Supervises a team focused on coordinating imports and exports including purchase of finish goods, raw materials and samples, international logistics, international customs regulation and transportation to ensure timely arrival. Main countries negotiation (USA, Latin America and China). Develops strategies to better support the company to accomplish key objectives. Works on monitoring production and coordinates shipments from door-to door attending sales plan and production schedule. Handles… Show more Supervises a team focused on coordinating imports and exports including purchase of finish goods, raw materials and samples, international logistics, international customs regulation and transportation to ensure timely arrival. Main countries negotiation (USA, Latin America and China). Develops strategies to better support the company to accomplish key objectives. Works on monitoring production and coordinates shipments from door-to door attending sales plan and production schedule. Handles shipments coming from/to abroad and make sure incoming goods comply with customs regulation (customs compliance specialist). Acts as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders. Focused on savings and cost reduction. Strong ability on training. Team builder. Collects, analyzes and reports monthly KPIs. Stablishes and controls Service Level Agreement with Third Parties, Suppliers and internal team. Execellent communication/ presentation skills and the ability to manage relationships across multiple functions. Show less

Managed the procurement and import processes of an average of 100shipments per month. Leverage internal and external alliances to executeinitiatives relating to Supply Chain Management with the intention ofimproving business performance and service. Including but not limited to newsourcing opportunities, supply chain optimization and cost saving initiatives.Worked with contract manufacturer to procure finished goods. Coordinatedinternational and national shipments.

Supervised a team of 15 employees: Trade Analysts, Trade Assistants andImport /Export Intern; who were responsible for managing import and exportrelated activities. Additionally, managed a Purchasing role which was new tothe company.Managerial Responsibilities  Negotiated and managed contracts with customers, warehousing and freightforwarders. Acted as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders includingImporter, Exported, Carrier, and Government Entities to… Show more Supervised a team of 15 employees: Trade Analysts, Trade Assistants andImport /Export Intern; who were responsible for managing import and exportrelated activities. Additionally, managed a Purchasing role which was new tothe company.Managerial Responsibilities  Negotiated and managed contracts with customers, warehousing and freightforwarders. Acted as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders includingImporter, Exported, Carrier, and Government Entities to communicate andtroubleshoot issues, problems and concerns. Increased operation excellence by continually reducing transit times andfreight costs through contract negotiations.  Provided support to Commercial Team by developing and proposing bestsupply chain strategies for potential accounts.  Conducted, measured and reported audits to ensure accuracy ofdocumentation provided by team.  Analyzed, developed and delivered training of SOPs to ensure complianceand alignment of team. Collected, analyzed and reported monthly KPIs.  Helped lead and implement development of ERP software.  Selected, on-boarded and mentored new hires. International Purchasing Sourced products based on customer’s product requirements. Provided quotes to customers based on best contract manufacturerselection.  Worked with Commercial Team to collect and understand forecast.  Ensured product availability based on forecast.  Created and maintained purchase orders. Show less

 Met with customers to understand expectation and needs of shipments toensure customer satisfaction.  Prepared import and export documentation such as but not limited to: billof landing, commercial invoice, packing list, certificates, and exchangeagreements, and communicate them to customs broker, carriers, and anyapplicable government entity. Obtained necessary licenses and authorizations for imports regulated bygovernment bodies such as ANVISA, MAPA and DECEX.  Selected… Show more  Met with customers to understand expectation and needs of shipments toensure customer satisfaction.  Prepared import and export documentation such as but not limited to: billof landing, commercial invoice, packing list, certificates, and exchangeagreements, and communicate them to customs broker, carriers, and anyapplicable government entity. Obtained necessary licenses and authorizations for imports regulated bygovernment bodies such as ANVISA, MAPA and DECEX.  Selected carriers and scheduled shipments. Projected, tracked and reported all costs related to shipments; includingpurchasing cost, freight costs and taxes. Show less

 Tracked shipments to ensure commitment dates were met. Monitored free time, time container leaves port to time container wasreturned to carrier, to schedule unloads and avoid extra freight cost.  Scheduled containers according to customer’s needs.  Identified customs requirements based on shipment and communicatedrequirements to Trade Analyst.  Reviewed all shipping documents prepared by Trade Analysts to ensure allinformation required were included and correct.

Supported Trade Analysts and Trade Assistants in their day to day activities.  Input data collected by Analysts into ERP System, Conexus.  Audited all freight cost by comparing quoted freight cost with actual freight cost and worked with the carrier to resolved invoice discrepancies.  Worked to ensure all freight invoices were paid in a timely manner.  Gathered, organized and communicated shipment documents to customers and customs.