Karene Anderson
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Highly motivated individual with a strong background in logistics and transportation. Excellent management and leadership skills, consistently delivering tangible results. Seeking a position with a secure company to contribute knowledge and expertise, while fostering long-term growth.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Dispatcher
Dana Transportation
01.2023 - Current
- Responsible for assigning loads to qualified drivers and equipment as required
- Receiving customer orders and computer data entry, including tank wash P.O
- Numbers when required
- Assigning loads to equipment and driver for on time pick-up and delivery always maintaining safety standards
- Notifying drivers about service alerts
- Assigning loads / equipment to meet agreed upon customer’s specifications
- Updating computerized dispatch and assuring that driver accurately completes and turns in all required paperwork
- Responsible for knowing the current status and location of equipment while updating movements of driver via Dana’s Motive tracing/ tracking program
Transportation / Logistics Manager
Marco Polo International (MGI)
04.2015 - 10.2024
- Create and submit annual RFP / RFQ to all existing carriers
- Set up all new carriers based on vetting process with Carrier 411 and Safer on FMSCA site
- Secure and coordinate all non-asset warehouse freight including bulk, van, and LTL
- Secure and coordinate all warehouse transfers
- Warehouse Matrix – worked directly with Dir of Ops on all warehouse pricing
- Warehouse consolidation – ran a territory analysis to determine best fit to our client base
- Assist CSR in all warehouse and transportation related functions
- All of the same duties mentioned below in my Trademark description
Transportation Manager
Trademark Plastics Corp
07.2012 - 03.2015
- Managing all inbound and outbound shipments for all domestic and international vendors for manufacturing and distribution
- Track, trace and report all deliveries are on time to various locations, this includes all truck loads, LTL, bulk trucks, and rail cars
- Send daily follow up emails to CSR, operations, and product management
- Worked directly with CSR and product management to outline best practices to ship goods efficiently and effectively to warehouse / clients
- Completed all NAFTA, Performa, and commercial invoices to ship goods to MX or CA
- Retrieved all shipping paperwork, I.e., POD’s, scales
- Weigh bills etc
- And implemented to all our carrier base a 48/hour rule for all documents receipt
- Maintained all bailment letters (bailee waivers) for all third-party warehouses for accounting
- Managed all third-party warehouse shipments
- Worked directly with accounting approving vendor invoices
Logistics Coordinator
Amco Polymers (A Ravago Company)
05.2006 - 06.2012
- Created and implemented the in and out bound shipping procedures
- Submitted RFP / RFQ to carrier network and awarded business to best priced as well as service
- Worked directly with Product Management on order fulfillment ensuring everything arrived as promised with the correct rates established
- Daily track and trace of all truckloads, LTL, bulk trucks and rail cars, reported all data to the appropriate divisions
- Retrieved all SDS info for lot certifications
- Prepared all shipping documentation for all divisions I.e
- Bill of Ladings, C of C, SDS certifications and shipping labels
- Worked with shipping and receiving on the processes in place to ensure locations were complaint with our KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
- Performed both verbal and written write ups if vendors, carriers were not compliant with our KPI
National/International Account Manager
Unique Music Corporation
05.2003 - 05.2006
- Solicit and secure new accounts as well as managed existing account base
- Sold all product lines we offered including: 12-inch Vinal, DVD’s
- CD’s, D.J
- Equipment, and all music accessories
- Average monthly sales $200k
- Liaison between buyers and store front to determine which equipment would be marketed in our store
Director of Sales and Marketing
Grove Attack Records
08.2000 - 02.2002
- Hiring and dismissal of Urban Marketing team
- Promoting all new releases
- Created and implemented sales program with all distributors
- Direct liaison to marketing team and distributors
Education
Parsons School of Design
Skills
- Microsoft Outlook
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- AS400
- Cimpro
- VAM
- Crystal
- Steelroads
- NuVision
Timeline
Dispatcher
Dana Transportation
01.2023 - Current
Transportation / Logistics Manager
Marco Polo International (MGI)
04.2015 - 10.2024
Transportation Manager
Trademark Plastics Corp
07.2012 - 03.2015
Logistics Coordinator
Amco Polymers (A Ravago Company)
05.2006 - 06.2012
National/International Account Manager
Unique Music Corporation
05.2003 - 05.2006
Director of Sales and Marketing
Grove Attack Records
08.2000 - 02.2002
Parsons School of Design
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