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Sam Forson

Pittsburgh,PA

Summary

Dynamic analyst specializing in transportation management and supply chain optimization. Known for effective inventory control and proactive shipment monitoring, driving enhanced efficiency and reliability in logistics operations.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

PRO Analyst • Supply Chain Digital Services

Armada Supply Chain Solutions
Pittsburgh, PA
01.2021 - Current
  • Proactively monitor shipment status in our ERP system (Luminate Control Tower (Blue Yonder), 24TRACC, and TMS (Transportation Management System).
  • Manage inventory levels, including lead times, transfers, adjustments, and costs for locally stocked material.
  • Coordinate the return disposition of refused or returned goods as required.
  • Provide status updates and any concerns regarding raw materials, production, inventory, DC orders, and shipment scheduling.
  • Coordinate the resolution of carrier, supplier, and DC issues regarding: loading/unloading, appointments, assessorial issues, OS & D, and any other lane management issues.
  • Working closely with McDonald's CSG and Havi team, and monitoring and orchestrating their promotional events.
  • Provide status updates for the DOS overview, supplier, and contingency availability plan overview.
  • Manage the Transportation Planning Tool (TPT) to organize and consolidate LTL shipments into truckloads
  • Utilize 24TRACC to access the Loads at Risk application and carrier websites to validate alerts for delayed and late shipments for pick-up and delivery appointments.
  • Review Customer KPI, Scheduled Transportation, Route Guide, History, etc.
  • Participate in meetings and conversations to develop and continuously streamline PRO Orchestration processes in Blue Yonder.
  • Provided support in forecasting demand and validated low stock/stock-out alerts.
  • Validate that all POs have been tendered and covered in TMS Mercury Gate.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on projects related to analytics initiatives.

Supply Chain Coordinator-Transportation

Armada Supply Chain Solution
Pittsburgh, PA
02.2019 - 01.2021
  • Monitor Shipments to ensure on-time Pick up Utilizing the TMS
  • Assign and tender shipments to carriers
  • Utilize 24TRACC to access the load at Risk application and carrier websites to identify loads running late for pick up and delivery
  • Coordinate first response activity to resolve pickup and in-transit issues
  • Support shipping/ receiving locations with carrier issues, trailer pool coordination, rush shipments arrangement, and problem resolutions
  • Assist carriers in resolving issues regarding loading, pickup appointments
  • Coordinate any carrier or supplier date change requests
  • Coordinate return disposition of refused/ returned goods as required
  • Manage the pending orders for assigned region/ suppliers and handle carrier rates review
  • Manually enter orders into the TMS when applicable
  • Manage mercury gate(TMS) notification and network e-mail communication

Independent Contract Carrier(Newspaper)

Lexington Herald Leader
Lexington, KY
07.2012 - 01.2019
  • Deliver newspapers over a prescribed route by driving a car.
  • Perform duties such as loading newspapers onto vehicle
  • Reviewing lists of dealers, serving individual subscribers, maintaining delivery records, gathering unsold items, collecting payment, and replenishing street sales racks.
  • Contacts prospective subscribers along route to solicit subscriptions.

Production Control Analyst

Yazaki North America Inc
Lexington, KY
07.2012 - 09.2018
  • Analyze customer (Toyota, Subaru, Tiers) releases, such as EDI, kanban labels, creating shipping orders in ERP systems—SAP, Future 3/JDE, as well as sending ASNs.
  • Utilized MRP software to track inventory levels and forecast future demands.
  • Coordinated production schedules to optimize workflow efficiency.
  • Review and maintain item masters, routings, packaging and labels, and bills of material (BOMs) to ensure they are complied with and communicated.
  • Inspect the carrier shipping documents (bills of lading, customs forms), and ensure correct shipment and receiving.
    • ECI (Engineering Change Information) and database maintenance, as well as coordination with the expedite company regarding the recovery of parts.
  • Collaborated with warehouse personnel to ensure timely shipment of finished goods according to customer specifications.
  • Create and manage tracking of critical outgoing domestic and international shipments to meet customer delivery requirements.
  • Submitting invoices for payment, and expense reports in SAP.
  • Maintaining an import/export customs compliance program to meet CTPAT requirements.
  • Schedules inbound and outbound LTL shipments, and tenders all shipments.
  • Received incoming shipments, verifying quantity and quality of items against purchase orders.
  • Assisted in inventory counts to ensure stock levels were accurate.

Teller/Vault

Citizens National Bank
Painstville, KY
09.2009 - 05.2012

• Helped achieved personal sales and referral goals by identifying, marketing, and cross-selling banking products and services beneficial to customer needs.
• Branch captured checks daily, and assisted in the outages and corrections of tellers from proof department
• Performs opening, closing, and other branch servicing duties such as cash and vault balancing; ordering cash, cards, checks and other supplies; completing logs, reports, audits and control checks
• Assist and serve customers in their day to day transaction

Associate

Amazon Fulfillment Center LEX1
Lexington, KY
08.2008 - 07.2009

• Work with RF Scanners, Problem solving, rebins and shipping
• Work using Pallet Jacks and Conveyors

Production Team Member

Toyota
Georgetown, KY
02.2006 - 07.2008

• Worked in automotive industry with a JIT(just in time) environment as well as Lean manufacturing environment
• Production Team member (IP LINE Assembly)
• Worked with highly motivated people with strong work ethics
• Worked in diverse fast-paced assignments using instrumental panel
• Studied the Toyota way concepts including the Toyota Production System (TPS) and Kaizen

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management/Administration

Lindsey Wilson University
Columbia, KY
12-2005

Bachelor of Arts - Foreign langauag and International Economics

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Skills

  • Transportation Management System (TMS) - Oracle / Mercury Gate
  • SharePoint
  • Supply chain management
  • Lean manufacturing
  • Inventory control
  • Demand forecasting
  • Shipping and receiving
  • ERP systems (SAP, 24TRACC, NetSuite, Blue Yonder (Luminate Control Tower), JD Edwards (JDE), PeopleSoft
  • MRP systems
  • Order picking and processing
  • Toyota Production System (TPS) and Lean Six Sigma
  • Just-in-Time (JIT)
  • Instrumental panel system
  • Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Cycle count
  • AS 400
  • ISO 14001
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Production scheduling and planning
  • Excel data analysis
  • Transportation planning
  • Shipment tracking
  • Order fulfillment
  • Carrier negotiation
  • Fourkite certified
  • KPI analysis
  • Trend forecasting
  • BI dashboards
  • Analytical thinking
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Teller NuPoint
  • Time management
  • Logistics optimization
  • Data analysis and visualization tools (Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Google Charts)
  • Problem solving

Affiliations

-International Students Presidents

-Student Government Representative(SGA)

-Resident Assistant

- Academic Peer Tutor

-Dean's list

Timeline

PRO Analyst • Supply Chain Digital Services

Armada Supply Chain Solutions
01.2021 - Current

Supply Chain Coordinator-Transportation

Armada Supply Chain Solution
02.2019 - 01.2021

Independent Contract Carrier(Newspaper)

Lexington Herald Leader
07.2012 - 01.2019

Production Control Analyst

Yazaki North America Inc
07.2012 - 09.2018

Teller/Vault

Citizens National Bank
09.2009 - 05.2012

Associate

Amazon Fulfillment Center LEX1
08.2008 - 07.2009

Production Team Member

Toyota
02.2006 - 07.2008

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management/Administration

Lindsey Wilson University

Bachelor of Arts - Foreign langauag and International Economics

University of Kentucky
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