Atif  Rahman, Supply Chain Analyst

Atif Rahman

Supply Chain Analyst

UNDP

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, International Business
Experience
12 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months

Supply Chain Analyst at UNDP
  • India - Bhopal
  • My current job since September 2020

Maintaining receiving, Logistics, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program,
operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
Complying with city, state, and local logistics, material handling, and shipping requirements by studying existing
and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
Safeguarding transportation by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
Directing all transportation activities, developing transportation relationships, monitoring transport costs,
negotiating and bargaining transportation prices, and dealing with the effects of congestion.
Confronting climate change issues by implementing transport strategies and monitoring an organisation’s carbon
footprint.
Achieving financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances;
initiating corrective actions.
Completing logistics operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work
results.
Maintaining operations staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
Maintaining quality staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring,
and appraising job results.
Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional
publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Logistics Officer at Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd
  • India - Kolkata
  • February 2010 to April 2019

Develop logistics along with support plans, budget requirements and deployment timelines for new operations.
Develop logistical plans for current operations and logistics contingency plans.
Design and develop standard operating methods to manage logistics operations efficiently.
Coordinate and present logistics support to ongoing land, air, rail and sea operations.
Coordinate logistics activities related to procurement, funding, substantive units and humanitarian affairs.
Develop and execute logistics support policy, processes and methodologies to general benefit of all mission units.
Guide and oversee performance of new and junior logistics officers.
Monitor the Export and Import process related to operations, documentation, Transportation, safety and customer service.
Evaluate and advise on the impact of new regulatory actions, such as new laws, import and export regulations, and customs’
regulations, on the inventory and distribution function and ensure full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Assists top management through MIS (SAP BI/BW, BO) reports in making decisions with inputs from operations,
stakeholders and changing trends in the market.
Regulate processes as per compliance to regulation of Customs, Port, Shipping line, Importers/Exporters and government
authorities.
Ensure effective logistics through Vendor Management and CRM for eminent clients in lines of heavy goods manufacturers,
agro products, FMCG, Cold suppliers, chemical manufacturers, Consumer products and auto parts.
Develop service level agreements with internal customers and drive the inventory and distribution function in order to adhere
to their terms and conditions.
Develop goals in order to balance industry product delivery lead-times, inventory turn rates, internal customers and principal
requirements and satisfaction.
Develop and maintain the distribution infrastructure that supports internal customers’ business requirements, timely delivery
of goods and products, and achieve cost-effective distribution operations.

JOB ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Scheduled and directed work activities while providing leadership and direction to company drivers and other
operations staff.
Directed, oversaw and encouraged meetings with current and potential customers.
Identified and resolved problem issues and concerns as efficiently and effectively as possible using critical thinking
skills.
Conducted planning, dispatching and back haul activities while providing excellent customer service.
Led from the front in conducting internal and external HSE audit.
Devised a fool-proof method of automatically creating shipment paperwork, by connecting the database to the order
picking system.
Conducted efficient vendor management to reduce cost and emphasize performance.
Designed and planned the new format for the process enabling recording of every employee’s daily performance
thereby improving the SOP.
Slashed payroll/benefits administration costs 30% by negotiating pricing and fees while ensuring the continuation and
enhancements of services.

Education

Higher diploma, International Business
  • at Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade
  • September 2015

Passed with 73.2% result Submitted thesis on Haldia Port

Master's degree, Business Administration And Commerce
  • at University Of Calcutta
  • June 2012
Bachelor's degree, Accounting And Economics
  • at University Of Calcutta
  • June 2010

Passed with 70% result Topped University in accountancy with 96% marks.

Specialties & Skills

Documentation
Import Export
Container Shipping
Logistics
Warehousing
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Legal Documentation
MS OFFICE
International Trade

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Bengali
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Hindi
Native Speaker

Memberships

KSJAH
  • Social Work Volunteer
  • January 2013
AAP
  • Social Work Volunteer
  • January 2013

Training and Certifications

HSE legal compliance and Import/Export documentation (Training)
Training Institute:
Bengal Chamber of Commerce
Date Attended:
March 2018
Duration:
3 hours
Awareness generation on Occupational Health Hazards and First Aid Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2011
Imperative Corporate Communication (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2014

Hobbies

  • Sports
    School Level Sporting Activity