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Shandie Seens

Airdrie,Canada

Summary

Skilled Transport Manager with solid experience in coordinating and overseeing all transport operations to ensure safe, efficient delivery of goods. Possess strong leadership skills, adept at team management and maintaining high standards of customer service. Demonstrated ability to streamline processes for improved productivity and cost-effectiveness. Previous roles have resulted in improved logistics efficiency and increased client satisfaction.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Transport Manager – Offshore Transportation

Loblaw Companies Limited
Calgary, AB
01.2023 - Current
  • Successful in cost reduction, process optimization, excellent communication skills and colleague development for overall team success.
  • Develop and implement new strategies to optimize network flow of goods
  • Monitor and analyze data year over year for cost saving initiatives
  • Contract negotiations with ocean and dray carriers, reviewing cost, quality, and reliability criteria
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders as required / promos, contingency, new projects
  • Provide regular updates to leadership team on key metrics, identifying areas for improvement, challenges and recognizing our success/wins
  • Successfully built a strong team, focusing on individual growth and action plans. Providing the tools necessary for continued growth and development in their current and future roles.

Transport Supervisor – Inbound Transportation

Loblaw Companies Limited
Calgary, AB
03.2019 - 12.2022
  • Successfully manage all orders that originate and are required for pick up from an Alberta vendor, while maintaining strong relationships with carriers, vendors, and the Loblaw replenishment team.
  • Execute Inbound day to day operations and crossdock scheduling; in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication with replenishment, vendors, scheduling, and carriers to efficiently schedule order pick up and delivery
  • Daily optimization and order planning. Populate reports to provide to the business, ensuring accuracy and clear direction
  • Advanced knowledge of TMS, maintaining internal queries and reports with accurate data.
  • Essential data control and analysis, maximizing the efficiency of our direct and consolidated loads through regular review of vendors and purchasing trends.
  • Financial review, investigate discrepancies in carrier invoices. Imperative to keep clear, precise communication and documentation on all issues.

Planning Coordinator – Inbound Transportation

Loblaw Companies Limited
Calgary, AB
01.2015 - 03.2019
  • To assist the West Transport Supervisors with order accuracy, populating daily reports for local carriers and the generating initial stages of crossdock planning. This included reconciliation and tendering loads in TMS.
  • Advanced TMS experience, knowledge, and navigation. Provided training and support for my team during the introduction of the new system as well as training when on-boarding new staff.
  • Basic SAP knowledge and navigation/Manually release interbranches and collect order details.
  • Analyze order parameters prior to planning to ensure accuracy and efficient loads.
  • Populate daily excel sheets with orders for planning, ensuring the cross-dock report captures orders coming through the facility to be ship to final destination.
  • Reconcile necessary changes to reflect the correct loading and tendering details. System accuracy.

Offshore Coordinator

Loblaw Companies Limited
Calgary, AB
09.2013 - 12.2014
  • Proactively track and trace containers arriving to Canada. Document accuracy and financial support.
  • Track and trace containers arriving into Canadian ports which includes the navigation through steamship lines, port sites and rail lines
  • Data control and analysis. Update reports daily as new containers arrive. Coordinate the delivery to storage facilities or destination based on priority of the product. Direct communication with the replenishment team.
  • Financial accuracy. Accrue/pay day invoices, steamship invoices and storage charges.
  • Document control on all containers prior to their arrival into Canada.

Skills

  • Process optimization
  • Freight management
  • Data analysis
  • Cost reduction
  • Contract negotiation
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Employee development
  • Project management
  • Documentation management

Affiliations

Staying active and outdoors as much as possible. Weightlifting, hiking, mountain Biking, paddleboarding, camping and much more.

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Timeline

Transport Manager – Offshore Transportation

Loblaw Companies Limited
01.2023 - Current

Transport Supervisor – Inbound Transportation

Loblaw Companies Limited
03.2019 - 12.2022

Planning Coordinator – Inbound Transportation

Loblaw Companies Limited
01.2015 - 03.2019

Offshore Coordinator

Loblaw Companies Limited
09.2013 - 12.2014

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