chiaki muranaka:

? Responsible for issuing purchase contracts/sales contracts ? Handling and management of $3 - 5M USD contracts from order to delivery ? Managing orders, shipping, and delivery over 50 customers from single import shipments ? Communications with suppliers about what kinds of documents they have to prepare (e.g. bill of lading, invoice packing lists, etc ) followed by issuing requests to open a Letter of Credit (L/C) ? Price netotiations between shipping companies especially having big amount of shipments ? Negotiated a discount $10 per load for a total 50 loads at one import shipments ? Communicating via email and phone to the factories in overseas and managing shipping schedules ? Compiling and reviewing import clearance documents and procedures ? Contacting by Email and phone to the ports about discharging and free time schedules ? Issuing delivery orders and release orders to the port/trucking company/warehouse ? Issuing invoices, after verifying packing lists and shipping instructions from suppliers ? Managing consignment inventory and regular inventory ? Consignment Managing and Processing ? Issuing requests for commissioned processing and management processing /pick-up/Delivery schedules ? Request truckers to deliver to meet customer's requested delivery date ? Managing and mediating customer claims and settlement between the customer and the company ? Filing marine insurance claims ? Issuing vouchers for accounts payable and accounts receivable

Niigata, Japan ? Issued purchase orders for the manufacturing of components ? Reviewed invoices for various discrepancies (e.g. component name, pieces, price, etc ) ? Managed all account payable receiving invoices ? Responsible for component inventory management through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

? Managed export and transportation activities for foreign clients such as Japan, Taiwan, China & India ? Managed delivery schedule of shipments to customers such as ROSS, TJ-Maxx, and Burlington Coat Factory ? Reviewed and verified shipments, and then replacing/reporting any findings to the client ? Managed and controlled export clearance procedures for various countries including Canada, and Brazil ? Issued invoices, packing lists, bill of lading, and shipping labels per the clients shipping instructions ? Managed the shipping and handling of hazardous materials ? Managed annual inventory check for each client ? Negotiated terms of payment with customers

Niigata, Japan ? Issued purchasing forcast based on lead time, shipping time and sales forcast ? Developed production and storage plans based on forecasts to meet desired delivery date ? Issued and reviewed Purchase Orders documents for payment (Letter of Credit) ? Issued business contracts with international sales general manager ? Managed government audits of import/export documents ? Annually reviewed different freight forwarders and couriers for cost and performance analysis ? Managed import and export clearance procedures for foreign countries ? Bi-annually managed the inventory check on all the warehouses for products and components