Zenaida Wexler

**** ******* **** 204-***-**** Home

Narol, MB 204-***-**** Cell

R1C 0C8 Email: acxifq@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Logistics and Administrations Manager and Purchasing with eighteen years of experience in the movement of ocean, air, rail and tucking in a timely and costly fashion. Proven expertise includes dealing with proactive resolution issues and quick settlement of potential crisis in a highly demanding workplace. Demonstrated strengths include:

Exceptional Problem Solving and Analytical Skills Very Knowledgeable

Well-Organized Energetic

Excellent Communication Skills Reliable

Superior Training Skills Punctual

Detail Oriented Team Player

Speak and Read Portuguese

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Truck Freight International 2014-August 2016

Administrations Manager

Responsible for all training of drivers and new employees with ISO, C-TPAT, MPI Requirements; and maintaining all files to make sure that we are compliant with all internal and external auditors.

Responsible for all administration processes from start to finish.

Currently managing a group of five administration clerks, four planners, and 53 drivers.

Trained all drivers and staff with TDG, ISO, C-TPAT and making sure that they are compliant with other customers and internal organizations.

Work closely with the general manager to ensure that fleet is running properly and at the most cost effective means.

Manage all internal and external audits with ISO, C-TPAT, DOT and MPI.

Work closely with staff and providing weekly revenue reports on how each driver is doing. This ensures that each planner can work closely or look at different avenues when planning the drivers. I also provide the revenue report to the director and President of the company. This will allow us to utilize the slow seasons with other work or contacting other customers to move product.

Provide memos to drivers for log book audits, customer non-compliances, driving issues, rejected loads, etc. first by a written notice and then a verbal or in the office meeting. Provide all drivers with first hand training on how to properly fill in the paperwork (example bill of ladings, log books, trip reports, expenses, and many more)

Provide the general manager and the director projections on how each unit is currently running and determining which units we will keep or lease again if necessary. Renew all tractors and trailers yearly with MPI for both Truck Freight International and Haztran Corp.

Work closely with internal lawyers, directors, and other managers in the company along with current staff.

Arrange vehicle repairs and maintenance and book regular oil changes, and safeties for both the truck and trailer.

Coghlan’s LTD.

Logistics Manager / Purchasing 2008-2014

Managed and maintained all freight movement from China to both Canada and the USA. Also hired and negotiated rates with all carriers for inbound and outbound movement in both Canada and the USA, saving the company close to two million dollars in freight.

Responsible for purchasing approximately 400 items for our third-party warehouse in Minneapolis, USA.

Deal with our suppliers overseas helping with bill of ladings and arranging to have a contract with the supplier and our freight forwarder.

Arrange all telex transfers for our suppliers four days after shipping overseas once bill of lading is presented for payment.

During our year end, I arrange to go to Minneapolis to overlook our inventory and advise how to deal with product that we can no longer sell due to packaging issues or defective product. Arrange to have hazardous product picked up and destroyed properly.

Enter all ISF’s (Importer Securing Filing) into the system for all loads coming from overseas to the USA 72 hours prior to shipping.

Negotiate with all carriers once a year and setting rates in place for all movements.

Earned the train the trainer in dangerous goods, which allows me to teach the course to everyone at work. Trained all the shippers and receivers and am now working on training the customer service reps.

Arrange all custom documents for all shipments going into the USA or coming out of the USA to Canada.

Deal with all FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) products.

Manage and Maintain all product costing on an excel spreadsheet, so that our sales reps can maintain the price list for the next year.

Work closely with other staff for issues that arise with carriers, regulations or approving invoices for payment.

Agricore United (Viterra)

Trucking Coordinator 2003 – 2008

Management of inbound traffic in Northern and Southern Alberta including negotiating freight costs and deliveries, organization and coordination of truck shipments.

Moved all fertilizer from Northern and Southern Alberta in a timely fashion to meet deadlines. Was responsible for 78 CPC sites, and over 100 stations.

Arranged the movement of Potash, Phosphate, Urea, Super Salt, Granular, blends and direct to farm movement, along with the movement of grain which consisted of barley, wheat, nexera canola, corn, and all seed (mustard, waxy barley, etc…)

During a two day intensive period (Saturday and Sunday) moved 4500 tones – which is equivalent to 100 loads due to a price increase. Managed to move over 125 loads in my territories, which saved the company over a million dollars.

Remained with company during transition of Agricore United with Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Worked closely with the Regina Trucking department giving them information regarding our stations, carriers and rates. Also worked closely in transitioning files from our system to their system.

Agricore United (Viterra) 2000-2003

Assistant Trucking Coordinator

Updated all information for Saskatchewan Workers Compensation. I supplied them with a monthly total of all movement from each carrier delivering into or out of Saskatchewan.

Contacted carriers and stations regarding carrier compliance to meet insurance qualifications.

Worked closely with the country staff, carriers and internal staff, to help the computer department create the help topics in our internal computer system (FMS). This resulted in time savings regarding IT contact.

Traveled to Saskatoon to conduct a presentation on the new help topics that were created, along with information on the importance of using a carrier that is compliant. This increased access, user knowledge and expertise.

Inputted all the information in our system for loads that were booked by the trucking coordinator. Worked closely with all the trucking coordinators, to become familiar with movement in all three provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta). Also managed all of the custom paperwork for external movement into the U.S.A.

Agricore United (Viterra)

Accounts Payable Clerk 2000-2000

Reconciled all orders and matched them with the system, prior to paying each carrier, and conducted day to day bank deposits.

Worked closely with the senior financial analyst, and assisted in month end preparation by completing excel graphs to indicate sales volumes of different commodities of grain.

Kitchen Craft

Inventory Manager 1998-2000

Managed two million dollars worth of inventory for all materials in the shop ensuring accuracy and control to eliminate problem errors during three month inventory.

Managed supervisors and developed computerized processes to ensure easy information retrieval access that contributed to cost savings.

Supervised and instructed supervisors on inventory process to reduce call-time and ensure accuracy. Coded and entered product into computerized system to increase accuracy rate from 75% to 98%

Related Administration Positions 1988-1998

VOLUNTEER WORK

Chair and Treasurer of Home and School Association for Maple Leaf School for the past six years

Worked closely with volunteers to ensure that each walker produced $1000 for the Challenge for Life Walk. This year we had nine walkers.

Sponsor functions with all donations going to the Cancer Care Society and the Children’s Hospital

Fire Warden for the 12th floor at Agricore United – was responsible for 104 employees and making sure that they are aware of procedures and their safety.

President of Social Committee at Agricore United

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

University of Manitoba – PHD Mathematics

Faculty of Science (GPA 4.0/4.0) 2007

WHMIS Truck Freight International 2015 Transportation of Dangerous Goods Truck Freight International 2014

Propane & NH3

First Aid/CPR 2014

CITT – Part I Transportation CITT Online 2013

Train the Trainer – Dangerous Goods Manitoba Trucking Association 2012

Dealing with Change Agricore United (Viterra) 2007

Foundations of Performance Agricore United (Viterra) 2005

Managing your own Performance Agricore United (Viterra) 2005

Workplace Communication Skills Agricore United (Viterra) 2005

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