Amy Goliath

Highly accomplished Shipping and Supply Chain professional with more than 20 years of experience managing international imports, exports, procurement, freight forwarding, customs compliance, and end-to-end logistics operations across the retail, manufacturing, beverage, and logistics industries. Proven ability to manage complex international supply chains while reducing costs, improving service delivery, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, freight forwarders, shipping lines, transporters, and customs authorities. Extensive experience coordinating sea, air, and road freight throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.

Recognised for streamlining shipping processes, negotiating competitive freight rates, implementing operational improvements, and ensuring accurate shipping documentation and customs compliance.

Shipping Administrator - Lake International

(2026-05)

• Manage complete import and export operations.
• Coordinate international shipments from booking through final delivery.
• Prepare commercial invoices, packing lists and export documentation.
• Process PVOC, Health Certificate and VI1 applications.
• Maintain shipping reports and landed cost calculations.
• Manage tariff library and customs compliance.
• Negotiate freight rates with logistics providers.
• Liaise with suppliers, transporters, freight forwarders and customers.
• Coordinate customs documentation and shipment tracking.
• Maintain accurate document control and audit-ready filing systems.
• Manage locally sourced inventory and packaging procurement.
• Streamlined export documentation processes.
• Improved compliance across multiple African export destinations.
• Strengthened relationships with freight providers to improve shipment reliability.
• Improved shipping document accuracy and turnaround times.

Stock Input & Shipping Controller - RAM Mountaineering

(2021-08 - 2026-04)

• Managed complete import and export lifecycle.
• Controlled landed costing and inventory costing.
• Updated procurement budgets.
• Managed supplier communication from order placement through delivery.
• Coordinated customs clearance and compliance.
• Managed freight forwarders and courier performance.
• Negotiated freight rates.
• Prepared shipping documentation.
• Performed landed cost calculations.
• Maintained tariff classifications.
• Supported purchasing and sales teams with logistics planning.
• Improved freight cost visibility through detailed landed costing.
• Enhanced supplier communication and shipment tracking.
• Improved courier performance monitoring.

Import & Export Controller - Dematech

(2019-06 - 2019-11)

• Managed international procurement.
• Coordinated cross-trade shipments throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Arranged hazardous cargo shipments.
• Coordinated SGS inspections and certification.
• Prepared export documentation.
• Managed costing and supplier relationships.

Purchasing & Shipping Controller - AVI Green Cross

(2017-07 - 2019-06)

• Managed international purchasing.
• Coordinated global freight forwarding operations.
• Controlled landed costing.
• Managed freight forwarder KPIs.
• Approved foreign supplier invoices.
• Managed weekly shipping reports.
• Controlled deferment schedules.
• Managed freight account reconciliations.
• Supported implementation of system improvements.
• Coordinated supplier performance reporting.
• Improved visibility of shipment performance.
• Strengthened freight forwarder accountability.
• Improved landed cost reporting accuracy.

Purchasing & Shipping Controller - Weylandts

(2013-10 - 2017-07)

Managed the complete purchasing and international shipping function, including procurement support, freight forwarding, exports, customs compliance, production follow-up, warehouse coordination, supplier management and shipping process improvements.

• Implemented improved shipping and purchasing workflows.
• Managed exports to international customers.
• Coordinated Australia distribution centre shipments.
• Improved communication between purchasing, warehousing and logistics.

Import & Export Logistics Coordinator - Intershu Distributors

(2011-02 - 2013-09)

Managed import and export operations across Southern Africa, including customs compliance, tariff classification, bonded warehouse management, procurement support, supplier coordination, export documentation and freight negotiations.

Shipping Manager - Global Warming

(2008 - 2011)

Managed the complete shipping department, including imports, exports, procurement, supplier management, warehouse coordination, shipping forecasts, export documentation and freight negotiations.

Import & Export Shipping Controller - Prima Toys

(2007-05 - 2008-07)

Managed international purchase orders, supplier follow-up, freight bookings, costing, inventory coordination and shipping documentation.

Shipping & Logistics Controller - JAS Forwarding

(2004-07 - 2007-05)

Managed import and export operations for international clients, including freight forwarding, customs coordination, cargo tracking, export documentation, claims administration, bonded warehouse documentation and customer account management.