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FREIGHT FORWARD MANAGER
Career Focus
Qualified Business analyst who is highly goal-oriented and proficient at meeting and exceeding established goals and objectives related to training, selling, education and client relations.
Summary of Skills
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook, Access) QuickBooks, ABI, SAP, ASSP, Custom Broker
Professional Experience
02/2012 to 07/2012
Freight Forward ManagerAlmo Corporation - Charleston , SC
  • Managed export requirements for 27 shipping accounts in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Russia for a U.S.
  • distribution company and the exclusive exporting agent of Maruchan brand food products.
  • Arranged shipments and provided status updates of 140 containers monthly working directly with clients, suppliers and transportation companies.
  • Developed extensive knowledge of federal shipping regulations and worked with government agencies (FDA, AES, AFTA etc.) to ensure shipment compliance.
  • Established best practices for export operations to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Developed standard operating procedures for numerous computer systems, set up for repeated shipments to international locations, and increased container counts.
  • Assisted clients with corporate relocation services.
06/2003 to 10/2003
Logistics SpecialistTeledyne Technologies - El Segundo , CA
  • Oversaw Southwest region distribution logistics and data analysis for a private military contract company supervising a team of 10 staff members.
  • Managed daily distribution operations of equipment valued over $250,000 to 2,000 military personnel.
  • Negotiated product, pricing, and delivery dates on third party vendor contracts.
  • Increased productivity through in-depth research of various military bases to establish need, deliverability and electrical infrastructure of buildings for efficient equipment installation.
  • Processed project orders for deployment of LAN / WAN network connectivity, computers, printers, software and computer accessories.
  • Conducted project inventory and follow-up infrastructure-seats and orders.
  • Scheduled accordingly to ensure on time roll and optimum quality.
  • Developed workflow plans, identified scope and time of new engagements of users data and deployed plans per Command.
  • Created base deliverability chart to provide detailed project reporting and assist in accurate project completion; new report was created to address bases' decreased support needs due to large numbers of military personnel on deployment.
03/2003 to 07/2003
Traffic Manager / Export International AccountsTELEDYNE API - City , STATE
  • Directed traffic management to ensure export compliance to Latin America, Asia and Europe.
  • Created quotes and prepared international bids.
  • Upon approval, placed orders and updated sales terms for multi-million dollar contracts.
  • Negotiated freight forward and insurance company rates to improve customer's cost.
  • Prepared, organized, and submitted export license requirement documentation.
  • Attended bi-weekly production control meetings.
  • Provided customer follow-up support for lost, incorrect or misdirected shipments and arranged RMAs.
  • Organized shipping documentation including export documents and Letter of Credit for presentation to banks for payment.
04/2002 to 10/2002
Export SpecialistLSI LOGIC CORP - City , STATE
  • Managed shipping requirements for semi-conductors creating export documents and ensuring full compliance with HTS/ECCN classification.
  • Created invoices, pick lists, packing lists, SLIs and DDLs.
  • Managed currency exchange in assigned territories (Japan, Europe, and Canada), completed Canadian Customs Invoices (CCI), and fulfilled NAFTA classification requirements.
  • Assisted customers with shipment inquiries ensuring comprehensive customer service.
  • Expedited clearance and consolidation of shipping probe cards, boards, wafers, integrated circuits and RMA's.
  • Worked with select carriers/forwarders per customers' routing request.
  • Utilized SAP R3, filler forms, ASSP and MS Office software programs.
11/1998 to 01/2001
International Parts SpecialistKOMATSU LATIN AMERICA - City , STATE
  • Managed 27 Japan mining equipment distribution accounts and shipping to Latin America.
  • Arranged international transport documentation to accommodate customs compliance for the assembly of parts shipped to the Free Access Zone at the Komatsu Airport in Japan.
  • Requested and successfully negotiated acquisition of a free zone warehouse which bypassed import requirements and payment of custom duties saving $1.5 million in expenses.
  • Assisted Mechanical Engineers in blueprint reading and analysis to determine needed parts.
  • Provided analysis to sales department based on customer purchasing trends of heavy equipment parts to use for promotion, sales contracts and purchase of new equipment.
  • Managed sales contracts and negotiated financial terms with free trade and non-free trade companies.
  • Processed orders, tracked back orders and provided follow up with customers.
Education
2009
B.A: EconomicsCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS - City, StateEconomics
International Trade, Development, Econometrics, Game Theory
Languages
Bilingual Spanish/English
Skills
blueprint reading, bi, contracts, Credit, clients, customer service, data analysis, delivery, documentation, English, equipment installation, financial, forms, government, insurance, inventory, LAN, Latin, logistics, Mechanical, meetings, Access, Excel, exchange, MS Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, network, personnel, pick, policies, pricing, printers, promotion, purchasing, quality, QuickBooks, reporting, requirement, research, routing, sales, SAP, SAP R3, shipping, supervising, transportation, WAN, Desktop Publishing Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML
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School Attended

  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS

Job Titles Held:

  • Freight Forward Manager
  • Logistics Specialist
  • Traffic Manager / Export International Accounts
  • Export Specialist
  • International Parts Specialist

Degrees

  • B.A : Economics
    International Trade, Development, Econometrics, Game Theory

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