Daniel Salvo

About Daniel Salvo

I am an Operations professional with a background in the transportation industry, managing teams and vendors in integrated vessel operations, and warehouse distribution. Please note I am actively looking for a new challenging opportunity. My greatest satisfaction in my career is when I can be close to where the work is happening and have direct influence on the budget, processes, and team performance. • With a Greenbelt/six-sigma background, I have improved processes such as increasing vessel productivity 25%. • I have a record for cutting costs, and have turned around the profitability of a square foot warehouse from a loss of to break-even in one year. • Over past two years helped grow the Last Mile business 35%, adding more than 15 new clients, while keeping on time and customer satisfaction (surveys) above target levels. • With over 21 years of management experience, I have motivated and coached local and global team members, in different and difficult environments, to consistently achieve our team’s goals. My focus is on delivering excellent customer service with In-depth knowledge of: Warehouse Operations and Distribution, Vessel and Terminal Operations, Capacity Planning, Contract Negotiations, Six Sigma Tools, Vessel Sharing Agreements, Post Acquisition Integration/Consolidation

Experience

1. General Manager

   XPO

   Dec 2016 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Manage one of XPO Logistics largest Last Mile facilities in the nation and the most diversified with over 25 clients. Rolling into the position we had 10 clients, but increased to over 25 in the past two years. In addition to the increase in clientel, revenue grew over 35%. Manage nine contractors with over 30 delivery box trucks while setting high expectations. On time performance was over 95% and customer satisfaction (surveys) was over 90%. Supervised Amazon\'s peak seasons (Prime and Holiday) with over 97% on time performance in 2017 and 2018. Successfully piloted the transformation of Macy’s dedicated furniture delivery service to the comingled delivery service in 2018. Due to the success of the pilot, Macy’s will begin the full transformation from dedicated to comingled service giving access to over 92% of the nation’s consumers at a much lower rate while continuing to provide great white glove service.

Education

• United States Merchant Marine Academy

  Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)

  1985 — 1989

Skills

• Trucking
• Shipping
• Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics
• Transportation
• Container Shipping
• Ports
• Logistics Management
• Ocean
• Transportation Management
• Freight
• 3pl
• Maritime Operations
• Ocean Transportation
• Container
• Management
• Maritime
• Distribution
• International Shipping
• Cost Control
• Third-Party Logistics (3pl)