Operation Specialist Logistics Analyst

CAROLINE M. CARTAGENA

*** ******* ***, ********* ** 06708

Tel: 203-***-****

Email: adozz8@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

Knowledge in Incoterms, Export/import regulations, EDI System, US Customs regulations, USDA regulations, FDA regulations, AES (shipper dec) OGA Regulations, NAFTA, CAFTA, DOT, HMR, HTC, TAA, CBP, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing management, Collection/receivables Management, Customer service management. ICC regulations, C-TPAT, UCP “Uniforms

Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits” and URC (uniform rules for collection) D&B reports, Dodd-Frank regulations. Procurement/Purchasing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Denied parties screening software

COMPUTER SKILLS: Windows Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AS400 system, JD Edwards System. Microsoft Access, Great Plains, SAP, ERP system, Epicor ERP, MRP system. D&B (Dun&Brastreet), CRM System, Oracle NetSuite.

EMPLOYMENT:

Charkit Chemicals Company- Norwalk CT August2021/ present

Contract- Supply Chain- International Project- Regulatory

Plan and implement the overall supply chain strategy.

Collaborate with Sales, Operations, and Customer Service teams .

Determine key supply chain KPIs.

Suggest solutions for process improvements.

Identify process bottleneck and implement solutions in a timely manner.

Train and evaluate others.

Provide constructive feedbackm

Helping the regulatory department to identify some discrepancies with EAR.

Other Projects assigned.

Earth Animal Ventures LLC. – Southport CT April/2021- August/2021

Contract- Supply Chain Administrator- International Project

Handle order process including creation and uploading POs into Oracle NetSuite, checking order confirmations, manage credit requests, initiating transfer orders, making price adjustment, and sample & e-commerce cataloguing.

Complete and update forecast spreadsheets for planning and ordering, generating reports in advance and analyzing data to assist with procurement.

Handle deliveries, checking stock and stock discrepancies, which will include onsite visits.

Help support communications with manufacturing and fulfillment facilities and make sure they are well managed and organized.

Perform monthly stock checks with the team and 3rd party partners to ensure that stock records are well maintained, up-to-date and discrepancies are minimized.

Ensure appropriate warehouse, packaging and manufacturing supplies are on hand all the time.

Assist with all system wide month end, quarter end and year end reports and processes.

Working with sales to understand new channels and markets; working with marketing to understand all programs that can impact production and/ or POS distribution.

NVENT- NEW HOFFMAN COMPANY- Minnesota Oct-12/2020- April/2021

Contract- Trade Compliance/Legal Analyst- Remote

Perform analysis and documentation of both regulatory and factual information for Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification of products.

Re-classify HTS and Schedule for parts.

Certify new USMCA products.

Other projects assigned.

Ashcroft Inc. Feb 25/2019- Jan/2020

Export Control Manager Temp; Contract, covering a FMLI person.

Conducted final review for compliance check against product –country matrix embargos and sanctioned countries.

Interface with CBP, various government agencies, freight forwarders and business clients for compliance with US export regulations.

KYC compliance policy is customer due diligence (CDD). CDD is a KYC process in which all of customer’s credentials are collected to verify their identity and evaluate their risk profile.

Implemented and maintained use of red flag list upon notification that an export will occur.

Intergrade export compliance language and its responsibility into new contracts, distribution agreements, purchases orders and specific export documentation.

Interacted with global affiliates

Interacted with OFAC almost every day.

Keep secure filling into C-TPAT portal

Create shipper declaration for international orders.

Keeping file legal and other documents electronic.

Interacted with operations, finance, and legal and with senior management.

Auditing Export Documentation during in transition.

Amber road screen and Manage DPS report (Denied Party Screening)

Classify the proper HTS and Schedule B codes.

Other project assigned.

Duracell- Danbury CT July/2018-Feb/2019

P&P R&D Procurement department – Contract

Supported SAP-based procurement/purchasing application and demand inventory planning.

Submit purchasing requisitions on behalf of R&D employees, change PO’s, enter goods receipts, and more into SAP ERP.

Proposed and implemented solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.

Trained R&D employees through the procurement process and support Regulatory department.

Trained Incoterms to all procurement department.

Other projects assigned.

Odyssey Logistics- Danbury- ` Jan/2018– July/2018

Traffic & Operation Specialist-Permanent

Freight Forwarder- Permanent

Worked with the Traffic & Operations Specialist II in helping to coordinate the shipments for individual plant locations or customer service representatives of their account(s).

Processed orders in the Odyssey ERP “Global Logistics Platform” for eventual handoff to the international documentation team for shipment completion.

Checking legal forms for accuracy for each Country.

Revised legal documents and commercial and file electronic.

Helped to obtain correct documentation such as bills of lading, consular and other country or customer required documents for each file and shipment within the customer/company performance metric standards.

