Tiara Young
Columbia,MD
Summary
Professional operations manager with substantial experience in overseeing yard activities and optimizing operational processes. Known for fostering collaborative team environment and consistently achieving results in dynamic settings. Reliable and adaptable, skilled in logistics management, safety protocols, and team leadership.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Yard Operations Manager
Target
09.2023 - Current
- Oversaw daily yard operations, ensuring efficient loading and unloading of merchandise.
- Implemented safety protocols, reducing workplace incidents and enhancing team compliance.
- Coordinated scheduling for yard staff, optimizing resource allocation and workflow efficiency.
- Trained new employees on equipment usage and safety standards, fostering a culture of safety awareness.
- Streamlined inventory management processes, improving accuracy in stock levels and reducing discrepancies.
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance communication between yard operations and other departments.
- Enhanced overall efficiency through the development of comprehensive standard operating procedures for yard operations.
Yard Coordinator
Target Corporation
2022 - 2023
- Perform all safe and secure/sortation center tasks, completed duties as onsite delivery associate (9K+/daily)
- Control all inbound and outbound freight movement for retail orders, pick/sort/pack, sales, questions, etc.
- Monitor all of the inbound and outbound deliveries; engage and scan the yard for quality and safety concerns
- Manage the scheduling of all UPS and FedEx drop-offs; supervise all the sortation associates while operations
- Unload all site trucks; enforcing and making sure associates follow and adhere to all Target safety protocols
- Coordinated training programs to develop staff competencies and improve overall performance.
- Managed logistics for incoming shipments, ensuring efficient unloading processes for timely product availability.
- Conducted quality audits on processes and procedures within the yard environment, leading to continuous improvements.
LTL Analyst
Mansfield Energy Corporation
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Resolved issues/implemented solutions to maximize on-time customer service while minimizing freight cost
- Analyzed freight costs for senior leaders/product team; evaluating historical/prospective freight cost trends
- Planned and scheduled all site route shipments using various LTL and FTL carrier partners; goal completed
- Led inventory management for numerous sites including the U.S. Navy and Marine Corp., consumer success
- Managed current inventory levels and watched trends to ensure sites were filled to their capacity and KPIs
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency.
Transportation Coordinator
Macy’s Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Wrote weekly and monthly global transportation reports; provided data to all site leadership for operations
- Produce all bills of landing and update shipment status information, handled all invoices and all cash usages
- Monitor shipments to guarantee on time delivery; managed the successful delivery of customer freight items
- Finish all necessary customs documents and other paperwork that pertained to everyday transportation duties
- Exhibit strategic leadership and foresight in support of long-range sales growth; achieved completion for site
Education
BS - Logistics and Operations
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD06.2027
Skills
- Yard Coordinator, Transportation Ops Expert, People Advocate, and Diversity Equity Inclusion Leader
- Budgeting, Invoices, Customer Success, Public Speaker, Self Starter, and Field Database Management
- Microsoft Office, Oracle, AS-400, 3PL Flow Ops, Supply Chain, Business Ops, and Process Improvement
- Incident investigation
- Shipping and receiving
- Transportation planning
- Space utilization
- Security protocols
- Route optimization
- Employee engagement
- Time management
- Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
Logistics Yard Operations Manager
Target
09.2023 - Current
LTL Analyst
Mansfield Energy Corporation
01.2019 - 01.2022
Transportation Coordinator
Macy’s Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2019
Yard Coordinator
Target Corporation
2022 - 2023
BS - Logistics and Operations
University of Maryland, Baltimore