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MATA FAIO

Brisbane

Summary

Dedicated Freight Coordinator with extensive experience in International freight forwarding. Goal-driven and adaptable professional with experience in managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, seeking a new challenge to leverage my skills in communication, problem-solving, and time management to ensure the efficient functioning of an office environment.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

ADMINISTRATION & PROJECTS SUPPORT OFFICER (TEMP)

CARINITY
05.2024 - 06.2024
  • Providing administrative support to the Executive Manager Business and Development, Fleet Coodinator and Projects Team through data entry, maintaining databases, developing, engagement with providers and project contracts.
  • Purchase orders are raised in a timely manner ensuring compliance with budgets and approval.
  • TechOne and FleetMate systems used
  • Accounts Payable - Invoices processed in a timely manner.
  • Databases & files accurately maintained.
  • Outstanding tasks are followed up and completed or escalated in a timely manner
  • Scanning, Filing, Mail, Stationary orders
  • Transporting vehicles for service/wash



EXPORT FREIGHT COORDINATOR

PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES (OIL & GAS)
04.2017 - 02.2023
  • Liaising with customers and overseas offices to coordinate export shipments (courier, Air, FCL, LCL)
  • Securing space with the Airline & ensuring cargo is lodged to meet airline cut off
  • Maintaining up to date communication with clients, efficiently providing guidance and shipment/enquiry status
  • Verifying cargoes suitability for international transport and making relevant arrangements should the freight require repacking
  • Facilitating airfreight / sea freight bookings of various types of cargo including Dangerous Goods
  • Ensuring competitive buying
  • Timely and accurately completing export clearances and preparing export documentation (inclusive of DG and consular documentation)
  • Pre-alerting and monitoring consignments in a timely manner
  • Quoting clients & overseas agents
  • Completing billing process (timely and accurately coding supplier's invoices and preparing files for handover to Accounts)
  • Maintained strong relationships with carriers, fostering trust and reliability in transportation partnerships.

IMPORT AIRFREIGHT OPERATIONS

KUEHNE & NAGEL PTY LTD
03.2015 - 02.2017
  • Registering import shipments into SALOG
  • Daily tracking of flights & updating clients on the progress of their shipment
  • Communication with customers, airlines and overseas offices
  • Monitoring progress of Customs and quarantine clearance via ICS
  • Processing AR & AP Invoices
  • Sending necessary documents to the customs broker to organise clearance
  • Collecting payment from clients prior to delivery of cargo (if not on credit terms)
  • Coordinating deliveries of Customs released freight to destination with transport team
  • Track & trace all local and interstate deliveries
  • Quoting customers and overseas offices
  • Billing of Airfreight shipments accurately and timely


EXPORT AIRFREIGHT OPERATIONS

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING
03.2013 - 11.2014
  • Coordinating end to end solutions for clients (including bookings, documentation, cartage, reporting, job invoicing)
  • Generating quotes and managing invoice processes
  • Liaising with clients, carriers, government departments, service providers and overseas offices.
  • Providing status updates / reporting to clients and overseas offices
  • Pre-alerting clients & overseas offices
  • Liaising with Sales Reps with regards to quotes & new potential clients

EXPORT AIRFREIGHT COORDINATOR

TOLL GLOBAL FORWARDING
03.2012 - 03.2013
  • Make export bookings and prepare and lodge all related documentation including EDNs & forwarding Instructions
  • Liaising with clients, airlines, Customs and overseas offices
  • Coordinate pick up & deliveries
  • Quoting / Invoicing clients & overseas offices
  • Pre-alerting clients and overseas offices
  • Track & trace shipments daily and update clients and overseas offices accordingly

