Brian Blakely
Marrero,LA
Summary
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Terminal/Office Manager
Rowl Trucking and Logistics
05.2015 - Current
- Directly responsible for the supervision of drivers and performance of daily operations. Greet drivers upon their arrival to the yard; ensure that pre and post trip inspections are conducted. Communicate to the driver's key service points, safety, and equipment issues while ensuring they are part of the Waste Pro team and understand the core values.
- Establish and maintain a clean, safe work environment and ensure compliance with company policies.
- Achieved timely deliveries through effective management of driver schedules.
- Conducted driver ride-alongs and observations to evaluate and improve driver performance.
- Monitor driver's daily pre-trip inspection, address findings, and ensure driver conducts proper inspections. Review all truck repair issues and address with shop manager to ensure mechanical issues are fixed.
- Monitor driver time and attendance, completed route sheets, disposal tickets and compliance with DOT hours of service and regulations.
- Conduct performance evaluations, monitor and track employee attendance, complete disciplinary actions and attend meetings that apply positive leadership principles.
- Supervising, mentoring, training, and coaching our office staff and delegating assignments to ensure maximum productivity
- Oversee general onboarding process for contractors
- Facilitate and maintain regular communication with independent contractors, customers, and the corporate office to best utilize network optimization.
- Utilize intermodal and ocean carrier tracking tools to ensure loads are tracked and updated in timely manner.
- Ensure receipts, invoices, TIRs, and PODs are received from contractors in a timely manner and sent to customers as requested.
- Manage accessorial objectively while maximizing profit.
- Maintain relationships with customers, Ports, SSL, rail terminals, depots, chassis pool management, and our corporate offices.
- Purchasing office supplies and equipment and maintaining proper stock levels
- Transloading (Rail, ISO or Containers)
- Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
- oversee and direct dispatching activities, such as routing, tracking and scheduling transportation vehicles.
- Producing reports, composing correspondence, and drafting new contracts
- Creating presentations and other management-level reports
- Perform quality controls and monitor production KPIs
- Perform yard checks to ensure trailers are entered correctly into the system
- Support driver retention best practices within day-to-day dispatch operations
- Support risk control and cost control
- Provide direction and supervision to dispatchers, customer service representatives and brokers by delegating workload, measuring performance, and maintaining appropriate staff levels through recruitment, selection, and retention activities
- Maintain relationships with regional fleet managers to encourage teamwork amongst all divisions
- Manage high-level customer accounts that require a significant level of operational attention
- Promote and execute all company safety policies
- Manage company equipment pools
- Ensure customer satisfaction and high service levels
- Performing employee reviews and assessments
- Greeting visitors, answering a high-volume of incoming phone calls and delivering world-class service to our customers.
- Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
- Coached new hires on company processes while managing employees to achieve maximum production.
- Compared vendor prices and negotiated for optimal savings.
A20 = Supply Warehouse Manager
U.S. Army
08.1997 - 04.2015
- Maintained an organizational property book of equipment more than 12 million dollars
- Directing, optimizing and coordinating full order cycle
- Hazardous Material Manager with the responsibilities of enforcing the safety and proper usage, handling, storage and transporting of hazardous materials
- Supervised over 100 personnel and cross-trained them in all supply areas
- Ensured that inventories were performed in accordance with established procedures
- Supervised sections in safety procedures, which resulted in no injuries to personnel or equipment
- Maintained compliance with all safety and corporate regulations
- Directed all warehouse operations for products, including shipping, receiving, inventory control, packaging, and labeling
- Process and receive purchase orders (PO's) and purchase requisitions (PR's)
- Planning and managing logistics, warehouse, transportation, and customer service
- Directing, optimizing, and coordinating full order cycle
- Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA safety standards.
- Redesigned warehouse layout to accommodate new equipment, maximize space utilization and optimize processes.
Education
No Degree - Business Management
Grantham University
Ft. Lee, Campbell, VA, KYCertificate - Logistics
Automated Logistical Specialist School
Fort Campbell North, KY01.1998
Skills
- Microsoft Office and Word
- Kronos
- Policy Implementation
- Detail - Oriented
- Logistics Management
- Critical thinking
- Workflow Planning
- Conflict Management
- Training and Development
- Excellent Multitasking Abilities
- Written Communication
- Warehouse Operations
- Key Performance Indicators
Certification
TWIC CARD
Timeline
Terminal/Office Manager
Rowl Trucking and Logistics
05.2015 - Current
A20 = Supply Warehouse Manager
U.S. Army
08.1997 - 04.2015
No Degree - Business Management
Grantham University
Certificate - Logistics
Automated Logistical Specialist School