∙ Responsible for ensuring the seamless flow of goods and supplies for global operations in the US, UK and Canada warehouses.∙ Oversaw the physical movement of inbound & cross-docked goods, for international, domestic and cross-border shipments.∙ Manage and monitor inbound logistics activities, ensuring on-time delivery, cost optimization, compliance with regulations, and timely communication to stakeholders∙ Communicate, work collaboratively and problem-solve cross functionally with production planning, warehousing, inventory management and logistic teams.∙ Oversaw Canada and US Duty Drawback programs, ensuring compliance, timely submissions, and establishing processes to support current and future initiatives. ∙ Analyze data, ensure timely and accurate information, communicate with global partners including freight forwarders, carriers, customs specialists and suppliers.∙ Organize and continuous follow up around open purchase orders, quotes and updates to meet target dates on deliverables.∙ Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of transportation and logistics operations.∙ Manage and update NetSuite Oracle; Items, Purchase order and Inbound shipment creation, Inbound freight, tracking and logistics key projects management.

In August of 2020 I decided to stop working at Tivoli Audio to support and grow my family's local construction business, helping to manage the day to day operations, inventory control, purchase of materials, financial planning and market analysis, develop and manage logistics budget, tracking expenses identifying cost-saving opportunities, control and update of estimates, invoices, receipts and final payments via Quickbooks, providing an integral customer service that meet or exceed the customer expectation.

∙ Inventory control, forecasting and sales analysis to determine optimum stock level. ∙ Contact and negotiate with international vendors/factories for placing orders. ∙ Support International sales and distributors that buy directly from China - collecting payments and arranging shipments. ∙ Production follow-up, keeping constant communication to check on orders status ensuring lead-times will be met. ∙ Ocean and air shipment release, document control/compliance, provide arrival notice and shipping documents for clearance and inbound entries. ∙ Forwarding, warehousing, trucking coordination for all logistics matters, domestic and overseas. ∙ SAP experience on daily work operation, orders, invoices, reports, etc. ∙ Factory credit returns coordination, receiving product back from dealers/distributors and sending it back to factories in the country of origin.

When I first moved to the US I dedicated almost 2 years to improve my English through a cultural exchange experience. I came for the first time to this country with an interchange visa while taking care of a Boston family’s children. I lived, worked and studied in Boston. Working here exposed me to diversity like never before; I know this experience strengthened my abilities to work in a multilingual environment.

∙ Pricing negotiation, coordination of transportation, delivery times, payments, shipment conditions and instructions to ensure product meets all specifications.∙ Purchase orders creation, continuous follow up to meet target dates and deliverables.∙ Weekly reports for strategic planning implementation.∙ Organized and provided shipping documents for customs clearance.

∙ Oversaw POs, tracking and managing 40 monthly shipments of containers from delivery to arrival, verifying goods were packaged according to instructions.∙ Negotiated costs with freight forwarders to maximize profitability. ∙ Coordinated effectively with agencies to ensure on time releases and customs clearance, providing required shipping documents. ∙ Defined and monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of logistics operations.

∙ Managed around 120 containers, monthly; Arranging pick-up and final delivery coordination based on required lead times.∙ Requested quotes and arranged bookings with freight forwarders companies.∙ Created and provided shipping documents: purchase orders, invoices, packing list, certificates of origin and all transportation documents. ∙ Developed weekly reports and monthly KPIs

∙ Oversaw the entire process of foreign exchange, logistics and customs clearance of imports and exports. ∙ Created and updated purchase orders, inventory entries, invoices, packing lists and accounting movements in the company system.∙ Managing transportation and logistics activities for domestic and international movements

∙ Oversaw a variety of 80 accounts ensuring all shipments meet customs and laws regulations to facilitate import and export of products. ∙ Communicate with customers, airlines and ocean ports on a daily basis to ensure that shipments were cleared for pick up . ∙ Classified merchandise using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). ∙ Calculated duty and tariff payments owed on shipments