Karla Oswald

Experience

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  Schneider National

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2016

  Developing new business by generating leads and being the primary resource for the development of qualified strategic sales.Titled as a Lead Generation Specialist providing support to the Commercial Development team and accountable to qualify and target clients. Ability to access and identify the client at the appropriate level. Contacts include Directors and Vice Presidents of Transportation as well as Chief Financial Officers. Provide potential customers an in-depth introduction to Schneider’s portfolio of services and responsible to transition the qualified client to the appropriate New Business Development Director. Show less Logistics Technician on six accounts within SLI - Schneider Logistic division involving a variety of transportation modes and diverse sector experiences from automotive to consumer packaged goods to heavy manufacturing to retail. Complete working transportation knowledge of Small Package, LTL, Van, Intermodal & varietal FB.100% completion of planning and covering freight utilizing contracted rates and negotiating non-contracted rates involving inbound, outbound and cross-docking.Research standard and expedited loads to determine point of action by analyzing parameters of the lanes, resolving any incidental issues, and responsible to keep all parties current on the status through to final delivery.Prioritize the daily duties based upon urgency including freight planning, training customers, running SAR/MAR reports and sales/training projects for accounts in SLI. Team Lead requiring workload delegation, resolve escalations and answer questions from other CS representatives as needed.Train/Coach other freight planners on the systems used and all main planning functions of Log Technician and Vendors on the Collaborative Visibility Network, an on-line shipping manager tool.Initiate projects including Milk Runs for enhancement and transportation cost savings of the specified SLI account. Show less

  • New Business Development

    Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Logistics Technician

    Jun 2010 - Oct 2015
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  Contract Transport Services

  Jul 2016 - now

  Business Development Supervisor