Accountable to the Traffic & Operations Specialist II for the timely filing of customs declarations such as AES, and for keeping all status messages updated daily for the account(s).

Other Projects assigned.

Yo-Crunch-Dannon’s Brand- Naugatuck CT July/2016-June 9/2017

Logistics Analyst and Demand planning- Contract

Arranged all the transport of materials to and from the facility.

Created PO’s/, STO into SAP trucks using the production schedule quantities.

Managed transportation grids and schedules for trucking companies.

Work with accounting department to reconcile PO discrepancies.

Participated in conference calls to ensure accurate and efficiency of transportation procedures.

Monitored inventory levels from third parties’ warehouses. 14 Distributions center.

Interacted with the demand planning team to identify issues and resolve problems.

Purchased raw material for our YoCrunch’s manufacturing.

Requested Quote to vendors. BIDS. Included proposal.

Moved product to different Dannon’s Distribution Centers, including Canada to keep the inventory up and running.

Monitored and reported on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.

Conducted monthly inventory forecast maintenance.

Other project assignments.

Sikorsky, Stratford CT

Aftermarket Logistics Coordinator- Contract May/30 -June30/2016

Supported the Aftermarket Global Logistics department by processing shipments following company rules and regulations, monitoring deliveries, and maintaining accurate logs of all transportation and goods.

Pre-Departure filings using the Automated Export System (10 - 50 filings per day)

Pre-Departure Filings direct to the Ultimate Consignee.

Multi-modal customs filings.

Non-Licensed filings for Schedule B / Harmonized Tariffs valued over $2.500.00.

Licensed Customs Filings: Obtaining a copy of the License (Commerce / ITAR).

Filed under an Exemption.

Coordinated multi-modal transportation for international customers, including movement of material to Domestic Freight Forwarders in New York, Atlanta, Miami, Virginia, and other domestic locations as defined or directed by Customer Service (10 - 50 per day).

Created Domestic Carrier Labels to Freight Forwarders.

Arranged local transportation to domestic Forwarders via Federal Express (small parcel) Pilot Freight (Bulk) and Scheduled pick-up from XPO locations with freight carriers.

Printed the Bill of Lading from SAP & contacting the Carrier to arrange pick-up.

Communicated with Freight forwarders to address questions concerning pick-ups and deliveries.

Worked directly with International Trade Compliance Department to obtain Schedule B information when harmonized. Tariff Schedules cannot be used for proper export out of the US.

Harmonized Tariff Schedule Exemption Management.

Created and printed of the required documents for International Shipping.

Obsession for Handbags, Stratford CT - Contract Nov/ 2015-Dec/2015

Nov /2013-July /2014

Online small business

Logistics Coordinator- Trade and Compliance Management – Contract

Helped to coordinate trades events.

Helped to identify Europe easy customs clearance.

Recommended cost savings to ensure expectations in the shipping area for international customers. FEDEX, UPS, USPS.

Helped to build new international customers.

Helped to purchase their material and imported them.

Billed Management.

Managed export shipments.

Other projects related

Cooper Surgical March /2015-June/2015

International Logistics Specialist- Temp Contract

Prepared export documents for customs clearance.

Received invoices via EDI System.

Entry invoice via EDI. SAP ERP

Expedited shipments and communication with carriers like USPS, FedEx, Ups, and DHL to ensure shipments had arrived.

Other project assigned.

Elvex Corp, Bethel CT

Export Logistics Customer Service Manager for Latin American

Managed a team of 4 Nov/2012- May /2013

Managed the whole export/import department, including three people.

Managed inbound/outbound customer calls.

Examined hazardous factors in the workplace involving machinery, job practices, and manufactured materials that could be risky to employees' health and work environment.

Freight bill analysis.

Amber road screen and Manage DPS report (Denied Party Screening)

Managed customer’s orders and invoices.

Forecasts and demand planning management.

Interacted with sales department to identify specific supply chain capabilities and make some sales strategies.

Re-negotiated current Freight LTL.

Improved and developed a supply chain system.

Kept track of invoices and prepared reports to expedite the billing process.

Monitored customer’s shipments and constantly communication about their orders and shipments.

Maintained compliance with prevailing Export Regulations, US Customs Laws.

Ensured the shipments are following the laws and regulations governing the export industry.

NAFTA and CAFTA certificate of origin verification, documentation, and certification included duty drawback, classification (HTS) tariff code. US Customs audit.

Translated catalogs, sell sheets in Spanish for advertising.

Revised new commercial contracts and legal documents for accuracy.

Translated legal documents in Spanish.

Coordinated schedule of shipments with the freight forwarder.

Created new procurement procedures and policies.

Purchased and orders Elvex’s product from Taiwan and Malaysia.

Other Projects assigned.

