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I am Vincent Lau, a logistics and operations professional with extensive experience coordinating shipments from overseas factories to Canada and the U.S. I am highly motivated, responsible, and capable of leading teams, negotiating rates, and solving unforeseen issues to meet deadlines. I excel at building strong relationships with clients, vendors, freight forwarders, couriers, and customs brokers while continuously improving processes and delivering cost-saving packaging and routing solutions.…I am Vincent Lau, a logistics and operations professional with extensive experience coordinating shipments from overseas factories to Canada and the U.S. I am highly motivated, responsible, and capable of leading teams, negotiating rates, and solving unforeseen issues to meet deadlines. I excel at building strong relationships with clients, vendors, freight forwarders, couriers, and customs brokers while continuously improving processes and delivering cost-saving packaging and routing solutions.

Vincent Lau

Project Manager, Production Manager, Production Coordinator, +2

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I am Vincent Lau, a logistics and operations professional with extensive experience coordinating shipments from overseas factories to Canada and the U.S. I am highly motivated, responsible, and capable of leading teams, negotiating rates, and solving unforeseen issues to meet deadlines. I excel at building strong relationships with clients, vendors, freight forwarders, couriers, and customs brokers while continuously improving processes and delivering cost-saving packaging and routing solutions.…I am Vincent Lau, a logistics and operations professional with extensive experience coordinating shipments from overseas factories to Canada and the U.S. I am highly motivated, responsible, and capable of leading teams, negotiating rates, and solving unforeseen issues to meet deadlines. I excel at building strong relationships with clients, vendors, freight forwarders, couriers, and customs brokers while continuously improving processes and delivering cost-saving packaging and routing solutions.

Available to hire

I am Vincent Lau, a logistics and operations professional with extensive experience coordinating shipments from overseas factories to Canada and the U.S. I am highly motivated, responsible, and capable of leading teams, negotiating rates, and solving unforeseen issues to meet deadlines.

I excel at building strong relationships with clients, vendors, freight forwarders, couriers, and customs brokers while continuously improving processes and delivering cost-saving packaging and routing solutions.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Logistics Manager at Marrin Consulting Inc.

March 1, 2017 - Present

Schedule shipments from overseas factories to customers in Canada/USA; consolidate overseas shipments to save freight costs; keep the team informed of shipment status; lead the team to provide quotations within the same day or within 48 hours; coordinate with external and internal stakeholders to meet deadlines; provide ocean/air freight estimates; suggest packaging solutions to optimize space; communicate with China reps and overseas vendors; negotiate freight, warehousing and fulfillment rates; determine tariff codes and advise duty rates; build relationships with clients, vendors, freight forwarders, couriers, and customs brokers; verify vendor invoices and B3/7501 from customs broker; offer alternative solutions for unforeseen events.

Logistics Clerk at Viva Healthcare Packaging (Canada) Ltd. / Viva Media Packaging (Canada) Ltd.

June 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006

Schedule deliveries, book freight, and prepare outbound shipment documents; track and trace import/export shipments and provide shipping documents to customs brokers; liaise with customers, suppliers, carriers, customs brokers, and 3rd-party warehouses; coordinate with internal departments (marketing, purchasing, logistics, production, accounting, warehousing); respond to inquiries promptly; participate in internal/external audits (C-TPAT, CBSA/CBP, CBSA Deferral, Inventory, ISO, WSIB); maintain import/export summaries and Tariff code databases; verify invoices; advise on tariff codes and descriptions; monitor inventory; dispatch shunting drivers; manage AGV system maintenance.

Operations Assistant at Viva Healthcare Packaging (Canada) Ltd. / Viva Media Packaging (Canada) Ltd.

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007

Coordinate with external and internal teams to process orders; respond to inquiries; assist in audits and supplier/vendor inquiries; maintain Tariff code database and inventories; assist in shipping documentation and reporting.

Operations Assistant Manager at Viva Healthcare Packaging (Canada) Ltd. / Viva Media Packaging (Canada) Ltd.

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2010

Support multi-department collaboration (marketing, purchasing, logistics, production, accounting, warehousing); assist in audits; monitor inventory levels; contribute to process improvements and documentation.

Operations Manager at Viva Healthcare Packaging (Canada) Ltd. / Viva Media Packaging (Canada) Ltd.

January 1, 2011 - March 1, 2017

Oversee end-to-end operations, including audits (C-TPAT, CBSA/CBP, ISO), inventory control, tariff/code management, supplier coordination, and cross-department collaboration; support shunting and interplant movements; maintain systems and reporting; coordinate with external partners across USA, Europe, and Asia.