 10% inhouse savings and extending a 35% cost reducon to Americas brave service members and their families. Acknowledged by America's Second Harvest with an award for delivering free truckloads to New Orleans post Katrina, gaining coverage in Napa Valley Register for the iniave. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCEBranch Manager, Director DoD Military Commissaries Sales Quantum Logiscs, Denver CO Vice President of Sales & Development ALG Worldwide, Chicago IL Candidate's Name P A GE 2EDUCATION &CERTIFICATIONSAccredited Investor 2015 PresentExecuve Management Program Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University Hydroponic Fresh Produce Grower since 2015 USDA Gap Cercaon, 2016 2018 TSA Cargo Security Clearance TSA IAC Training, 2006 2015 CASS/IATA Licensed Air Carriers Program Personal Loan Guarantee Of $100K 2004 2016 Cargo wise Legacy Freight Operaons Soware 15 years U.S. Bank Syncada Payment Portal U.S. Military Commissaries |
