ERVIN J. HARVILLE

(678) 296-7212

SUMMARY QUALIFICATION

Highly regarded expert in motivating individuals and teams to achieve optimal results. I possess “hands-on” experience in team building, leadership, negotiation, problem solving, creative solutions and interpersonal skills that deliver results. My experience transcends excellence in military leadership into corporate strategies and tactics that are easy to understand and implement.

Specialties: Strategic Planning & Tactical Execution | Expense Control & Cost Avoidance | Project Management | Supply Chain & Distribution Network Optimization | Contract Negotiation & Vendor Management | 3PL Management | Freight Pay & Audit Sourcing | TMS & WMS Systems

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

President – Millennium Supply Chain Services:

  • Serve as Business Development Consultant for small transportation companies
  • Developed transportation pricing models
  • Bid management
  • Created company business plan
  • Negotiated new and old business contracts
  • Interfaced with new and existing customer base
  • Lead cost reduction and streamlining initiatives
  • Developed sales lead pipeline
  • Serve as Project Manager
  • Developed new accounts implementation plans
  • Lead implementations of leadership development and training program
  • Developed and implemented customer employee relation plan and HR management plan
  • Optimize transportation distribution routes

General Manager – Genco Distribution:

  • Business Management
  • Analyzed P&L statement
  • Interface with all levels of customer management mainly with Director level and above
  • Identification of new business opportunity within the system
  • Lead cost savings initiatives
  • Developed budget & pricing models
  • Bid management & submission
  • Metrics development and tracking
  • Managed $30M staff operating budget
  • Managed customer transportation budget over $120M transportation spend
  • Managed customer product shipments over $400M in annual cost
  • Managed big box warehouses of multiple sizes with the largest being a 2M sq.ft. facility
  • Negotiated business contracts
  • Personnel Management
  • Developed management performance and development plans
  • Managed organization base of management and personnel of over 350 in the largest operation
  • Managed health, safety and wellness program to minimize risk to personnel
  • Operation Management
  • Lead warehouse profiling projects
  • Monitored warehouse productivity levels
  • Monitored inventory levels and controls
  • Managed reverse logistics network optimization
  • Oversaw quality management program
  • Developed strategic and tactical operations plans
  • Lead warehouse design projects
  • Managed new warehouse project and implantation project
  • Lead warehouse optimization and process mapping plans
  • Intermodal transportation
  • Managed warehouse carrier base of over 800 carriers

Senior Manager Special Assignment – FedEx Ground:

  • Lead long-term process improvement initiatives
  • Eliminated waste and improving processes throughout the value stream
  • Route optimization
  • FedEx Ground operation Marietta, GA
  • Developed plan to reduce pre-load shift operating hours to meet goal or better
  • Developed new hire training plan for increased productivity
  • Lead the re-training of shift leadership staff to increase staff effectiveness
  • Reduced operating cost by $480k
  • Home Garden and Party Customer site Marshall, TX
  • Developed plan to improve system design and customer load process to prevent Dallas, TX and Memphis, TN HUB locations congestion
  • Improved equipment utilization by implementing pup trailer to create directly loads for system HUBs
  • Utilized 53 ft. trailer for Dallas, TX and Memphis, TN hubs direct
  • Improved productivity at the two HUBs and stress relief on the system
  • Interface with customer to ensure plan effectiveness and understanding
  • Developed load models for customer and trained an onsite team on process

Senior Logistics Manager – Ryder System, Integrated Logistics Division:

  • Business Management
  • P & L responsible manager for a network of warehouse distribution centers spanning five states
  • Lead creative cost saving initiative that generated $2.1 M in transportation cost savings for customer
  • Identified of new business opportunity within the system
  • Developed budget & pricing models
  • Bid management & submission
  • Managed $18M staff operation budget
  • Lead business alliance meeting between customer and other vendors
  • Managed business contracts
  • Personnel Management
  • Personnel management and recruitment
  • Managed safety, health and wellness program
  • Managed over 200 drivers, warehouse, and management personnel
  • Operation Management
  • Route and warehouse design and optimization
  • Carrier management for 1200+ vendors
  • Network design for delivery to over 1000 customer delivery locations daily in five state area
  • J.I.T support to an automotive manufacturer with 24hr production line inventory
  • Managed over 50 local small PDC location to provide inventory order fulfillment for customer support
  • Developed and managed the plans for new operation start-ups
  • Warehouse Inventory management

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Business Administration University of Southern Mississippi

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification