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Sales Assistant

Location:
Orlando, FL, 32825
Posted:
August 10, 2011

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MARY E. ARNOLD

**** *. ********* ***** ***********@**.***

317-***-****

Orlando, FL 32825

SUMMARY

Logistics Supervisor with excellent strategic planning, problem solving, and multi-

tasking skills. I have worked with loading facilities, trucking companies, and ocean

steamship lines across the US to export grain to the Far East. I am looking to expanding

and diversifying my knowledge of export logistics.

WORK HISTORY

Touton U.S.A., Limited, Carmel, IN December 2008 – October 2010

Logistics Supervisor/Merchandising Assistant

Managed up to 23 grain loading facilities across the country (states listed below) for

the loading of both USDA and non-USDA commodities (listed below) in bulk into

20’, 40’, and 40’ High Cube shipping containers.

New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee,

Washington, California

USDA: Yellow Soybeans, Yellow Corn, Soft Red Wheat, Dark Northern

Spring Wheat, Northern Spring Wheat, Hard Red Wheat, Soft White Wheat,

Western White Wheat, Feed Wheat

Non-USDA: Golden Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles, Soybean Meal,

Corn Gluten Meal

Coordinated with the grain loading facilities and the Ocean Steam Ship Lines (listed

below) to have grain loaded into shipping containers and shipped to Far East Asia

(listed below).

APL, China Shipping, CMA CGM, Cosco, Evergreen, Hanjin, Happag Lloyd,

Hyundai, K-Line, Maersk, MOL, MSC, NYK, OOCL, United Arab Line,

Yang Ming, Zim, Globerunners, Precon, TSC, Mac Containers.

Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan

Supervised team of 3 employees to ship approximately 10,000 FEU last year.

Negotiated Ocean Freight Rates with Steam Ship Lines and Non-Vessel Operating

Common Carriers including rate contracts with the following:

APL, China Shipping, CMA CGM, Cosco, Evergreen, Hanjin, Maersk, MOL,

MSC, Zim

Worked with FGIS (Federal Grain Inspection Services),APHIS (Animal and Plant

Inspection Services), and Independent Labs across the country to have grain officially

weighed, sampled, and inspected to meet commodity and documentation

requirements per contract.

Performed calculations daily to verify shipment weights and volumes.

Coordinated with loading facilities and independent companies to ensure product was

fumigated and/or had mold inhibitors applied as needed/required.

Organized in-bound commodity trucks with loading facilities and out-bound loaded

container trucks.

MARY E. ARNOLD

***********@**.*** 317-***-****

Provided Domestic and International customers all documents required to export

grain from the US and import in Far East Asia, including but not limited to:

Invoices, Ocean Bill of Ladings, Weight Certificates, Grade Certificates,

Phytosanitary Certificates, Independent Lab Certificates, Solid Wood Packing

Certificates

Prepared and reviewed documentation according to contract and Letter of Credit

requirements including invoicing, pricing conversions, and banking documents.

Monitored sale and purchase contracts to ensure all contracts were executed as

written.

Oversaw weekly meetings with Trade and Logistics teams on contract status and

logistics issues. Updates of meetings were provided to home office in France & sister

office in Singapore.

Assisted with trade desk by entering and confirming market orders on the Chicago

Board of Trade.

Entered sales and purchase contracts, pricings, and market orders into GrainSmart.

Trained new employees on different aspects of the job.

Reason for leaving: Company downsized in preparation to move to another state.

Great Lakes Grain, Carmel, IN August 2007 – January 2009

Merchandising Assistant/Logistics

Managed trade desk by entering and confirming market orders on the Chicago Board

of Trade.

Entered sales and purchase contracts, pricings, and market orders into GrainSmart.

Managed up to 8 grain loading facilities across the country for the loading of Corn,

Soft Red Wheat, and Soybeans in bulk into 20’, 40’, and 40’ High Cube shipping

containers.

Coordinated with the grain loading facilities and the Ocean Steam Ship Lines to have

grain loaded into shipping containers and shipped to Far East Asia.

Worked with FGIS (Federal Grain Inspection Services) and APHIS (Animal and

Plant Inspection Services) to have grain officially weighed, sampled, and inspected to

meet commodity and documentation requirements per contract.

Worked with Domestic and International customers to provide all documents required

to export grain from the US and import in Far East Asia.

Trained new employees on different aspects of the job.

Reason for leaving: Company was taken over by Touton.

Ecolab, Indianapolis, IN January 2007 – August 2007

Warranty Billing/ Financial Admin

Billing manufacturers for warranty service performed using SAP software.

Assisting in maintaining I-Base information in SAP.

Responsible for determining warranty status of equipment serviced.

Reason for leaving: personal reasons

MARY E. ARNOLD

***********@**.*** 317-***-****

Accountemps – Ecolab, Indianapolis, IN September 2006 – January 2007

Customer Warranty Disputes

Liaison between customer and manufacturers in determining warranty invoicing

status.

Researched customer disputes to validate warranty.

Created/maintained form documents using Excel

Responsible for updating customer accounts in regards to warranty status in SAP,

CounterPoint, and FACTS.

Reason for leaving: contract bought by Ecolab.

Jackson Fabrication & Agility Equipment, Mayfield, KY April 2003 – May 2006

Bookkeeper/Secretary

Designed business invoices using QuickBooks

Created/maintained specialized price sheets using Word, Excel & Power Point

Transferred data and accounts from Quickens to QuickBooks

Prepared books for tax accountant

Assisted with sales and processing of orders

Booked/maintained: Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, customer accounts

Reason for leaving: moved to Indiana

EDUCATION

University Of Kentucky Community College System: West Kentucky College

Associate of Science Degree Graduated: 2004

ACCOUNTING RELATED COURSEWORK

Principles of Accounting I & II

QuickBooks 2004

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office 7 GrainSmart

QuickBooks SAP

WordPerfect Microsoft Money

Adobe Knowledge of American Sign

Language & Signed English

60+ WPM

SALARY REQUIREMENTS

Minimum $45,000/ year preferred



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