Supervise processing to ensure product quality is consistent and meets customer specifications. Oversee team of laborers. Assist with maintenance of processing machinery.

Managed the facilities to ensure the safety of the product and the employees at the storage location. Prepared facilities for yearly fumigation and monitored all systems throughout fumigation process. Interfaced with suppliers and 3PL providers to schedule collection and receipts of International shipments. Received, reviewed and submitted inbound invoices to Accounts Payable for processing.

Managed Import/Export Logistics and sample dispatching requirements for the sales team. Managed hemp product manufacturing and procurement. Designed and led lab testing program for hemp purchases.

Inspected homes and designed permanent solutions to address issues with basements, crawl spaces, and concrete.

Procured all required materials, supplies and equipment, internationally and domestically, by communicating with suppliers, negotiating purchase conditions and issuing purchase orders. Reconciled goods received with the corresponding purchase orders, calculated landed costs and entered the goods into inventory.Coordinated with suppliers and freight forwarders regarding the importation of purchased materials to ensure proper delivery while controlling costs.Implemented Merchandise Return procedures that ensure all returned goods were accounted for and all additional costs were documented. These procedures helped maintain accurate inventory levels and documented the costs associated with defective product received from suppliers.

Assessed the quality of farmers' deliveries in order to determine the value of the goods.Established and maintained professional relationships with farmers in order to secure the supply of their goods ensuring transactions at a mutually beneficial price.Held this seasonal position previously for four US purchasing seasons from 2006-2010.

Data analysis and collection of import and export documentation required for duty-drawback filing.Reviewed inventory records supporting import and export transactions.Assisted the US Department of Agriculture in inspecting and grading of tobacco exports to meet duty-drawback filing requirements.

Promoted to AVP in April 2013 after generating sales of over $10 Million per annum, for three consecutive years, of unmanufactured tobacco from Argentina, Brazil, Malawi, Thailand and Zimbabwe.Managed client relationships with US cigarette manufacturers by calculating finished goods costs, making sales proposals, preparing and delivering worldwide and market-specific supply-and-demand presentations.Increased sales volumes by over 150% and sales revenues by over 100% to a key individual customer. Conducted global sales analyses focusing on current and worldwide and market-specific trends to forecast future sales. Successfully presented these forecast opportunities to management for action.Initiated Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) supply chain security certification. Interfaced with US Customs & Border Patrol while creating and maintaining all related processes and procedures to ensure a secure global supply chain.