Alex Downey

Results-oriented Operations and Supply Chain professional with 7+ years in freight transportation, financial control, data analytics, and production management. Expertise in data-driven logistics operations, cost reduction, and optimizing freight lane performance, achieving significant procurement savings and improved compliance. Collaborates across functions to enhance supply chain operations and align with organizational goals, focused on driving operational efficiency and sustainable growth.

Assistant Controller at Fegley Oil Co. & Mini Marts (2024-03 – Present)

• Verified GAAP compliance and financial reporting accuracy across accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger functions, correcting 25+ reporting discrepancies per quarter and reducing external audit findings by 30% within the first 12 months.
• Audited and restructured AP and AR workflows across 3 operational divisions, shortening invoice processing cycles by 5 days and reducing outstanding receivables balances by 22% through tightened collections tracking and vendor payment scheduling.
• Negotiated contract terms with 10+ fuel suppliers and service contractors, securing extended payment windows and volume-based pricing adjustments that reduced annual procurement costs by $120K while maintaining uninterrupted heating oil, diesel, and propane supply.
• Examined monthly sales data across fuel product lines and 6 convenience retail locations to recalibrate delivery schedules and reorder points, cutting stockout incidents by 35% and lowering excess inventory carrying costs by 18% over a 9-month period.
• Trained 12 employees on internal account management platforms and inventory ordering systems, cutting onboarding time by 25% and reducing order entry errors by 40% within the first 90 days post-training.

Data & Analytics Specialist at The Evans Network of Companies (2022-06 – 2024-03)

• Built and maintained 8 Power BI dashboards tracking sales activity, freight lane performance, and revenue trends across 5 service lines, cutting manual reporting time by 40% and providing the sales team with weekly visibility into pipeline status and market shifts.
• Examined lane-level pricing data and freight market movements across LTL, FTL, and intermodal drayage segments, pinpointing 3 high-volume growth corridors that were incorporated into the next quarterly business development plan.
• Processed and qualified 30+ inbound transportation and logistics service requests per month, preparing data-backed service proposals that improved lead-to-client conversion rates by 15% over a 12-month period.
• Benchmarked 10+ competing 3PL providers on service coverage, lane pricing, and capacity models, delivering a competitive analysis report that directly informed a pricing strategy adjustment and improved the company's positioning across 4 key freight markets.
• Consolidated shipment performance and lane utilization records from 3 internal data sources into a single structured reporting model, enabling operations leadership to identify and exit 6 underperforming freight lanes, reducing capacity waste by 18% across monitored routes.

Transportation Manager at J.B. Hunt Transport Services (2021-05 – 2022-05)

• Scheduled and dispatched 30 OTR drivers across LTL and FTL freight lanes, coordinating Just-in-Time delivery windows that sustained a 95% on-time delivery rate and cut unplanned load adjustments by 20% over a 6-month period.
• Partnered with 15+ customer accounts to forecast order volumes and align transportation requirements 2–4 weeks in advance, reducing carrier capacity shortfalls by 30% and eliminating last-minute freight re-routing costs.
• Monitored real-time shipment tracking for 50+ active loads weekly, delivered proactive status updates to key accounts, and resolved transit exceptions within 2-hour response window to uphold service-level agreements.
• Audited and reconciled invoices against bills of lading for 200+ monthly transactions, eliminated billing discrepancies, and cut accounts payable resolution time by 3 days per billing cycle.
• Analyzed freight data for routing, carrier selection, and load consolidation to pinpoint operational inefficiencies, implementing adjustments that lowered per-shipment logistics costs by 12% and achieved $85K in annualized savings.

Assistant Shift Lead at Clearly Clean Products LLC (2019-09 – 2021-05)

• Supervised daily floor operations for a production shift of 20+ workers across 4 active stations, monitoring output against hourly targets and maintaining line efficiency above 95% for 18 consecutive months.
• Enforced OSHA health and safety regulations through weekly compliance walkthroughs and hazard reporting, reducing recordable workplace incidents by 30% over an 18-month period.
• Coached and managed 15 production associates, standardising task execution procedures, resulting in 25% reduction in shift-to-shift production errors.
• Coordinated new hire onboarding and hands-on equipment training for 10+ employees per intake cycle, shortening average time-to-productivity on the production floor by 20%.

Production Associate at Clearly Clean Products LLC (2017-08 – 2019-09)

• Operated thermoforming machinery and robotic production systems across the final tray-forming stage, consistently meeting shift output targets of 500+ units while sustaining full HACCP and food-safety compliance.
• Performed quality assurance inspections on finished packaging units at end-of-line checkpoints, flagging non-conforming product, achieving 15% reduction in defect rates.
• Monitored thermoformer temperature, pressure, and cycle settings throughout each shift, identifying 3 recurring mechanical irregularities and escalating to maintenance, reducing unplanned downtime by 10%.

Bachelor of Arts in Project and Supply Chain Management – Penn State University (2022)