Maria Victoria Velez

• Organizing and controlling operational obligations including vessel nominations (bulk cargoes), executing contracts, shipping schedules and other operational requirements as and when required.

• Maintaining good and close contacts on a day-to-day basis with field offices, suppliers and customers.

• Responsible for contract issuance and execution.

• Proper performance of shipments and shipping-cargo documentation issuance.

• Handled export and import letters of credit.

• Accurate booking of costs, invoicing, payments, account monthly closing reconciliations and files liquidation.

• Monitoring shipments performance and guaranteeing good communication flow within Ship Agents, Ports, Suppliers, Centro American Customers and Headquarters.

• Responsible for laycan and vessel nominations to customers in Central America and Ports in Colombia.

• Providing headquarters and customers with vessel updates, and getting approval of shipment cargo documents drafts to assure its correct issuance.

• Support decision-making of shipments schedule at Puerto Nuevo, Colombia port through the analysis of multiple variables such as port congestion and maintenance, contractual obligations and vessel demurrage rates.

Supported the Hardware and Software IBM Inside Sale Latino America unit by analyzing sales team performance in order to improve productivity and profitability to achieve unit goals and budgets.

Responsible for the issuance of formal business proposals as well as obtaining all relevant validations and price approvals for the issuance of final contracts.