Robert Astacio Email & Phone Number

Purchase, NY

Hillsdale, NJ

• Identify business needs and develop processes for current projects for the company.
• Create and maintain databases for the execution of weekly sales Profit and Loss Analysis to monitor, measure, and benchmark the performance of the sales force.
• Responsible for managing technology driven specs of the office environment to insure that the sales force and all the office personal have the tools to be successful and competitive.
• Liaison between systems team, traders, sales managers, and accounting department for the development of new system requirements resulting in improved business revenue and profitability.
• Monitor system errors, manage mobile phone contracts, implementation of 365 Microsoft Email Exchange company wide.

Hillsdale, NJ

• Managed high level management projects and implement SOP of completed projects.
• Managed the day to day operations for international logistics for all modes of transport and domestic.
• Assisted and trained Sales and Documentation team on usage of InfoX.
• Liaison between Tradewinds and the accounting department to maintain cash flow and proper posting and payment of receivables and payables.
• Handled all rate disputes or discrepancies with vendor invoices.
• Liaison between ocean freight team and carriers to insure rates have been filed with FMC.

Hillsdale, NJ

• Developed, managed and organized flow of international shipments for various customers utilizing several modes of transportation in coordination and close communication with overseas agents.
• Implemented procedures to maintain high level of customer service retaining high yield net profits for the fiscal year goals.
• Developed VIP account handling procedures resulting in additional business revenue and profitability.
• Executed documentation process flow in a timely and efficient manner resulting in significantly increased accounting productivity and shorten payment processing flow

Hillsdale, NJ

• Created and maintained Trader Profit and Loss Database for analysis of sales performance.
• Assisted and trained Traders on usage of Access base new system for inputting of purchase orders and sales contracts.
• Monitored system errors, managed mobile phone contracts, implementation of 365 Microsoft Email Exchange company wide.
• Maintained high level of office efficiency with prompt servicing and replacement of office equipment.

Hillsdale, NJ

• Processed and handled bookings in accordance to Trader’s sales contracts and export shipment requirements
• Monitored weekly movement of railcars for production unloading and purchase order fulfillment as per sales contracts shipment schedules.
• Created new data flows to better monitor order movement and bookings.
• Coordinated loading of containers at company’s owned transloading facility with Arreff Terminal in Portsmouth, VA

Purchase, NY

• Managed and controlled shipping processes for printing and release paper produced by Sappi to overseas locations utilizing serval modes of transportation including trucking, ocean shipments, intermodal, airfreight, and.
• Processed export documentation for shipments determined by domestic and international requirements.
• Negotiated shipping rates and established shipping procedures and documentation requirements for newly acquired trade lanes.
• Handled Foreign to Foreign shipments for Sappi overseas and newly acquired mills utilizing FMS as a freight forwarder.
• Created procedures and maintained a database for newly acquired exports shipments to Belgium (release paper– Bornem warehouse – via container), United Kingdom(printing paper – various printers – via Bulk shipments )
• Team leader for international cross functional team in SAP to enhance system and to assist with testing

Greater New York City Area

• Managed full process of export logistics of finishing and polishing materials, from setting up product delivery to warehouse from supplier to sending docs to bank for payment against L/C.
• Forms of transportation: trucking, ocean ship (FCL and LTL), DHL, UPS, Air Parcel Post and Air Freight.
• Worked as a liaison between the business and systems group in various capacities including security management, a trouble shooting issues (claims, late payment, incorrect rated carrier invoices) and yearend inventory.

Long Island, NY

• Managed fourteen warehouse personal to ensure loading of shipments per sales order ready dates on a daily basis
• Scheduled daily truck loads and rout sequence for shipments of products in accordance with sales work orders

Fort Lee, NJ

• Salesperson for steel products purchased internationally and sold to various U.S. customer.
• Handled claims and inventory reconciliation of steels products stored in various locations.

White Plains, NY

• Managed unsold inventory stored at warehouses and loading ports across the country.
• Responsible for tendering long position disposition to freight forwarder / custom broker for proper issuing of DO to customers which product was sold as shipment was on the water and unsold product to various.
• Released inventory to customer from warehouse and maintained inventory.
• Negotiated warehouse rates (storage in/out) and drayage from terminal to warehouse or customer/door sales.
• Responsible for onsite inspections of material to ensure proper storage practices and confirmation of yearend inventory reconciliation.
• Handled barges from Houston to New Orleans for steel coils

Education record

Associate’S Degree