Experienced at helping companies optimize the logistics function
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XCD LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS
PAST PROJECTS
RETAIL
Retail (Home Improvement)
- Provided cost benefit analysis to convert vendors from collect to prepaid
- Negotiated cost
effective freight allowances with vendors
- Supported operations transition process
Retailer (Grocery and General Merchandise)
- Performed
benchmarking study for the leading Canadian retailer to remote communities
- Provided insight on retail store delivery process to distance
stores
- Study involved reviewing retailers in Greenland, Faroe Islands & Iceland
Retailer (Grocery, Ontario Division)
- Lead re-launch
of backhaul program
- Developed operating procedures,
- Cost benefit analysis template
- Service standards
- Measurement KPIs
- Implementation
strategy
- Developed and implemented contingency transportation plan for labour disruption
- Reviewed transportation department organization
structure
- Centralized the transportation function from three locations into one (reducing staff)
- Developed job descriptions
- Provide rationale for Director position
- Rationalized service providers through RFP process providing significant cost savings and operational
efficiencies
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (Business Development)
- Provide survey of Ontario & Quebec grocery, food services, convenience, mass merchandise,
drug and big box retailers food distribution centre locations
- Additional provided survey on 3rd Party Logistics providers
distribution centres for dry and refrigerated grocery product
3RD PARTY LOGISTICS (Pharmaceutical)
- New customer implementation,
with significant volume
- Startup operational support, analysis & process improvement
- Performed capabilities analysis
on branch leadership team
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
- Led implementation of "Courier Intercept" for a large office tower
- Developed operationg
process, tenant requirement survey, vendor RFP, qualified candidates, analyzed responses and recommended service provider
3RD PARTY
LOGISTICS (Telecommunication)
- Developed transportation strategic plan for a diverse complex customer base
- Initiated RFP, qualified
service providers, analyze responses and made recommendation on services providers
MANUFACTURER (Pharmaceutical & Cosmetics)
- Performed
analysis on inefficiencies in the distribution function and made corrective action recommendations
- Trained shipping staff on
effective use of TMS
- Trained warehouse staff on effective use of WMS
- Reduced transportation cost through negotiation changing carriers
where necessary
- Recruited new Distribution Manager