Lead a wide range of strategic efforts that facilitate growth and optimize resource allocation for the company, a leading food products distributor with 45+ years of operating history and consistently ranked as one of the highest-quality produce distributors in the industry * Designated and led the company's strategic planning teams to maximize sales and minimize spending * Rebranded company Marketing and Digital Assets * Director of Compliance: designed a customized FSVP plan and ensured the company and foreign growers adhered to FSMA requirements * Sr. Project Manager: planned, designed and implemented new ERP system * Identified, integrated and oversaw a comprehensive Managed Services provider while also managing the internal IT dept * Transitioned the company infrastructure to a hosted, cloud-based solution * Worked with engineers to plan, design and supervise the construction of a new office building * Coordinated and executed the entire office relocation from start to finish (logistics, materials, furniture, IT equipment, service contracts, etc) * Designed Standard Operating Procedures to accommodate a growing company * Researched and identified growth opportunities through streamlining and consolidating manual processes * Negotiated, maintained and managed all company contracts (operations, equipment, services, etc) * Key Customer Relations Manager: ensured deliverables and exceptional service to our retail customers * Worked directly with Board Members to plan future crop rotations

2008 - 2015

* Provided financial analysis of FOB origin pricing to identify freight opportunities * Developed regional asset and broker based carrier base for all Topco managed freight * Managed a team of 3 Logistics Specialists and oversaw day-to-day operations * Worked with team managers to identify and implement opportunities across Logistics that improve our service to our internal and external customers * Leveraged systems (Foodlink, ITrade, Lean Logistics, AS-400) to automate load building, order consolidation and shipment tendering while following current SOP and meeting rigorous business requirements * Led initiatives to convert vendor managed freight to Topco managed freight * Developed and improved the processes and procedures of the Logistics Department * Developed, implemented and coordinated consolidation trucks resulting in savings and on time deliveries * Forecasted 4-6 week line haul rates to accommodate Procurement's member ad needs * Negotiated contract, seasonal and spot market full load and LTL pricing with carriers to produce savings for the client