Emily Balfour
About Emily Balfour
Emily Balfour is a Supply Chain Associate specializing in Ocean Freight at Flexport, with extensive experience in logistics, customer solutions, and supply chain management.
Company
Emily Balfour is currently working at Flexport as a Supply Chain Associate, specializing in Ocean Freight. Flexport is a renowned company known for modernizing global trade with a technology-driven approach to logistics.
Previous Work Experience
Emily Balfour has accumulated notable experience across various organizations in logistics and supply chain roles. She served as a Logistics Coordinator at Pinnacle Investments from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, she was a Global Customer Solutions Analyst at Prologis from 2018 to 2019. In 2015, Emily interned at CBRE as a Capital Markets Intern and as an Operations and Deployment Intern at Prologis in 2014. Her work history also includes serving as a Campus Tour Guide at Lehigh University from 2013 to 2016 and a Sales Representative at Vector Marketing in 2013.
Education and Expertise
Emily Balfour holds a Master's degree in Global Supply Chain Management from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, completed in 2022. She also has a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management from Lehigh University's College of Business and Economics, where she studied from 2012 to 2016. Additionally, she spent 11 months studying at Charles University in Prague in 2015 and completed her high school education at Mayfield Senior School.
Skills and Leadership Experience
Emily Balfour has demonstrated leadership in managing both international and domestic customer-facing relationships and supply chain risk. She is proficient in identifying and solving problems efficiently through information analysis and has a proven track record of exceeding project goals within the supply chain. Emily is skilled in negotiating deals, performing conflict resolution, and optimizing end-to-end supply chain solutions. Her experience includes post-merger integration, demand and supply planning, strategic sourcing, and collaborating with key stakeholders to deliver business strategies and drive innovation.