VINCENT RIVERA
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Logistics manager who thrives in a dynamic, challenging, and fast-paced professional environment. Assertive and enthusiastic with extensive knowledge of Shipping, Receiving, Operations, Logistics, Import and Export procedures. Successful in timely and accurate order fulfillment and distribution of customer orders. Effective in reducing operation costs for transportation of products from suppliers to and from distribution centers and corporate office/retail stores. Efficacious in timely and intact delivery of products for various domestic and international transportation methods to customers. Competent Logistics Manager offering wealth of experience in maintaining proper product rotations and ensuring compliance with government regulations. Background in business management with additional training in distribution and team building. Works well within union or nonunion environments.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Manager
Frank Darling
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Complete Standard Operating Procedures for International shipments including Return and Repair
- Negotiate Shipping and insurance costs as well as dispute customs entries with Carriers
- (UPS/FedEx)
- Utilize Shopify, Shipstation and Parcel Pro for Day-to-day activities
- Enter Harmonized Tariff codes for all products in Shopify / Shipstation as well as provide codes for future products
- Evaluate overall shipping process
- Complete a list of Customer support contacts.
Logistics Supervisor
De Beers Forevermark
09.2020 - 07.2022
- Organize and coordinate all documentation of shipping and receiving products at Malca-Amit 3PL ; including international shipments, international returns, Carnets, and armored shipments by utilizing Navision, Malca-Amit 3PL Warehousing, My Malca and FedEx.com software portals
- Control movement of Red-Carpet high-value items for award shows; including Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards and Met Gala
- Manage all EDI shipments to Macy’s, Bloomingdales, and Nordstroms, including Drop ship orders
- Accounted and maintained process for the inventory, shipping and security for De beers Forevermark Masterclass, Couture and Forum events.
Senior Manager of Logistics and Facilities
Ale Viola LLC DBA Ippolita
04.2015 - 08.2020
- Supervised shipping, receiving, and picking process, and verify operation of updates, changes, and all transportation matters
- Domestic and international
- Managed, authorized, and maintained all office inventory and supplies
- Utilized Navision / E-Ship fulfillment
- Manage all EDI shipments
- Executed and ensured accuracy of documentation to U.S
- Fish and Wildlife using eDocs
- Implemented procedures for rating supplier invoices for U.S
- Customs clearance
- One of three staff members entrusted with vault and floor security codes.
Senior Logistics Manager
David Yurman
10.1993 - 04.2015
- Managed, trained, and completed performance evaluations for a team of twenty logistics employees, in addition to directing and leading the Logistics Manager and Shipping/Receiving Supervisor
- Delegated daily workload and status to all employees and verified accuracy of sales orders prior to shipping while sustaining a motivating environment to meet and exceed productive measures in a timely manner
- Managed profiles, pertinent records, and information on all respective customers
- Controlled daily planning, organizing and completion of all order fulfillment and distribution
- Executed tariff classifications on all import and export invoices, updated import/export procedures for U.S
- Customs validation, and collaborated with purchasing team to ensure suppliers were compliant with required cities and other documents in accordance with government agencies such as U.S
- Fish & Wildlife
- Kept abreast on new free trade agreements and updated import/export manual
- Collaborated with VP of Logistics formulating policies concerning courier, broker, and freight forwarder policies
- Maintained documentation of all import/export and domestic issues
- Worked closely with UPS and FedEx regarding rates, insurance, and service levels
- Point of Origin to ensure suppliers were informed of broker/customs requirements for valuations and metals breakdowns on invoices and reviewed shipment information on export invoices for accuracy, including country of origin, metal, and stones weights
- Identified opportunities for improvement through researching and analyzing industry trends
- Mediated between Component fulfillment, QC, Inventory and Sales to communicate order status, expedite order priorities, and track inbound priority product implementation
- Assessed the effectiveness of the order fulfillment process, systems, procedures, and recommendation of improvements/enhancements as required and documented weekly and monthly KPI's for domestic, international shipping and fulfillment orders.
Skills
- 20 years of customer relations experience
- Proficient in MS Office, ERP, EDI, QAD, Pitney Bowes Send suite – Express – Navision – Parcel Pro
- FedEx Ship Manager / Insight Systems training
- UPS WorldShip troubleshooting / problem-solving
- Quantum View contract review and recommendations
- Team building, training, and development
- Multi-unit operations management
- Systems training and implementation
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Procedure development and process improvement
- E-commerce / Shopify / DSCO / Shipstation
- EDI proficient
- Shipping Documentation
Other Languages - Spanish
Not fluent but conversation proficient.
Timeline
Logistics Manager
Frank Darling
02.2023 - 07.2023
Logistics Supervisor
De Beers Forevermark
09.2020 - 07.2022
Senior Manager of Logistics and Facilities
Ale Viola LLC DBA Ippolita
04.2015 - 08.2020
Senior Logistics Manager
David Yurman
10.1993 - 04.2015
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