Albert Saphir

Principal
ABS Consulting

Albert Saphir is a senior supply chain consultant with 30 years of management experience in international and domestic logistics, transportation management, and supply chain security and trade compliance.

He has worked for multinational and small companies during his career in the U.S. and Germany and has done extensive work related to global trade security initiatives such as C-TPAT, Advance Manifest Rules and the “10+2” Secure Freight initiative (a/k/a ISF – Importer Security Filing).

He has broad transportation service, pricing and negotiation knowledge with ocean, air, truck and parcel shipping modes. Client projects often involve transportation RFP facilitation, freight and customs/trade compliance audits, development and implementation of new logistics concepts to improve overall supply chain capabilities. His primary activity as a consultant is focused around two complimentary service pillars: Trade Compliance Services and Transportation RFP & Freight Management Services.

Albert holds the German equivalent of a BS in International Transportation is fluent in German and is a licensed U.S. Customs Broker and CCS. He is an active member in multiple industry associations including AAEI, ATCP, CSCMP, ICPA and NIT League. Albert has been a frequent presenter at many different industry conference events and is a contributor to numerous publications including American Shipper, Journal of Commerce, APICS, Logistics Management, Traffic World and DVZ.

He is a senior contract consultant with Solertis Logistics Solutions and various trade attorneys, has done extensive transportation market research and consulting work with The Colography Group and frequently collaborated with Irvin Varkonyi of SCOPE on supply chain security training, education and awareness programs.