Leslie Francis Dsouza, Cargo Customer Services Manager

Leslie Francis Dsouza

Cargo Customer Services Manager

National Aviation Services

Location
Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics
Experience
31 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 4 Months

Cargo Customer Services Manager at National Aviation Services
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since November 2016

Direct the complete activities of assigned cargo personnel engaged in Cargo Operations. Co-ordinate with Senior Manager Cargo Services and allocates workforce in accordance with workload, flight schedules to utilize maximum staff utility for company’s work performance with efficient and effective direction and control of staff in Delivery & Customer Service area.
Monitor the quality performance and reports deficiencies, customer service and security incidents.
Responsible for warehouse, equipment and safety.
Plan and roster staff to ensure proper distribution of assignments and adequate personnel, space and facilities for performance of cargo operations. Maintaining service level standards as per the standard of the airline and NAS.
Co-ordinate and liaise with airline representatives / managers, security, customs, government agencies and other parties to achieve best possible customer service levels.
Investigates actions complains, accidents, incidents and submit to Manager Cargo Operations.
Active member of the conformity team to obtain the ISAGO certification for Khartoum & Kuwait station.
Meet the customer airlines to ensure the satisfaction level of services provided.

Assistant Manager Cargo Opetations at National Aviation Services
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • July 2014 to October 2016

Monitor/Direct and supervise the complete activities of assigned cargo personnel engaged in Cargo Operations. Co-ordinate with Manager Cargo Operations and allocates workforce in accordance with workload, flight schedules to utilize maximum staff utility for company’s work performance with efficient and effective direction and control of staff in Delivery & Customer Service area. Monitor the quality performance and reports deficiencies, customer service and security incidents. Responsible for warehouse, equipment and safety. Plan and roster staff to ensure proper distribution of assignments and adequate personnel, space and facilities for performance of cargo operations. Maintaining service level standards as per the standard of the airline and NAS. Co-ordinate and liaise with airline representatives / managers, security, customs, government agencies and other parties to achieve best possible customer service levels. Investigates actions complains, accidents, incidents and submit to Manager Cargo Operations.Active member of the conformity team to obtain the ISAGO certification for Khartoum & Kuwait station.

Superintendent Cargo Operations at National Aviation Services
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • March 2010 to June 2014

Monitor/Direct and supervise the complete activities of assigned cargo personnel engaged in Cargo Operations. Co-ordinate with Manager Cargo Operations and allocates workforce in accordance with workload, flight schedules to utilize maximum staff utility for company’s work performance with efficient and effective direction and control of staff in Delivery & Customer Service area. Monitor the quality performance and reports deficiencies, customer service and security incidents. Responsible for warehouse, equipment and safety. Plan and roster staff to ensure proper distribution of assignments and adequate personnel, space and facilities for performance of cargo operations. Maintaining service level standards as per the standard of the airline and NAS. Co-ordinate and liaise with airline representatives / managers, security, customs, government agencies and other parties to achieve best possible customer service levels. Investigates actions complains, accidents, incidents and submit to Manager Cargo Operations.

Senior Duty Officer at National Aviation Services
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • January 2008 to February 2010

Directs and supervises the activities of cargo operation to ensure provision of efficient, effective and productive services to airlines, import/export customers, freight forwarders. Ensure that import and export cargo is handle safely correctively checked in with agreed customer services standards. Investigates actions complains, accidents, incidents and submit to Manager Cargo Operations.

Duty Officer at National Aviation Services
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • October 2005 to December 2007

Directs and supervises the activities of assigned cargo personnel engaged in cargo warehousing and operations including the loading and offloading storing cargo. Allocates workforce in accordance with workload and schedules. Ensure the efficient and effective direction and control of staff. Monitor and reports performance deficiencies, customer service and security incidents. Responsible for warehouse, equipment’s & safety.

Handling Supervisor at Universal Express Company , GSSA Lufthansa Cargo Ag
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • October 1998 to September 2005

Cargo planning for flights with the available space, making online cargo reservations. Tracing shipment discrepancies, daily follow up of export cargo & import via Lufthansa Cargo Mosaik System until delivery & updating customers accordingly. Attending cargo operations for passenger & freighters (MD-11F/B747F) monitor cargo loading. Issuing air waybill, manifesting, preparing uplift documents & dispatch onboard pre-alert SITA messages. Preparing-monthly statistics of Inbound/Outbound cargo (Carrier, destination & commodity breakdown).Performing telephone sales and also at times visiting the customers to keep the ongoing business relations. Issuing import delivery orders and co-ordinating with local authorities.

Freight Officer at Kuwait Airways Corporation
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • November 1995 to September 1998

Import documentation, intimation to customers regarding arrival of shipments, releasing delivery orders, sending discrepancy report after physical check of inbound flights . Collection of cash and preparing of daily statistics of delivered shipments & raising IRP for undelivered documents.

Junior Cargo Traffic Assistant at National Travel Service , GSA Kuwait Airways Corporation
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 1993 to November 1995

Acceptance of general cargo, reservation, releasing load for cargo build up and co-ordinating with traffic department for weight and balance figures. Attending inbound ULD’s and submitting manifest to customs authorities.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Mumbai Universtity
  • July 1998

Specialties & Skills

Team Building
Warehouse Management
Safety Audits
Internal Audit
Logistics
Preparing for ISAGO Audits
Charter Operations
Customer Services
Warehouse Operations
Computer Knowledge
Leadership Qualities

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Refresher-Course for personnel of category 3 (Training)
Training Institute:
Lufthansa Cargo Ag.- Centre for Training, Seeheim, Frankfurt
Date Attended:
March 2004
Duration:
8 hours
Cargo Introductory Course (Training)
Training Institute:
IATA
Date Attended:
May 1994
Duration:
8 hours
Advanced Course Cargo Handling (Training)
Training Institute:
Lufthansa Cargo Ag.- Centre for Training, Seeheim, Frankfurt
Date Attended:
January 1999
Duration:
40 hours
IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Refresher-Course for personnel of category 3 (Training)
Training Institute:
Lufthansa Cargo Ag.- Centre for Training, Seeheim, Frankfurt
Date Attended:
April 2002
Duration:
8 hours
WH-Refresher-ULD-Build UP (Training)
Training Institute:
Lufthansa Cargo Ag.- Centre for Training, Seeheim, Frankfurt
Date Attended:
June 2003
Duration:
24 hours
IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations for personnel of category 3 (Training)
Training Institute:
Lufthansa Cargo Ag.- Centre for Training, Seeheim, Frankfurt
Date Attended:
March 2000
Duration:
16 hours
Basic Course Cargo Sales and Handling (Training)
Training Institute:
Lufthansa Cargo Ag.- Centre for Training, Seeheim, Frankfurt.
Date Attended:
August 1999
Duration:
50 hours

Hobbies

  • Playing Cricket , Soccer .