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Sandra L Coutouzis

Middleburg Heights,USA

Summary

Logistics and supply chain management professional seeking a challenging position in a dynamic organization. Utilize business knowledge, experience, and skills to drive growth and success. Committed to achieving goals in a cost-effective manner.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Material Control Analyst

Penske Logistics
Sheffield Village, USA
09.2011 - Current
  • Proactively seek opportunities to improve customer's inventory and material flow process
  • Work with customer to resolve stock shortages
  • Identify cost savings opportunities for the customer
  • Track shipments to ensure shipment deadlines are met
  • Work with suppliers to correct part/shipment issues
  • Follow daily parts control functions, including tack and trace, production schedule analysis and exception management
  • Follow processes that are set by engineering and assist with the implantation of any process and transportation design changes
  • Use discretion and independent judgement to answer customer requests and propose solutions
  • Traveled to Michigan on more than one occasion to help with the plants material department
  • Acting Logistics Analyst duties-Route add cancels, rolling system for the following week, sending schedules to Ford Carrier Management to add routes

Contract Administrator

Penske Logistics
Richfield, USA
06.2007 - 05.2009
  • Security Manager for; General Motor Supply Power, Material Global Optimization and Logistics Management System
  • Managed supplier compliance to customers guidelines, worked with suppliers to resolve shipping violations
  • Provided Daily Supplier Update Schedules, while keeping detailed supplier records and data, for all General Motors Plants within the USA associated with Penske
  • Worked with and reviewed data, with the financial analytics department on routing financial and supplier information for the General Motors Plants
  • Freight Claims Administrator for General Motors for review and approval resolution while rectifying any and all problematic issues or concerns

Inventory Control Specialist

Penske Logistics
Richfield, USA
05.2000 - 06.2007
  • Manager for group of 13
  • Re-designed and implemented a new process for handling freight
  • Managed Supplier Compliance to customers guidelines, worked with suppliers to resolve shipping violations
  • Monitored Third Party Routes and researched routes with issues and corrected them by working with Carriers and Suppliers
  • Assisted General Motors Flint for 3 months while a new LOC location had opened
  • Assisting Dispatch and Data department with fulfillment of material requests
  • Freight Claims Administrator for General Motors for review and approval resolution while rectifying any and all problematic issues or concerns

Materials Control Specialist

Penske Logistics
Richfield, USA
11.1998 - 05.2000
  • Solely responsible as the acting liaison (Material Control Specialist) between Route Managers and the General Motors Plants while handling and resolving all material supply issues and problems
  • Researched part numbers and bill of ladings for the General Motors Plants and suppliers when requested and kept detailed records for future information requests, resolutions and compliance
  • Monitored the General Motors Schedules daily and handled Third Party Supplier Compliance being solely responsible for all compliance, resolutions and reporting

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Education Administration

Lakeland Community College
Willoughby, OH
06-1988

Skills

  • Interaction Management Training
  • Smith System Training (Drivers)
  • Microsoft Office Programs
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Power Point
  • Outlook
  • Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • Logistics Management System (LMS)
  • Ops View
  • YMS2

Accomplishments

  • Nominated twice for Associate Recognition by the customer, for my work ethics and positive attitude in the work place.

Timeline

Material Control Analyst

Penske Logistics
09.2011 - Current

Contract Administrator

Penske Logistics
06.2007 - 05.2009

Inventory Control Specialist

Penske Logistics
05.2000 - 06.2007

Materials Control Specialist

Penske Logistics
11.1998 - 05.2000

Associate of Applied Science - Education Administration

Lakeland Community College
Sandra L Coutouzis