Kate Noh
Laguna Niguel,California
Summary
Results-driven Senior Logistics Manager with 15+ years of global logistics and freight forwarding expertise. Demonstrated success in cost optimization and managing logistics providers while ensuring compliance with trade regulations. Adept at leading cross-functional teams and enhancing processes through the implementation of standard operating procedures during complex transitions. Dedicated to leveraging extensive industry knowledge to achieve operational excellence and foster organizational growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Logistics Manager
Liberated Brands
Costa Mesa, CA
04.2024 - Current
- Act as a liaison between overseas vendors and freight forwarders daily by overseeing and approving booking procedures, and updating the ERP system with logistics information for tracking and tracing, enhancing supply chain coordination.
- Overseeing daily inbound logistics, customs clearance, and delivery operations, keeping abreast of delays and other issues, ensuring compliance with import regulations, and timely delivery to multiple distribution centers.
- Develop SOPs, and implement new processes and on-the-job training activities to cross-train team members on various tasks, making the inbound logistics process more efficient.
- Supported the transition of brands from Boardriders to Liberated Brands, developing new logistics processes to handle increased volume and additional brands.
- Collaborate with the Director of Logistics on RFQs for ocean, air, and drayage rates, ensuring cost-effective solutions.
Inbound Logistics & Compliance Senior Manager
Boardriders Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
07.2016 - 04.2024
- Directed booking procedures, ensuring smooth cargo handovers between overseas vendors, 3PLs, and ocean carriers to distribution centers across North America (U.S. and Canada).
- Negotiated drayage and LTL trucking contracts through RFQ and rate negotiation, achieving a 30% reduction in transportation costs while maintaining service quality standards.
- Played a key role in U.S. Free Trade Zone administration, ensuring full adherence to customs policies and evolving regulations.
- Provided critical support for the annual CTPAT review, collaborating with consultants to ensure compliance, and addressing any additional requests from CBP officers throughout the year.
- Ensured that import documents from vendors and their factories adhered to regulations for compliance programs, such as the First Sale Program, as well as for Free Trade Agreements, ensuring duty benefits for the company.
- Oversaw and was the liaison with our Custom Brokerage provider for timely customs clearance to ensure a smooth importing process and movement of shipments to the final warehouse, ensuring compliance with import regulations for the US and Canadian business.
Inbound Logistics Cordinator
Boardriders Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
07.2014 - 06.2016
- Coordinated inbound shipments from Long Beach, LAX, and Vancouver, Canada, to distribution centers, ensuring seamless customs clearance and on-time delivery.
- Managed third-party drop shipments, ensuring compliance and accurate routing to end customers.
- Collaborated with freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and brokers to resolve logistics challenges, minimizing delays.
- Supported Free Trade Zone (FTZ) operations, providing logistics data to compliance administrators for audits and reporting.
Education
Bachelor of Science - International Relations
ITESM (Tec De Monterrey)
Mexico City, MexicoSkills
Global Logistics Operations, Ocean and Air Cargo Management, Logistics Systems Integration, Customs Compliance, SOP Development, Cost Reduction Strategies, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Resourceful
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Korean
Limited
Timeline
Senior Logistics Manager
Liberated Brands
04.2024 - Current
Inbound Logistics & Compliance Senior Manager
Boardriders Inc.
07.2016 - 04.2024
Inbound Logistics Cordinator
Boardriders Inc.
07.2014 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Science - International Relations
ITESM (Tec De Monterrey)
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