Christopher Mccray Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Supported Retail Brokerage Solutions (RBS) Exports team by ensuring accurate and compliant coordination of documentation required for export of all shipments from US. Worked with internal regulators to ensure regulatory adherence as member of Legal Department (Trade Compliance). Coordinated shipments and documents between 2 foreign countries. Reviewed documents for accuracy. Stamped/signed documents and distributed to foreign partners. Provided tariff classifications for import and export of goods leaving and entering US. Logged and reported information for weekly executive summaries.Created pivot tables and provided duty drawback team with comprehensive monthly files that allowed them to maximize refunds received from US government. Collected information via Access databases to summarize sales reports on per country basis. Coordinated mandatory Electronic Export Information filings filed with CBP on behalf of all Lbrands entities. Worked with international franchise partners to provide detailed reporting on items restricted from international trade. Monitored commercial invoices for restricted items.* Member of 3-person export team credited with producing impactful increase in international store presence over 10 years.* Supported duty drawback team, recognized as saving company millions of dollars per year.* Contributed as member of several action teams that supported Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows in Paris, London, and Shanghai.* Recognized with multiple “Standing O” awards during tenure, in recognition of performance excellence.* Supported Foreign Trade Zone team and created bonds transmitted to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that saved enterprise millions per year in deferred customs duties.* Spearheaded large-scale project involving partnership with Regulatory and Customs partners in China to deliver COVID-19 personal protective equipment for all associates of Lbrands in China and Hong Kong.

Analyzed and prepared documentation for legal and factual information for classification of products in Harmonized Tariff System. Ensured accurate customs clearance and applicable special trade program qualification. Maintained customs classification records to ensure adherence to government regulations and demonstration of reasonable care. Partnered with customs brokers to resolve import shipment problems. Researched and provided information required for customs clearance. Collaborated internally with brand specific teams to achieve cost savings through tariff engineering application.* Established and executed plan involving document retention process improvement. Initiated storage of all shipment documents in Live Link. Streamlined process for Post Entry team to view documents for duty drawback purposes.* Focused on potential roadblocks and brought together members of Limited brands team with associates from Canada to provide more efficient and transparent framework to export process. Fine-tuned cadence of documents and receiving process.* Collaborated with departments from across brands to communicate customs process and its effects on global supply chain.

Monitored audit reports to ensure partner Customs brokers properly filed Customs entries on behalf of Lbrands. Ensured accurate and timely shipments processing. Verified documentation for release conditions and compliance. Ensured adherence to SOPs and business rules, as well as following of special client instructions, notes, and alerts. Identified and recommended changes to outdated and ineffective SOPs.* Created Customs entries through proper selection of client and client records and interpretation of documentation for all clients’ shipments in 1-step process. Ensured correct reporting of duty value based on invoice details and terms of sale. Contacted clients/carriers for missing documentation, information, and instructions necessary to release shipments.* Member of team that created Access report that successfully tracked all customs clearances for entire enterprise, ensuring that all releases were obtained from CBP within 48 hours of arrival on US soil, with new report immediately included in all weekly executive summary reporting.* Implemented overhaul of store design and construction process for shipments to Canada. Created process that reduced amount of work for Export Operations team and streamlined Customs clearance process for vendor shipping goods to stores in Canada. Partnered with Customs broker, transportation team, and import planning team to draft new procedures, along with instructions for completing documentation.* Provided certificate of free sale documents to third party customer Intermoda Fashion out of Mexico City to support sell-off process for Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works. * Contributed Customs knowledge for Express (an Independent Client Group brand) that included insight on document creation, as well as creating documents for shipments to Middle East and Puerto Rico.* Founding member of Global Trade Dept of Values and Excellence (D.O.V.E.) team that sought to increase morale and ensure practice of inclusion.

* Selected as secondary support for Global Trade Ops team for all reporting functions. Took on role of generating weekly quota report distributed to senior vice president. Executed weekly reporting provided to executive committee at monthly meeting.* Attended meetings and provided testing/technology support for Customs Self Filing initiative underway at Limited Customs Services. Learned process for operating several new systems, including ACE and Cognos, to support creation of ad-hoc reporting and execution of daily push of files.* Participated in commercial invoice process scoping and implementation process, projected to improve accuracy and integrity of data sent to Customs brokers worldwide. Ensured compliant Customs entries and protected enterprise reputation.* Provided templates and knowledge to create unified approach to commercial invoice documentation, with automation process reducing time needed to create documentation by over 80%.* Participated in weekly meetings to develop plan for creating and sustaining automated invoice process for Limited Technology Services.