Project Manager
GCS
Total years of experience :29 years, 8 Months
• Direct advisory role in Shipping and Logistics for overseas cross-trade programmes.
• Writing of reports, market research and associated information gathering pertaining to supply chain issues with the view to make existing processes leaner.
• Management reporting on periodic basis of supply chain trends and updates.
• Communications lead on all assigned projects with answerability for success.
Full P&L and facilities management and responsibility. Staff performance optimization and necessary relationship management with Government departments as well as clients and suppliers. Profit and company development as well as staff training and motivation. Reporting to board on quarterly basis with full financial overview.
July 2006-2014 Storall LLC Dubai, UAE
Operations & Business Development Manager (Self Storage & 3PL Warehouse)
• Established company protocols as well as Standard Operating
Procedures from ground up at management level.
• Budgeting and P&L responsibility,
• Total Project Management control in setting up Storall LLC business
including Sourcing, Selection & Communication with Vendors both local as well as International for Racking, Flooring (Superfine), Metal
Structures Hardware, Software, Material Handling Equipment,
Security Systems and IT systems procurement.
• Hiring and Training of Staff and Creation of a functional Business Unit over past 60+ months from 2 persons to 30 currently.
• Responsible for Warehouse Operations, Business Development and
Relationship Building.
• 19 years of Business Development experience through Personal
Contacts, Innovative Marketing, Creative Management of Resources
& excellent communication skills.
• Project Manager for INFOR/Exceed WMS package and implementation
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• Establishment of relationships of 3 Party vendors like transporters,
heavy machinery suppliers, Freight Forwarders for inbound clearance of cargo and others.
2005 - 2006 Carrier Devices (I-Mate Telecoms) Dubai, UAE
Senior Logistics Manager
• Monthly management and distribution of 9 million dollars worth of
Air Freight through secondary 3PL service provider by the name of
WORKS airport free zone.
• Distributor interface for direct sales to all regions (Med/Eur/SA/ISC)
• Integration with 3PL warehousing systems carrying 14 million dollars
worth of merchandise by accessing online Crystal reports.
• Management reporting on periodic, concise basis.
• Complete independent liaison with local and overseas sales directors to ascertain material requirement and raise PO's based on this.
• Back-up support to sales on ALL customer related issues including but not limited to warranties, technical specifications, delivery labeling.
• Liaison with operations on all issues including flashing, bundling of software/brochures, packaging, ROM upgrades or languages.
• Liaison with product management for country-wise packaging
requirements as well as pallet storage. (EAN numbers, UPC codes,
WIFI compliance directives - EEC/South Africa/ICASA)
• Internal and external relationship building (Primary: Supplier,
Secondary: 3PL SP. Tertiary: Internal customers like Operations,
Product Management, Sales, Finance)
• Daily troubleshooting at all links of the Supply Chain.
2000 - 2005 Uniworld Fze JAFZA, Dubai UAE
Logistics Manager (General Trading Business)
• Independently identified, contacted and appointed 3PL service
providers in USA, UK/Europe, Singapore and Sri Lanka. By doing so,
established an international network of seamless Logistics Solutions.
• Helped develop systems for the Management of warehouse
inventory for delivery, storage and dispatch of 30 million dollar
business dealing with such multi-nationals as Johnson & Johnson,
Steris, Beckton Dickenson, Ballard, Abbot Labs, Kimberly Clarke, Vital
Signs, B. Braun and others.
• Full accountability on all aspects of the business including
departmental budgeting, P&L, development and implementation of
Supply Chain Standard Operating Procedures involving Collection Pre-
Advice to Receiving Goods Receipt Notes and issuing Shipping Advice or Goods Release Notes to Overseas Warehouses.
• Agency Management with principal accountability on commercial liner shipping decision making for Saudi, Kuwait and Pakistan.
• Daily responsibility included Special Quotation management, documentation and constant telephonic liaison with agents to facilitate their sales efforts.
• Internal departmental liaison with Operations for equipment availability in all ports of accountability.
• Was involved in Business Process Reengineering when this commenced.
• Managed over 250 accounts with Special clients like Union Texas Petroleum, Occidental, Lasmo Oil and Major Pharmaceutical & Japanese Trading Houses including Tomen Corpn, Sumitomo Corporation, Itochu Corpn, Marubeni, Mitsubishi Corpn and others.
• Inducted into Export Sales Initially and moved into Import Sales/Reverse Canvassing.
• Conversant with INCO Terms since range of customers varied from Tea to Oil Drilling Equipment.
• Business development and Relationship Building at core level.
University of Middlesex Distance Learning • MBA in Shipping & Logistics from University of Middlesex in conjunction with Lloyds Maritime Academy.