Michael E. Rodriguez
Houston,Texas
Summary
Supply chain and logistics professional focused on project pricing, RFQ analysis, customer coordination, and shipment execution. Supports bid quality checks, Excel reporting, claims analysis, and handover coordination to keep proposals accurate, shipments on track, and customer requirements aligned from planning through delivery.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Pricing Analyst Project Logistics
C.H. Robinson
Houston, Texas
01.2021 - Current
- Coordinated and completed complex project pricing requests, ensuring alignment with due dates for new and existing customers.
- Developed solutions for global logistics transport, specializing in oversized and CAPEX cargo, and collaborated with commercial leadership to analyze risk and cost efficiency for project RFQs.
- Ensured quality assurance of submitted bid rates and confirmed awards for project handovers, facilitating strategy discussions to enhance profit margins.
- Contributed as part of a team to an overall proposal win rate of over 45% for numerous transport projects worldwide.
Reports/ Claims Analyst II
CEVA Logistics
Houston, Texas
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Created operational claim process for failures and damages, conducting root cause analysis to effectively present claims to internal and external stakeholders.
- Conducted complex daily, weekly, and monthly reports and data analysis to enhance operational performance and identify cost savings.
- Developed carrier metric scorecards and presented results in weekly calls with carriers to enhance operations and drive performance improvements through KPI metrics.
- Performed go-live interim supervisor duties not limited to one on one training efforts, supervision to ensure smooth operational flow for key defense contractor account.
Customer Service/Logistics Coordinator
SABIC Americas Inc.
Houston, Texas
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Managed customer service and logistics functions for transporting shipments in the petrochemicals liquids & solids business unit.
- Interfaced with high-value customers regarding orders, confirming details and communicating feedback while planning, scheduling, and monitoring shipments from loading facilities to customers.
- Executed new orders in SAP, scheduled orders, created shipping schedules, and communicated changes to ensure on-time delivery.
- Oversaw delivery of orders and communicated confirmations and requirements to terminals and contracting departments to optimize logistics capacity.
- Works as part of a team closely with accounting to ensure monthly GRd volumes are invoiced financially for month-end close outs.
Import Coordinator VIP Customer Service
Hapag-Lloyd
Houston, Texas
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Acted as primary liaison for managing import processes for VIP accounts.
- Created customized reports for daily/weekly import tracking and monthly invoicing for VIP customer accounts to enhance transparency and accuracy.
- Maintained comprehensive daily and monthly reports, including ad hoc reports for customer inquiries to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Utilized MS Excel for daily tasks, applying intermediate formulas, V Lookups, and pivot tables to streamline data management.
Customer Service E2E (Order Management and Logistics)
Baker Hughes
Houston, Texas
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Initiated and implemented a process to combine Order Management and Logistics functions to handle orders from demand stage to delivery.
- Order Management and Transportation point of contact for all matters within the Supply Chain process for Asia-Pac/Russia/Middle East Geo Markets.
- Coordinated export shipments with planning, procurement, warehouse, 3rd party packers, and freight forwarders to ensure timely delivery per geo market requirements.
- Managed aging reports of open orders, reducing average order aging in handled geo markets from 90 days to 60 days.
- Assisted with Freight Costs Savings Project, pushing better demand planning/quotation to use economical Sea Freight as a default MOT over Air, driving discounts with vendors.
- Analyzed and shifted inventory in Inventory Repositioning Project among U.S. Excess/SLOB for global use, leading to cost savings in freight and purchasing.
- Audited and processed ISTOs, 3rd Party Sales Orders, and Equipment lease/rental(s) for pressure pumping operations worldwide, including bulk chemicals, parts, instrumentation, and project specific units.
Logistics Analyst II
Baker Hughes
Houston, Texas
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Coordinated transportation and distribution methods to optimize cost-effective transportation solutions.
- Oversaw complex shipments of hazardous materials, break-bulk cargo, charter flights, multi-modal shipments, and Letters of Credit, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Created, and gathered compliant export documentation, including BOM, Invoices, COAs, SDS, ensuring streamlined import of various cargo.
- Worked closely with Trade Compliance department to ensure compliance with export licensing and Regulations for export materials.
- Evaluated carrier performance through freight forwarder and vendor billing audits to enhance service quality.
Education
Certificate - First Line Logistics Leader
Lone Star College
Houston, TexasDiploma -
S.P. Waltrip High School
Houston, TexasSkills
- Logistics Pricing Strategy & Analysis
- Customer Pricing Evaluation & Solution Design
- International Freight Forwarding/ Project Logistics
- Inventory and Supply Chain Management
- SAP SD/MM (Supply Chain)
- Microsoft Excel (Intermediate formulas: PivotTables, XLOOKUP), Data Analysis
- Tableau Desktop/ Data Analysis
- SQL / SQL Server Reporting
- Risk Analysis
- MATRIX TMS (4PL Software)
- Proficient in AI Tools & IT Literacy
- Project Management Fundamentals
Timeline
Pricing Analyst Project Logistics
C.H. Robinson
01.2021 - Current
Reports/ Claims Analyst II
CEVA Logistics
01.2019 - 01.2020
Customer Service/Logistics Coordinator
SABIC Americas Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2019
Import Coordinator VIP Customer Service
Hapag-Lloyd
01.2016 - 01.2017
Customer Service E2E (Order Management and Logistics)
Baker Hughes
01.2012 - 01.2016
Logistics Analyst II
Baker Hughes
01.2012 - 01.2016
Certificate - First Line Logistics Leader
Lone Star College
Diploma -
S.P. Waltrip High School