Darious Edwards

Experience

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  YRC Freight

  Apr 1994 - Apr 2009

  Operations Manager, Industrial Engineer, Service Planner,Dock Supervisor, Dispatcher

  Dock supervisor, Dispatcher, Service Planner, Operations manager/coordinator, Industrial Engineer, Safety Committee Coordinator, Office manager planning department. Name a role and I've done it and mastered it.#freightdoctor

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  Central Transport

  May 2009 - Nov 2009

  Activity center Hub operations Supervisor

  Operations management

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  CEVA Logistics

  Nov 2009 - Apr 2016

  Contract General Manager

  • Managed Inbound Transportation routes for Chrysler Fiat JIT operations• Multi-site responsibilities managing Portage Indiana and three Texas locations• P & L – Profit and Loss Management and Budget Control responsibilities• Managed 12 million dollar a year operation independently• Increased business units profit margin by over 10% year over year for 6 years through various cost control and new revenue stream initiatives. • Performed weekly Financial Projections and approved all Revenue and Expenses• Created annual Budgets for Portage Indiana and three South Texas locations• Developed and enforced all Cost Model Requirements• Future State Planning for Texas and Portage Indiana operations• Responsible for Customer Interaction (scorecard visits with Chrysler/Fiat)• Enforced all Quality/ISO and EQS Requirements• Highest ranking site level manager with ownership of all processes• Responsible for Transportation Route Design Management• Managed relationships with customer (Chrysler/Fiat) and supply base• Carrier Management for purchased transportation (Carrier Contacts, Performance, pricing)• Enforced Supplier and Customer Compliance• Managed collections on open invoices for revenue and carrier expenses• Developed schedule for all staff and conducted all performance reviews• Managed claims process with 0 claims paid by my site for over 6 years• Market Testing Purchased Transportation cost effectiveness biannually • Kaizen team leader responsible for over 40 successful projects• Awarded over 5 million in new business through Chrysler’s lane bid process• Made all staffing and pay decisions regarding associates at my locations#freightdoctor Show less

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  UNITED TRANSPORT INC.

  May 2016 - Jun 2017

  Vice President of Sales and Marketing

  Vice President of Sales and Marketing strategy Dedwards@gounitedtransport.com. Darious. Edwards77@gmail.comBuilt sales department from ground up for family owned asset based FTL company based out of the greater Chicagoland area. #Freightdoctor

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  XPO Logistics, Inc.

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  Operations manager

  Multi site Operations Manager Supply Chain. Managed operations for 5 Chicago area locations that serve as the Nufarm Americas North America distribution network. #No_to_GMO. #Freightdoctor

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  UChicago Medicine

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2022

  Supervisor of supply chain logistics

  Serving the community. Saving lives.Providing supply chain logistics support for a Level One trauma center on Chicago's south side. Managing supply chain operations for the operating theaters, sterile processing areas (CSP), labor and delivery, as well as the pharmacies & I.V. rooms in CCD, Comer, and DCAM buildings. Responsible for supply chain support for sterile/ procedural areas at the Hyde Park medical campus. I am a leader helping to foster a spirit of teamwork and performance excellence on a world class level in healthcare supply chain management.Redefining healthcare supply chain management through best practices learned from experience partnering with industry leading logistics service providers. Lean, six sigma, and Kaizen certified change agent. Always moving forward!#Freightdoctor #At_the_forefront #varsity_team Show less

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  Avantor

  Aug 2022 - now

  Area Operations Manager (Miidwest / South region)

  Supply chain management for scientific research and production focused clients. Setting science in motion to create a better world 🌎! Managing Midwest/South region.