Rachal D.

About Rachal D.

Ownership for Global Logistics at Johnsonville with a $3+ Mil Global Supply Chain budget; responsible for monthly actions on any gaps, risks and opportunities with senior leadership. Currently reporting dually to the Director of Transportation and the Director of International Supply Chain and International Business Unit. Ownership of all global logistics business relationships consisting of; 4 Freight Forwarders/NVOCCs, 6 transloader facilities, and 1 direct contract with a Steamship line. Developed and implemented routing matrix for managing freight forwarder rates. Created, and implemented metrics for all vendors allowing the business to track each container and identify precise international shipping costs

Experience

1. Export Manager

   Johnsonville

   Sep 2023 — Present

   Develop and execute a network strategy for US Exports eg: freight forwarders, steamship lines, transloaders.• Manage relationships with Freight Forwarders, Steamship Lines and Transloading facilities. • Develop export budgets, monitor performance and coordinate with other functional areas as necessary to implement changes to ensure budgetary targets are achieved.• Develop and monitor KPI’s for service metrics and financial results.• Create, monitor and enforce SOP’s for freight forwarders and transloaders.• Track and trace ocean shipments and share report with key stakeholders.• Collect and compile key data from ocean bookings and invoices.• Negotiate rates for Ocean Freight, Airfreight, steamship line direct contracts and transloading rates.• Audit, validate and approve invoices as well as investigate and mitigate over charges. • Develop, manage, and monitor ocean routing guide and routing guide adherence. • Investigate and process cargo claims. • Support and drive financial analysis and forecasting gaps, opportunities, and risk to target.• Resolve International shipping issues.• Contract/Terms and Condition review/approval for NVOs & Transloaders • Coordinate domestic inland freight for export orders using Johnsonville’s Transportation Management System (TMS).• Coordinate with domestic transportation for carrier selection and routing guide for international domestic transportation lanes.• Support business leveraging SAP, FourKites and E2Open• Core understanding of product, production, inventory needs, lead times and processes to problem solve quality and service issues.• Creative problem solving to create various options to stakeholders for product, cost and services. Basic understanding of Federal DOT regulations.Responsible for procurement: pricing at individual or RFP level, new vendor set up including credit, POA, etc

Education

• Universidad de Costa Rica UCR

  Spanish Literature

  2009 — 2010

• Lakeland University

  Bachelor's degree, International Business/ Spanish

  2006 — 2010

• Universidad Complutense de Madrid

  Spanish

  2009 — 2009

• Nasbite

  Certified Global Business Professional

  2014