Logistics Specialist

Logistics Specialist — Vanguard Logistics Solutions

Columbus, OH | August 2023 – Present

• Coordinate daily outbound shipping schedules, cargo dispatching, and carrier tracking for a 220,000 sq. ft. distribution center, successfully reducing weekly freight delivery delays by 14%.
• Negotiate contract shipping rates, detention fees, and fuel surcharges with 12 domestic carrier groups, saving $64,000 in annual freight shipping costs.
• Audit inbound and outbound shipment documentation and customs paperwork using SAP ERP, raising inventory logging accuracy from 94% to 99.1% over an 18-month period.
• Evaluate transit route efficiency metrics using Tableau and SQL databases, resolving distribution bottlenecks to improve overall on-time delivery rates by 16%.

Associate Logistics Coordinator — Frontier Freight Solutions

Cincinnati, OH | June 2021 – July 2023

• Tracked and updated the transit status of 450+ monthly freight shipments using Oracle WMS, reducing average customer delivery status inquiries by 24%.
• Collaborated with warehouse operations teams to streamline parcel sorting, load planning, and dispatch schedules, improving daily order picker throughput by 19%.
• Prepared and verified customs compliance paperwork and international shipping manifests for 120+ shipments, successfully reducing customs clearance delays by 35%.
• Resolved 98% of inbound cargo damage claims and transit discrepancies, successfully recovering $22,000 in billing adjustments from negligent carrier partners.

Supply chain operations, Carrier relations, Freight routing, Warehouse inventory control, Customs documentation, LTL and FTL shipping, Tariff negotiation, Route optimization, SAP ERP, Oracle WMS, Microsoft Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI

Carrier Scorecard Implementation

Role: Logistics Lead

Tools: SAP ERP, MS Excel, Tableau

Designed an automated carrier performance scorecard system, tracking 15 KPIs to improve carrier compliance from 82% to 97% in 6 months.

Warehouse Layout Reorganization

Role: Logistics Coordinator

Tools: Oracle WMS, AutoCAD, Advanced Excel

Redesigned high-velocity product storage layouts for a 150,000 sq. ft. facility, reducing average picking travel times by 22% and saving 15 labor hours weekly.

• Certified Logistics Associate (CLA) (2022)
• APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) (2024)

• Languages: English (Native), Portuguese (Conversational)
• Professional Memberships: Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice