Farhan Ahmed Farhan, Shipping Supervisor

Farhan Ahmed Farhan

Shipping Supervisor

Kamal Osman Jamjoom Trading LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, P.G.D.I.T.
Experience
17 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 10 Months

Shipping Supervisor at Kamal Osman Jamjoom Trading LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2012

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES
 Responsible for materialize the shipment within the agreed FDC Level & lead time
 Lead the shipping team & supervise all the shipping activities, ensure the effective operations
 Supervise with freight forwarders to materialize the international shipments within the readiness date by brand wise
 Coordinate with the supplier’s for PO’s & Ensure the correct Documentation requirements for smooth clearance
 Monitor all the GCC Shipment & Export shipment documentations & movements, POD, Insurance
 Monitor all the shipment clearance & lead time delays, make the proper control mechanisms to reduce the lead time
 Coordinate with the warehouse for pre- alerts & Monitor the delivery of shipments
 Maintain & Submit the FDC, Insurance, Shortage / Damage, Lead time reports by supplier /regions by monthly
 Coordinate with the all the buying team for the PO Tracker & Nominate the freight forwarders by region wise
 Responsible for floating the RFQ to the freight forwarders, Analyze the quotes, submit the logistics manager for approval
 Analyze the freight forwarders performance as per the agreed SLA’s in the frequent intervals
 Prior to the arrival of shipment liaise with supplier for the commercial documents
 Liaise with accounts department for L/C Shipments & Ensure the correct shipping documents as per the LC
 Responsible for finalize the mode of the shipment by the cost analysis
 Responsible for making the monthly insurance report for the shipment damages, marine insurance for sea, air & land freights
 Coordinate with insurance companies for the claims, arrange the proper documentations to get the claims for the discrepancies ( Damages, lost )
 Responsible for produce monthly FDC Report by every month & analyze the lead time by supplier, by port, by region, by %, submit to the management
 Preparing the shipping bottlenecks report every 15 days to highlight to the management with all the delays & recommend for the suitable solutions
 Responsible for verify all the freight forwarders Invoices as per the agreed contract & forward to accounts for the payment
 Weekly report on shipments status file including Shipment arrived, Cleared, under clearance and on the way.
 Weekly shipping report shows number of shipments arrived for each supplier by brand, by mode, by port or airport, by volume, by forwarder and purchase order value.
 Weekly report by forwarders showing freight cost, port, mode & volume and clearance expenses.

Shipping Coordinator at Kamal Osman Jamjoom Trading LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2011 to September 2012

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES
 Coordinate with freight forwarders to materialize the international shipments within the readiness date by brand
 Coordinate with the supplier’s for PO’s & documentation requirements for clearing
 Coordinate with the buyers for the PO Tracker & update the file on day to day basis
 Coordinate with the warehouse for pre- alerts & arrange the delivery of shipments
 Coordinate with inter departments for all the exports/ re-exports & Arrange the proper documentations
 Maintain & submit the FDC, Insurance, Shortage / Damage, Lead time reports by supplier /regions by monthly
 Coordinate with the buying team for the PO Tracker & nominate the freight forwarders by region wise
 Enter all details on PO file & monitor status, ETD, ETA, Weight, and Volume from the daily shipment status files from the Forwarders
 Prior to the arrival of shipment liaise with supplier for the commercial documents
 Liaise with accounts department for L/C Shipments
 Upon receiving commercial documents forward Commercial documents copy to accounts
 Send a copy of Invoice and original packing list to warehouse with Pre alert
 Once shipment arrived, provide the shipping notification to the concern team with lead time
 Once shipment cleared produce cost sheet actual / estimated
 Arranging the documentation for all the exports & re-exports, maintain the electronic & hard copies
 Follow-up with warehouse for logistics control sheet, verify received quantity with air waybill or Bill of lading. Attach a copy of Air waybill / Bill of lading with logistics control sheet keep copy in file
 On daily basis record all the issues counter in day-to-day operations
 On daily basis update volume received details
 On daily basis produce actual / estimated cost sheet for the shipments cleared.
 On daily basis prepare freight liquidation summary
 On daily basis tracking shipment by brand, by vendor, by mode, by port or airport, by volume, by forwarder and by purchase value
 Update Costing sheet on daily basis & Update Vendor’s list on daily basis
 Weekly report to warehouse with Stock Arrival notification.
 Weekly report on shipments status file including Shipment arrived, Cleared, under clearance and on the way.
 Weekly shipping report shows number of shipments arrived for each supplier by brand, by mode, by port or airport, by volume, by forwarder and purchase order value.
 Weekly report by forwarders showing freight cost, port, mode & volume and clearance expenses.
 Monthly FDC Report by brand wise with lead time analysis for international as well as GCC Shipments
 Weekly issues list (Shipping issues).Weekly report for all stock holding in third party warehouse.

