Simrun Sawhney
Knoxville,TN
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven professional with extensive experience in warehousing, transportation, recruiting, and business development. Proven ability to streamline operations, lead cross-functional teams, and drive growth in fast-paced environments. Skilled in developing and executing strategic initiatives to improve efficiency and scale operations. Passionate about leveraging expertise to contribute to organizational success in warehousing, applying skills in inventory management, team leadership, and process optimization.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Business Development Manager
BIR Transport Co.
08.2024 - 09.2024
- Increased client base by identifying new business opportunities and cultivating strong relationships with key decision makers.
- Led the growth of the recruiting department, expanding the team by hiring two additional recruiters and spearheading all recruiting operations.
- Oversaw recruiting and marketing efforts across five partner businesses: BIR Transport, BIR Developments, BIR Concrete, BIR Luxury Landing, and BIR Fleet Services.
- Managed strategic recruitment initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and fostering growth in each division.
- Developed and executed marketing strategies to support recruitment efforts, enhancing brand visibility and attracting top talent across industries.
Assistant Operations Manager
BIR Transport Co.
Knoxville, Tennessee
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Developed and implemented all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for recruiting and inventory control, streamlining operations and improving efficiency.
- Managed full-cycle recruitment for new drivers, increasing the team from 37 to 50 drivers which marked a ~35% increase in our driving pool.
- Oversaw inventory management, including ordering parts, maintaining optimal stock levels, and monitoring supply chain activities.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with vendors to ensure timely delivery of parts and supplies, improving overall operational effectiveness.
Area Operations Manager
Pandion
Lewisville, Texas
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Launched Pandion’s 2nd sortation center, supporting the distribution of roughly 40,000 packages daily for 6 partner businesses
- Worked cross-functionally with engineering, network design, transportation, IT, and human resources to build out processes and documentation
- Served as the site 'People Leader' to create all training initiatives, safety standard work, and coordinate all engagement activities for the site
- Served as the site 'Quality Leader' to identify points of continuous improvement and implement solutions
- Analyzed data to determine root cause of delivery failures
- Implemented solutions to maintain OTD above 95% within the 2 day on-time delivery window
- Managed detailed records of stock levels, orders, and shipments for the site
- Developed a new comprehensive onboarding process network wide to drive retention
- Built daily volume forecasts based on customer needs, historical data, and recent trends
- Consistently outperformed planned efficiencies by critically evaluating labor needs, developing daily staffing plans, and coordinating with temp agencies to ensure plan is executed while still exceeding all KPIs.
Operations Supervisor - Sortation
US Logistics Solutions
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Supervised inbound retail operations, including prioritizing and scheduling customers, setting up scanners, maintaining productivity goals, and scheduling for daily volume
- Supervised outbound retail operations, ensuring timely scheduling and dispatch of linehaul loads, set up scanners, created BOLs, coordinated with temp agency, tracked employee performances, and prepared CPH reports for senior management
- Managed a team of 55-60 associates during regular season and 80-90 employees during peak periods.
Logistics Leadership Training Program
Ferguson Enterprises
02.2021 - 10.2021
- Used RF gun to guide order picking and practiced proper handling and packing techniques
- Assigned tasks to associates to ensure timely picking and staging of all orders
- Utilized ShipHub to resolve order discrepancies between warehouse and sales teams
- Managed inbound freight schedule and assigned appointment IDs to incoming orders
- Trained new associates as well as supervisors on proper business processes and methods
- Collaborated with the Industrial Engineering/Configuration team on a consolidation project to address overflow inventory levels in the distribution center
- Increased distribution center capacity by 31% through consolidation project.
Industrial Engineering Intern
Clayton Homes
05.2018 - 09.2019
- Developed a database in excel tracking current and future state of each material used within the facility as well as provided comparison to support supermarket efforts
- Improved efficiency of material flow within the facility by 26% to support increase in production by designing Just in Time (JIT) supermarket systems
- Provided and established a template of transferable knowledge for manufacturing facilities to ultimately increase monthly profit of production by ~43% ($580K to $830K)
- Implemented additional storage sheds for OSB, Insulation Batts, and Trim materials
- Decreased inventory by 50% in main storage location by moving materials closer to point of use.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
The University of Tennessee – Haslam College of Business
Knoxville, TNSkills
- Analytical Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
- Management Skills
- Conflict Management Skills
- Recruiting
- Continuous Improvement
- Data Analysis and Visualization
- Tableau
- Business development and planning
- Power BI
- Excel
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Warehouse Management Systems
- Transportation Management Systems
Certification
- Business Analysis and Process Management - Coursera Project Network (2024, October) https://coursera.org/share/0c1a180b630feac73d822ce6d1d8d582
- Compare Stock Returns with Google Sheets Coursera Project Network (2024, October) https://coursera.org/share/3decb2d1cdb9955561fc0ee645236cf7
- OSHA 30 - University of South Florida (2024, April)
- DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors - WorkTraining.com (2024, January)
Timeline
Business Development Manager
BIR Transport Co.
08.2024 - 09.2024
Assistant Operations Manager
BIR Transport Co.
01.2024 - 07.2024
Area Operations Manager
Pandion
06.2022 - 10.2023
Operations Supervisor - Sortation
US Logistics Solutions
10.2021 - 06.2022
Logistics Leadership Training Program
Ferguson Enterprises
02.2021 - 10.2021
Industrial Engineering Intern
Clayton Homes
05.2018 - 09.2019
OSHA 30
DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors
UPS DOT GROUND Hazardous Materials Training Seminar
Bachelor of Science - Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
The University of Tennessee – Haslam College of Business
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