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Crosby, TX, US

Downers Grove, IL, US

• Inaugurate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the International Trade Department and to standardize documentation retention per the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
• Collaborate with Trade Compliance to build, establish and regulate the logistics process to fall within company guidelines.
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers for long-lasting and mutually fulfilling departmental growth by means of collaboration.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of import trade activities. This includes process improvement, purchasing and payment activities, maintaining sample inventory for incoming shipments and ensure accuracy of.
• Manage sales Purchase Orders and assist with the shipping of the import to the USA and delivery of the goods.
• Expand and conserve Supply Management relationships with vendors and catalogue items information in SAP.

Houston, Texas, US

• Evaluated import and export documentation for incoming and outgoing shipments and ensured accuracy of documentation and verified compliance standard.
• Analyzed customs duty exemptions and Free Trade Agreements to reduce cost of imports and exports.
• Administered performance factors related to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in the country.
• Supervised daily customs broker operations and set out performance is monitored, targeting lead time and cost reductions.
• Interfaced with Trade Compliance to build up and evaluate the supply chain process to fall within company expectations.
• Established import and export duty tariff codes are correctly applied to incoming/outgoing shipments.

Bellevue, Washington, US

• Ensured customs compliance at all times to regulations, policies and procedures.
• Communicated with customs and local authorities to address questions/concerns to daily operations. Such as the use of forms (3461s, 7501s, 7512s, CBP forms, etc.).
• Liaised for clients, sales, and account management to proactively ensure cohesion for all services.
• Quantified billing invoices to ensure accuracy and completeness according to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Classified goods based on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States of America and acquire customs clearances for top multinational Corporations.
• Coordinated FTL/LTL/Cartage deliveries, handle billings, and performed accounting functions. Audit brokerage files per Operational Process Standards (OPS) procedures, including the OGAs and customs clearances.