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Carlton Huffman
Senior Vice President of Transportation and Logistics @PrimeSource Building Products
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Vice President of Transportation and Logistics @PrimeSource Building Products
Established centralized routing organization, including team structure, wage benchmarking, and deployment of performance metrics (miles per stop, trailer utilization, cost per stop).Directed engineering efforts across 30 distribution centers to optimize mode choice, delivery days, and mileage efficiency.Oversaw SAP TMS implementation with customized dimensional shipping logic to improve routing and utilization.Managed fleet operations spend, telematics integration, and workforce productivity through Planned vs. Actual performance tracking.Instituted network-wide reporting cadence covering financial performance, service levels, safety, and customer engagement.Provided executive leadership in hiring, development, and succession planning, including onboarding senior director-level talent.Guided safety and compliance programs, driver performance monitoring, and fleet maintenance strategies.Reduced network mileage by 25%(1.39M → 1.05M annually) and decreased driver staffing from 275 to 195, while increasing on-time delivery from 90.3% to 97.2%.Lowered daily operating cost from $265K to $202K through optimized carrier usage, productivity analytics, and telematics-driven efficiency.Delivered $14M/year freight cost reduction via negotiated contracts and routing optimizationCut average delivery stop times from 45 minutes to just over 21 minutes.Eliminated nearly $2M annually in proof-of-delivery cargo claims, sustaining zero claims for two consecutive years.Achieved EPA SmartWay Certification and High Performer Recognition (2024).Reduced accident rate from 0.62 to 0.41 per 100K miles and cut speeding incidents from to <100 weekly.Lowered CSA scores by 10% on average and implemented monthly DOT/OSHA training cadence across the fleet.Improved Net Promoter Score by 6% YTD, with fleet performance at +6 vs. industry benchmark of -11%.Hired and developed a complete leadership team, including 19 field managers from Supervisor through Director roles.
EDUCATION
LSU Shreveport
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Auburn University
Bachelor's degree, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
ABOUT CARLTON HUFFMAN
Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Executive with experience ranging from start-up to multi-billion dollar corporations. Detail-oriented and metrics-driven leader actively seeks complex, global supply chain challenges backed by academic training and practical, authentic floor-facing experiences to enhance operational effectiveness, reduce spending and drive up EBITDA through innovative and creative problem-solving. Experience driving change forward in organizations across traditional organizational boundaries.
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