TRAVIS DODD
Experienced Logistics Coordinator
Spartanburg,SC
Summary
Seasoned Logistics Coordinator with a proven track record at Spartanburg Steel Products, enhancing workflow planning and shipping coordination. Expert in warehouse management and adept at fostering strong professional relationships, demonstrated through successful project operations and inventory control. Achieved significant improvements in delivery scheduling, leveraging both hard and soft skills to exceed employer expectations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Coordinator
Pinnacle Coating & Converting
Spartanburg, SC
05.2024 - 02.2025
- Checked items into computer system, printed labels and directed to storage locations.
- Coordinated daily logistics operations, including shipment scheduling and tracking.
- Abided by safety training protocols and accident preparedness procedures to maintain safe working conditions.
- Managed movement, sorting and loading of supplies to keep deliveries on schedule.
- Managed inventory levels to ensure optimal stock at all times, reducing shortages and overages.
- Verified inventory computations by comparing to physical counts of stock and investigating discrepancies.
- Collaborated with internal teams to coordinate shipments between multiple locations.
- Prepared and maintained accurate shipping documentation, including bills of lading and invoices.
Planner/Scheduler _ Logistics Supervisor
Spartanburg Steel Products
Spartanburg, SC
10.2019 - 08.2023
- Coordinated production schedules to meet customer demands.
- Procured essential raw materials and components.
- Handled logistics for incoming and outgoing goods each day.
- Participated in daily production and scheduling discussions.
- Managed successful day-to-day operations of projects by maximizing productivity from available resources.
- Visited clients and vendors frequently to cultivate strong relationships.
- Determined amounts including space available as well as shipping, storage fees and demurrage costs utilizing computer or price list.
- Coordinated with carriers to arrange material shipping.
- Communicated with establishment representatives to resolve issues like damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications.
- Suggested forward-thinking strategies for process optimization.
- Evaluated logistics to identify appropriate transportation strategies.
- Generated shipping-related documentation, including work orders and bills of lading.
- Oversaw operations involving shipping and receiving staff.
- Conducted safety training sessions aligned with company protocols.
- Identified necessary resources and permissible downtime by analyzing potential impacts on key operations or system vulnerabilities.
- Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance
- Conduct or oversee contingency plan integration and operation
- Worked directly with production personnel to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts.
- Engaged in both long and short-term project planning, strategizing for on-time, high-quality deliverables.
Shipping Lead
Spartanburg Steel Products
11.2009 - 09.2019
- Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy
- Pulled, verified, and packaged items for shipment.
- Deliver or route materials to departments using forklifts
- Contact carrier representatives to make arrangements or to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials
- Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications
- Maintained positive relationships with representatives of UPS, FedEX, USPS, and DHL shipping companies.
- Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools, or postage meter
- Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials
- Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock
- Use of overhead crane to unload material in excess of 20,000lbs daily in a fast paced environment (overhead crane certified)
- Applies 5s on a daily basis.
Shipping and Receiving Lead
Roechling Automotive
08.2006 - 02.2009
- Pack, seal, label, and affix postage to prepare materials for shipping
- Operated forklifts, lift trucks, and hand trucks to move items around warehouse.
- Prepared shipping documents and invoices, processed payments, and fielded client questions.
- Conducted counts and audits of inventories to identify and resolve discrepancies in records.
- Stacked and stored pallets at end of shift to keep warehouse clean and organized.
- Organized storage areas to optimize materials movements and minimize labor hours.
- Verified orders by comparing names and quantity of items packaged with shipping documents.
- Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
Education
High School Diploma -
Chesnee High School
Chesnee, SC05.2000
Certificate of Completion - Computer Technology
Swofford Career Center
Campobello, SC05.2000
Skills
- Warehouse Management
- Schedule Management
- Documentation Skills
- Reporting Skills
- Materials Preparation
- Schedule Planning
- Invoice Processing
- Delivery Scheduling
- Workflow Planning
- Shipping Coordination
- Forklift/Crane Operation
- Data Documentation
- Inventory control
Timeline
Logistics Coordinator
Pinnacle Coating & Converting
05.2024 - 02.2025
Planner/Scheduler _ Logistics Supervisor
Spartanburg Steel Products
10.2019 - 08.2023
Shipping Lead
Spartanburg Steel Products
11.2009 - 09.2019
Shipping and Receiving Lead
Roechling Automotive
08.2006 - 02.2009
High School Diploma -
Chesnee High School
Certificate of Completion - Computer Technology
Swofford Career Center
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