Experience

LEM Products

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer

  • Oct 2021 - Present



Givaudan Flavors Corp.

• Import Specialist

  • Dec 2016 - Nov 2021



Bakery Crafts

• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Import Buyer/Import Specialist

  • Feb 2000 - Nov 2015

  Key liaison for all import activity including, but not limited to, purchase of goods for resale and manufacturing, coordinate logistics, ongoing education of suppliers as to U.S. Customs regulations and compliance, enforce business requirements, coordinate activities with freight forwarders, brokers, and transportation companies to ensure timely arrival of goods. Provide customer service, sales, marketing, and subsidiary personnel details regarding status and arrival of purchased goods. • Initiated audit of tariff classification of all imported items and achieved a savings of nearly $150,000 in duty the first 12 months.• Designed reporting mechanism that improved visibility of inventory status and reduced stock outages.• Developed tracking and notification process to inform internal customers of delivery details for project planning and implementation.



Management Reports International

• Trade Show Coordinator/Event Marketing Assistant

  • Mar 1999 - Oct 1999

  Coordinated all aspects of trade show participation, both domestic and international and assisted in organization and implementation of annual user conference, created and maintained conference attendee databases, and participated in the selection of new display components and graphics, with responsibility for continuous maintenance of such items. Coordinated all aspects of trade show participation, both domestic and international and assisted in organization and implementation of annual user conference, created and maintained conference attendee databases, and participated in the selection of new display components and graphics, with responsibility for continuous maintenance of such items.



RB&W Manufacturing

• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Import Freight Coordinator

  • Sep 1994 - Mar 1999

  • Coordinated and prioritized weekly import air and vessel shipments and deliveries to branches throughout the U.S. which required extensive communication with overseas suppliers, forwarding and customs agents, branch buyers and managers, and warehouse personnel• Assisted in expediting product and placing orders from overseas suppliers• Implemented procedures to streamline departmental practices• Verified and processed overseas supplier invoices• Maintained purchasing and supplier databases



Volk Optical Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Exhibit Coordinator

  • Nov 1991 - Aug 1994

  • Organized all facets of domestic and international trade show events• Facilitated purchase of exhibit services and shipping arrangements• Created exhibit booth layouts and supervised set up• Utilized extensive written/verbal communication skills with physicians and convention personnel as exhibitor/salesperson at trade shows and in office • Organized all facets of domestic and international trade show events• Facilitated purchase of exhibit services and shipping arrangements• Created exhibit booth layouts and supervised set up• Utilized extensive written/verbal communication skills with physicians and convention personnel as exhibitor/salesperson at trade shows and in office