Charlotte, NC · (704) 555-0128 · m.d.bell@example.com · linkedin.com/in/marcusdbell

Professional Summary

Logistics manager with twelve years running supply operations under conditions where a late delivery was not a service-level miss. I moved $84M in materiel across 27 countries for the U.S. Army, then spent two years translating that into commercial distribution — inventory accuracy, carrier performance, and warehouse throughput. What transfers is not the equipment. It is planning against constraints, and holding a standard when the schedule is under pressure.

$84M Materiel managed · 210 Personnel led · 27 Countries · 99.7% Inventory accuracy

Professional Experience

Senior Logistics Analyst

2024 – Present

Cardinal Freight Solutions — Charlotte, NC

3 distribution centers · $60M annual freight spend

  • Raised on-time delivery from 87% to 96% across three distribution centers by rebuilding the carrier scorecard and renegotiating the two worst-performing lanes.
  • Cut annual freight spend $2.3M (9%) through mode optimization and consolidating LTL shipments into scheduled full loads.
  • Redesigned the cycle-count program, moving inventory accuracy from 94.2% to 99.7% in eight months.
  • Built the operations dashboard now used in the daily leadership stand-up, replacing four separately maintained spreadsheets.

Logistics Operations Manager (Sergeant First Class)

2018 – 2024

United States Army — Fort Liberty, NC and deployed

210 personnel · $84M in equipment and materiel · operations across 27 countries

  • Directed supply and distribution operations for a 2,000-person organization, sustaining 100% accountability of $84M in equipment across six consecutive command inspections.
  • Planned and executed the movement of 1,400 personnel and 620 vehicles across three continents with zero losses and no schedule slip.
  • Cut requisition fulfillment time 43% by rebuilding the demand forecasting process and pre-positioning high-velocity items.
  • Led and developed 210 personnel; 34 were promoted under my supervision and 6 selected for advanced technical schools.
  • Designed the maintenance and parts program that raised operational readiness from 78% to 94%, the highest in the parent organization.

Supply Sergeant → Senior Supply Sergeant

2012 – 2018

United States Army — Various locations

  • Promoted four times in six years, ahead of the standard timeline at each grade.
  • Managed warehouse operations processing 3,200 line items monthly at 99.4% accuracy.
  • Selected to rewrite the unit's supply standard operating procedure, later adopted across four peer organizations.

Transferable Skills

  • Demand planning and forecasting under hard constraints
  • Inventory control, cycle counting, and accountability systems
  • Carrier management, freight negotiation, and mode optimization
  • Warehouse operations and throughput improvement
  • Leading and developing large frontline teams

Systems & Software

  • SAP · Oracle WMS · Manhattan Associates · Excel (advanced) · Power BI · GCSS-Army

Education & Certifications

  • B.S., Supply Chain Management — Ashford Bay University, 2024
  • APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM)
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Secret clearance — inactive, eligible for reinstatement

Awards & Recognition

  • Meritorious Service Medal — for logistics operations during a multinational deployment
  • Army Commendation Medal (4 awards)
  • Distribution Center of the Quarter, Southeast Region — Cardinal Freight Solutions, 2025
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