IMPORT/EXPORT AIRFREIGHT OPERATOR

CUNNINGHAM GILL LTD
08.2007 - 03.2012
  • Creating shipments & Processing import shipments into EDI
  • Ensure all relevant documents/information is received prior to arrival
  • Monitor arrival of cargo into AKL
  • Sending arrival notices to the importer
  • On forwarding clearance documents to third party Brokers
  • Quoting / Invoicing customers & overseas agents
  • Checking freight availability with the airline & co-loaders to avoid storage
  • Arrange deliveries
  • Assist with processing Import Sea freight shipments
  • Assist with Accounts Receivables / Payables
  • Answering phones & assisting reception when required
  • EXPORT AIRFREIGHT: Create shipments & place bookings with co-loaders
  • Arranging pick up from suppliers
  • Creating Hawb's/Mawb's
  • Sending booking confirmation to customers
  • Invoicing/Quoting
  • Pre-alerting clients, co-loaders & overseas agents
  • Assist with Export Sea freight bookings
  • Assist Accounts Receivables / Payables.

DATA ENTRY OPERATOR

EDS (PART TIME)
04.2007 - 10.2007
  • Having fast numeric data entry skills. Entering bank cheque serial numbers.
  • Have strong attention to detail
  • Have the ability to read daily targets and deadlines

EXPORT AIRFREIGHT DATA ENTRY CLERK

DHL DANZAS
04.2005 - 04.2007
  • Supporting the Export Operations team
  • Registering high volume of export jobs into LOGIS (in house database)
  • Obtaining export documents from suppliers
  • Updating Freight terms, Charges, Shipper & Consignee details
  • Pre-pare Customs compiling for the Customs Broker to lodge export entry
  • Updating final weight measures in the system & printing the final Hawbs
  • Handling Direct Mawbs

EXPORT AIRFREIGHT RUNNER

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING
02.2005 - 04.2005
  • Pre-alerting clients & overseas offices
  • Preparing Export document pouch for lodgement
  • Checking warehouse regularly for final weight measurements
  • Daily lunch runs for the team
  • Filing/fax/scanning/ordering stationary
  • Picking up/dropping off documents to Customs and MAF

CALL CENTRE/DATA ENTRY

ANSWER SERVICES (TEMP)
01.2005 - 02.2005
  • Answering phones for personal voicemail banks.
  • Having fast and accurate alpha and numeric data entry skills with a minimum of 60wpm.

Education

High School Diploma -

OTAHUHU COLLEGE
NEW ZEALAND
09.2002

Skills

  • Shipment Tracking
  • Operational Procedures
  • Problem solving
  • 65Wpm Typing Speed
  • Documentation Preparation
  • Organizational Skills
  • Customer Service
  • Time Management
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Pickup Arrangements
  • Processing AR & AP Invoices
  • Transportation Coordination
  • Teamwork abilities

References

  • Emma Broquet (Operations Manager), Pentagon Freight Services, 0420 838 730
  • Annie Crow (Team Lead), Pentagon Freight Services, 0424 190 248
  • Lagona Sheppard (Office Manager - NZ), Cunningham Gill Ltd, +64 021 806 714

Timeline

ADMINISTRATION & PROJECTS SUPPORT OFFICER (TEMP)

CARINITY
05.2024 - 06.2024

EXPORT FREIGHT COORDINATOR

PENTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES (OIL & GAS)
04.2017 - 02.2023

IMPORT AIRFREIGHT OPERATIONS

KUEHNE & NAGEL PTY LTD
03.2015 - 02.2017

EXPORT AIRFREIGHT OPERATIONS

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING
03.2013 - 11.2014

EXPORT AIRFREIGHT COORDINATOR

TOLL GLOBAL FORWARDING
03.2012 - 03.2013

IMPORT/EXPORT AIRFREIGHT OPERATOR

CUNNINGHAM GILL LTD
08.2007 - 03.2012

DATA ENTRY OPERATOR

EDS (PART TIME)
04.2007 - 10.2007

EXPORT AIRFREIGHT DATA ENTRY CLERK

DHL DANZAS
04.2005 - 04.2007

EXPORT AIRFREIGHT RUNNER

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING
02.2005 - 04.2005

CALL CENTRE/DATA ENTRY

ANSWER SERVICES (TEMP)
01.2005 - 02.2005

High School Diploma -

OTAHUHU COLLEGE
MATA FAIO