Sylvester O'Neil Clemons

Oversee all transportation daily activities working with the maintenance team for efficient transportation system, which may include setting up rental agreements or doing bills of lading when using3rd party carriers

• Conduct weekly Labor reports to ensure company records are accurate this includes fuel cost, mileage, repairs, backhaul revenue, driver hours and compliance
• Conducts supervisor/safety meetings to discuss safety, accuracy, and productivity within management team for all employees and union personal
• Provide service to retail leadership concerning store complaints through verbal and written communication to ensure all stores know what is taking place while waiting on product to arrive, or issues that came up
• Determine equipment and manpower requirements for daily operational needs, that is cost effective and finical driven based off projection goals
• Communicate with and listen effectively to employees, to make changes for department as needed
• With self-control, both verbally and in writing to direct, coach, train
• Issue corrective action as needed, following Union guidelines
• Implement cost-saving measures within the department
• Maximum the drivers/cover board hours to keep OT cost down
• Keep abreast on FMCSA regulations; ensuring all employees and equipment are in D.O.T
• Compliance upholding all company polices
• Conduct supervisor meetings to discuss labor report/period close to look for ways to improve business
• Work with HR to help setup and conduct interviews for the department for all staffing needs
• Coordinate with supervisor for shift needs setting up bids to maximus driver hours while cutting down on OT and ensuring the projected budget is followed
• Hold monthly safety meetings to speak with the driver team of hazards or ways to improve company safety culture.

• Oversee all transportation daily activities working with maintenance department for efficient transportation system, which may include setting up rental agreements or doing bills of lading when using 3rd party carrier
• Conduct weekly Labor reports to ensure company records are accurate this includes fuel cost, mileage, repairs, backhaul revenue, driver hours and compliance
• Conducts supervisor/safety meetings to discuss safety, accuracy, and productivity within management team for all employees and union personal
• Provide service to retail leadership concerning store complaints through verbal and written communication to ensure all stores know what is taking place while waiting on product to arrive, or issues that came up
• Determine equipment and manpower requirements for daily operational needs, that is cost effective and finical driven based off projection goals
• Communicate with and listen effectively to employees, to make changes for department as needed

• Oversee all product and personal leaving the Division Distribution Center via Safeway trucks
• Supervise up to134 drivers and direct the workforce, train and prepare new supervisor with LYTIX, XRS and daily job functions
• Conducts supervisor meetings to discuss safety, accuracy, and productivity with management team
• Provide superior service to retail stores through verbal and written communication to ensure all stores know what is taking place while waiting on product to arrive
• Enforce safety standards to reduce accidents and related expenses resulting from unsafe work practices - conduct monthly safety committee meetings
• Determine equipment and manpower requirements for daily operational needs
• Communicate with and listen effectively to employees, to make changes for department as needed
• Ensured proper documentation was completed accurately for all transportation operations, including driver logs, vehicle inspection reports, and accident/incident reports.
• Improved working conditions for employees and fostered work environment that maximized employee morale and engagement.
• Managed a team of drivers, providing training, guidance, and performance evaluations to maintain a high level of professionalism.

• Accountable for the safe transport and on-time transport of freight throughout an assigned route, in all weather conditions driving53-foot trailers
• Managed load manifests and bills of lading and product from pickup to drop off
• Understand, comprehended, and properly analyzed hazardous materials for proper transportation over-the-road
• Attend to all verification and proper vehicle placarding for the vehicle in use
• Conduct a thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspection of any equipment operated in compliance with Company Policy
• Accountable for hooking and unhooking trailers from the tractor and place in appropriate locations as directed
• Installed and removed snow chains when road conditions and State Regulations require
• Maintained the Hours-of-Service requirements pursuant to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

• Manage 65 drivers and 4 supervisors, including recruiting and interviewing potential employees as well as training and coaching team members and assisting with annual performance appraisals
• Help coordinate safety, team, and quarterly meetings
• Participate in reporting and budgeting, assisting with D&S generated reports and contributing to annual budget preparation for Director-Supply Chain Center approval
• Contribute to weekly scheduling of driver routes and re-routing, conducting route analysis, identifying saving opportunities, and conducting route observations to ensure compliance
• Assist with miss-deliveries, recommending avoidance strategies to Team Leader
• Facilitate maintenance of driver qualification file, scheduling of truck maintenance, accident investigation, and leasing meetings to ensure PMs are met for all naval fleet.
• Provide highest standards of customer service, maintaining positive professional relationships with clients, and conducting customer surveys
• Supervised department personnel by assigning and directing daily tasks as well as evaluating performance to enhance productivity and resolve problems.
• Maintained compliance with all regulations, avoiding fines and penalties for the organization.

• Handled processing of documents for shipment of freight, truck load, and less-than-truck load documents, and air documents inland carriers
• Coached and mentored10 Transportation specialist with freight forwarding process
• Monitored25 union drivers logs, hours, and loads daily to ensure timely delivery for all product
• Initiated emergency Material release Orders using all modes of shipment, researching and resolving any inbound and outbound shipment discrepancies
• Prepared and scheduled routing and priority shipments using supply and transportation automated system knowledgeably, with all modes of shipping
• Collaborated with freight forwarders to ship Foreign Military Sales (FMS) freight
• Performed freight shipment and transportation functions accurately and efficiently and conduct inspections to retrieve astray freight
• Conducted research with a variety of supply systems, checking storage locations and staging areas to determine validity of complaints
• Performed negotiations on cost changes, price adjustments, progress, and carrier payments
• Applied computer system knowledge including rating, routing, and billing, as well as preparing cost comparisons to determine cost-effective modes and best value carriers

• Conduct in-depth research on discrepancies for inventories, denials, inventory balance, and location discrepancies
• Carry out exhaustive searches for information, reconstructing records for complex supply transactions, as well as carrying out physical counts of assets in storage
• Improved internal control efficiency and reduced risks, presenting audit findings
• Evaluated inventory control procedures, providing guidance to management and other groups
• Screened inventory for costs impacting gain/loss and communicating with management
• Produced monetary recovery for over $1M, identifying material processing errors
• Ensured funding as well as required waivers, certifications, approvals, and compliances
• Analyzed responses including price reasonableness, competition adequacy, compliance with Solicitations, and probability of meeting requirements
• Maintained 98.7% efficiency rate in accounting for propane inventory receipt and distribution
• Verified routine material information including National Stock Number, Quantity Unit of Pack, Unit of Issue, and Shelf Life
• Managed day-to-day operations of warehouse, freight and parcel shipments, returns, and transfers.
• Oversaw warehouse staff and maintained efficiency in fast-paced environment.
• Trained employees on equipment operation and safety protocols.
• Collaborated with other departments to address any issues or discrepancies in orders, ensuring smooth communication across teams.