Unilever, Trumbull CT Oct/2012- Nov//2012

Logistics Analyst and demand planning-

Consultant- Temporary Special Project

Identified high cost of rail and trucks accessorial charges.

Recommended cost savings to ensure expectations.

Evaluated existing all trucks and railroad freight bills, measurement, reporting, and analysis.

Interacted with Unilever manufacturing (Berry & Jerry) and third-party warehouses.

Managed invoices through EDI SAP System.

Maintained payment systems to ensure the accuracy of trucking freight payments.

Entered freight bill into accounting receivable system.

Dealt with all US Distributions centers and manufacturing.

CSC Sugar LLC, New Canaan CT

Domino Sugar Partnership Sept/2008-Dec/ 2011

Logistics Customer Service Manager- Import/Export

Managed a team of 12

Managed rail, truck and intermodal shipments (25 carriers).

Amber road screen and Manage DPS report (Denied Party Screening)

Arranged for pre-shipment inspections as needed.

Monitored the customer’s inventory, reconciled discrepancies, and prepared reports.

Monitored inventory levels from our warehouse and third parties.

Processed In-bound and outbound orders via EDI, fax and emails.

Exported documentation (bill of lading, purchase orders and other documents as required).

Coordinated import and export schedule of shipments with the freight forwarder and customers.

Negotiated rates and contracts, trucking companies, customs brokers, and overseas agents.

Created policies or procedures for logistics activities.

Supervised staff and oversee daily department activity. Direct distribution center operation to ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy, or timeliness objectives.

Planned or implemented material flow management systems to meet production requirements.

Established or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems.

Oversee and manage tasks and activities of Customer Service Department ensuring timely and accurate response to inquiries, information, and related requests, looking into and processing orders as needed

Resolved problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.

Collaborated with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.

Monitored product import or export processes to ensure compliance with CPB regulatory or legal requirements.

Participated carrier’s management processes, such as selection, qualification, or performance evaluation.

Monitored customer’s shipments and constantly communication about their orders and shipments

Prepared and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.

Interacted with US/ international customs inspections and international customers.

Managed the inventory of Mexico, CSC warehouses and third-party warehouses.

Communicated regularly with Sales Department and Accounting Department, to get sales forecast.

Monitored inventory levels to identify low stock conditions and continuously monitored supply demands.

Purchased raw sugar for our 6 plants, included our Mexican warehouses.

Enforced compliance Mexican Government and private company’s policies and procedures.

Dealt regularly with US customs, USDA, FDA, and Mexican Government for import/export.

Enforced compliance NAFTA, CAFTA, Export/import procedures and documentation.

Revised current and new commercial contracts. Translated in Spanish

Measured and report origin dwell times and destination demurrage. Maintain demurrage policies in Rail Track system.

Other projects assigned.

ANSAC (American Soda Ash Corp) Westport CT April /2001-Sept/2008

Logistic Customer Service Manager

Issued and maintaining timely invoices of orders and account receivables through EDI system.

Dealt regularly with international customers.

Amber road screen and Manage DPS report (Denied Party Screening)

Interacted constantly with Sales Department and Accounting Department, to get their forecast.

Purchased raw material and dealt with our vendors. 15 Mines in WY.

Managed the whole Customer service department.

Denied Party screening.

Revised and checking legal forms for accuracy, included Commercial contracts, under letter of credits

Interacted with US/ international customs inspections.

Processed all export documentation.

Compliance all of procurement procedures and policies.

Managed and coordinated traffic (Railcars) and vessels.

Measured and reported origin dwell times and destination demurrage. Maintained demurrage policies in Rail Track system.

Contacted foreign companies to verify the proper merchandise has been delivered. Exported documentation (bill of lading, purchase orders and other documents required).

Sent daily agent settlements per consolidation (invoices).

Issued Letter of Credits and interacted with international banks.

Coordinated schedule of shipments with the freight forwarders and Customers.

Communicated with port agencies and ships regarding shipment arrival.

Interacted and dealt with US Dept. Commerce, US Customs and International Customs.

Created and monitored purchase orders in the Procurement system and all associated activities up to pay to the supplier, including the resolution of performance and delivery issues.

Resolved problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.

Collaborated with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.

Participated in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, or performance evaluation.

NAFTA and CAFTA certificate of origin verification, documentation, and certification.

Ensured export control requirements, government contracting processes. RFQ proposals

Other projects assigned

EDUCATION:

UN&Z N.Y. Jan/2002

Export/Import Operations

Included ITAR, NAFTA, CAFTA, EAR

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Oct/ 2002

Commercial bank credit training program

HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE Aug /1999-Jun/2002

Finance Management

CONTINUE EDUCATION – Marketing Management January1991-94

Course in Citibank-Quality Improvement and Commercial bank credit training program.

Bi-lingual: Spanish and English

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