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STEPHANIE SAW

Roslyn,NY

Summary

Import professional with proven track record in managing international logistics and ensuring compliance with customs regulations. Known for optimizing supply chain processes and building strong vendor partnerships, consistently achieving reliable and timely deliveries. Collaborative team player focused on results, adaptability, and effective problem-solving.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Import Manager

ONE Jeanswear Group
07.2015 - Current
  • Investigate and adopt optimal shipping strategies by selecting best carriers/routes and methods to minimize costs and enhance schedules.
  • Ensures that the cancel-ship window set forth by client shipping policy is adhered to thereby limited potential lost revenue.
  • Handle all aspects of EDI orders from some of the largest retailers in the United States encompassing data accuracy, loading information between SAP/RLM and LOG-NET, coordinating with carrier/forwarder to ensure proper ship date, send ASN file back in LOG-NET
  • Track shipments to ensure timely delivery.
  • Track customs release by working closely with our US Customs Broker to ensure proper documentation, as to not delay clearance upon arrival.
  • Work with vendors to resolve damaged shipments or shortages, protecting company interests and financial targets.
  • Audit companywide shipping vendor invoices to ensure that costs are accurate
  • Negotiate annual contract rates with steam ship line to facilitate freight movements.
  • Maintain bi-weekly freight rates with forwarders and negotiate if rates quoted is high
  • In the event of client chargeback, will analyze the information to determine if chargeback is valid and report to management.
  • Established, supervised and continuously improved import process flows in conformance with rules, procedures, and company policy.
  • Regularly assist Vice President of Import Department in running volume report by pulling data from SAP/RLM into Pivot Table and point out irregularities on the report.
  • On occasion, tasked with generating reports of shipments foreign to foreign, export orders, amounts to invoice to company CFO.
  • Coordinate direct shipments from country of origin to Mexico, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, UK and France

Logistics / Financial Reporting Associate

Tawil Associates Inc.
10.2014 - 06.2015
  • Coordinated with external bank auditors and provided required reports derived from A2000 system in order to ensure collateral was in line with borrowing base formula.
  • Ensured receipt of inventory into Tawil warehouse from suppliers and turnaround of invoice to client within allocated timeframe.
  • Handling all aspects of EDI orders from some of the largest retailers in the United States encompassing data accuracy, loading information into A2000, coordinating with warehouse to ensure proper ship date, send ASN file back to client before invoicing.
  • Regularly assisted Controller in pulling data from large excel files by utilizing different formulas and sort functions (for example, VLOOKUP, FIND, LARGE, etc.) from the different divisions/seasons to isolate the correct data in order to derive accurate financial statement reporting.
  • Worked on customs duty for goods that were shipped outside of the U.S., specifically relating to the Drawback and Duty Deferral program.

Logistics / Financial Reporting Analyst

Argento SC
02.2011 - 08.2014
  • Promoted to multiple roles resulting in Logistics / Financial Reporting analyst from entry-level generalist within a year of joining the firm.
  • Ensured accurate and timely arrival of products from domestic and international suppliers to corporate clients by coordinating with various third party vendors involved in the transaction such as freight shippers to the warehouses by the ports.
  • Regularly provided accounts receivable, inventory reports, and borrowing base certificates to Asset Based Lending institutions to ensure proper liquidity needs of the company.
  • Utilized SagePro daily to monitor inventory on hand to ensure accurate products on hand available to sales department.
  • Mentored and trained new hires to the company to ensure success within the firm. For example, teaching a new colleague the intricacies with the EDI interface with large corporate clients.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Communication Studies

Bernard Baruch College, CUNY
New York, NY
12.2010

Skills

  • Proficient time management
  • Knowledgeable in all aspects of recording transactions, posting debits/credits, reconciling accounts, and ensuring accuracy and completeness of data
  • Proven ability to identify, effectively communicate, teach peers, and implement improvements to streamline processes leading to increased productivity
  • Reliability in developing and delivering accurate financial reports (monthly and quarterly) needed for management and within deadlines provided

Languages

English
Full Professional
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited Working

Timeline

Import Manager

ONE Jeanswear Group
07.2015 - Current

Logistics / Financial Reporting Associate

Tawil Associates Inc.
10.2014 - 06.2015

Logistics / Financial Reporting Analyst

Argento SC
02.2011 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Communication Studies

Bernard Baruch College, CUNY

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