Tania Louis, Senior Shipping & Logistics Coordinator

Tania Louis

Senior Shipping & Logistics Coordinator

Premium Partners

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Computer Sciences & Applied Maths
Experience
15 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 5 Months

Senior Shipping & Logistics Coordinator at Premium Partners
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since February 2014

Job Responsibilities

• Rate request
• Negotiate with shipping lines and forwarders to achieve the best Price & service.
• Booking order
• Follow up with supplier on production process & cargo ready date.
• Prepare & implement shipping schedule
• Handling orders to assure on time delivery
• Provide timely updates to client and concerned on all shipments
• Insure the cargo
• Responsible of Issuing documents (invoice, packing list, Co and other certifications if needed)
• Clearance instructions as per each country’s regulations
• Handling the clearance & delivery to client’s warehouse

Customer support / Supply Chain- North Africa at DIAGEO
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • December 2012 to July 2013

Job Duties

• Providing timely and insightful analysis of current performance: sales analysis, depletion reports, stock levels
• Responsible for markets logistics: customer orders, pro-forma invoices control, orders production, shipments and delivery to customers
• Responsible for financial follow up & control
• Responsible for markets logistics
• Submitting the forecast of all brands liaising with supply & the customers.
• Head the relationship with the customers-managing end to end processes with customers/agents/distributors, including interface with internal colleagues- finance/supply
• Ensuring delivery of shipments to documentation to handling labeling to meet market and customer needs
• Ensure delivery of volume/space/visibility targets
• Working with Marketing team to implement activity plans for custom

Logistics & Supply Chain officer at Sabimex Nascom
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2009 to November 2012

Key Achievements:
 Supplying the best FMCG products from country of origin to destination country at the best cost and freight
 Saving extra expenses and charges to the company for each shipment
 Ensuring the safety and compatibility of FMCG products to fit the requirements of the destination market in Africa such as item specifications, production and expiry dates and label design requirements ext..
 Inventory Optimization
 Focusing on improving competitiveness
 Meeting market demands when faced with shipment delay or production delay
 Ensuring the inspection of the goods on time before the shipment departure .




Job Profile:
 Manage the different aspects of the supply chain (including sourcing, purchasing, transport, warehousing and distribution)
 Work closely with suppliers and customers to improve operations and reduce cost
 Handles purchasing and shipping of FMCG products from requesting quotations through inspection and clearance up to follow up and delivery of goods
 Working knowledge of food hygiene, temperature control and food safety standards.
 Conduct research and negotiation with new suppliers
 Handling the price tables of several products on the stock exchange of origin markets
 Forecast sales and conduct analysis on prices, average sales, and profit for FMCG products in the destination market
 Updating the tracking sheet and handling the statistics table of exports analysis
 Follow-up on all documentation and logistics related to purchasing and shipping of goods such as proforma invoices, inspection and clearance documents, bill of lading, and letter of indemnity
 Coordinate with Finance department on supplier payments
 Handle compensation claims and follow - up on credit note with suppliers in case of damaged goods

Trainee as Technical support at Path Solutions
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2008 to August 2008

3 months technical training

Programming at Center of Judicial Information and Research
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2008 to August 2008

project in VB.net and SQL

programming at Credit Libanais
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2007 to July 2007

3 months programming in IT department of Investment Banking Operations

Education

Master's degree, Computer Sciences & Applied Maths
  • at Faculty of Science, Lebanese University
  • July 2008

Final project : 90/100

Bachelor's degree, Computer Sciences & Applied Maths
  • at Faculty of Science, Lebanese University
  • July 2007

High grades

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French
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Arabic
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Italian
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English
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