Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Relevantduties
Timeline
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Alwin Cayas

Stoneham,MA

Summary

To obtain and seek challenging logistics or supply chain management position with a dynamic and exciting organization where my knowledge, experience and skills contribute to the growth and continuing success of the organization.

Focused compliance manager bringing several years of experience managing activities, programs and resources to meet customer needs. Flexible and adaptable with superior communication, relationship management and influencing skills. Proven history of identifying issues, acquiring data and drawing conclusions to support resolution. Strong aptitude for leading teams to effectively address client needs and implement changes by supporting strategic initiatives.

Meticulous and knowledgeable compliance manager with a several-year record of success in policy development, program management, risk mitigation and operational planning. Proficient in maintaining regulatory compliance and correcting systemic issues in collaboration with business managers. Team-focused, consistent and diplomatic with a focus on building strategic alliances and enhancing company standing.

Overview

17
years of professional experience

Work History

Bluebird Bio, Inc

Trade Compliance Manager
05.2023 - Current

Job overview

Wayfair/Castlegate Forwarding

Ocean Imports Pre-planning and Arrivals Manager North America
11.2021 - 05.2023

Job overview

Bollore Logistics

Ocean & Air Import Supervisor
01.2020 - 11.2021

Job overview

Panalpina Inc

BU Ocean Import/Export Supervisor
06.2019 - 01.2020

Job overview

AEEL Logistics

Operations Manager - Import / Export
06.2007 - 05.2019

Job overview

Education

Columbia High School
Manila, Philippines

HS Diploma

University Overview

University of De La Salle
Manila, Philippines

Course taken: Computer Science, Business Management- BS Graduate

University Overview

Skills

  • Global Logistics
  • Rate negotiations
  • Vendor Management
  • Logistics Network Analysis
  • Shipment Consolidation Planning
  • Efficient in SAP TM and Cargo Wise system
  • Ocean/Air Import / Export
  • Project Cargo Manager in Pharma logistics; temp control and processing duty drawbacks
  • Negotiation abilities
  • Policy and procedure development
  • Internal controls development
  • Project management abilities
  • Task Prioritization
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Professionalism
  • Process Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Investigative skills
  • Attention to Detail
  • Time Management
  • Regulatory Documentation
  • Document reviews
  • Conducting investigations
  • Self Motivation
  • Process Development
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Team building
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Risk Analysis
  • Decision-Making
  • System Development
  • Multitasking
  • Quality controls
  • Document analysis
  • Analytical Skills
  • Reliability
  • Compliance Reporting
  • Excellent Communication
  • Training Coordination

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Lowering Ocean Freight cost by 20%
  • Reduced Demurrage charges by 25%
  • Reduced Negative Variances each month by 20%
  • Maintaining Prior Periods and bad Debt to a minimum
  • Eliminating U.S. Customs Penalty ISF from $100,00 to $0
  • Creating a positive GP by 25% each month
  • Certified DG handler until 9/18/2021
  • Maintaining a positive Ebit monthly

