ROSS FARONE
Perry,OH
Summary
Passionate and innovative supply chain professional with extensive experience in providing significant business value to the organization and its customers. Proven expertise in supply chain engineering, cross-functional project management, and superior leadership. Progressive career path driven by the ability to solve complex logistics problems, develop individual associate skills and galvanize team cohesiveness.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Supply Chain Consultant
Tompkins Solutions, LLC
Remote
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Designed and optimized regional, national, and global end-to-end supply chain networks for clients.
- Utilized advanced network modeling tools to create modeled baselines and develop optimized network alternatives tailored to specific client needs, leading to improvements of 5-15% in logistics efficiency and cost savings.
- Spearheaded strategic initiative to select and integrate company's network design and route optimization software into our design culture, with final choice determined by providing more efficient and cost-effective solutions by 6% over competitive applications.
- Influenced and gained both internal stakeholder and client buy-in to solution recommendations, resulting in proposed network changes ultimately being implemented.
Engineer Principal
Ryder System, Inc.
Remote
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Continuous Improvement Engineering lead for Ryder's Electrolux account.
- Motivated team of three continuous improvement engineers, achieving $10M annual savings target by optimizing our scope of transportation-managed activities.
- Initiated weekly and monthly creation and reporting of 13 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring accurate tracking and performance assessment against strategic goals.
- Enhanced team's analytical design expertise and execution capabilities through structured training, fostering professional development and operational excellence.
Senior Supply Chain Engineer
Geodis USA, LLC
Remote
10.2016 - 10.2021
- Americas Region lead designing supply chain solutions in response to Request For Quotes / Proposals (RFQs/RFPs).
- Coordinated all Rockwell Automation Key Account activities as Contract Manager, enhancing customer engagement and project management, which culminated in driving $450K in consulting revenues by implementing continuous improvement projects and ensuring high customer satisfaction.
- Orchestrated cross-functional teams across Americas Region to lead supply chain response solutions, effectively translating complex customer needs into technical requirements and operationalizing these into comprehensive supply chain solutions.
- Leveraged advanced optimization tools to create solutions for Advisory, Supply Management, and Flow Management proposals, significantly enhancing design solutions for future Global and Key Accounts.
Director of Logistics
Oshkosh Corp.
Greenville, WI, USA
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Directed domestic and international logistics sourcing teams.
- Spearheaded strategic shift from Conway to FedEx as primary Less-than-Truckload (LTL) carrier, achieving over $2M in annual savings and optimizing over 65% of our logistics needs.
- Crafted requirements, assembled quote packages, and conducted thorough bid analyses, enhancing supplier engagement and procurement efficiency.
- Championed development and implementation of sustainable logistics policies, incorporating mode selection and carrier rationalization, which streamlined North American and global logistics operations and ensured compliance across manufacturing plants and suppliers.
Logistics Engineering Manager
Penske Logistics, LLC
Beachwood, OH, USA
06.1997 - 08.2015
- Managed team of project managers and logistics engineers in developing supply chain solutions for clients.
- Motivated cross-functional teams in developing comprehensive supply chain solutions, achieving increased sales revenues of $18.2M and 10-15% increase in operational efficiency by optimizing transportation, inventory, and network designs for diverse customer needs.
- Elevated our Professional Services as Service Line Lead, orchestrating departmental activities driving increased revenues of $1.6M through strategic engineering efforts.
- Elevated our Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC) as Service Line Lead by driving overall department activities with Penske’s DCC product line. Team’s design efforts responsible for $27.8M in additional revenues.
- Directed Value-Add Team (VAT) for Cardinal Healthcare, achieving cost-savings milestone of $6.9M in first year, demonstrating exceptional project management and cross-functional leadership.
- Directed creation of operational designs for Whirlpool Corporation, supporting over $110M in annual business and securing $61M in additional business through strategic global supply chain management across 14 regions and 79 facilities.
- Launched and implemented training programs for engineers on proprietary and third-party supply chain software, enhancing team capabilities and operational efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Transportation & Logistics Major
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business
Columbus, OHSkills
- Cross-Functional Project Management
- Domestic & Global Logistics
- Supply Chain & Network Design
- Supply Chain Consulting
- Rate Negotiation
- KPI / Metrics Reporting
- RFP / RFQ Response Development
- Supplier & Carrier Management
- Inventory Management & Forecasting
- Budgeting
- Transportation Routing/Fleet Sizing (eg Appian, Transportation Modeler)
- Network Modeling (eg SC Guru, SC Strategist)
- Control Tower Labor Sizing
- Mapping/Mileage (eg MapInfo, PCMiler)
- Data Management (eg SQL)
- Data Visualization (eg Power BI)
- Microsoft Office Suite & Project
Professional Memberships and Certifications
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
- GE Capital Six Sigma and Green Belt Certification
Timeline
Senior Supply Chain Consultant
Tompkins Solutions, LLC
07.2022 - 07.2024
Engineer Principal
Ryder System, Inc.
10.2021 - 07.2022
Senior Supply Chain Engineer
Geodis USA, LLC
10.2016 - 10.2021
Director of Logistics
Oshkosh Corp.
09.2015 - 12.2015
Logistics Engineering Manager
Penske Logistics, LLC
06.1997 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Transportation & Logistics Major
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business
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