Distribution Coordinator at Kamal Osman Jamjoom Trading L.L.C.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2008 to October 2011

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES
 Oversee the activities of the staff to ensure that all service level and satisfaction goals are met.
 Identify and maintain best practices, policies and procedures.
 Communicate priorities, schedule tasks and monitor all tasks.
 Build and foster a highly effective team environment with emphasis on responsibility and accountability.
 Review daily reports; take appropriate action as needed.
 Develop the staff by monitoring calls, conduct training / development classes on a daily basis.
 Understand the metrics of all aspects of outbound campaigns and utilize these metrics to maximize daily performance.
 Responsible for planning the Distribution to all KOJ stores
 Ensure that all waves launched by ORWMS are fully picked, processed and closed at the end of the day.
 Ensure that all materials, hardware and equipment required for Pick Package printing (from Automate Waves) and Picking are always ready and available for use by operations.
 Initiate and execute various productivity improvement programs in Distribution Planning and Picking operations.
 Manage Distribution and Picking staff; review and update organization structure & responsibilities as necessary.
 Preparing various productivity reports for management use.
 Forecasting, Planning, Delegation and follow-up on various aspects of Distribution Planning and Picking Operations.
 Proper planning of staff facilities
 Housekeeping & 5’s Procedures
 Implement Health & Safety procedures
 Distribution and Picking Staff performance appraisals

Inventory Coordinator at Kamal Osman Jamjoom Trading L.L.C.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2006 to May 2008

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES
 Supervise Inventory Control and Layout Team.
 Collaborate with Warehouse Management Team on process and system improvements
 Participate and represent the Inventory Control Team in monthly meeting with Merchandise Planners and Buyers regarding process, stock and system issues.
 Prepare reports, presentation and data analysis required by the management
 Study and analyze current state of stock management system, warehouse operation process and system to come up with ideas for continuous improvement in the Inventory Management and Layout planning operations.
 Ensure on-time submission of daily & monthly reports for the three brands by the Inventory Controllers
 Ensure accuracy of reports done by the Inventory Controllers
 Ensure to maintain inventory accuracy of 99%.
 Review & approval of system adjustment requests.
 Coordinate with warehouse section managers on manpower support required for any activity concerning inventory management improvement and accuracy.
 Develop internal reports designed to evaluate progress and detect potential stock issues
 Coordinates with Merchandise Planners and Buyers on major stock and process issues that will have an effect on inventory accuracy and system integrity.
 Performance review of Inventory and Quality Controllers
 Provide support to operations in terms of decision-making and manpower supervision
Communication
 Regular communication with Warehouse Management Team
o Process and system improvements
o Activity with effect on inventory and system integrity
o Data analysis and report requirements
 Regular communication with Inventory Controllers.
o Daily and monthly report status
o Inventory & Space Allocation Status
o System Integrity
o Inventory Accuracy
o Adjustment approval
o Shop opening, GWP & new product launch updates
 Regular communication with Quality Controllers
o Findings on quality check being conducted on outbound shipments
o Updates on product quality checking
 Communication with Merchandise Planners
o Stock, process and system issues
 Communication with Buyers
o Major issues being encountered on delivered stocks

Education

Bachelor's degree, P.G.D.I.T.
  • at F.C. Colleage Lahore
  • January 2001

P.G.D.I.T.

Bachelor's degree, B.COM
  • at University of The Punjab
  • September 1999

Specialties & Skills

Shipping
Warehousing
Warehousing Operations

Languages

English
Intermediate