Sr. Director, Transportation Procurement at Ross Stores, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Sr. Director, Transportation Procurement @ Ross Stores, Inc. Leader of procurement activities in support of all Transportation Modes for the Ross Dress for Less & dd's Discount Chains with an annual transportation spend of over $350MM. Lead strategic planning initiatives to support Supply Chain initiatives to ensure high performing 3PL programs, quality execution partnerships and team development....
Sr. Director, Transportation Procurement @ Ross Stores, Inc. Leader of procurement activities in support of all Transportation Modes for the Ross Dress for Less & dd's Discount Chains with an annual transportation spend of over $350MM. Lead strategic planning initiatives to support Supply Chain initiatives to ensure high performing 3PL programs, quality execution partnerships and team development. Ross Stores, Inc. is an S&P 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Dublin, California, with fiscal 2014 revenues of $11.0 billion. The Company operates Ross Dress for Less® (“Ross”), the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,242 locations in 33 states, the District of Columbia and Guam as of May 2, 2015. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices every day. The Company also operates 157 dd’s DISCOUNTS® in 15 states that feature a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices every day. Additional information is available www.rossstores.com. Charlotte, North Carolina AreaDVP, Transportation Operations @ Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Supply chain leader for Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (FDO), an S & P Fortune 300 company headquartered in Matthews, NC. Mission: A compelling place to work, shop and invest.Strategic leader for all outbound transportation services. Supporting eleven distribution centers and serving 8,100+ retail locations. Established strategic plan and annual budget for the Operations business unit and directed activities for a $220MM annual expenditure. Conducted domestic transportation contract negotiations, and managed operations of a fleet of over 1,000 dedicated trucks and 3,900 + trailers. Supported turnaround focus in transportation following a lengthy leadership vacancy, developing a team of corporate and field based transportation professionals, building a strategic carrier program, implementing new TMS technology for the outbound segment of the business, while driving costs out, and increasing service. Developed and implemented a new delivery method for Family Dollar Stores by influencing leadership on the strategic benefits. Refined the execution model by improving operational systems & procedures to provide annual service improvement, low cost execution, consistency of practice and operational compliance. From November 2008 to December 2014 (6 years 2 months) Matthews, NCField Operations Manager @ Lowe's Home Improvement Led transportation services supporting large box stores throughout the Western United States, Alaska & Hawaii through operations based in four regional distribution centers and corporate support to seven flatbed distribution centers. P & L Ownership, supplier procurement, $110 million budget planning and execution, leadership development for both corporate and remote lead teams. From April 2007 to October 2008 (1 year 7 months) Director, Dedicated/One-way and Rail Operations @ Schneider National Carriers, Inc. P&L owner for over $100 million of revenue. Led four professional general managers supporting a team of over 30 front line leaders in Charlotte, NC and across the southeast, leading operations for over 1,100 drivers across 13 accounts. Led fleet maintenance operations for half of the country across eleven high flow, efficient fleet maintenance facilities. Implemented maintenance management software across the networks facilities. Daily focused on cost management, efficiency, and leadership development.Schneider Transportation Management - supported this organizational operation by leading, planning and expanding field based non-asset service hubs supporting customers in the markets that they ship. From 1991 to 2007 (16 years) Charlotte, North Carolina AreaCommisioned Officer - Active @ US Army Civic Action Team Leader - directly supported the President of the Marshall Islands through civilian education, construction programs, public relations. reported directly to CINPAC REP GuamExecutive Officer - Services support leader to the 23rd Engineer CompanyPlatoon Leader - Combat engineer leading training, team development and mission accomplishment. From January 1988 to June 1991 (3 years 6 months) Varied
Ross Stores, Inc.
Sr. Director, Transportation Procurement
Charlotte, North Carolina Area
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
DVP, Transportation Operations
November 2008 to December 2014
Matthews, NC
Lowe's Home Improvement
Field Operations Manager
April 2007 to October 2008
Schneider National Carriers, Inc.
Director, Dedicated/One-way and Rail Operations
1991 to 2007
Charlotte, North Carolina Area
US Army
Commisioned Officer - Active
January 1988 to June 1991
Varied
Leader of procurement activities in support of all Transportation Modes for the Ross Dress for Less & dd's Discount Chains with an annual transportation spend of over $350MM. Lead strategic planning initiatives to support Supply Chain initiatives to ensure high performing 3PL programs, quality execution partnerships and team development. Ross Stores, Inc. is an S&P 500, Fortune... Leader of procurement activities in support of all Transportation Modes for the Ross Dress for Less & dd's Discount Chains with an annual transportation spend of over $350MM. Lead strategic planning initiatives to support Supply Chain initiatives to ensure high performing 3PL programs, quality execution partnerships and team development. Ross Stores, Inc. is an S&P 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Dublin, California, with fiscal 2014 revenues of $11.0 billion. The Company operates Ross Dress for Less® (“Ross”), the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,242 locations in 33 states, the District of Columbia and Guam as of May 2, 2015. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices every day. The Company also operates 157 dd’s DISCOUNTS® in 15 states that feature a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices every day. Additional information is available www.rossstores.com.
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Sam Frantz works for Ross Stores, Inc.
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Sam Frantz is Sr. Director, Transportation Procurement
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