Erica Gonzalez

Managed Dedicated Fleet : Participated in RFP process, implementation & managed daily performance. Assisted in development of tools to improve visibility, lead time & asset utilization focusing on optimizing driver & equipment resources.

Inventory Management: Performed daily reconciliation utilizing multiple systems (SAP, MES, Microsoft Excel). Assisted in inventory audits to identify systematic & operational inconsistencies.

Vendor Onboarding: Served as key contact for onboarding new vendors, transportation providers & invoice auditing companies.

PO Management : Created & managed multiple purchase orders thru internal & external relationships. Processed & analyzed weekly/monthly/yearly in Coupa to identify cost savings opportunities & vendor performance.

Operations: Managed average import volume of 20k containers annually into the U.S. and Canada from 33 countries globally.

Analytics: Performed monthly analysis for lead time and asset utilization to present to leadership

Integration: Onboarded new 3PL for Eastern Hemisphere origin management Helped manage and execute DC Skip Flow programs for cost and time savings

Integration:Onboarded new destination management/visibility company

Operations: Served as liaison between internal business units and all logistics providers (ocean/air/rail/transload/customs brokers).

Financial: Developed new process to improve monthly freight accruals.

Managerial: Managed team of 6 direct reports

Financial: Prepared freight cost analysis to determine the most efficient way to ship finished goods.

Financial: Assisted in auditing and coding freight invoices.

Financial: Assisted in creation of the annual freight budget.