Danielle Sevy

About Danielle Sevy

Logistics and Customer Service professional with a proven track record of elevating…

Experience

1. Logistics Manager

   Jones Soda Co

   Nov 2017 — Present

   Leads the Customer Service, Logistics and Transportation departments specializing in inbound raw materials and outbound finished goods utilizing LTL, FTL and Rail modes of transportation for US/Canada cross border movements. Collaborates closely with Sales and Production teams to enhance customer experience and promote brand loyalty. • Manages Customer Service, Logistics and E-Commerce teams with a coaching and collaborative management approach and a focus on skill building and career development. • Kept Jones Soda on shelves consistently throughout the pandemic despite the challenges (border closures, vaccine mandates, capacity issues). Expanded the network while maintaining low costs by bidding with multiple providers simultaneously, renegotiating after 2 months, and other creative measures. This led to 29% increase in gross profit and 3% decrease in transportation costs yoy in 2022. In 2023 savings on freight are projected to be 20% yoy and 24% against budget; costs compared with 2019 are down 7%. • Establishes and maintains partnerships with 3 PL and Asset-Based freight providers in both US and Canada markets. • Negotiates lower contracted rates by conducting biannual RFPs for dry and temp controlled movements. • Utilizes Power BI and other metrics to analyze data to aid in current and future cost saving logistics and transportation opportunities. • Identified and partnered with a startup company to build an automated RFP bidding system. • Strategic planning through data analysis, metrics, strong network partner relationships, current knowledge of changing market conditions, and keeping up with customs and border regulations/requirements. • Utilizes Six Sigma approaches, continuous performance improvement methodology, and LEAN principles to streamline costs and processes, enhance service quality, and find creative solutions.

Education

• Argosy University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology

  2013 — 2016

• Cornell University

  Psychology of Leadership

• Colorado Technical University

  Associate's degree, General Studies

  2010 — 2012

Skills

• Inventory Management
• Leadership
• Outlook
• Freight Budgeting
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Outlook
• Transportation
• Transportation Operations
• Logistics Systems
• Training
• Operations Management
• Sustainability
• Logistics
• Research
• Supply Chain Operations
• Military Logistics
• Military
• Inventory Recovery
• English
• Inventory Analysis
• Inventory Control
• Budgeting
• Powerpoint
• Logistics Management
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Windows
• Military Experience
• Military Operations
• Freight Management
• Team Building
• Microsoft Excel
• Strategic Logistic Planning
• Customer Service