Don Williams

About Don Williams

SENIOR EXECUTIVE:Supply Chain Management, Global TransportationDynamic executive with over 20 years of impressive history optimizing domestic and international supply chain and transportation performance for multi-billion dollar global corporations. Drive revenues and reduce costs, combining advanced business, operations, and logistics acumen to design and direct high-impact strategic plans. Restore solvency to underperforming operations, conducting comprehensive analyses to uncover weaknesses and re-engineer processes. Maximize profitability and shareholder value, spearheading development and implementation of Balanced Scorecards illustrating worldwide cross-functional performance. Lower delivery times, and eliminate waste, creating customized air, ocean, and warehouse services to fit unique local situations.

Experience

1. Sr Regional Director of Logistics

   Crane Worldwide Logistics

   Jul 2022 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Develop key continuous improvement, implementation and daily operations productivity processes and starndards across U.S. Operations in Contract Logistics operations. Activitivities cover Logistics, Distribution, and Trans Loading activities across Western North America Operations. Assist in solutions design and pricing of new warehousing activities.• Provide regional support in 22 warehouse operations servicing 10 major markets.• Review operational activities in each location to determine required continuous improvement activities to enhance productivity and improve profitability.• Identified and set the productivity standards and management of warehouseing activities• Provide regional support in other geographic areas when customers are in multiple locations.• Key contributor in the selection of implementation of Warehouse Management System (WMS) to be deployed globally in over 120 warehouse operations.• Provide support in client engagement and solutions design final submissions.

Education

• Unversity of Texas, Arlington

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government

  1983 — 1987

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Supply Chain
• Transportation
• Warehousing
• Reverse Logistics
• Warehouse Management
• Logistics
• Freight Forwarding
• Ocean
• Freight
• Transportation Management
• Inventory Management
• Customs Regulations
• Logistics Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Air Freight
• Global Management
• Operational Excellence
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Global Strategy
• Export
• Leadership
• International Logistics
• Third-Party Logistics (3pl)
• Supply Chain Operations
• Negotiation
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Balanced Scorecard
• Team Building
• Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• 3pl
• Operations Management
• Shipping