Samuel Billings
Seattle,WA
Summary
Experienced Sales Professional and Logistics/Production Manager with a 3-year track record in procurement and shipment coordination. Skilled in cost reduction, efficiency improvement, safety compliance, negotiation, and data management. Strong multitasking, time management, and verbal communication abilities.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Trainee
Consolidated Electric Distributors
02.2023 - Current
- Develops lighting quotes for industrial/commercial Electrical Contractors ranging between $10k-600k
- Negotiates pricing with the Contractors/Project Managers to win contract bids
- Sources Lighting/Electrical needs for Electrical Contractors/Projects Managers and Negotiates with Manufacturers on shipping and pricing
- Read and understand Electrical RCP (Reflected Ceiling Panel) architectural drawings
- Help build business relationships by bringing on new products for the team to help promote to Electrical Contractors/Project Managers
Logistics & Production Manager
Coal Headwear
07.2022 - 01.2023
- Oversaw all production for in-line and CHD (Customers)
- Managed the movement of goods from the factories to correct distribution centers/Customer Locations (US/Italy/France/Japan/Korea/Austria/Australia/etc.)
- Created Purchase orders to submit orders to the factories
- Negotiated cost of production cost of product with factories
- Keeping customers/distribution centers up-to-date on their production to delivery timeline
- Negotiate freight rates with brokers/forwarders to unsure the best shipping rate
- Handled freight paperwork and submitting it to customs for clearance
- Worked directly with the design and development teams (In-line/CHD) to have their designs submitted to created by the factories
- Worked closely with our customers to insure the factories work within customer guidelines.
Transportation Manager II
JB Hunt Transportation
03.2021 - 06.2022
- Helped build start-up account (Anderson Hay & Grain)
- Created and implemented procedures (Account Specific Training, Safety reports, schedules, routing, etc.)
- Procurement of equipment
- Build relationship with drivers & the customer by working with them on their needs
- Managed fleet of 42 truck drivers, overseeing haul of premium hay to the ports of Seattle & Tacoma, while maintaining USDOT & WAUSDOT compliancy
- Developed & presented quarterly Profit and Loss statements, and Operation reports for JB Hunt West Regional Leadership
- Closed $70k in external revenue by contracting drivers to other account or segments JB Hunt, such as Intermodal, or contracting them to accounts in need of assistance
- Worked closely with account to maximize utilization and increase profitability
- Handled data in ERP systems (Oracle, Microsoft, JB Hunt TMS 360, Freight Manager, Host, Power Bi, etc.).
Management Trainee
J.B. Hunt Transportation
12.2020 - 03.2021
- Schedule & route drivers to delivery locations in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, California, & Washington State
- Payroll
- Leadership training
- Built relationships with Intermodal team for external freight to increase/balance revenue
- Trained Other DMIT's
- Reviews for drivers
- Managed of 46 drivers with team of 4.
Education
Bachelor of Science - International Business & Logistics
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME05.2019
Skills
- Shipment coordination
- Performance maximization
- Logistics Management
- Transportation activity management
- Route optimization
- Microsoft Office
- Oracle
- TMS 360
- Pace
- CEDnet
Timeline
Sales Trainee
Consolidated Electric Distributors
02.2023 - Current
Logistics & Production Manager
Coal Headwear
07.2022 - 01.2023
Transportation Manager II
JB Hunt Transportation
03.2021 - 06.2022
Management Trainee
J.B. Hunt Transportation
12.2020 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - International Business & Logistics
Maine Maritime Academy
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