JOSEPH SIMMONS
Georgetown,KY
Summary
Dedicated Logistics professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
PRODUCT MANAGER
Hacker industries
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Worked directly for the President of Acoustics
- Conducted multiple manufacturing plant visits around the country to ensure quality standards were maintained to our standards
- Worked directly with production managers to reduce waste and increase efficiencies to reduce our cost of materials
- Worked directly with Supply chain to ensure all required raw materials were available to reduce lead times preventing any delay in delivery of finished product to our customers
- Worked with shipping departments to negotiate the lowest possible rate for all lanes across the country
- This drove lower cost for our materials which directly resulted in a year over year increase in sales of over 25%
- Worked with the President of Acoustics and our plants to research and develop two new acoustical products to allow us to be more competitive in the market
LOGISTICS MANAGER
Hacker industries
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Schedule Intermodal, Rail Car, 3PL, LTL, and FTL moves weekly from our 8 manufacturing plants across the United States to supply our customers around the Nation
- Order and Ship over 30 Million dollars’ worth of materials yearly
- Work directly with Georgia Pacific and our customers to find the most cost-effective logistic solution
- Created five International shipping lanes to service our customers in Mexico and Canada
- Customer liaison to ensure the customer receives the correct product for projects, and it is on the job site prior to guarantee no schedule delays
- Work directly with all contracted carriers to negotiate lower rates for guaranteed loads and lanes
- Produce forecasts and projections quarterly to ensure all plants have material on the floor to support customers
CORPORATE TRANSPORTATION DISPATCHER
Heritage Crystal Clean
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Schedule over 200 Tanker, Rail Car, LTL, and FTL moves weekly to and from our re-refinery, depots and hubs to supply our internal and external customers around the Nation
- Proactively track all assets to ensure locations maintain the proper allocation and availability to remain productive
- Communicate with all branches and hubs to manage the logistics to ensure that our employees have the materials needed for daily operations
LOGISTICS MANAGER
Maxsafe Antifreeze-acquired by Heritage Crystal Clean
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Drive delivery of outstanding service, and sales coordinating daily activities of a 5-member team with operations and sales management team to capture optimal customer satisfaction and loyalty
- Significantly reduced costs through implementation of Transportation Management System, allowing senior staff to increase revenue by 35%.
- Instrumental in the creation of a web-based system (Track Via) to manage our operations from Bill of Ladings to Invoicing
- This management tool also reduced detention and demurrage over 20% in the first month, in addition, this tool has now given us the visibility to manage our transportation and re-refinery Key Performance Indicators
TRANSPORTATION MANAGER
IRON MOUNTAIN
01.2006 - 01.2011
- In a concurrent role as Operations Manager (2006-2011), optimize the 10-vehicle fleet through ongoing oversight of maintenance programs, with a focus on exceeding safety standards and complying with Federal/State/Local and DOT regulations
- Lead team of 10 couriers, 3 coordinators and a Supervisor
- Negotiated with vendors to attain competitive pricing, consistently reviewed and investigated budget variances to maintain operations under my leadership below my Profits and Loss
- Boosted efficiency and stops per hour rates (1.56 to 2.15) by using RoadNet to better plan and integrate routes in order to eliminate redundancies
- Directed a complete Data Center Cross-Country move for a Fortune 500 company (Citibank)
- Using two 747 Cargo Planes and 3 Lear Jets
- Moved the entire data center from Las Vegas to Ohio overnight and brought the data center back online with no downtime affecting credit card processing for Citibank customers
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
American Intercontinental University
Atlanta, GA01.2015
Skills
- Negotiation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Product development
- Vendor management
- Supply Chain
- Logistics
- Operations
- Customer Service
Activities
United States Navy (Retired Veteran), 1986-2006, PRODUCTION CONTROL SUPERVISOR/LEADING PETTY OFFICER, Directed 35 sailors and 7 federal civilian employees., Delivered logistics support for aircraft and equipment repair., Assessed logistics processes for improvement opportunities.
Timeline
PRODUCT MANAGER
Hacker industries
01.2022 - 01.2025
LOGISTICS MANAGER
Hacker industries
01.2017 - 01.2022
CORPORATE TRANSPORTATION DISPATCHER
Heritage Crystal Clean
01.2011 - 01.2016
LOGISTICS MANAGER
Maxsafe Antifreeze-acquired by Heritage Crystal Clean
01.2011 - 01.2014
TRANSPORTATION MANAGER
IRON MOUNTAIN
01.2006 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
American Intercontinental University
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