Tony Nicol

About Tony Nicol

Global Logistics LeaderCurrently, I lead a highly engaged team that is responsible for global transportation within the healthcare industry. All modes of transportation - from ocean to international air, domestic air, domestic ground, less-than-truckload, truckload and dedicated contract carriage (dedicated fleet). From first mile to final mile, we manage our manufactured products transportation, sourced product transportation and everything in-between.We are also responsible for our internal 3PL services to manufacturing and distribution partners. Trade Compliance and Customs Management are key parts of our organization, as well.We drive all transportation and related analysis, KPI/metrics development and optimization opportunities. We have full responsibility for multiple areas of the global manufacturing and distribution P & Ls, as it relates to Transportation.In the past I\'ve lead a procurement organization within logistics. I\'ve also spent time with a national LTL carrier during expansion into the carrier they\'ve become. Strategic decisions on terminal locations, on-site implementations/management, linehaul optimization, final mile delivery and analytics fell within my responsibility.Global Transportation | Global Logistics | Transportation | Logistics | Ocean | Air | International | First Mile | Middle Mile | Final Mile | Last Mile | Transportation Procurement | Logistics Procurement | Healthcare Logistics | Healthcare Transportation | Analytics | Optimization | Network Strategy | Transportation Strategy | Compliance | Trade Compliance | Customs | Cross Border | Transportation Optimization | Inbound Logistics | Reverse Logistics | Carrier Optimization | Carrier Sourcing | Dedicated Transportation | Dedicated Fleet | Empathetic and Decisive | Team Builder | Organizational Connector

Experience

1. Sr Director, Global Transportation

   Owens & Minor

   Jul 2022 — Present · Richmond, VA, US

   Leads Global Transportation Operations for Products & Healthcare Services Owens & Minor, with teammates spread across nine cities domestically and three countries internationally.Responsible for all products and distribution transportation/logistics execution and procurement, which includes ocean, cross border and domestic US transportation across several modes.Operational coverage spans across 44 distribution centers and several manufacturing locations globally.Responsible for global procurement, which includes all Owens & Minor business units. Modes sourced: Parcel (Domestic and EMEA), LTL, Truckload, Dedicated, Ocean and Air.Full financial and P&L management of over $300M globally.

Education

• Grand Valley State University

  Bachelor's of Business Administration, Marketing and Management

  1999 — 2004

Skills

• Management
• Team Building
• Customer Service
• Marketing
• Logistics Management
• Negotiation
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Transportation
• Project Planning
• Logistics
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Leadership
• Analysis