A responsible, driven professional with extensive experience in logistics, administrative support operations. A team player, strong communicator, excellent leadership ability, dedicated professional with outstanding problem solving and negotiation skills, with a reliable and solid work ethic. Competent in achieving long term business success, meet operational deadlines in a high volume atmosphere.

Logistics Specialist @ Support logistics director Process over 200 containers per month for import entries to final port for customs clearance Review and approve all service provider invoices File ISF through TRG system or 10+2 customs compliance Enter broker notification into computer system and adjust budget costing Maintain excel ocean freight and truck building spreadsheet Negotiate trucking rates with carriers Ensure proper shipping documents are provided to customs broker Support sales and customer service departments Obtained and negotiated rates for new warehouses for bonded shipments Key achievement: Save costs by sending ocean freight check with OBL direct to steamship lines cutting out third party Implemented procedure in computer system on all customer updates advising FDA, Steamship, and customs releases. From October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Office Manager @ Perform general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining records in excel database and basic bookkeeping work Open, sort and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes, emails Answer phone calls and direct calls to appropriate parties and take messages Prepares and distributes payroll in addition to quarterly tax preparation Scheduled service calls with company technicians within Google calendar Evaluated and reviewed customer inquiries, prepare written or verbal quotation depending on customer requirements Create and execute daily forms within excel and Microsoft publisher for all open production orders Provide customer support to critical concerns or questions Key Achievement: Implemented and facilitated a fee for residential customers, that promoted more business growth by 40% and reduced operating expenses Established a new production form for warehouse employees to ensure Time management within two weeks from date of order From August 2012 to Present (3 years 5 months) Assistant Trader @ Maintained consistence releases for back to back/depot material Booked rail cars exported into Canada and issued Performa invoice Monitored current customer exposure upon release of material Communicated with service providers and maintained competitive rates Confirmed letters of credit upon review and released to issuing bank Approved and coded supplier invoices Applied for import license and prepared documents to broker for customs entry Uphold a positive business relationship with customers, service providers, and all personnel involved within logistics activity Key Achievement: Introduced new tagging system for break bulk material that allowed product to be identified timely and reduced shortages From July 2008 to April 2009 (10 months) Logistics Coordinator @ Allocated available material to ensure timely delivery of material to customer Processed orders for delivery/release of goods for import/export/depot material Internal auditor providing corrective action plans in accordance with ISO guidelines Managed multiple consignment programs JIT (Just in time) Release material upon customers purchase order from depot or consignment stock Reconciled inventory on a monthly basis and performed rate negotiations to save costs Traveled to storage facilities to perform physical counts of material Updated and budgeted profit sheets, analyzed accrual reports Interacted with accounting and purchasing departments, supported trader Monitored, evaluated, and obtained recommended service providers and maintain up to date quality records Key Achievement: Conducted a test in oracle and recommended upgrades and changes to reduce transaction time Negotiated reduced rates with service providers resulting in cost savings approximately 10% Instituted a new port of entry policy which resulted in a two week reduction in delivery time to customer Evaluated service providers for accuracy of on time delivery and storage capability From May 2003 to February 2008 (4 years 10 months) Account Coordinator @ Organizing trucking operations for virtually all types of outgoing domestic freight Prepared letter of credit application Tracked and recorded inventory and kept accurate reports on vessel status Prepare sales contracts for orders obtained, and process into oracle system Created invoices daily and over saw orders from arrival of shipment Perform general office duties, such as filing, maintain records in database system, distribute incoming correspondence including faxes and email Maintain client relationship with follow-up calls for notification of changes and any updated information From January 1996 to January 2003 (7 years 1 month)

Import/Export Incoterms @ World Trade Institute, New York From 2004 to 2004 Letters of Credit @ Middlesex County College From 2002 to 2002 Paula Sarokas is skilled in: Logistics, Oracle, Mas 90, Negotiation, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Leadership, Invoicing, International Trade, Shipping, Time Management, Customs Regulations, Procurement, Customer Service, Accounting