Anthony Fabro

Anthony Fabro

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Vendor Compliance | Vendor Relations | Supply Chain Professional | Rail Industry Observer

  • Education

    • St. Charles Preparatory

      1988 - 1992

      Activities and Societies: Band, Theater (Stage Crew)

    • The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

      1992 - 1997
      BSBA Transportation and Logistics

      Activities and Societies: Ohio State Amateur Radio Club W8LT - Minored in Spanish- Self-funded all school expenses

  • Experience

    • Upper Arlington Public Library

      Mar 1994 - Dec 1997
      Various Positions

      Computer Services- Assisting patrons with applications on library's computers (both Windows and Macintosh platforms).- Performed hardware and software maintenance on all desktop PCs.- Helped organize hardware/software database for entire library system.Audio Visual Department- Assisted patrons with online card catalog in locating materials.- Repaired audio/visual materials.Circulation Department - Library Page- Responsible for shelving audio/visual materials. Show less

    • Rail Van, Inc

      Dec 1997 - Jul 2001
      Logistics Specialist

      Responsible for dispatch and customer service of all outbound freight for two plant warehouses and three distribution warehouses of a major national food manufacturerEstablished informal relationships with carriers to better facilitate control of highly volatile requirements for truckload movements

    • Pacer Global Logistics

      Jul 2001 - Oct 2007
      Manager

      Key account manager for day to day Transportation Management Systems (TMS) operation of a global top-tier OEM and replacement market tire supplier. Account volume at peak was approximately 77,000 tendered loads/yearManaged account's carrier performance metrics, developed and implemented plans of action for carriers below acceptable service levels, and recommended replacement for failing carriersResponsible for the selection and hiring for a team which peaked at 14 employees

    • Pacer International

      Oct 2007 - Nov 2009

      Bridge Team, October 2007 - August 2009 Represented Pacer in a company-wide $40 million SAP implementation encompassing seven business units and over 1,600 employees:Responsible for coordinating and conducting meetings with the business and SAP to capture and define business requirementsDeveloped business process flows, descriptive materials and functional specification documents for SAP System Engineers and ProgrammersProject specifically focused on Pacer's over-the-road and Supply Chain business unitsManager, Development Team (ran concurrent with Bridge Team)Member of team overseeing Selling, General & Administrative (SG&A) expensesEstablished company-wide express mail and office supply procurement program which collectively resulted in a savings of over $600,000 on a $2.1 million overall spendLed multiple "green" projects aimed at reducing electricity consumption in the Dublin office Show less

      • Manager - Business Process

        Aug 2009 - Nov 2009
      • Manager

        Oct 2007 - Aug 2009
    • Big Lots

      Jun 2010 - Feb 2025

      • Lead domestic Vendor Compliance program whose scope includes Big Lots' 1,400+ domestic vendors shipping over 90,000 shipments at peak to our distribution centers. • Develop and implement domestic Vendor Compliance policies, resulting in increased DC receiving efficiencies including a 15% increase in DC EDI ASN usage• Lead monthly touch base meetings with distribution center inbound supervisors regarding process and vendor issues which helped reduce DC compliance reporting errors over 8%• Lead quarterly departmental meetings with Merchandising division manager and buyers to drive collaboration between Merch and Supply Chain regarding topics pertinent to their vendor partnerships• Analyze vendor performance, schedule calls to review KPI metrics, and establish plans of action for low performing vendors• Developed Vendor Compliance scorecard for all domestic vendors; worked with Open Text to implement monthly systemic scorecard distribution Show less

      • Manager of Vendor Compliance

        Jun 2012 - Feb 2025
      • Vendor Compliance Analyst

        Jun 2010 - Jun 2012
  • Licenses & Certifications