ASHLEY NAILLON
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
High-achieving management professional possessing excellent communication, organizational, and analytical capabilities. Devises innovative solutions to resolve business and technology challenges. Eager to advance business goals through careful team management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchase Transportation Specialist
Federal Express Corporation
Moon Township, PA
08.2021 - Current
- Help procure truckload transportation services.
- Customize procurement events to meet specific requirements.
- Help maximize bid results, and increase the sustainability of carrier rates.
- Worked with providers such as freight carriers to resolve delivery problems and make schedule adjustments.
- Managed relationships between carriers and the field personnel.
- Monitors process improvements, system and technology advancements, purchased transportation, administrative processes, and procedures to effectively adhere to internal and external compliance requirements.
Linehaul Manager
Fedex Ground
Tracy, CA
12.2018 - 08.2021
- Oversee the dispatch and movement of freight across the U.S.
- Achieved cost savings by developing functional solutions to problems. Strive for on-time service.
- Reduced empty miles and maximized efficiency within the FXG network.
- Improved operations by working with employees and fellow facilities to find workable solutions.
- Focus on safety, and come up with new and innovative ideas to get messaging out to drivers.
- Administrative tasks and onboarding of new contractors, updating of tractor files, recordkeeping, and DOT compliance.
Linehaul Coordinator
FedEx Ground
Tracy, Ca
10.2017 - 12.2018
- Responsible for the dispatch of equipment between FedEx facilities.
- Schedules, plans and executes the movement of freight.
- Partners with the hubs and fellow stations to maximize movement between facilities, all while ensuring service is made for the customers.
- Completes yard checks to verify trailers have been loaded and unloaded properly and completes various reporting/filing/paperwork for drivers, trailers and tractors.
- Reviews DOT compliance.
Operations Manager
FedEx Ground
Tracy, Ca
08.2016 - 10.2017
- Maintain a neat, clean and smooth running environment and ensure that customers' packages get taken care of.
- Achieved cube and trailer load/scan metrics.
- Efficiently move trailers in the yard from unload and load walls.
- I ran the air gateway and was in charge of a team that was entrusted with the task of ensuring that no air-restricted packages were loaded to Alaska or Hawaii.
- Strict attention to detail and filed certified documents on a daily basis for the TSA.
Front End Supervisor
The Home Depot
Livermore, Ca
03.2008 - 08.2016
- Maintain exemplary customer service for all customers by scheduling coverage and motivating the team of cashiers to create a high level of performance.
- I developed future leaders and ensured all training, policies and procedures are followed.
- Take on new challenges, remain highly motivated and well organized.
Vendor Service Rep
Crossmark
Central Valley, CA
03.2006 - 03.2008
- Merchandise and maintain product across several departments of many Home Depot stores.
- Ensure all product was stocked, merchandised and properly striped and placed in the overheads.
- Participated in weekly resets and remerchandising of products to specific specs and Planograms.
Store Manager
Spencer Gifts llc
Tracy, Ca
09.2004 - 08.2006
- Motivated my team to provide excellent customer service and give customers a fun shopping experience.
- In charge of scheduling, hiring and maintaining the general environment and regulations of the entire store.
- Led my team in the reset of the store layout every three months.
- Maintained all register tills and daily safe counting and audits.
Education
High School Diploma - General Education
Merrill F. West High School
2003
Some College (No Degree) - General Education
Las Positas College
Skills
- Time management skills
- Quick learner
- Reports generation and analysis
- Excellent communication
- Results-oriented
- Training and development
- Attention to detail
- Excellent customer service
- Well-organized
- Project tracking
Accomplishments
- The Home Depot
My role advanced my skills in multi-tasking and working in a fast paced environment. I have also participated in The Women In Leadership Program at The Home Depot. This program was designed to help further the career path of all female leaders in the company. It helped me tremendously with my networking skills, coaching skills and empowerment.
- FedEx Ground
Throughout my time and career at FedEx, I have really had the opportunity to fine tune my management skills. I experienced so many aspects of the company from my time in the hub, learning loadside, smalls, YMS/CC and the Air operation, but have also learned an entire other side from being a part of linehaul. I have been able to excel in my role as well as improve on my networking and communication skills. During my time in the Linehaul department, I have assisted my peers in achieving the Best Linehaul Department in the West for the last two consecutive years. Our department won countless other awards and I was awarded a Business Excellence Award for my role as Linehaul Manager. Additionally, in the early part of 2021, I was honorably chosen to participate in the inaugural run of the Transportation Leadership Development Program.
-Helped implement the roll out of Vector to the entire network during the COVID-19 Pandemic, by serving as the pilot hub; assisted with PGH and Vector staff
- Assisted with crucial input and testing with Mary Howell on her implementation of the Change App, used by multiple departments for purchase transportation requests
- Assisted with crucial input and testing of the Jaggaer application which we now use in the purchase dept, for bidding and awarded lanes needed for the network
- Participated in the DRIVE team that was working on reducing PT Cancellations
Timeline
Purchase Transportation Specialist
Federal Express Corporation
08.2021 - Current
Linehaul Manager
Fedex Ground
12.2018 - 08.2021
Linehaul Coordinator
FedEx Ground
10.2017 - 12.2018
Operations Manager
FedEx Ground
08.2016 - 10.2017
Front End Supervisor
The Home Depot
03.2008 - 08.2016
Vendor Service Rep
Crossmark
03.2006 - 03.2008
Store Manager
Spencer Gifts llc
09.2004 - 08.2006
High School Diploma - General Education
Merrill F. West High School
Some College (No Degree) - General Education
Las Positas College