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Sonie M. Freshwater

Work History

District Transportation Manager

UPS
, Florida
  • Responsible for executing the strategic operational plan for the district, reporting directly to the District Operations Manager.
  • Supports the day to day running of district operations, driving safety, service, and cost results, allowing the District President more opportunity to build customer relationships and grow volume.
  • Provide oversight to director-level operations management to review daily operations performance, provide direction on strategic initiatives, train and develop Division Managers, build partnerships within the community, and promote a safe work environment.
  • Manage resources and people processes through 80+ management overseeing 1,000+ employees in Florida. (e.g., Performance Management, Career Development, Succession Planning, Salary Administration, Training, Staffing, etc.)
  • Identifies individual and team skill gaps and developmental opportunities to facilitate individual and team development.
  • Ran the #2 Automated Division in the Domestic US in 2023 out of 52 Divisions.
  • Beat the Business plan for cost each of the first eight months of 2024 by an average of $783k per month.
  • Package Delivery Company & Provider of Transportation & Logistics Services

Sunrise Operations Manager

UPS
  • Develop operational improvement plans yielding returns on investment.
  • Managed a team of 16 F/T Supervisors and 80 P/T supervisors with 400 hourly employees.
  • Responsible for the processing of 150000 packages daily.
  • Responsible for making daily production goals while maintaining a safe work environment.
  • Led a team that went over 12 months without an OSHA recordable injury.
  • Maintain relationships with labor union representatives, participate in local arbitrations & reduce grievances.
  • Package Delivery Company & Provider of Transportation & Logistics Services

Training Manager

UPS
  • Responsible for all training and compliance of all new employees.
  • Coach, council & develop all potential new management.
  • Responsible for setting up and teaching all new management orientation.
  • Responsible for maintaining all training records for new employees.
  • Responsible for deciding whether or not new employees would gain permanent employment.
  • Package Delivery Company & Provider of Transportation & Logistics Services

Operations Supervisor

UPS
  • Responsible for a team of 7 P/T supervisors and 60 hourly employees.
  • Completed Supervisor Leadership School in Oberlin Ohio.
  • Responsible for training, safety and production of my team.
  • Communicate expectations & manage results of direct reports daily.
  • Package Delivery Company & Provider of Transportation & Logistics Services

Class D Package Car Driver

UPS
  • Worked as a Class D Package Car driver for six months before going back into management.
  • Package Delivery Company & Provider of Transportation & Logistics Services

Timeline

District Transportation Manager

UPS

Sunrise Operations Manager

UPS

Training Manager

UPS

Operations Supervisor

UPS

Class D Package Car Driver

UPS
Sonie M. Freshwater