Albert Barnett Email & Phone Number

United States

188 Spanish Town Road, Kingston 11, St. Andrew, Jamaica

Berchan Enterprise Limited is a limited liability company located at the Agricultural Marketing Corporation complex, 188 Spanish Town Road, Kingston 11. Berchan Enterprise Limited was formed in May 2007, but commenced operation in February 2009, with its primary function being the exportation and distribution of non-traditional fresh produce along with other processed foods and alcoholic beverages, which includes Wray & Nephew white rum and Rum Cream, Appleton Special and VX, Magnum tonic wine, Rum Bar white Rum, Rum Cream and Vodka.While its secondary function is the importation of non-persishable food and other supplies. At the company's packing facility we are responsible for the processing with a wide range of perishable and non-perishable goods, such as Yellow Yams, Sweet Potatoes, Dasheens, Hot Pepper, Fresh Callaloo, Herbs and Spices, Agro-process goods, Vegetables, Mangoes and other tropical fruits. Description• Plan and coordinate export of goods to international markets.• Negotiate best prices with both local suppliers of goods and services and our international partners.• Prepare budget and forecasting expenditure per shipment• Establish and monitor weekly targets• Schedule and confirm bookings for air cargo and sea freight shipment • Streamline inventory management and stock control procedures• Develop and implement various accounting procedures to ensure greater efficiency • Implement Personnel Management Procedures – hiring, training and supervision of casual/hourly workers • Ensure compliance with the laws and regulations governing the export industry.• Conduct research and due diligence on potential clients• Build and Maintain relationships with overseas clients• Establish and develop partnerships with the JEA, BSJ• Follow-up on leads provided by the JEA • Explore business development opportunities with overseas agents Monitoring –

188 Spanish Town Road, Kingston 11, St. Andrew, Jamaica

At Agriventures Ja. Ltd., I had overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the administration offices along with two (2) packing houses where all processing of products for the export sector were being prepared. This would involved the assignment of staff duties, ensuring that a strategic purchasing policy is employed, overseeing the loading and dispatching of containers destined for our overseas clients.• Ensure that all export documentations are vetted to ensure correctness of tariff codes and description after which documents are approved and sent for final approval by the Customs Department • Ensure that proper operating procedures are followed, so as to guarantee the efficient operation of the company’s operations, in keeping with set policies and guidelines. • Ensure that costing is prepared within two (2) days of receiving request from the customer.• Ensuring the timely receiving of produce, etc. from our suppliers so as to meet deadline for container to be dispatched to the wharf.• To ensure that the appropriate staffing is in place, and to initiate along with Human Resource the hiring or downsizing of the company’s manpower needs.• Institute and maintain a programme of preventative maintenance to safeguarding the company’s equipment through routine daily checks.• Provide direct supervision for a staff compliment of sixty (60) personnel at both locations, including two (2) supervisors.

10 Hope Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica

• Maintain accounting systems in accordance with standard accounting practices• Procurement of materials and general supplies in accordance with time and quality requirements, and to providing effective support for the management of the inventory system• Identification of markets for products and services of Institutional based enterprises.• Assist in the dispatching of company vehicles on a daily basis, along with the preventative maintenance and procuring of parts and accessories.• Preparation and submission of monthly financial reports for management review and in keep with accounting policies and regulations. • Ensuring that monies are received and remitted to the company’s bank on a timely basis.• Preparation of Purchase Orders, certification of payments and other accounting documents.• Sourcing, selection and recommendation of suppliers to ensure the procurement of quality goods and services.

Lydford, Golden Grove, St. Ann'S, Jamaica

• Overall responsibility for the administration of the company’s nightly operations, which involved the routing, loading and dispatching of a fleet of 20 refrigerated trucks servicing over 2000 customers on a weekly basis. • Ensure that proper operating procedures are maintained to guarantee the efficient operation of the company’s delivery fleet, in keeping with set policies and guidelines. • Institute and maintain a programme of preventative maintenance to safeguarding the company’s equipment through routine daily checks.• Ensure that delivery systems are maintained at optimum levels for effectiveness in the receivable and dispatching of goods. • Ensure the ideal storage of goods through proper stock rotation utilizing F.I.F.O, and storage, to ensure optimum stock levels, minimization of write- offs and ensuring stock valuation. • Assist the Operations Manager with the daily schedules of delivery trucks.• Provide direct supervision for a staff of twenty (20) personnel on the night shift, including two (2) supervisors, and indirectly, another thirty (30) persons on the day shift, including another two (2) additional supervisors

Ebony Park, Toll Gate, Clarendon, Jamaica

• Maintain accounting systems in accordance with standard accounting practices• Procurement of materials and general supplies in accordance with time and quality requirements, and to providing effective support for the management of the inventory system• Identification of markets for products and services of Institutional based enterprises.• Assist in the dispatching of company vehicles on a daily basis, along with the preventative maintenance and procuring of parts and accessories.• Preparation and submission of monthly financial reports for management review and in keep with accounting policies and regulations. • Ensuring that monies are received and remitted to the company’s bank on a timely basis.• Preparation of Purchase Orders, certification of payments and other accounting documents.• Sourcing, selection and recommendation of suppliers to ensure the procurement of quality goods and services.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Production And Operations Management, Course Incomplete ( Completed 2 1/2 Years Of 5 Years Course)

As a student, I did my course Part Time or evenings, so as a consequence, I did not have a chance to be a part of the full time or general.

Diploma, Financial Management And Accounting, A

At Jamaican Institute of Management, the course were all evening program so there were no student associations at the time. The course.

High School Diploma, Business/Commerce, General

Activities and Societies: represented my school in Football, Table Tennis and VolleyballI majored in Commerce which included Principles.