Jitender Sahni
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Phone: 914-***-****
E-mail: *************@*****.***
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Extensive experience in shipping industry. Vast understanding of Break-Bulk, Freight forwarding, container operations, Intermodal transportation, military logistics, rebilling invoices, vessel trace & tracking. Dedicated hard worker, honest with high level of integrity, Quick learner, Passionate for Shipping, adapts well to new environments. Responsible, punctual, willing to learn new skills, self confidence, organized, computer literate, multilingual (English, Hindi, Punjabi and Conversational Spanish).
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Skills: MS Office, Outlook Express, MS Excel, Customer Service, Documentation, Communications, Billing Invoices, Marketing, Financial Accounting, Management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNITED AMERICAN LINE/ WORLDWIDE FREIGHT SERVICES, PARLIN, NJ
May 2010-Present
NVOCC, Freight Forwarder
• Ocean exports coordinator, Offer tariff and contract rates to customers.
• Open bookings for new and existing customers.
• Coordinate with Steamship lines for door move.
• Arrange intermodal trucking for pick up an drop off for live load and all outbound
shipments and track container shipments for activity.
• Request and receive shipping instructions from customers and submit to the carriers on
EDI, such as on INTTRA.
• Prepare House Bills of Lading, certificate of origin and ECTN (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note) for particular destinations (Africa).
• Filed custom clearance for outbound shipments, submit AES online arrange all required
documents such as bill of sale, invoice, packing list to meet the AES compliance in a proper manner.
• Match the non-negotiable bills received from shipping lines with instructions, and
transfer to accounting for invoices purposes.
• Process documentation and release Original bills of lading, Telex, Seaway bills upon
receipt of freight payment.
• Fair knowledge of Imports, pre-alert, arrival notices, container and custom releases.
STELLAR FREIGHT LTD, AS AGENT FOR STELLAR LINES S.A. – New York, NY
Apr 2008 – Aug 2009
Steamship agent-Cargo operations
• Assist in communication with clients for shipping break bulk cargo such as pipes, tractors, oil well supplies, trucks, boats, machinery and locomotives.
• Prepared ISF for import shipments to secure/maintain all customs entries.
• Provided hook-hook, door-door, and door-port rates to customers.
• Responsible for making and maintaining all bookings for RORO/ LOLO, oversized / heavy lift and general cargoes.
• Arranged inland transportation for military and general cargo via UPS freight, FedEx and Roadway trucking.
• Provided instructions to the warehouse facility in Virginia for Consolidating LCL and FCL.
• Made bills of lading for clients, dock receipts, performed U.S. Custom clearance for general, commercial and military cargoes, explosives and HAZMAT / NON HAZMAT cargoes.
• Preparation of Letter of Indemnities and cargo manifests.
• Filed AES for custom clearance online.
• Provided cargo insurance to customers.
• Experience and knowledge to handle the U.S. and Greek government’s inbound and outbound shipments.
• Prepared export summaries for the Greek Armed Forces for approval by the USCBP.
• Knowledge of preparing and renewing DSP-94 licenses for the Greek Armed Forces.
• Communication with company’s agents overseas.
• Providing instructions to vessel and Master.
Environment: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Billing/Invoices
TULSIDAS KHIMJI – New Delhi, India March 2007 – Mar 2008
Air and sea Freight Forwarding agent in India.
• Imports, Exports operations, communicate with steamship and airline; receive rates, offered rates to book the cargo.
• Coordinated with APL, and other steam ship lines to assure proper filing of custom entries and for release shipments.
• Arranges ocean freight forwarding and consolidation of import consignments
• Booked space for shipper’s cargo.
• Prepares and maintain airway bills and Bills of Lading for import/export; evaluate bills by house/master.
• Managed and tracked all pending air and sea freight shipments.
• Warehousing, distribution center to deliver shipments at ultimate destination.
Technologies: Import/Export, Billing
DORIAN DRAKE INTERNATIONAL – White Plains, NY Feb 2007 – Oct 2007
Sales and Marketing Associate Internship (temp) position
• Sales and marketing department using MS Excel to input prices of products into data system, performed telemarketing.
• Compiled customer’s information
• Placed all pending and new customers’ orders
• Located available products via phone communication.
Technologies: MS Excel, Customer Service
STAPLES – Elmsford, NY Oct 2004 – Jul 2007
Customer Service Representative
• Responsible for all customer returns, and reimbursement their money from the same method the payment was received to purchase the product.
• Answered phone calls
• Responsible for maintaining the Cash register, Floor, Copy and Print Center, and Business machines.
• Assisted in making purchases
• Sales department, provided support to the sales team, ensuring all sales and service objectives were met.
• Provided courteous customer service.
Technologies: Customer Service
K-MART – White Plains, NY Nov 2001 – Aug 2004
Sales and customer service Associate
• Assisted in assembling merchandise displays
• Maintained sale registers
• Managed the men’s department
• Assisted in customer service phone calls.
Technologies: Customer Service
Certification/License: Security Guard
8 Hour: Pre assignment training course for security guards
16 Hour: On the job training course for security guards/Unarmed Registered by State of New York.
Security Guard License issued by NYS.
EDUCATION
BS, International Transportation and Trading
SUNY/Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, Bronx, NY, January 2008.
Related coursework:
• Business of Shipping, International Marketing, International Economics and Finance, International Law, Contemporary Security, Import/Export, Marine Insurance, Port Terminals and Operations, International Logistics.
AAS, Business Administration
SUNY/Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY, December 2006
Related coursework:
• Computer Information System, Marketing, Financial Accounting, Principles of Selling, Business Organization & Management, International Business, Business Law 1, Speech Communications, Management Information Systems.
References: Available upon request