Santosh Nair, ASSISTANT MANAGER - AUDITS CSR

Santosh Nair

ASSISTANT MANAGER - AUDITS CSR

TUV SUD SOUTH ASIA

Location
India
Education
Bachelor's degree, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - COMMERCE
Experience
14 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 4 Months

ASSISTANT MANAGER - AUDITS CSR at TUV SUD SOUTH ASIA
  • India - Mumbai
  • June 2011 to August 2014

Dec 2013 - Aug'2014

• To carry out Social Compliance audits in line with the buyer code of conduct, standard Requirement and local and national laws
• Responsible for Monitoring of Social Compliance Audits by technical review of the audit Reports of North and West Region
• To liaise with the Central Co-ordination Team and see to it that the audit reports pertaining to North and West team meets the TAT.
• To assist the Reporting Manager in Procedural development of Social Compliance Standards.
• To take active part in trainings and meetings - both internal and external .
• To train new recruits.

June 2011 - Nov 2013

Assistant Manager - CSR

Job Profile:

• Responsible for Monitoring of Social Compliance standards ( SA 8000 / BSCI / WRAP)
And its activities
• Responsible for Maintaining Accreditations - BSCI / SA 8000 / WRAP.
• To liaison and communicate with local and international Branch Offices on issues
Pertaining to Social compliance standards.
• Audit planning / Registration of Social Compliance files within the set deadline.
• Report Checking of Social Compliance files within the set deadline.
• Auditor qualification of Global Social Compliance Auditors are carried out within the
Deadline.
● Responsible for invoicing and Service Agreements with Branch Units for using our
Accreditation
● Responsible for Procedural Development of Social Compliance Standards in liaison with the
Product Manager and Reporting Manager.
● Responsible for Memos + updates emanating from Accreditation Bodies and Central
Certification Office to be sent to respective Branch Offices.
● Assist the Head of Certification in Office and Witness audit planning
● To provide training on Social Compliance standards as regards to the system.
● To Assist Management on Project Costing of the Social Compliance Standards
● To generate reports as and when needed by the management.

QUALITY MANAGER at COTECNA INSPECTION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
  • India - Mumbai
  • October 2004 to June 2011

November 2010 - June 2011
• Develop and implement quality procedures/policies across branches in India
• Ensure that processes needed for the ISO 9001 QMS are established, implemented & maintained
• Maintain proper Document Control and Records Control
• Co-ordinate Management Review Meeting (MRM) annually
• Plan and Co-ordinate internal audits as per Internal Audit Procedure
• Select, co-ordinate with the external agencies on matters relating to ISO 9001 QMS
• Review “internal audit, external audit and customer audit” non conformity reports & ensure corrective actions thereof
• Ensure the promotion of awareness of customer requirements within company
• External Audit to be conducted timely, prepare for same and act as guide and report to management
• Monitor Customer complaints and claims

Have successfully implemented QMS in Cotecna India leading to maintaining our certificate.

February 2008 - Till January 2011
• To lead team of inspection co-ordinators / executives / surveyors
• To communicate with local and international clients / Liasion offices on operational / business issues
• To analyse the enquiries received from clients and accordingly prepare quotes
• To receive nomination, execute operations as per Standard Operating Procedures
• To assist management on profit and loss of branches
• To meet clients for operational / business matters
• To maintain QMS in line with Company Policy
• In charge for Certification / Invoicing / Payment Collection
• To manage the job files vide our software to ensure traceability of all the important docs
• To interact / Liaise with the international offices and branches in India for Operational issues
• To provide training to new recruits and subordinates
• To appoint sub-contractors and verify / approve their bills / invoices
• To ensure that the surveyors have proper inspection formats
• To identify gap areas and implement corrective actions
• MIS reporting
• In charge for overall administration of the team
Additional Responsibility of assisting the Country Manager in overseeing the institutional department by looking into the problems faced by the PA Team, Inspection Team (Government Contracts) and giving them appropriate solutions from time to time

October 2004 - January 2008
• Performing price analysis on export invoices in accordance with Price Analysis Reference Manual \[PARM\] and IFIA code of practice, taking into account the specifics of the relevant government contract (e.g. BDV, ACV) as described in the relevant SOP and any other company procedure which may apply.
• Performing all custom classifications of exported goods in accordance with the rules of the harmonised system (HS CODING / TARIFF CODING), the specifics of the relevant government contract, the PARM and the IFIA code of practice.
• To train new recruits in the field of price analysis.
• To manage the job files vide our software to ensure traceability of all the important docs
• To send daily / Weekly / monthly reports to the Management

JUNIOR EXECUTIVE - DOCUMENTATION at CP SHIPS IT SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
  • India - Mumbai
  • November 2003 to October 2004

• Preparing bill of lading on the basis of shipping instructions received from Service Units.
• Training the new recruits.

Voted as the employee of the quarter for the period January 2004 - March 2004.

PRICE ANALYST at OVERSEAS MERCHANDISE INSPECTION COMPANY INDIA PVT LTD (OMIC INDIA)
  • India - Mumbai
  • May 2000 to October 2003

• Tariff code classification of exported goods
• Price Verification of exported goods
• Training new recruits.
• Part of the ISO quality team.

Education

Bachelor's degree, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - COMMERCE
  • at K.J. SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMERCE
  • April 1998

Specialties & Skills

People Skills
Operation
Quality Auditing
auditing

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING (Training)
Training Institute:
BOSTON COMPUTER INSTITUTE, INDIA
Date Attended:
May 1998
Duration:
60 hours
COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING IN BANGKOK (Training)
Training Institute:
COTECNA INSPECTION , SWITZERLAND
Date Attended:
December 2011
Duration:
40 hours
SA8000 BASIC COURSE TRAINING (Training)
Training Institute:
SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL (SAI), USA
Date Attended:
April 2013
Duration:
40 hours
TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAM - PRICE ANALYSIS IN PHILIPPINES (Training)
Training Institute:
COTECNA INSPECTION, SWITZERLAND
Date Attended:
March 2006
Duration:
120 hours
SA8000 ADVANCE COURSE TRAINING (Training)
Training Institute:
SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL (SAI), USA
Date Attended:
April 2014
Duration:
24 hours
ISO 9001 - LEAD AUDITOR COURSE TRAINING (Training)
Training Institute:
DNV, INDIA
Date Attended:
February 2011
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Quizzing, listening to music, Reading
    Have taken part in quiz competition at school and college level