Internatioal export to import companies

Core specialties include:

oTeam leader

oNegotiation Skills

oCustoms Compliance

oPartnerships Government Agencies

oTraining & Development

oCTPAT

oImport Vendor Relations

oInventory Management Software

oPersonnel Management

oRegulatory Compliance

Career Experience

CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPS CO., LLC October 2000 – Present

Senior Manager Import Operations

Christmas Tree Shops is a value home goods chain with a focus on seasonal, everyday merchandise and furniture in 83 locations in 20 states. Managed the International Logistics from 33 Countries importing as many as 13000 TEU annually.

International Logistics

oNegotiate RFP with ocean transportation carriers annually.

oManage 3pl to coordinate international bookings, booking exceptions and CFS.

oManage LCL ocean shipments.

oManaged the on boarding of Yusen Logistics as our overseas cargo management partner.

oCommunicate with buying agents and foreign vendors regarding origin shipping needs.

oCommunicate with Customs House Broker on destination releases and drayage carrier assignment.

oCommunicate with Buying, Planning and Distribution Center container delivery and product availability.

oDaily respond to booking exceptions to resolve origin issues.

oApprove ocean freight and drayage billing.

oManage CTPAT program.

oMember of the CTS Import Compliance Team.

oManage sample airfreight program for buyer sample shipments.

oCreated CTS Import Vendor Compliance Manual.

oPartner with CTS Customs Compliance Manger reviewing various cross functional issues.

oPrepare quarterly landed cost audits for finance to test out actual landed cost program.

Purchase Order Entry

oManage 4 direct reports for all purchase order entries, sku creations and purchase order revisions.

oApprove onboarding of import and domestic vendors.

oCommunicate with Buying Team and Finance related to vendor onboarding.

Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

oDeveloped security awareness training for stakeholders related to the international supply chain, I/E

Buying, Finance, Distribution Center, Loss Prevention, Import and Information Technology.

oTraveled to India on two occasions for security validation at factory location with USCBP

oOur third revalidation was a virtual covering the new Minimum-Security Criteria mandated by USCBP

Successfully accepted June 2023

Accomplishments

oPartnered with 3PL to program and automate an online collaboration tool for buyer and vendors. (Prebooking confirmation) to use to confirm purchase order data is correct. The result reduced admin costs, increased inventory management, increased time to arrive and decreased post purchase order corrections.

oCoordinated set up of EDI feed from 3PL to our offshore price label manufacture and ASN data upload to CTS internal import system. In preparation for (AI) technology.

oCreated a Vendor Expectations Document for vendors to agree to for CTPAT and rediness for (AAI) technology compliance.

oCreated CTS Import Vendor Compliance Manual.

oPartnered with 3PL to automate CTPAT security questionnaire for vendors to complete prior to first booking and annually.

EDUCATION

Suffolk, University, Boston Ma

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

MS Office 365, Inventory Software, JDAMMS, Workday

INVOLVEMENT

Foreign Commerce Club of Boston

CONECT

References: Upon Request

Mark Cote, VP of Supply Chain & Logistics: Christmas Tree Shops

Andrew Coletti, Director of HR: Christmas Tree Shops

Ronald M. Marotta, VP International Division: Yusen Logistics

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