Eric Long
Global Category Manager Warehouse & US Land Transportation Service Leader at The Chemours Company
- Role
- Global Category Manager Warehouse & Us Land Transportation Service Leader at The Chemours Company
- Location
- Tampa, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Long
Procurement/Supply Chain/Logistics professional. Knowledgeable in all modes of transportation globally. Experienced in IT project management with a focus on TMS software implementation. Cultivate new and existing provider/supplier relationships and motivate partners to perform at highest service level. Strong internal and external collaborator and communicator. Problem solver driven by executing business and customer needs/goals for on time delivery/pickup, rate/route optimization, and KPI targets. Effective negotiation skills and bid management experience in the logistics space to strategically identify low cost providers/carriers that deliver excellent service.
Experience
Global Category Manager Warehouse & Us Land Transportation Service Leader
Jan 2022 — Present · Wilmington, DE, US
Global Category Manager Warehouse- Establish category strategy to optimize Chemours’ competitive position- Negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts/agreements for Warehouse, Bulk Storage Tanks, Raw Material Storage/Stevedoring, and Cross-docking - Manage category suppliers and proactively identify, monitor, and optimize opportunities- Market intelligence provider for category. Identify, analyze and anticipate strategic opportunities and inform business unit stakeholders- Identify and manage cost savings/efficiency/sustainability opportunities (i.e. Racking & Task Interleaving)- Align with internal business units on the business application of the category- Manage relationship with Yard Management System provider Land Transportation Service Leader- Manage supplier and carrier relationships - Road (TL, LTL, Bulk) & Rail- Escalation contact for business units, suppliers, and carriers for troubleshooting logistics, invoicing, performance issues- Lead operational reviews with suppliers and business units to ensure KPIs are met- Identify and execute cost savings, process improvement, and efficiency opportunities- Support Project 44 shipment visibility implementation- Contingency planning to avoid service disruption in the event of logistics issues (i.e. Labor Strike, Hurricanes, Floods, Capacity Issues)
Education
Penn State World Campus
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with SAP Certificate, Information Technology
2016 — 2019
Penn State World Campus
SAP Certificate, Information Technology
2016 — 2019
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
English Language and Literature, General
1998 — 1999
Penn State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General
1999 — 2002
Skills
- 3pl
- Shipping
- Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Transportation
- Reporting & Analysis
- Warehouse Operations
- Ocean
- Export
- Warehousing
- International Logistics
- Microsoft Excel
- Freight
- Data Analysis
- Logistics
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Management
- Freight Forwarding
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