Logistics Manager
Viking Gulf Trading
Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months
Key Result Areas
•Responsible for all site aspects of the logistics, supply chain and customer delivery operations
•Responsible to make sure that each stage of the distribution process is progressing on time, on budget and to the right quality standards
•Liaising with overseas Supplier for shipment pick up, sailing, documentation, invoicing, etc.
•Monitoring Stock levels and placing Purchase orders accordingly whenever required
•Coordinating with freight forwaders for competitive freight quotes
•Negotiated and maintained date base on trucks rates and ocean freight
•Managing Inhouse Customs clearance for Mirsal2 clearance/Customs related issues/Docs Submission
•Liaising with Dubai Municipality/Emirates Standarization for relevant product approvals
•Liaising with local vendors for transportation of cargo
•Actively managing subcontrators to ensure that they perform in line with their contractual agreements
•Conducting investigations into missing stocks and loads
•Coordinating with insurance agents for marine claims
•Receiving and matching all shipment entries in the system
•Monitoring and tracking the flow of goods into the warehouse
•Attending meeting and maintain good relationship with Dubai Customs/Dubai Municipality
•Achieving efficiencies and driving costs down
•Regularly coming up with new &effective ways of making the distribution process more effective
Key Result Areas
•Handling activities related to the logistics movement of incoming shipment
•Liaising with overseas officers for shipment pick up, sailing, documentation, invoicing, etc.
•Administering DDU/DDP shipments
•Providing quotation & regular shipment status reports for customers and resolving queries
•Coordinating with:
•Shipping Lines for vessel arrival, booking etc
•Operations Staff for timely collection of D/O, docs collection form customers and job opening and invocing
•Transport Companies for competitive rates and efficient service
•Clearance Team for ensuring timely clearance and delivery of Cargo
•Customs officals (Port Rashid)for resolving Custom related issues
•Managing US Navy (Berth 57 & Jebel Ali) and MMI Shipments (Sea and Air Shipments)
•Involved in processing clearance of Emirsal 2
•Supervising the activities of the entire C&F Team
Highlights
•Entrusted with the additional responsibility of a Supervisor in his absence
•Distinguished efforts in cordially liaising with Transportation Vendors and worked on the cost, thereby saved revenue
•Earned appreciation Managing Director for delivering outstanding contribution in C&F team
Freight Forwarding
Key Result Areas
•Managed corporate sales team-insurance, mutual funds & financial planning
•Offered professional consultancy services to customers and corporate clients
•Maintained client database files
•Analysed the market trends to ascertain project probable boom, hikes and depressions in future and devised innovative strategies accordingly
Key Result Areas
•Conducted analysis of export clients
•Identified potential customers and established strong business contacts with the same
•Provided service related solutions to the customers
Key Result Areas
•Enhanced the Companys business activities through professional and aggressive marketing
•Served as Incharge of:
•Marketing Salary Account
•Training Junior Marketing Executives and overseeing daily reports submitted by them
•Increased the product awareness among clients
•Planned annual marketing strategies to be submitted to top management for annual budgeting
•Developed and maintained the corporate clients
Commercial Operations Freight Forwarding Invoicing / Documentation
Shipment/Delivery Transport Management Business Development
Liaison/Coordination Customer Relationship Cost Saving Initiatives
courses: City National Bank & Sun, USA IT SKILLS •Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint
courses: Training from Dubai Customs for E-Clearance INDUSTRIAL VISITS •Microsoft, Yahoo & Bechtel, USA