Kevin Perry

Experience

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  Milliken & Company

  Jul 1990 - Jun 1996

  Transportation Manager

  Sourced contracted carriers to meet company's service needs. Worked with domestic transportation, imports, exports, and all modes of transportation. Manager for Private Fleet and spent 2 years as a Distribution Center Manager.

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  Wal-Mart

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2002

  Developed longer-term strategies such as Global Supply Chain Visiblity and Vendor Compliance that supported corporate-wide initiatives for reduced lead-time variability, reduced inventory levels, and lower overall landed costs. Effectively collaborated with other functional areas within the company to optimize solutions and improve product flow. Led the development of core carrier programs for TL, Intermodal, LTL, and Parcel transportation. Successfully increased capacity that was necessary to move several million annual shipments, improved on-time service for all modes of transportation, and reduced costs substantially.

  • Supply Chain Manager

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  • Carrier Relations Manager

    Jan 1996 - Jan 2000
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  Lowe's

  Oct 2002 - Mar 2015

  Director, North American Carrier Relations and Inbound Transportation

  Oversee Inbound Transportation Team and Carrier Relations Team. Those teams are responsible for ensuring a timely and consistent product flow to all of Lowe's North American Distribution Centers and Stores. Responsible for ensuring a successful carrier program of several hundred carriers for all domestic modes of transportation (TL, LTL, Intermodal, Parcel, and Rail) to support the flow of several million shipments annually. Oversee a team of approximately 40 associates, including 6 Managers. Show less

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  Belk

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2017

  Director of Transportation

  Full accountability for the planning and operational aspect of Belk’s domestic inbound and outbound freight.. Oversee and manage retail product movement from vendor origin to DCs and DC movement to stores, and support the organization’s evolving Omni-channel mission. Ensure that the transportation strategy in line with the company’s Supply Chain strategy which has the responsiveness, ability, and commitment to meet or exceed required business results. Ensure a successful carrier program to provide product flow assurance at high service levels. Recruit, train, mentor and develop an engaged, diverse and best-in-class organization that will provide a high level of service, productivity, safety and quality. Demonstrate support for the merchandising and stores organizations by fostering effective communication through transparency of strategies and processes, and promoting relationship building initiatives. Develop expense and capital budgets, controls, and measurements to monitor progress, including service-level agreements. Promote effective and timely communication between the department and supply chain management, the network of distribution centers, and various corporate departments to enhance coordination of efforts. Show less

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  The Domestic Transportation Consultant

  Jan 2018 - now

  Principal

  Customized Solutions for your Domestic Transportation needsI’m a Transportation Professional, with 30-plus years of relevant industry experience, including over 18 combined years with the World’s Largest Retailer and 2nd-largest Home Improvement Retailer. I have had responsibility for domestic freight spend in excess of $900 Million annually. I have a proven track record of developing successful, sustainable Transportation programs and teams that control expenses, improve on-time service, and ensure that sufficient carrier capacity is in place to handle your year-round needs, including seasonal volume surges.I’m here to assist with improving your overall Transportation program and processes that will ensure long-term success. I can provide knowledge, wisdom, and real-world experience in the following key areas of Domestic Transportation:Expense ControlCarrier Sourcing/Network Matching On-Time Service Capacity Assurance Shipper Best Practices Benchmarking Contract Management Carrier Program DevelopmentTeam Infrastructure Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)Exception ReportingCarrier and Vendor Scorecards and CompliancePeak and Surge PlanningAssociate DevelopmentTransportation Management System EvaluationPlease feel free to contact me via e-mail at kgperry@windstream.net Show less

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  North Carolina League of Transportation and Logistics

  May 2022 - now

  Co-Executive Director NCLTL