Alejandra Cuellar
Import-Export Coordinator
Shipments cleared, documents right, goods on the move
Import-export coordinator with seven years moving goods across borders for a Bogotá trading and manufacturing company. Manages the full shipping cycle — documentation, customs clearance, freight booking and Incoterms — for air, sea and land consignments. Cut customs delays and demurrage charges by tightening document accuracy and building close working relationships with brokers and carriers. Coordinates with suppliers, freight forwarders and customs agents, tracks shipments end to end, and keeps the paperwork audit-clean for a regulated trade environment. Calm when a shipment hits a snag at the port and organised enough to keep dozens of consignments moving at once. Looking for a trade, logistics or import-export role with a company that values accurate, reliable international shipping.
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
Degree in International Business (August 2012 to June 2016)
Colombian Foreign Trade Institute
Certificate in Customs & Foreign Trade (January 2017 to June 2017)
Andina Trading Company - Bogotá, Colombia
Import-Export Coordinator April 2018 to Present 8 years & 3 months
Cut customs delays and demurrage charges by tightening document accuracy and broker relationships.
Prepare and check commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin and customs declarations.
Coordinate with suppliers, freight forwarders and customs agents to keep shipments moving on schedule.
Track consignments end to end and resolve issues at port, in transit or at clearance.
Keep all trade documentation audit-clean for a regulated import-export environment.
Bogotá Freight Services - Bogotá, Colombia
Logistics & Documentation Assistant August 2016 to March 2018 1 year & 8 months
Liaised with carriers and customs agents to progress shipments.
Learned Incoterms, freight booking and trade compliance hands-on.
Earned the import-export-coordinator role on the strength of accuracy and reliability.
Fewer customs delays
Audit-clean documentation
Customs & Foreign Trade
Colombian Foreign Trade Institute (June 2017 to Present)
- Customs Clearance
- Trade Documentation
- Incoterms
- Freight Booking (Air/Sea/Land)
- Import-Export Compliance
- Freight Forwarder Coordination
- Shipment Tracking
- Letters of Credit
- Supplier Coordination
- Record Keeping