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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

“The Freight Forwarding experts since 1815. Our passion is to enable international trade. We simplify our customer operations and maximize their opportunities. Let's stay connected. DHL Global Forwarding is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group with more than 31,000 freight forwarding experts in more than 190 countries around the world. Our air, ocean and overland freight forwarding services include standardised transport as well as multimodal and sector-specific solutions, together with individualised industrial projects.“

Huntersville, Nc

Saint-Gobain America is part of the Compagnie de Saint-Gobain group of companies, a group with reported 180,000+ employees in 68 countries. Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change. Saint-Gobain America (Vetrotex Textiles) is a world leader in glass yarn manufacturing servicing customers worldwide in a wide variety of industries. We offer a complete range of fiberglass products tailored and focused on customer needs. Some of my functions were: order management (craddle-to-grave)from customer purchase order to customer payment, following up with production planning and transportation logistics to ensure timely and accurate delivery and payments to vendors and from customers. This included cross border activities and coordination with customs brokers and resolving any related issue in the process. Responsible for return logistics of recyclable/reusable packaging. Managed warehouse inventory to ensure budget, order fulfillment and vendor relations were within company expectations. Provided inside sales support to the commercial team, and logistics support to the customer service team.

Charlotte, Nc

Maersk Line is the core liner shipping activity of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, and the leading container shipping company in the world with US $28.6B net revenue for 2008. The Maersk Line fleet consists of more than 500 container vessels with about 325 offices located in more than 125 countries. I joined as Customer Service Rep working in the Key Accounts team managing shipments for the cruise line accounts and other high-visibility accounts. I then joined the North America vessel operations team as Operations Specialist and later promoted to Supervisor responsible for monitoring performance of staff consisting of 21 Specialists and ensuring daily tasks were completed according to the department's goals and objectives. Identified areas of improvement and took corrective action including coordinating among stakeholders to implement permanent solutions.In this team we conducted Load, Discharge and Release functions in a fast-paced, time critical job that demanded great attention to detail and quick problem resolution while maintaining a productive and fun work environment.Consistently avoided unjustified costs by timely and effectively handling exceptions and ad-hoc customer requests as part of my daily tasks resulting in cost savings for the company.Identified and implemented solutions for issues requiring cross-functional coordination and third parties. Some examples are EDI and systems failures, incomplete handoffs and vessel releases from other regions or departments, and new terminal and vendor setup.Participated in new global system rollout, training and support.

Miami, Fl

I was hired as sales rep for security seals and systems used in transportation. Later included handling the purchasing and logistics responsibilities associated with international shipments. As the company evolved and grew, so did my responsibilities to include training new staff, managing vendors and warehouse providers, and doing ad-hoc tasks in the absence of the managing partner. Executed air and ocean shipments for our customers in Latin America and the United States, including import and export. Main export commodities: food ingredients, dental equipment, industrial parts, retail merchandise. Main import commodities: clothing, household goods, food preparations.Coordinated with multiple parties the movement of goods under my responsibility with great attention to detail and follow up skills attaining high levels of service delivery.Prepared and reviewed documentation and payments relevant to the shipments at hand to avoid potential delays, fines and service failures. This included Airway Bills, Bills of Lading, Letters of Credit, Shipper's Filings, Packing Lists and Invoices, Hazardous documentation, Certificates of Origin, Powers of Attorney, Letters of Intent.Consistently responded on time to requests for proposals from customers relating to freight and/or purchasing.Sought best rates and service levels by negotiating with vendors and carriers in order to maintain our own rates competitive and protect profit margins.Identified and evaluated foreign and domestic suppliers on the basis of price, quality, service and availability of products. Main volume consisted of industrial filters, parts and accessories for petro-chemical plants, marine parts.

Masters, International Business

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Education record

Continued Education: APICS Supply Chain, Effective Business Writing