Logistics & Operations Manager
Midland Trading LLC
Total years of experience :27 years, 6 Months
1. Monitor & Follow up the Principals for the availability of goods, Invoices, Packing list and Test Certificates.
2. Verify the Product Description, Quantity, No. of Packages, Weight & Dimensional details, Shipper & Consignee details, Shipping Marks in the Invoices and Packing List.
3. Provide the cargo details and obtain freight quotations from the listed Shipping companies.
4. Compare Forwarders’ quotations, decide the mode of shipment (air / sea) considering the urgency of the goods and freight cost, and appoint the Forwarder for each shipment.
5. Cargo consolidation of various orders to save shipping cost, Verification of details in the shipping documents (Bill of Lading, Certificate of Origin etc)
6. Follow up vessel details with forwarder, Insure the cargo with appointed Marine Cargo Insurance Company.
7. Arrange shipping documents for Cargo Customs Clearance, Inspection of goods, Preparation of documents for delivery, transportation of goods to the work site, Warehousing / Stock Management.
8. As part of operations, scrutinizing the outward quotations to verify the delivery terms, freight involved and stock sales.
9. Verify Customer Orders & our Foreign Purchase Order / LPO in terms of INCOTERMS, mode of shipping, delivery period, documentation requirement and approve order acknowledgement to the customers.
10. Chase Order Acknowledgement with Principals / suppliers and checking the product & commercial details. Notify the corrections to the Principals for a revised OA.
11. Appoint Third Party Inspectors, advise inspection criteria and documentation requirement. Also obtain shipment release prior to the shipment.
12. Verify the LC draft, arrange shipping documents and Certificates as per LC.
13. Visiting Clients, Consultants & Contractors as part of after sales service to ascertain Client satisfaction upon delivery of goods, site inspection & fault rectification.
14. Reporting to the Managing Director for the daily business affairs.
1. Worked as a Sales & Logistics Coordinator for the entire Middle East region, reporting to the Regional Sales Manager.
2. Pricing of Tenders / Job in hands received from Middle East Agents and follow ups.
3. Provide technical details, catalogues and submittals.
4. Negotiating prices with Agents based on company’s pricing and discount policy.
5. Verifying the orders in terms of technical specifications, payment, delivery and placing orders with Production Department in the UK.
6. Tracking stock availability, production and delivery schedule
7. Provide assistance on shipping documentation, customs clearance and delivery in coordination with UK Shipping Department.
8. Provide primary technical information at the various stages of installation.
9. Responding to the after-sales service requirements.
10. Payment follow up.
11. Maintaining Reports like Sales Order Intake Forecast and Actual Sales Order Intake.
12. Responsible for the general administration of Regional Office.
1. Reporting to the Customer Service Manager, receiving order and coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Production and Logistics Departments for production and delivery as scheduled.
2. Scrutinizing the orders, forward them to respective Production Departments.
3. Liaise with customers and recommend priority order and advise Production and Logistics Departments.
4. Follow up of production schedule and readiness of goods.
5. Verifying Bill of Lading, Certificate of Origin, Commercial Invoice and Packing List.
6. Maintaining Sales Order Register and responding to the follow ups of customers’ delivery requests.
7. Documentation and self-correspondence.
1. Worked in various Oil and Gas Pipeline Projects. Duties include checking Project Documents such as Inspection & Test Plan, Generic Hand Over Documents, PWHT Charts etc in the Documentation Department.
2. Preparation of Mechanical Completion Test Dossiers.
3. Preparing Inspection Request, checking and filing of test results, filing of Calibration Certificates.
4. Maintaining Codes & Standards like AWWS, CSWIP etc in the QC Department.
5. Filing and Documentation System.