Logistics Manager
land mark group (baby shop)
Total years of experience :15 years, 8 Months
Designation: - Manager ( -Logistics & Supply Chain - Baby shop) Managing supply chain team for Baby shop by materializing the seasonal Orders from the source to destination.
Analyzing the freight cost and bringing it down by nominating the liners/forwarders to match our supply chain requirements.
End to End Lead time Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis done to maintain the equilibrium between cost & lead-time.
Implemented New Procedures as required by changing destination country demands and Customs Regulations
Ensuring delivery time lines & Budget objectives are in stream line for each territory in GCC.
• Adopt best practices and continual improvement process for better productivity & lean management.
• Managing 3 PL Hub Operations in Far East & India with maximum cost savings with excellent Operational Leadtimes.
• Ensuring all Baby Shop territories have received the stocks on or before the launch dates irrespective of the Supplier delays, logistical issues, peak seasons etc.
• Optimum Container Utilization across the Depts & Implementing Landed cost calculator for the team members.
• Completely responsible for Baby Shop Inbound - outbound Operations inside Jebel ali & coordination with suppliers in Far East, EU & Landmark Operation team throughout the GCC.
• Producing regular report on daily, weekly, monthly basis for all Baby Shop Supply Chain operations in the GCC.
• Good rapport with the 3PL provider & other service providers.
• Monitoring & implementing Cost effective warehouse operations with an excellent Operational Lead time.
• Behavior mentoring, conflict resolutions, coaching for the improved performance & excellent customer service for the team members..
• New market research & Analysis including Levant & North Africafor upcoming projects.
• Conduct presentations, Country Visits & active member in Landmark Group Special projects & implementation. ( New market research & analysis ) etc
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Presently Working with Reckitt Benckiser Arabia FZE ( Jebel Ali - UAE)
( June 2007 )Designation : Customer Service Supervisor ( N.Africa, Iran, Iraq)
Dept : ( Supply & Distribution)
Reckitt Benckiser is one of world largest FMCG with a wide range of cleaning & pharmaceutical products given below.
( Dettol, Airwick, Harpic, Veet, Vanish, Calgonit, Strepsils, Lemsip, Gavison etc)
Duties & Responsibilities : -
• Completely responsible for Supply & Distribution of our products in N.Africa, Iran & Iraq.
• Responsible for In- Market Sales & achieving county wise targets for each month.
• Suggesting Various methods of Distribution for the better management of our Customer & Service recovery procedures.
• Supervise the shipment Coordination & timely distribution of the goods in the respective markets.
• Order Processing & Finalizing the invoices for each month.
• Ensure Orders are in streamline with the forecast for the timely production & supply of our products to the customers.
• Order Suggestion, Order confirmation in Advance for three months & handling additional orders for Business promotions & NPD’S launches in the market.
• Dealing with Suppliers, Shipping agents, Banks for materializing monthly Orders from the respective markets.
• Monthly reports, presentations for the Country perfomace & overall developments in the market.
• Enusring High- End Customer Staisfation for the each Supplier with the routine follow ups & Customer Satisfaction Programs.
• Country Visits & amicable relation ship with the Customers & Sales Mangers.
• Follow up with the accounts team for pricing updates, credit note issuing etc.
2003--2006
DCFC Logistics & Distrubution
(Nature of Business: Freight Forwarding & logistics) Dubai, UAE
Customer Service & Operations Assisatant.
Issuing Delivery Orders and releasing shipments.
Preparing various documents like B/L, HBL, manifest, arrival notice etc .
Documentation of Air shipments & Sea Shipments.
Emir Sal & E-clearance (online documentation ) .
Container Cross Stuffing, Re -Export, Ship Shore Ship Documentation.
Planning & Coordination for the day to day clearance activities.
Communication with the agents.
Dealt with the different procedures & formalities in DPA & DNATA, JAFZA & DCCI.
Computing the charges for the shipment.
Experienced in handling shipments for hazardous cargo, perishables, heavy equipments, oil filed supplier, spare parts & ships spares in transit.
Friendly relationship with various shipping lines & forwarders. 1 of 3
2002-2003 Dubai, UAE
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Preparing Cheque’s & Vouchers.
Bank Reconciliation & Voucher Entries. 2 of 3
Preparing Invoices & Credit Notes
Petty cash handling & accounting
Following up- Payments & Receipts.
Job closing & profit analysis.
B.com from University of Calicut. ( Member of Certified professional Inventory management- Undergoing studies) Diploma in Computer Application , D.T.P ( well acquainted with MS Packages ,Tally, Peachtree etc Diploma in Software Engineering from NIIT ( VB,C++,VC++,HTML,)
