Yamani Gabriel Blanco
LyondellBasell
Porter,TX
20
years of professional experience
Logistics Operations Professional with 10+ years of end-to-end supply chain experience across warehousing, freight forwarding, transportation, and pricing. Utilize SAP and data analytics to deliver cost-effective solutions, simplify operations across departments, and protect against supply chain disruptions while upholding top safety and quality standards.
Work History
Pricing Specialist
3 Years 2 Months- Managed customer pricing requests and maintained accurate price records across order-to-cash processes.
- Reviewed contract pricing terms to ensure compliance with commercial agreements and internal policies.
- Commodity-Indexed Pricing: Direct monthly pricing adjustments by calculating and updating customer price files based on shifting commodity market indexes and raw material fluctuations.
- Data-Driven Reporting: Generate comprehensive pricing reports and conduct data analysis to provide leadership with actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, and Operations teams to align pricing execution with broader business strategies and customer agreements.
Account Specialist
1 Year 4 Months- Global Order Fulfillment: Managed the end-to-end domestic and export order fulfillment processes, ensuring 100% data accuracy and timeliness within SAP.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Served as the primary liaison between customers, Sales, Marketing, and Transportation teams, effectively translating market demands into executable logistics plans.
- Supply Chain Scheduling: Coordinated directly with plant and storage personnel to coordinate complex shipping schedules, optimizing warehouse efficiency and minimizing transit delays.
- Client Relationship Management: Actively managed critical client accounts, proactively resolving order bottlenecks to maintain high customer satisfaction.
Export Logistics & Operations Specialist
1 Year 3 Months- Export Documentation & Compliance: Organized global export logistics coordination, ensuring flawless execution of international shipping documentation, customs compliance, and freight forwarding procedures.
- Sales Order & Supply Chain Management: Managed end-to-end sales orders and vendor procurement cycles, tracking shipments from origin to destination to guarantee seamless product delivery.
- Demand Forecasting & Data Integrity: Partnered closely with the Sales team to analyze customer volume forecasts, maintaining 100% accuracy in customer master data and profile management.
- Collaborated with sales, warehouse, and accounting team to resolve complex customer inquiries and service requests.
Export Operation Specialist
2 Years 2 Months- Multimodal Logistics Management: Directed international freight operations (Air and Ocean) and domestic transportation networks (LTL, FTL) for the high-volume export department.
- Margin & Route Optimization: Enhanced profit margins by strategically routing shipments using the most efficient and cost-effective transportation lanes.
- Vendor Negotiation: Negotiated competitive shipping rates with carriers and freight vendors, successfully capturing cost-savings opportunities without compromising service quality.
- Data Integrity & Billing Accuracy: Skillfully maintained a 95% average on data quality and on-time billing rates across all export documentation and files.
Air & Ocean Import/Export Specialist
5 Years 10 Months- Global Freight Coordination: Coordinated the end-to-end movement of international air and ocean freight, tracking shipments to ensure seamless supply chain execution.
- Regulatory Compliance: Audited and verified export and import documentation against internal corporate policies and strict international trade regulations.
- KPI Achievement: Recognized as a top-performing team member, consistently exceeding departmental performance metrics and KPIs by 90%.
- Warehouse & Storage Optimization: Proactively designed and implemented operational procedures that reduced storage bottlenecks and demurrage/detention concerns by 20%.
Project Manager
5 Years 3 Months- Website Deployment: Overseeing the end-to-end implementation process for the association’s new website, managing the project from initial inception through final successful launch.
- Strategic Marketing: Collaborated cross-functionally with multiple internal teams to design and execute original marketing campaigns and electronic communication strategies.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinated large-scale events and multi-departmental projects, aligning resources to achieve optimal operational success.
- Award-Winning Program Development: Developed a hands-on community program designed to increase construction career awareness for high school students; the initiative won the prestigious NAHB Excellence Award in 2010.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - General Management
Graduation: June 2014
Skills
Pricing & Revenue Management: Commodity-Indexed Pricing
Contract Compliance
and Cost-Reduction Strategies.
Supply Chain & Logistics: Global Import/Export Operations
Multimodal Freight (Air
Ocean
LTL
FTL)
Route Optimization
Vendor Procurement & Contract Negotiation
Systems & Software: SAP (Order Management
Pricing Master Data)
Microsoft Excel.
Professional Strengths: Problem-Solving
Team Collaboration
Organizational & Time Management
High-Volume Customer Service & Satisfaction.
Languages: Bilingual (Fluent in English and Spanish) — Professional proficiency for international logistics
vendor management
and cross-border operations.
Accomplishments
- Developed a hands-on community program designed to increase construction career awareness for high school students; the initiative won the prestigious NAHB Excellence Award in 2010.
- Collaborated with team of 5 people in the development of a new department website managing project from inception to successful launch.
- Streamlined Air Import team operations, establishing standardized storage protocols that cut storage and delay-related costs by 20%.
Timeline
Pricing Specialist
LyondellBasell
08.2023 - CurrentRead More
Account Specialist
LyondellBasell
04.2022 - 08.2023Read More
Export Logistics & Operations Specialist
Univar Solutions
01.2020 - 04.2021Read More
Export Operation Specialist
Röhlig Logistics
12.2017 - 02.2020Read More
Air & Ocean Import/Export Specialist
DHL Global Forwarding
02.2012 - 12.2017Read More
Project Manager
Master Builders Association
02.2007 - 05.2012Read More
City University of Seattle
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from General Management
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