Wesley Overstreet
Savannah
Summary
Service-focused Transportation Manager with superb background in logistics management. Developed robust logistical and managerial skills in fast-paced transportation environment. Excel at optimizing workflows, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Seeking to leverage transferable skills to make meaningful impact in new field.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Transportation Manager II
JB Hunt Transportation
07.2023 - Current
- Oversee team of 60+ drivers by reviewing performance to promote timely and efficient deliveries and operations.
- Increase transportation efficiency by optimizing routing and scheduling processes.
- Lead improvement initiatives to advance operational efficiencies and increase revenue.
- Develop and maintain knowledgeable and productive team of employees.
- Prepare and update employees' daily work schedules and resolved delivery problems.
- Coordinate driver dispatch to accomplish daily delivery requirements.
- Conduct regular evaluations of transportation procedures for continuous improvement opportunities.
- Reduce transport costs for the company through strategic negotiations with vendors and carriers.
- Organize records of vehicles, schedules and completed orders.
Operations Supervisor
UPS
07.2018 - 07.2023
- Conducted regular performance evaluations for direct reports, identifying areas for improvement and setting development goals accordingly.
- Enhanced team productivity by providing ongoing training, coaching, and mentoring to staff members.
- Managed daily operations for optimal performance, ensuring smooth workflows and timely completion of tasks.
- Hired, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff.
- Ensured compliance with company policies, industry regulations, safety standards, and local laws during daily operations.
- Oversaw logistics coordination for seamless transportation of goods between various departments and locations.
- Interceded between employees during arguments and diffused tense situations.
- Optimized delivery schedules to enhance customer satisfaction with timely order fulfillment.
- Improved safety standards by conducting regular audits and training sessions, resulting in fewer workplace accidents.
Education
BBA - Business Management
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA07-2023
Skills
- Warehouse operations
- Transportation regulations
- Route planning
- Shipping and receiving
- Data entry
- Onboarding and training
- Operations management
- Safety regulations implementation
- Fleet management
- Effective communication
- Worker supervision
- Reliability
- Warehouse safety
- Cost control
- Schedule control
- Professionalism
- Dispatch operations
- Hazardous material tracking
Timeline
Transportation Manager II
JB Hunt Transportation
07.2023 - Current
Operations Supervisor
UPS
07.2018 - 07.2023
BBA - Business Management
Georgia Southern University
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