Niraj Kumar, Senior Manager – Supply Chain Finance

Niraj Kumar

Senior Manager – Supply Chain Finance

United Arab Bank

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Master, MBA - Marketing
Expérience
20 years, 2 Mois

Partager Mon CV

Empêcher usager


Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :20 years, 2 Mois

Senior Manager – Supply Chain Finance à United Arab Bank
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • Je travaille ici depuis mars 2020

• Setup Trade and Supply Chain Finance proposition within Transaction Banking
• Offer Supply Chain Finance/Structured Trade Finance solutions to clients and advisory to the coverage teams
• Mobilize stable liquidity from local/international sources
• Acquisition of new business and increase customer wallet share through cross sell
Achievements:
• Improved and streamlined end to end processing through IT automation
• Launch of Trade online platform
• Converted new deals using innovative risk mitigating structured solutions

Director – Client Origination (Middle East) à Prudence Brokers (UK) Ltd., UAE
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • mai 2019 à mars 2020

• Responsible for development of Credit, Political and Security risk insurance business
• Structure and arrange solutions for financial institutions, trading companies and major corporations
Achievements:
• Converted and managed key accounts in banking and large corporates

Structured Trade Product, Vice President à Noor Bank
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • septembre 2008 à mars 2019

• Setup and head the Factoring and Supply Chain Finance unit within Transaction Banking
• Direct P&L responsibility for all products relating to Trade and Factoring
• Manage the team handling middle office for debtor relationships and factoring surveys
• Acquisition of new business and increase customer wallet share through cross sell
Achievements:
• Conceptualized and started Islamic Factoring business for the bank. Implementation of Factoring software and middle office
• Setup Factoring Trade Credit Insurance policy with bespoke Islamic wordings
• Obtained FCI membership in 2018 to become the first Islamic banking member
• Developed Supply Chain Finance product under recourse and non-recourse structure

Product Manager – Trade and Factoring à Emirates NBD
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • décembre 2006 à septembre 2008

• Product responsibility in Trade and Factoring
• Acquisition of new business and deepen wallet of the existing portfolio of bank
Achievements:
• Led the structuring and successful conversion of the most profitable and prestigious factoring relationships for the bank, which involved bespoke legal documentation, special credit insurance pricing and non-recourse structuring
• Efficiently managed relationship of a portfolio with mid and large corporate accounts contributing more than 70% of the total factoring assets and revenue

Regional Head (North India) – Small Enterprises Group à ICICI Bank Ltd.
  • Inde - Delhi
  • janvier 2006 à décembre 2006

• Drive the team to achieve income and volume targets from portfolio and its timely renewal
• Maintain/grow and deepen existing relationship
• Ensure compliance and adherence to audit requirements as per the policies
• Ensure compliance of all post sanction formalities including documentation and renewals
Achievements:
• Successfully introduced process changes to bring down the account disbursement period to half of existing

Relationship Manager – Business Banking à HDFC Bank Ltd.
  • Inde - Lucknow
  • février 2004 à janvier 2006

• Business development for Working Capital Facilities in UP and Uttaranchal
• Hiring of vendors/agencies (Credit Processing, Valuation, Legal, Marketing Associates)
• Imparting training to own Sales Team, Associates as well as the Branch Channel (22 branches)
Achievements:
• Successfully launched a new product line in virgin territories. Invigorated the branch network to solicit Business Banking deals
• Created a profitable portfolio of SME accounts with nil NPA

Éducation

Master, MBA - Marketing
  • à Institute of Management Studies
  • mars 1995
Baccalauréat, BE - Mechanical Engineering
  • à National Institute of Technology
  • mars 1992

Specialties & Skills

Team Management
Credit Risk
Relationship Marketing
Factoring
Trade Finance

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Arabe
Débutant

Formation et Diplômes

Diploma of proficiency in FCI International Factoring (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
January 2007
Valide jusqu'à:
January 2007