Senior Logistics Export Coordinator - Frontier International Fowarders - Houston, TX
(2023-01 - 2025-03)
- Coordinates day-to-day operation of 50,000-square foot warehouse facility with warehouse and crating staff of 40+ to ensure maximum productivity most cost efficiently.
- Manages accurate crating for air and ocean exports per customer packing instructions and quoting crating requests for multiple company locations.
- Coordinated with sales staff on bid proposals relating to warehousing and distribution accounts to ensure profitability while offering customers superior warehousing services at competitive prices
- Coordinates loading, blocking, and bracing of all ocean export containers, including high cube and OGG flat racks.
- Handles invoicing for warehouse and distribution accounts per customers specific contract agreements, as well as the invoicing for customers packing jobs.
- Works with sales staff and customers on crating orders and bids to meet deadlines in cost-effective manner.
- Manages key accounts, resolving key client issues and complaints. Strategic planning to improve client results.
- When necessary, provides AES information for customs clearance.
- Provided trucking when shipments are permit or oversized loads.
FCL / LCL Hazardous Material Coordintor - Panalpina, Inc. - Humble, TX
(2012-04 - 2022-12)
- Maintained strong communication skills between the shipper, the vendor, and the international recipient of cargo.
- Arranged trucking from vendor location to port of loading (IE - Port of Houston / Port of Los Angeles, etc) of loaded containers.
- Tracked shipment from origin through to destination. Provided all final documents and signed BOL showing final detilvery to both the shipper and customer.
- Trained warehouse and crating staff on C2C Warehouse Management System for receiving, inventory, material receiving and packing. Trained staff for hazardous safety procedures, OSHA safety regulations and forklift operation.
- Supervised and delegated work assignments to warehouse staff and office staff.
- Assisted President in day to day operations, meeting with clients to ensure the highest quality of customer services.
- Invoiced each file upon delivery.
Office Managers / Operations Coordintor - Houston Crating, Inc - Houston, TX
(1999-01 - 2012-03)
- Managed operations and office for 60,000 sq ft warehouse with warehouse and crating staff from 35 - 50.
- Managed all AR and AP, payroll, and end of the month reports.
- Purchased and maintained records for treated lumber in compliance with government requirements for distribution and usage as well as office supplies and general supplies for office and warehouse.
- Managed correct and accurate crating for air and ocean exports as per customer packing instructions and quoting of crating requests.
- Purchased and maintained inventory of warehouse equipment and supplies to facilitate the smooth and continuous operation of the warehouse.
- Handled invoicing for all warehouse and distribution accounts as per specific contract agreements, as well as invoicing for crating jobs.
- Worked with sales staff and customers on all crating orders and bids to meet deadlines in most cost-effective manner.
- Coordinated with sales staff on bid proposals relating to warehousing and distribution accounts to ensure profitability while offering customers
- Supervised and delegated work assignments to office and or warehousing services at competitive prices.
- Ensured that all personnel were respectful, driven, stayed on top of their responsibilities.
