Cinthia V. Molina .
**** ******** ***.*** * San Antonio, TX78213 * Ph956-319-5580 * E-mail
acfn2m@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Experience
Conexus, LLC, Laredo TX September 29, 2009 -
Present International Account Manager
Provide quotes and handle booking requests for all transactional and
contractual customers. Utilize a consultative sales approach to
identify, solicit, and secure new business from existing and new
customers. Made over the phone sales calls and followed thru with face-
to-face sales calls in Mexico and USA. Manage all customer account and
contact information, sales call notes, and rate quote documents as well
as any other customer interaction information through a Logistics
Operations System & Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Tool. Provide
sales support to Marketing Manager for direct marketing campaigns, web
ads, print ads, and other sales lead programs. Participate in the
evaluation of and respond to all formal bid packages, on-line bid
packages & carrier profiles from assigned customers. Ensure customers
are informed of all the necessary documentation requirements for customs
clearance for international and national shipments, or to meet any other
regulatory or customer requirements for shipping. Guide customers thru
our corporate setup process to become new accounts with in house credit,
bank wire transfer or using a business credit card.
Provide service for LTL, FTL, van, flatbed, temperature controlled
equipment, and specialized equipment for over dimension and overweight
shipments. Offer customer consultation for more economical shipping by
suggesting best travel routes, optimizing trailer utilization, comply
with DOT regulations and work as a liaison to negotiate rates with
different carriers. Coordinate transloads from Mexican to American or
American to Mexican equipment. Designated company mentor for all new
hire.
Schneider Logistics, Laredo TX June 14, 2004 -
August 21, 2005/
September 20, 2006 - September 13,
2009
Logistics Technician
Create, monitor, and complete shipments for customer such as General
Motors (GM) USA, GM Canada, GM Mexico, GM Africa, Saturn, and Nissan
using a logistics application, SUMIT, from orders requested by internet
CVN system, phone, email, and fax for shippers in Mexico, USA and Canada.
Combine and arrange loads and select cost effective carriers using
available optimization tools to include rate negotiation. Contact and
assign carriers to loads going northbound and southbound for GM Service
Parts and Operations. Maintain good customer relationships by attending
to all necessary customer specific tasks. Understand and resolve customer
issues related to GM Service Parts and Operation southbound shipments.
Communicate effectively and constantly with customers, shippers, customer
brokers and carriers to guarantee all vital shipments and other customer
services. Trained over 101 Mexican GM suppliers and shippers how to use
CVN (Collaborative Visibility Network) internet system and gave support
for any Mexico and Texas users and technical support. Trained all GM
shippers to comply with the customers shipping guidelines to ship with
correct documents and with appropriate transportation in order to have
customer's freight deliver in a timely manner and cost-effective.
Hosted bi-weekly conference meetings between northbound, Less than truck
load carrier, Central Transport and Schneider Logistics to report
updates, issues with billing, missed pickups, split loads, missing or
incomplete documents for shipments to GM USA and Canada. Researched
carrier unpaid invoices by contacting carriers, shippers and suppliers
for incomplete, canceled, lost or miss delivered shipments.
Schneider National Carriers Inc., Houston TX August 21,
2005 - September 20, 2006 Carrier Sales Coordinator
Searched for capacity using sources such as posted trucks on
Schneider's website, DAT software, Truckstop.com, GetLoaded.com or
with previously used carriers. Help post available loads on
Schneider's website, DAT, Truckstop.com, and GETLOADED.com.
Negotiated rates by exceeding the company business rule to make a
margin profit of more than 14% per load to increase total office
margins and profits by using active carriers on loads going northbound
out of Laredo, TX, Houston, TX, Louisiana, and Mississippi for
customers such as Whirlpool, Cervecerias, Shell Oil, Mead Paper,
Kimberly Clark, and Walmart. Constantly maintained strong business
relations with over 290 active carriers that met DOT and Schneider's
regulations. Compiled a list of these active carriers with proper
authorities and full Insurance coverage for future load opportunities.
Contacted and motivated the assigned carriers to report load status
within 4 hours of each event to have current information available for
the customers on each load. Negotiated and assigned loads to carries
via two phone lines, email and by Live Person, system that allows
carriers to chat with Brokers on loads showing on Schneider National
internet system. Searched the Schneider National, Inc. intranet
system for any available loads to assign and optimize profitable and
efficient carriers. Daily updated reports for available loads out of
Laredo, TX for the Network Collaboration morning meeting with other
brokerage offices. Updated and reported on available and assigned
freight to Schneider Brokerage Mexico and Green Bay customer service
in a daily morning conference call. Follow-up and updated loads that
have been assigned to carriers for completed statuses. Verified owing
and office loads in completed or delivered status to receive pay from
the customer.
C&G Services/Central Transport, Laredo TX Sept.15, 2003
- June 11, 2004
Warehouse Supervisor
Supervised a total of 5 night shift employees. Completed and verified
paperwork required for loaded and closed trailers traveling
northbound. Scheduled and documented departing trailers and paperwork
for departing merchandise. Processed delivery receipts by recording
all information to the company's intranet, fax and recorded on logs.
Answered a multi-line phone and attending to caller's request such as
shipment tracking or connecting to appropriate departments. Completed
a report that showed what each local driver delivered, picked up and
any other returned merchandise. Revised all paperwork dropped off by
drivers as delivery receipts or bills of lading for picked up freight.
Registered, faxed, and filed bill of ladings and any legal documents
for import and export purposes. Ensured all information documented on
bills of ladings were correct and verified each shipment was processed
to avoid billing and delivery delays. Calculated employee completed
hours and reported timecards for accurate payroll.
4N Service L.L.C., San Marcos TX June12,
2000 - Aug.13, 2003
Sales Office Manager
Provided consultation for shopping foreigners to recover sales tax.
Explained to the customers required eligibility, procedure and the
involved Texas Laws. General clerical work such as: answered phones,
setup and maintained file systems, data entry, and the use of all
types of office equipment. Provided customer service to mainly
Spanish-speaking customers and followed-up on customer files.
Contacted stores or district managers to explain and complete
contracts to be enrolled in the program. Invoiced and followed-up on
unpaid invoices from stores or individual owners.
Education
1994-1998 Martin High School
Laredo TX
Basics High School Diploma
1998- 2003 Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos TX
Bachelors in Business Administration Major in Computer Information Systems
Languages
Bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish.
Skills
Well knowledge in Windows 97, 98, 2000 and XP, AS400, SAP, JBuilder, Visual
Basics, VisualAge, Web Sphere Studio Application Developer, CICS, EDI,
Internet and Intranet.
References
Cynthia L. Maldonado Business Development, Conexus, LLC
Patricia Hinojosa Account Manager, Conexus, LLC
Kyle Gholston Vice president, Inspection Data
System 918-***-****