Audience:
Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
As margin pressure and tariff volatility continue to reshape global trade, importers are placing greater focus on what happens after contracts are signed. This educational session explores how leading importers are strengthening contract-to-cash discipline across international freight operations.
Using practical shipper examples, the session will examine how organizations improve forecast accuracy, reduce cost leakage from misapplied contract terms, and bring greater structure to detention, demurrage, chassis, and yard storage management. The discussion will also address how procurement, logistics, and finance teams can better align around shared data to support day-to-day execution and longer-term decision-making.
Attendees will gain a practical framework for identifying where cost leakage occurs, prioritizing process improvements, and applying these practices within their own international supply chains.
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- To identify where contract-to-cash breakdowns occur in international freight operations.
- Practical approaches to managing detention, demurrage, and accessorial costs.
- How cross-functional alignment improves cost control and vendor accountability.
- A practical framework for identifying where cost leakage occurs to prioritize process improvements.
Speaker:
Alexandra Griffon
CEO & Co-Founder
BlueCargo
Alexandra Griffon is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of BlueCargo. She has extensive experience in global logistics and supply chain operations. Her work focuses on improving collaboration and data alignment across procurement, logistics, and finance teams. Alexandra regularly engages with industry peers on operational best practices and emerging challenges in international trade.
AAFA Host:
Audrey Clark
Trade and Transportation Specialist
AAFA
Audrey Clark is responsible for supporting the association’s trade policy efforts and leading the Transportation Team as the committee liaison. Prior to joining AAFA in November 2023, Audrey worked as Export Program Coordinator at the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) where she managed eight international export promotion campaigns and supported four DISCUS committees. She previously worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) where she was awarded the Pearce Prize Achievement Award and served as Program Coordinator for Streaming & Broadcasting. She has earned both her bachelor’s and master's degrees in International Affairs from Georgia Tech.
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