Kelly M Wipperman
Logistics Manager
Marion,OH
Summary
To obtain a full-time position with a company that will benefit from my experience while allowing me the opportunity to grow with them. Industrious Director Customer Logistics skilled in freight system management, freight forwarding, contract management and transportation management. A strong knowledge of inventory processes and procedures and materials management. Ready to apply these talents and 15 years of manufacturing excellence.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Supervisor
Solstice Sleep Products
09.2022 - Current
- Handle Daily Logistics Functions of Multiple Shipping Facilities.
- Creating Production Schedules for Warehouses to ensure logistically they are fit for carrier partners.
- Negotiate prices for lanes with brokers/carrier partners.
- Manage Customer relations with delivery locations.
- Oversee any problems enroute of delivery.
- Introduced cost savings solutions for company by utilizing different modes of transportation.
Logistics Manager
Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Communicate with carrier and stores to guarantee products deliver on time
- Ensure most cost-effective and top performance carriers were in place
- Manage full truckloads, domestic and import
- Create and manage merch master (product margin)
- Manage inventory levels
- Review, key, and place all inventory orders
- Manage waste disposal, temporary and monthly
- Managed all manufacture and extended warranty claims
- Assist advertising with product placement and pricing in ADVO
- Secured discounts from third-party logistics service providers to deliver substantial cost savings.
- Monitored and complied with strict budgets by negotiating freight in alignment with needs and specifications.
Operations Manager
American Freight Furniture And Mattress
10.2010 - 07.2020
- Perform yearly RFQs with transportation providers
- Ensure providers exceed service expectations
- Communicate with stores to guarantee products deliver on time
- Select most cost-effective 3PL Providers
- Managed up to 5,000 orders monthly
- Reviewed operations reports to understand numbers and trends.
- Audit and reconcile all freight invoices
- Assist accounting department with payment discrepancies and accruals
- Order and track all temporary storage containers
- Increased profit by streamlining operations.
- Scheduled, reviewed, and tendered all shipments
- Worked collectively with purchasing department, manufacturers, and field level management
- Provided cost-effective and timely freight solutions
- Processed all freight damage claims
Logistics Coordinator
American Freight Furniture And Mattress
10.2015 - 12.2017
- Scheduled, reviewed, and tendered all shipments
- Worked collectively with purchasing department, manufacturers, and field level management
- Provided cost-effective and timely freight solutions
- Processed all freight damage claims
- Utilized TMS portal to upload approved contract pricing
- Monitored and reported on transportation costs and properly filed shipping documents.
Allocation Analyst
American Freight Furniture And Mattress
10.2010 - 10.2015
- Managed inventory and placed orders for up to 24 locations
- Created reports to highlight percent of assets that contain discontinued merchandise
- Updated cost and retail pricing in POS system
- Dispute overage charges and incorrect product shipments with manufacturers
- Worked with customer service team to address any inventory-related issues
- Analyzed reports on purchased items to determine which merchandise was popular and which items were not moving sales-wise.
Skills
EZProcess POS
Cloud Logistics TMS
Dynamics NAV POS
Transportation activity management
Carrier negotiations
Route optimization
Logistics Management
Budget control
Timeline
Logistics Supervisor
Solstice Sleep Products
09.2022 - Current
Logistics Manager
Surplus Furniture and Mattress Warehouse
07.2020 - 07.2022
Logistics Coordinator
American Freight Furniture And Mattress
10.2015 - 12.2017
Operations Manager
American Freight Furniture And Mattress
10.2010 - 07.2020
Allocation Analyst
American Freight Furniture And Mattress
10.2010 - 10.2015
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