Adam LaForest

Operations Pricing Manager at Brown Integrated Logistics
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(386) 825-5501
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States, GE

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Experience

    • United States
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations Pricing Manager
      • Feb 2023 - Present

      Manage all pricing and yield related activities for Brown Trucking company and Brown Logistics service's. Manage and track productivity of analyst team to ensure all pricing related task are completed accurately and on time.

    • Senior Operations Pricing Analyst
      • Jul 2022 - Feb 2023

      • Completed RFP’s and dedicated pricing opportunities to secure new business for Brown Trucking. • Managed all pricing and yield related projects to maintain a growing freight network which completed thirty thousand shipments each quarter with a fleet of 650 CVOs. • Conducted thorough business reviews of expired contracts to provide updated rates for over 80 customers generating 120 million dollars in revenue annually. • Utilized custom built analysis tools to identify, support, and… Show more • Completed RFP’s and dedicated pricing opportunities to secure new business for Brown Trucking. • Managed all pricing and yield related projects to maintain a growing freight network which completed thirty thousand shipments each quarter with a fleet of 650 CVOs. • Conducted thorough business reviews of expired contracts to provide updated rates for over 80 customers generating 120 million dollars in revenue annually. • Utilized custom built analysis tools to identify, support, and improve network efficiency to increase operating margin from 26.1% in September 2020 to 41.2% in February 2022. • Interpret data and Identify trends with the company’s network analysis tools to identify opportunities for continued improvement within the freight network. • Developed Tableau dashboards using multiple data sources, which are used by operations and senior management to make critical business decisions. • Managed ongoing process improvement projects to ensure the delivery against business needs and quarterly KPI goals.

    • Senior Operations Analyst
      • Jul 2020 - Jun 2022

    • United States
    • Truck Transportation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Industrial Engineer
      • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

      ● Integrated the Quintiq Logistics Planner, a robust application which considered many complex variables to generate optimized solutions, for daily terminal pickup and delivery operations. Processes developed around the QLP significantly improved planning, execution, visibility, efficiency, and service. ● Ensured the successful deployment of Operations Technology and process initiatives to meet operational and company objectives. ● Worked closely with IT teams to test software… Show more ● Integrated the Quintiq Logistics Planner, a robust application which considered many complex variables to generate optimized solutions, for daily terminal pickup and delivery operations. Processes developed around the QLP significantly improved planning, execution, visibility, efficiency, and service. ● Ensured the successful deployment of Operations Technology and process initiatives to meet operational and company objectives. ● Worked closely with IT teams to test software applications and provide feedback for technical sprints to include bug fixes, process optimization, and data discrepancies. ● Represent the business as Product Owner for rollouts of an inventory of new handheld devices across a national network of 257 facilities. ● Participated in the field deployment of new technologies and trained all stakeholders to ensure compliance with the government's Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate. ● Developed and facilitated training for field employees and corporate personnel to maximize the impact of process changes. ● Provided continued support after implementation, to ensure the reliability of deployed technologies, systems, and processes according to established procedures and industry best practices.

    • Industrial Engineer
      • Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

    • Operations Supervisor
      • Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

      ● Developed daily work assignments for 76 drivers and dockworkers based on customer demands, and manpower. ● Remotely supervised and dispatched satellite terminal located in LaGrange Georgia composed of 7 city drivers and 1 dock employee. ● Supervised all activities of city drivers responsible for efficient pick-up and delivery of freight at customer locations. ● Ensured necessary resources of labor that are based on daily BPH goals (Bills Per Hour), so equipment and time are available… Show more ● Developed daily work assignments for 76 drivers and dockworkers based on customer demands, and manpower. ● Remotely supervised and dispatched satellite terminal located in LaGrange Georgia composed of 7 city drivers and 1 dock employee. ● Supervised all activities of city drivers responsible for efficient pick-up and delivery of freight at customer locations. ● Ensured necessary resources of labor that are based on daily BPH goals (Bills Per Hour), so equipment and time are available to all employees to allow maximum productivity of operations staff. ● Conducted daily pre shifts to administer safety programs, which encourage a safe work environment and focus on prevention of accidents and injuries. ● Ensured compliance with the union contract, government, company, local labor regulations, policies, and procedures.

Education

  • Kennesaw State University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Engineering
    2011 - 2017

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