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Work history
Education
Skills
Certification
Mountain Biking, Cooking, Play Guitar
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Humberto Luis Fernandez

HOVE,East Sussex

Summary

Motivated Warehouse Manager & Logistics Coordinator with 8 years of Logistics, Operations, Supply Chain and Administration experience. Recognised for assessing operational needs and developing solutions to save costs, improve revenues, and drive customer satisfaction. Resourceful and well-organised with excellent leadership and team building record.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Warehouse Manager

BRAMLANDS AVIATION LTD
Small Dole, West Sussex
07.2024 - Current
  • Picking, packing and shipping all orders. (DHL, FEDEX, UPS)
  • Create shelf life reports and quarantine expired parts
  • Update computer systems with new stock data promptly after receipt of deliveries,.
  • Meet tight deadlines by efficiently processing incoming shipments.
  • Improve warehouse efficiency by maintaining orderly stock locations.
  • Verify contents of shipments against invoices for accuracy assurance.
  • Completed and submitted appropriate dispatch paperwork in timely manner.
  • Maintained clean, safe and orderly warehouse space.

Logistics Coordinator

Reflex Instruments Europe
Iford, East Sussex
05.2021 - 06.2024
  • Liaised with customers to provide order updates and confirm delivery dates and requirements.
  • Transformed entire shipping platform from Word Doc invoices to connected spreadsheets.
  • Facilitated smooth shipping processes, preparing dispatch export documentation to customs requirements.
  • Kept appropriate inventory levels by optimising availability against warehouse space.
  • Optimised vehicle utilisation and cost-effectiveness in line with company targets.
  • · Preparation and processing of paperwork for international shipments; including despatch notes, commercial invoices, customs, and other shipping documentation required to facilitate timely and accurate despatch of customer and supplier shipments
  • · Coordinate import shipment for customs clearance & delivery
  • · Checking customs documentation such as import/export declarations, resolving queries, and ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
  • Filing of all shipping documentation
  • · Receiving customer orders; comparing with quotations; working with other departments to resolve queries; and preparing and sending sales acknowledgments to customers.
  • Internal liaison with the Sales Team, assisting with quotations and service information.
  • · Keeping up to date on changes to rules, tariff codes, importing and exporting procedures and best practices.
  • Ensuring all necessary licences are in place.

Logistics Administrator

Paterson Simons & Co (Africa) LTD.
Brighton, East Sussex
01.2017 - 04.2021

The role focused on order monitoring, and liaising between supplier and customer, providing information and communication to the rest of the Logistics team.

  • Obtaining documents, clearances, certificates and approvals from local, state and federal agencies.
  • Processing orders from the Parts and Plant sales teams and uploading them to the logistics monitoring system.
  • Issue weekly reports to key customers.
  • In the case of customer’s requirements not being met, being able to communicate and resolve issues to the customer’s satisfaction, with assistance of the Unit Manager if required.
  • Analysed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.
  • Monitored multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory.
  • Supported Parts Manager in improving operations and resolving issues to deliver top-notch customer service.
  • Delivered an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.

Cafe Assistant Manager

St. Georges Cafe
Brighton/Kemptown, East Sussex
04.2016 - 12.2016
  • Kept records of income and expenditure for the cafe
  • Kept a record of daily takings
  • Reconciled bank accounts
  • Provided figures for the Accountants and PCC.
  • Created a spread sheet to maximise efficiency of this process
  • Matched every item within the new menu and match them with the items within the till.
  • Changed prices if necessary
  • Deleted inactive users and create new ones if necessary

Human Resource and Payroll Coordinator

SDV Energia e Infraestructura, S.L.
Caracas/Venezuela
05.2008 - 12.2014
  • Supported Chief Operating Officer with daily operational functions.
  • Managed team of 5 employees, overseeing the hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
  • Supported Human Resource Director in improving operations and resolving issues to deliver top-notch customer service.
  • Analysed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.
  • Provided online assistance to HR analysts on the field of all companies of the group.
  • Took important decisions in a daily basis
  • Kept track and file of maternity, childcare, paternity, holiday and sickness cases
  • Submitted monthly (sometimes weekly) consolidated headcounts of all the companies of the group

Payroll and Human Resources Analyst

Proyectos Suradem, C.A. Caracas
Caracas/Venezuela
05.2007 - 05.2008
  • Provided accurate and timely processing of company payroll.
  • End to end processing of company payrolls (weekly, fortnightly and/or monthly)
  • Maintenance of payroll system and leave planning system
  • Maintaining leave, sickness and overtime reports
  • Calculation and processing of termination payments
  • Assisting Payroll Manager with month end consolidation

Junior Human Resources Analyst

Hewitt Associates
Caracas/Venezuela
01.2007 - 05.2007
  • Substantiated applicants' skills by administering and scoring test
  • Scheduled examinations by coordinating appointments.
  • Welcomed new employees to the organisation by conducting orientation
  • Contributed to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  • Maintained employee information by entering and updating employment and status change data.
  • Recruitment of expatriates

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences

Salisbury University
Salisbury/United States
12.2004

English - English

Daytona Beach College
Daytona/Florida
12.1999

Secondary School/ High School

Codefin
Caracas/Venezuela
1998

Skills

  • Budgeting and finance
  • Team liaison
  • Scheduling
  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Team leadership
  • Conflict resolution
  • Team player
  • Excel expertise
  • Distribution operations
  • Sales order processing

Certification

Internal Auditor

First Aid

Excel Advanced

Mountain Biking, Cooking, Play Guitar

Whether it is on my commuting bike or mountain bike, cycling is my main source of exercise and leisure.

I play my guitar regularly and love to learn challenging songs.

Since my wife works in a kitchen, I've had to develop my cooking skills over the years.

Timeline

Warehouse Manager

BRAMLANDS AVIATION LTD
07.2024 - Current

Logistics Coordinator

Reflex Instruments Europe
05.2021 - 06.2024

Logistics Administrator

Paterson Simons & Co (Africa) LTD.
01.2017 - 04.2021

Cafe Assistant Manager

St. Georges Cafe
04.2016 - 12.2016

Human Resource and Payroll Coordinator

SDV Energia e Infraestructura, S.L.
05.2008 - 12.2014

Payroll and Human Resources Analyst

Proyectos Suradem, C.A. Caracas
05.2007 - 05.2008

Junior Human Resources Analyst

Hewitt Associates
01.2007 - 05.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences

Salisbury University

English - English

Daytona Beach College

Secondary School/ High School

Codefin
Humberto Luis Fernandez