home market foods logistics and transportation internship

Home Market Foods: Logistics & Transportation InternshipBy: Shelby Jackson

Overview

• Introduction• Why Home Market Foods• Summer Accomplishments • Key Takeaways • The Next Chapter

Introduction- Shelby Jackson• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business 2013-

2016 • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration• Specialization: Logistics

Introduction: Logistics Team

Rita Connolly• Logistics Assistant• Fun Facts:• Dog Trainer• 2nd Best Laugh at HMF

(1st Lisa Gunn)• Great Baker- • Favorite: Chocolate Chip

Banana Bread

Patty Buckman• Logistics Manager • Fun Facts:• Highly Competitive• Email Guru• Best Auntie • Two Beautiful Nieces• Hailey & Samantha

• Walkoholic

One Final Thought for Patty…

Why Home Market Foods?

State-Of-The-Art Facility

Why Home Market Foods?Similar Values

Why Home Market Foods?

Quality Products & Brands

BUT…..

Why Home Market Foods?…. I always wanted to be a part of the business I grew up loving.

Why Home Market Foods?https://goo.gl/BVF4gY

Why Home Market Foods?

February 6th, 2016:• Home Market Foods, a producer of high quality meat-based

food products, acquired Hot ‘N Spicey Inc., best known for its Bahama Mama brand of premium sausages and its Gourmet To Go brand of high quality sausages and frankfurters.

• Lisa Jackson, president of Hot ‘N Spicey, “I believe that Home Market Foods is the right partner for the business, based on our common cultures, shared values, and commitment to producing premium quality products. I am certain that this is the right path for the Hot ‘N Spicey brands and its employees.”

Summer Accomplishments: May 26th- August 22nd

Posted Bills of Lading:

• Over 2,200

Created Excel Spreadsheet:

• Over 90• To Track HMF

Truck Loads (Over 1,300)

Interfaced With: • 10 Carriers• TQL• Choptank• Allen Lund• More…

• 2 Warehouse • Preferred Sharon• Home Market

Foods• 4 Departments

• Customer Service• Finance • Systems• Operations

PRFD SHRN

IWI

NORWOOD

BURR MD

BURR CT

AMERICOLD

CONESTOGA

BURR FL

MONTREAL

SUMMIT

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

BOL's Posted- Broken-Down by Warehouse Location

Summer Accomplishments: May 26th- August 22nd

Toured: • HMF Warehouse• Preferred Freezer

Services Boston Helped With: • Carrier Claims

• Verifying Freight Invoices

• Invoicing Projects Attended: • THE 10 o’clock

Meeting• Shortage Meeting

• Logistics, Operations, & Customer Service Talk Through Shortage Issues

• Purchasing Meeting• Take-over

Amogh’s Duties for a Week

Key Takeaways

In General:• Business Culture Matters

Specifically:Values

Practice

sPeople

Places

• The Most Important Things to Keep in Mind While Looking for a New Career

Key Takeaways

In General:• Communication is

Crucial Sales

Customer Service

Operations

Logistics

Finance

Information

Technology

Emails Sent Between Departments:• Customer Service (Danyelle, Michelle, Debbie): 113

• Finance (Susan DoVale & Susan Quintiliani): 184

• Operations (Dan Gunn): 124

• Logistics (Rita Connolly & Patty Buckman): Never Ending

Specifically:

For Example:

Key Takeaways

I Learned How To…1. Post a BOL in Navision (Rita Connolly)2. Search & Find any Order in Navision with only Snippets of Information

(Patty Buckman)3. Create a Customer Order in Navision (Danyelle Silvia)4. Search for Inventory in any Warehouse in Navision (Dan Gunn)5. Filter to Find Specific Groups of Orders in Navision (Meenakshi Singh)

In General:• Flexibility is Necessary

Specifically:• Say “Yes”

The Next Chapter

• Hands-on Experience Allowed Professional & Personal Growth

• This Internship Will Be a Stepping-Stone for a Career in Logistics …. In Ohio…• The Specific Talents I Learned at Home Market Foods will

Help me in the Future• Possibly at MNX Global Logistics in Gahanna, Ohio• Specialize in:• Aviation Logistics• Life Science Logistics

Thank you for a Great Summer!