Shipping/ Billing Coordinator
Resume:
MARICEL SANTOS-BADULIS
Jersey City, New Jersey 07304
Email: ************@*****.*** Phone: 201-***-****
PROFILE
Importing Professional with 11 years experience in the apparel industry and a strong background in compliance and logistics. Outstanding computer skills with knowledge of Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Ace Portal. Trained in SAP and GUI systems. Highly motivated, dedicated and detail-oriented team player with a proven ability to manage competing priorities within deadline-sensitive commitments to provide exceptional care. Background also includes costing, invoicing and customer service. Bilingual in English and Tagalog. Areas of expertise:
• Customs Regulations • Trade Policies • Customer Service
• Importing Logistics • Documentation • Accounts Payable
• Compliance • Brokers • Invoicing
• Spreadsheets • Shipping • Coding
• Database Maintenance • Costing • Data Entry
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LF USA INC., New York, NY 2002- 2011
KIDS HEADQUARTERS/WEAR ME APPARELL LLC
Customs Compliance /Logistics-Imports Associate (2010-2011)
• Assisted in the determination of product classifications, Harmonized Tariff schedules and duty rates.
• Maintained an effective and efficient flow of import documents for U.S and Canada international shipments to include compliance and adherence to import administration policies and procedures.
• Interfaced with internal and external customers, freight forwarders, custom brokers and other functional areas to ensure coordination and logistics of shipments.
• Ensured accuracy of financial information terms, cartons, units, ports, HTS, duty freight and fees.
• Maintained a clear understanding of requirements, rules and regulations and all guidelines necessary to guarantee the transmission of import goods.
• Ensured that customs entries were complete, correct and took actions through amendments as needed. Kept abreast of U.S Customs Regulations and Trade Policies related to purchased commodities for imports.
• Supported Production and Brokers on a daily basis, assigning HTS codes for all initial buys, approximately 40-50 entries a day.
• Maintained the record keeping for all spreadsheets and related databases.
• Performed other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Costing in Finance Associate (2005-2010)
• Provided costs for freight and duty from Customs Brokerage Invoices.
• Confirmed/verified landed cost on different FOB prices and updated in Tiny Term and GUI system.
• Received approximately 50-100 invoices per day for Freight on Board.
• Reviewed and communicated requests for changes on freight costs on estimate landed cost worksheet.
• Reviewed and communicated mathematical errors.
• Maintained a spreadsheets report for paid commissions. Accurately processed vendor commissions prior to forwarding in Accounts Payable.
• Checked styles, shipments, print, stamp, and attached copies of actual cost sheet from Excel.
• Checked the final report for average cost calculation system for accuracy.
• Performed other duties and responsibilities assigned.
• Assisted inventory reconciliation after physical Inventory (data entry)
Data Entry Shipping/ Billing Department (2002-2005)
• Responsible for all customers billing/invoices.
• Tracked billings, entered data, maintained files and answered phones.
• Followed up reports, posted and downloaded billing generated from the system.
DORBY FROCKS, LTD., New York, NY 2000-2002
Production Assistant
• Calculated sample trims quantities needed for each program and initiated the orders to the trim buyer and/or FOB vendor sales.
• Assisted with following up with pattern makers for garments and sample yardage to be sent to the factories.
• Communicated trim details to factories and purchased trim for factories and offices on a global scale, and entered all data in web based production system
• Requested all sample approved trim sheets and/or design and cost sheets from design.
• Responsible for various assignments including data entry, filing, answering phone and price ticketing.
• Worked closely with production coordinator regarding any changes including trim and fit, which may affect garment weight or pricing.
• Assisted in import profession.
• Responsible for costing, requisition, and shipping of production package log.
• Created a successful cost card using excel program.
EDUCATION
HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Jersey City, NJ
Associate of Arts in Computer Science, May 2000
Work Study/ Office Assistant, 1999-2000
• Advised students in financial search procedures, answered phones, typed, copied files and assisted in special projects.
• Maintained files and processed students request forms.
• Analyzed and updated confidential student records.
• Provided financial support to the department.
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Technically proficient in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Lotus Notes.
• Able to navigate Intranet and Internet.
• Trained in SAP system and GUI system.
• Knowledgeable of running reports in Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Ace Portal.
• Crossed-trained in DAMCO/ STATIS portal.
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