Ricardo Whitehead
Milwaukee
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dispatcher
Alter Trading Corporation
08.2021 - Current
- SAP, CRM, MM, WF, MRP, SOP, experience
- Implementing producers, processes to ensure efficiently and safely
- Managing over 25 drivers that report directly to me
- Dispatching drivers to pick-up loads starting using safety metrics safety
- Communicate with customers for pick-ups and delivers via email and calls
- Experience with multiple ERP systems
- Interviewing drivers and evaluating their skills as it relates to DOT requirements
- Completing Training with drivers
- Processing payroll for drivers and working directly with HR managers
- Evaluating and investigating incidents and accidents with safety coordinator's
- Running driver's reports and customer reports
- Advanced customer service experience
- Working directly with all four pillars within the company.
Logistics Manager
PENSKE LOGISTICS
12.2016 - 06.2022
- PROVIDES COORDINATION & ADMIN SUPPORT TO SUPPLY CHAIN
- INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE ANY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES/COMPLAINTS WITH CUSTOMER AND CARRIERS
- MANAGE DAILY OPERATION, WORKFLOW, AND INVENTORY CONTROL
- OVERSEE OUTBOUND SHIPMENTS TO CUSTOMERS/EXTERNAL WAREHOUSES
- ENSURE OSHA REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR FORKLIFT USE AND GENERAL WAREHOUSING ARE IN PLACE AND ENFORCED
- MAINTAIN STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS AND SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS.
Logistics Coordinator
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY SOLUTIONS
03.2013 - 12.2016
- OVERSEES ALL FEDERAL EXPRESS/UPS SHIPPING
- PAYING CARRIERS /FREIGHT BILLS
- DOCUMENT ACTIONS BY COMPLETING FORMS, REPORTS, LOGS, AND RECORDS; MAINTAIN DATABASES; INITIATE/UPDATE ALL STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPS) AS NEEDED
- PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE RECEIVING AND OUTBOUND SCHEDULE TO OPERATIONS.
Logistics Coordinator/Shipping & Receiving Lead
Oakland Logistics
12.2010 - 02.2013
- WORKS WITH VENDORS ON PAYMENT DISPUTES/SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
- PREPARES MANUAL LOB'S
- ANALYZE POTENTIAL INVENTORY PROBLEMS (DELAYS, MATERIAL SHORTAGES, AND ETC) AND DEVISE/ IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE LOST TIME DUE TO THESE OCCURRENCES
- USE DATA TO ESTIMATE WORK-HOUR REQUIREMENTS AND BUILD DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCIES, MANAGE COSTS AND BUDGETS AND PROVIDE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS TO IMPROVE BUDGETARY CONTROL.
Education
Associate's degree - Supply Chain Management
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI10.2024
Technical Diploma - Transportation-Logistics
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI05.2022
High school diploma - Business Management
ITT TECHNICAL COLLEGE GREENFIELD
Greenfield, WI03.2020
Skills
- Freight Experience (8 years)
- Supply Chain (8 years)
- Shipping & Receiving (10 years)
- Databases (7 years)
- Logistics (10 years)
- Logistics
- Freight Experience
- Supply Chain
- Shipping & Receiving
- Databases
- SAP
- Warehouse Management
- Process Improvement
- Production Management
- ERP Systems (7 years)
- Purchasing (5 years)
- Transportation planning
- Typing
- Dispatching
- Transportation management systems
- Freight
- GPS
Certification
First Aid, 01/01/22, Present
Workauthorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Title: Logistics manager in progress
Timeline
Dispatcher
Alter Trading Corporation
08.2021 - Current
Logistics Manager
PENSKE LOGISTICS
12.2016 - 06.2022
Logistics Coordinator
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY SOLUTIONS
03.2013 - 12.2016
Logistics Coordinator/Shipping & Receiving Lead
Oakland Logistics
12.2010 - 02.2013
Technical Diploma - Transportation-Logistics
Milwaukee Area Technical College
High school diploma - Business Management
ITT TECHNICAL COLLEGE GREENFIELD
First Aid, 01/01/22, Present
Associate's degree - Supply Chain Management
Milwaukee Area Technical College
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