Relevantduties

Relevantduties
  • Develop process and manage transportation and logistics activities for domestic and international movements of Commercial Drug Product manufactured at our Framingham site to our CPOs, 3PLs for commercial use, as well as managing Drug Substance, Clinical Trial products, and Research & Development samples between Replimune's sites and various contract service providers.
  • Act as a first line resource to manage the interface between functions pertaining to supply, transportation, logistics, and traceability issues.
  • Prepare and review required shipping documentation including, but not limited to: End Use Letters, Proformas, Commercial Invoices, Prototype Exemptions, USDA Statements, TCSA Statements, and Import Licenses; etc., to comply with local Customs and Global Trade regulations.
  • Ensure proper tariff codes and valuation is declared.
  • Plan, execute, and track domestic and international shipments by maintaining close partnerships with contract manufacturers and couriers.
  • Work with commercial operations, 3PLs, preferred couriers, and Supply Chain Warehouse team to identify potential shipping lanes to support Commercial product launches.
  • Negotiate and establish freight contracts to support Replimune' s ultra cold shipping requirements.
  • Analyze logistics data (i.e, market trends, shipping points, carriers, vendor rates, etc) to enhance operations and/or systems processes and streamline logistics focused on revenue generation, identifying new opportunities to reduce net landed cost of goods.
  • Prepare periodic reports on metrics and lane analysis, assist with the data gathering for financial budgets and forecasts, and analyze P&L activities to ensure profitability and recommend corrective actions
  • Provide on-going analysis to determine the most efficient and economical methods for Replenishment and Inbound Transportation
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships and provide resolution between 3PLs, CPOs, logistics and internal departments to include Replenishment, Merchants and Transportation Operations
  • Coordinate with Replimune' Finance for Duty and VAT payment when required.
  • Analyze shipping temperature monitoring data and participate/lead investigations for excursions, in close collaboration with Quality.
  • Assist in the management of courier service and global third-party logistics providers day-to-day performance and activities. Including Import License tracking.
  • Consistently perform duties within policies and procedures required to maintain good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good distribution practices (GDP) compliance in the storage, distribution and returns.
  • Maintain metric scorecards, relevant reports and KPI's for supply chain logistics and distribution activities which highlight achievements, performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
  • Provide support to the Associate Director, Supply Chain Logistics & Distribution with ad-hoc tasks as required.
  • Assist in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and Work Instructions to comply with Import/Export and Global Trade Compliance laws and regulations.
  • Act as a thought partner with stakeholders to prospectively build flexible import/export strategies
  • Ensuring all billing is done and all billed ad debt is collected.
  • Reviewing all reports for P/L and ensuring our KPI is up to par.
  • Worked on CW program.
  • Coordinating with Ocean carriers for cut off and departure.
  • Coordinating with overseas agent for Door moves
  • Coordinating with customers for rates and tracking
  • Coordinating AOG's and AHOC's
  • Cross Training employees for exports ocean and protocol
  • Meeting with carriers and negotiating rates and space issues.
  • Classifying commercial invoice for import shipments
  • Maintaining and coordinating US CUSTOMS compliance for both import and Export shipments.
  • Filing AES for export shipments / making sure that documents are following US CUSTOMS
  • Booking shipment with carriers and co-loaders
  • Strong communication with carriers and customer
  • Negotiating rates from foreign agents and co-loaders
  • Assisting on all documents by means of computers and other programs of a computer - Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, etc.
  • Clearing import shipment via ITS program which relates to US CUSTOMS
  • Auditing on A/P and A/R and inputting daily revenue and pay outs.
  • Screen and routed general calls.
  • Customer relation, quotes, and questions
  • Creating files and organizing rate quotes and GRI updates
  • Providing tracking spreadsheets to each customer for accurate arrival info
  • Coordinates with customers and overseas agent for pick up and loading of container overseas.Fedex Trade Network Ocean Export Manager
  • Reporting all task and schedules to Mngr. or owner in data spreadsheet
  • Knowledgeable of data base applications and operations.
  • Creating bill of lading for export shipments
  • Providing bill of lading instructions to co-loaders
  • Sending pre-alerts and status of shipment to oversees agents.
  • Arranging account payable for our agent overseas
  • Working with Customs and FDA for release of shipments
  • Coordinating with airlines for Air shipment that arrives on weekend.

Timeline

Trade Compliance Manager
Bluebird Bio, Inc
05.2023 - Current
Ocean Imports Pre-planning and Arrivals Manager North America
Wayfair/Castlegate Forwarding
11.2021 - 05.2023
Ocean & Air Import Supervisor
Bollore Logistics
01.2020 - 11.2021
BU Ocean Import/Export Supervisor
Panalpina Inc
06.2019 - 01.2020
Operations Manager - Import / Export
AEEL Logistics
06.2007 - 05.2019
Columbia High School
HS Diploma
University of De La Salle
Course taken: Computer Science, Business Management- BS Graduate
Alwin Cayas