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Gregory Carter

Deer Park

Summary

Dynamic Transportation Manager with proven expertise at K-Solv, LP. in load planning and rate negotiation. Achieved significant cost savings through strategic logistics coordination and performance analysis. Adept at ensuring timely delivery while maintaining safety compliance, fostering strong relationships with carriers and clients alike.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Transportation Manager

KSolv Chemical
11.2019 - 01.2025
  • Plan and build loads on load board for dispatch.
  • Negotiate rates with 3rd party logistics providers.
  • Ensure loads are being delivered in a timely fashion.
  • Provide ETA's and or relay and delays to customers immediately.
  • Provide rate quotes to sellers for spot or volume.
  • Provide weekly analysis reports for accounting and management.

Terminal Manager

RJ's Transportation
La Porte
08.2018 - 10.2019
  • Ensure loads are being delivered in a timely fashion.
  • Provide ETA's and or relay and delays to customers immediately.
  • Provide rate quotes to customers for spot or volume lanes.
  • Schedule all loads for pickup based on meeting delivery requirements.
  • Monitor load board for availability of capacity to relay to customers as they call and work with them on pickup and delivery times.
  • Interview potential new hires before they begin the application process and discuss RJ’s hiring requirements and process.
  • Create driver packets for every load the following day. Mostly scan and email to drivers or the tank wash where the driver will arrive to pick up trailer.
  • Deliver loads out in Mcleod every morning.

SR Logistics Supervisor

Brenntag Southwest
Houston
11.2013 - 07.2018
  • Scheduling and monitoring over 100 daily shipments per day of inbound and outbound chemical bulk deliveries throughout my assigned region.
  • Negotiate contract rates with carriers based on products, lanes and potential volume.
  • Hold monthly performance review meetings with carriers to discuss root cause and corrective actions for non-conformances.
  • Inputting and maintaining negotiated carrier rates in TMS system.
  • Audit and resolve carrier invoice discrepancies that save the company an average of $1200 / month.
  • Part of the TMS integration team for BSW that saw the successful implementation of this system throughout all 17 distribution sites which makes up more than 9000 order per month or 108,000 loads handled per year.
  • Conducted a very successful high volume bulk bid which resulted in over $100,000 savings per year which is contracted out for two years.

Process Operator

LyondellBasell
Channelview
11.2011 - 11.2013
  • Perform daily rounds to ensure equipment is in safe working condition.
  • Trouble shoot problems that are affecting process flow, temperature, levels or pressure.
  • Generate proper permits for work being performed in units.
  • Ensuring that proper safety and environmental procedures are being always followed by all personnel.

Facility Manager

Coastal Chemical
Pasadena
04.2008 - 05.2011
  • Responsible for and oversee entire daily operations of the facility including:
  • Safety Training Requirements / Monthly Safety Meetings.
  • Employee Quarterly/Annual Reviews including Salary Increase recommendations.
  • Ensured compliance throughout facility and participated in several successful TCEQ/DOT and ISO 9000 audits.
  • Maintained facility budget for warehouse, trucking and inventory.
  • Created and inserted batch formulas into computer system.
  • Reviewed and edited daily driver logs to ensure DOT regulations were followed.
  • Managed min/max levels for all facility inventory.

Warehouse Supervisor / Inventory Buyer-Manager/ Logistics Coordinator

Coastal Chemical
Pasadena
11.1998 - 04.2008
  • Manage warehouse personnel as well dispatch company truck drivers.
  • Responsible for daily operations with 9 employees that report directly to me.
  • Controlled levels and purchased inventory of all chemicals stocked at 4 different locations throughout the country.
  • Created new procedures for handling 3rd party vendor logistics saving inbound and direct shipment freight an annual cost of over $100k.
  • Managed 3rd party logistics for our facility which included national bids on LTL freight that resulted in over $100k savings annually on LTL and over $200k in TL by properly assigning the best cost carriers.
  • Schedule maintenance and repairs for equipment including pumps, truck/ trailer repairs and tank cleaning services.
  • Identified and implemented a method for properly charging customers freight that resulted in an annual profit of over $500k per year.

Education

Associate Degree - Business Management

San Jacinto
Pasadena, TX
05.1997

High School Diploma -

Groveton High School
Groveton, TX
05.1995

Skills

  • Load planning
  • Rate negotiation
  • Timely delivery
  • Performance analysis
  • Transportation management
  • Logistics coordination
  • Contract management
  • Safety compliance

Timeline

Transportation Manager

KSolv Chemical
11.2019 - 01.2025

Terminal Manager

RJ's Transportation
08.2018 - 10.2019

SR Logistics Supervisor

Brenntag Southwest
11.2013 - 07.2018

Process Operator

LyondellBasell
11.2011 - 11.2013

Facility Manager

Coastal Chemical
04.2008 - 05.2011

Warehouse Supervisor / Inventory Buyer-Manager/ Logistics Coordinator

Coastal Chemical
11.1998 - 04.2008

Associate Degree - Business Management

San Jacinto

High School Diploma -

Groveton High School

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