Lucretia Love-Gray

516-***-**** adg60y@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Traffic Manager with over 20 years of professional experience, in Domestic, International and Ecommerce shipments. Coordinated a team of 6 logistics employees, coordinating, scheduling and booking LTL, FTL, Intermodal, Small Package shipments. Managed logistics for manufacturing and production teams, resulting in streamlined operations, and reducing times between concepts to deliverable of goods. Result driven and project delivery oriented manager, with a focus on analytics, cost reductions and synergies. Since 1995 I have focused on building relationships within the logistics field, creating opportunities for companies and vendors to corroborate and share resources, leading to resolution oriented partnerships.

Traffic Manager Logistics Coordinator Purchasing Agent Tariff Arbitration Business Analytics

Professional Experience

LOGISTICS SPECIALIST ASSISTANT MANAGER

Eastman Footwear Group, Inc October 2019 to June 2020

●Reviewing commercial invoices, packing list and Footwear interim submitted for customs clearance

●Approving customs entry and packing list for warehouse receiving and freight invoices

●Responsible for auditing and insuring accuracy of freight bills from carriers

●Booking of factory orders with Carriers and Freight Forwarders

●Approving shipping files for closing from factory booking, factory documentation, customs, warehouse receiving and approved freight and warehouse invoices

TRAFFIC MANAGER

Parlux Fragrances, Bellport NY November 2018 to October 2019

●Overseeing of the transportation department for Domestic and International

●Managed scheduling deliveries and transfers of material and finished product to vendors and warehouse(s) for timely deliveries

●Working with Carriers and 3rd Party Logistic companies and Brokers on rates and service for LTL, Full truck load and Containers

●Handled Export activities requirements SED and SLI

●Routing and scheduling of Purchase order such as Macy’s, Walmart, Dillard’s, Belk, Ross, and Amazon and communicating with sales and customer service.

LOGISTICS/TRAFFIC MANAGER

Harbor Footwear Group, LTD, Port Washington, NY 2001- September 2018

●Responsible for overseeing both domestic and international import and export shipments assuring timely arrival, routing and shipping of product

●Managed the import of up to 350 containers and 50 air shipments per year for $100 million company

●Collaborated with other departments including Accounts managers and Distribution to formulate, recommend procedures, consolidation, scheduling and planning of orders by vessel, air, rail and OTR trucking for both stock and landed business to meet goals and objectives

●Managed landed orders for Walmart, DSW, Amazon, Marshall’s, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom and Footlocker to 3PL warehouses and designated ports

●Worked closely with brokers, factories and production to resolve documentation issues, established the HTS for styles, confirmed duty rates and freight costs to finalize product pricing

●Worked with customs lawyer and customs/independent labs to finalize duty rates and comply with customs requests

●Instrumental in establishing CTPAT policies and procedures companywide

●Coordinated with forwarders and drayage companies in scheduling containers into our warehouse to assure timely delivery and avoid additional costs to the company

●Handled issues including shortages, debiting factories and filing claims with steam ship lines

●Responsible for applying for Fish and Wildlife permits, bonds and brokerage Powers of Attorney for all brands

●Responsible for tracking and resolving issues with sample shipments and logistics of samples/product for the trade shows

●Handled the domestic operations through warehouse oversight ensuring that PO’s were picked, packed and routed in customer portal

●Provided direction and coordination for all traffic related requirements ensuring compliance to both domestic and international requirement to meet customer requirements

●Negotiated, evaluated and audited rates with carriers, forwarders, FedEx and UPS Approved all invoices

●Set up procedures for sample shipments, prepaid shipments and exports

●Distributed files within department of all routing request forms, bills of lading and labels needed for shipping

Purchasing Experience

ASSISTANT PURCHASING AGENT Signal Transformer, Inwood, NY 1998 – 2001

●Responsible for ordering raw materials and small machinery for the production of transformers and chokes

●Worked with engineers on new designs and sales for custom parts and stock orders

●Followed up and expediting orders to meet customer dates

●Created weekly manifest of supplies and booked containers to be exported for production

●Met with suppliers to review orders and develop business

●Managed material inventory to maintain appropriate stock levels

LOGISTICS/INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER Pentland USA, New Hyde Park, NY 1994 – 1998

●Coordinated all inbound freight for six divisions

●Interacted with customer service, production managers and multiple warehouses to establish priorities to achieve monthly budgets

●Managed scanning and key rec entry for stock, first cost and landed orders

●Strengthened communication with freight forwarders, customs brokers and traffic department for timely arrival of freight

●Daily maintenance of transit time, updating information and changes

●Scheduled vessel and air shipments to meet customer ship dates

EDUCATION

Associate of Science Degree – Fashion Merchandising - Centenary College Hackettstown, NJ

Marketing and Management courses - Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

RELEVANT COURSES & SEMINARS

Microsoft Office – RLM/ As400 - PKMS / IBM iSeries / – HazMat – Dangerous Goods – 49CF

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