Christopher Loss

Experience

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  Freightliner

  Jul 1998 - Apr 2001

  Shipping Planner

  Responsible for economical load plans for the transport of truck parts to North American truck manufacturing facilities. Load plans were generated by balancing desired quantites ordered, specified due dates, production completion times, and frequency of shipments.

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  Kanto Corporation

  Nov 2003 - now

  Manage the logistics and purchasing teams by providing support to ensure functionality and continued optimization of processes. Maintain relationships with logistics carriers and suppliers to ensure optimal supply of raw materials and uninterrupted deliveries to end use customers. Oversee government regulatory compliance for chemical shipments regarding DOT and BIS compliance.Monitor, analyze, and institute plans to improve logistics and purchasing costs. Assess trends and find efficiency improvements through diversification of vendors, optimization of processes, and the reduction of waste.Consolidate supply chain data and mold into presentable formats to easily pinpoint trends and improvement points. Communicate supply chain gaps and create contingency plans to prevent issues before they materialize. Directly involved in the ongoing implementation of our ERP systems and function as the lead regarding logistics, inventory and warehousing processes. Show less Manage a department of 6-9 personnel locally in addition to facilitation of warehousing and logistics between more than 20 regional distribution centers and customer sites. Responsible for forecast and inventory monitoring to supply customers with required product levels while keeping the cost of transportation at an economical level. Negotiate transportation contracts between freight carriers in both the LTL and FTL markets with experience in ocean and air exports. Hold excellent business relations with transportation companies to provide low cost product movement with options for emergency situations or sensitive product transport.Heavily involved with government regulatory compliance for the transport and exportation of hazardous chemicals to customer sites both domestically and internationally. Show less

  • Materials Manager

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Logistics Manager

    Nov 2003 - Mar 2022