Обязанности и достижения:
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Built Logistics department from the ground up into a mature and efficient organization
• Helped reduce transport expenses by 15% and insurance expenses by 20% per year
• Achieved 100% recovery rate in all claims by switching to a new insurance provider
• Established streamlined customs clearance process, which helped reduce clearance time from one week to one business day
• Improved process of obtaining various permitting documents for import of electrical tools (licenses, Declarations of conformity, Customs Union Certificates, etc)
• Developed new, improved delivery routes and transportation schemes (customs transit, transportation conforming to regulations of FCA, FOB, CIF, selection of customs and transport brokers)
Responsibility:
Logistics control
- Implemented systematic company-wide approach to Logistics
- Corrected and adjusted company procedures and regulations
- Planned and controlled budget for the department
- Controlled and coordinated Logistics and Foreign Economic Activities departments
- Handled purchase prices and logistical products
- Developed and implemented roadmap to profitability of department
- Organized activities for design and implementation of logistical systems in the company
- Optimized logistical processes and expenses
- Analyzed expenses and monitored transport and customs services marketplace
- Developed and implemented new scheme for transportation
- Introduced demurrage handling workflow that helped reduce expenses associated with demurrage due to non-delivery
- Coordinated inspection and acceptance of product shipments from China to warehouse
- Organized warehouse paperwork
Customs
- Organized customs paperwork and statistical declaration of goods (mostly import)
- Handled shipping documentation (packing lists, invoices, accompanying letters, etc)
- Collaborated with transport and broker companies as well as customs posts
- Worked with various State Agencies to receive necessary certifications of imported goods
- Calculated customs payments
- Provided guidance on pricing policy
- Determined Customs Value based on Methods 1 and 5 of Customs Value Determination
Transport
- Managed transport logistics, including budget control, and cost analysis
- Created carrier database
- Signed direct contracts with shipping lines
- Established and negotiated better rates and terms with shipping and insurance companies
- Attended international expos to establish new contacts with suppliers
- Provided forecasts on foreign market conditions; identified business opportunities for future development
- Scheduled shipment timelines; identified method of delivery;
- Optimized truck loading process
- Provided daily monitoring of incoming and outgoing goods, including delivery timelines
- Helped clients minimize shipping and delivery expenses
- Established process to control and monitor truck movement
- Organized container shipments from Kotka (Finland), resolved customs issues
- Filed claims with vendors whenever terms of delivery were not met
- Monitored door-to-door transportation process (shipment > delivery by carrier > customs clearance > warehousing > delivery to client)
Accounting
- Established accounting flows for warehousing, insurance, transport expenses
- Ensured correctness of incoming vendor paperwork; delivered checked paperwork to accounting in timely manner
- Monitored vendor debts on a daily basis
Risk Management
- Handled conflicts, negotiated indemnification related to customs, insurance and transport claims