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Areez Lavji

Areez Lavji

Atlanta,GA

Summary

To further improve my leadership, data analysis, and communication skills within the Supply Chain space. Working track record as an experienced manager in the Supply chain and logistics industry. Startup and Fortune 500 experience with proven skills in capacity coordination, public speaking, strategic planning, and process improvement


Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy with commitment to customer service and meeting deadlines. Passionate and a servant driven leader known to motivate and develop employees

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Transportation Manager

J.B. Hunt
06.2020 - Current
  • Responsible for direct management of 45+ driver contractors to ensure that delivery and installation of freight is conducted in a safe, timely and efficient manner for customer
  • Manage the day-to-day operations of a $15 million dollar startup facility overseeing a volume of 4,500 orders per week while being on site with the customer
  • Actively analyze and oversee the daily assignment of loads as well as plan and route in order to meet capacity forecasts and volume demand for customer
  • Interview potential driver contractors, office, and warehouse staff to support the daily operation needs
  • Onboard and facilitate training for new driver contractor teams
  • Improve quality and efficiency of transportation services provided by focusing on decreasing lead times, coaching teams to meet customers KPI's, and maintain safe and compliant DOT standards for operation
  • Observed staff to review compliance and safety to minimize losses due to violations or damage.

Data Analytics Team

RFID Lab
08.2019 - 10.2019
  • Analyze published research papers on benefits of using RFID technology over traditional U.P.C
  • Test and implement various RFID tags within different Companies' products such as apparel merchandise, packaging, and parts
  • Collect and compare U.P.C data to ASN data captured at participating brand and retailer DC's
  • Oversaw a 3x improvement in order accuracy when using RFID technology using EPC data compared to U.P.C (99.9% vs. 31%) for all inbound and outbound scans captured
  • Develop polished visualizations to share results of data analyses

Warehouse PFEP Intern

Autocar Trucks
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Creating default locations for 450 highly used parts within the warehouse, to set up a process for how parts should flow from the receiving dock to the assembly line
  • Establishing a Plan for Every Part (PFEP) database where packaging information, transit delivery, use point of parts etc
  • Were compiled to have a transparent overview of what is being received
  • Implemented a new parts label diagram and a nomenclature system for slotting purposes
  • Researched potential Returnable Container Management (RCM) packaging companies to work with, by looking at various criteria to better consolidate and serve the storage of inventory for the entire warehouse

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management

Auburn University

Skills

  • Certified in Access, Excel and Word 2020
  • Proficient in WMS (Manhattan Scale), Descartes (Route Planner) , Power BI, Sharepoint, ERM/CRM systems
  • Working towards SAP S/4Hana Certification
  • Working knowledge in Tableau, SQL server, Python and Visual Basic
  • Working knowledge in SAP, ERM/CRM systems
  • Working knowledge in Power Apps, Azure, F&O

Timeline

Transportation Manager

J.B. Hunt
06.2020 - Current

Data Analytics Team

RFID Lab
08.2019 - 10.2019

Warehouse PFEP Intern

Autocar Trucks
05.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management

Auburn University

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