Rahul Chandra

Key Result Areas:
 Measuring the performance of vendors on the basis of quality improvement percentage, payments, pending orders & credit; negotiating with them to procure essential materials at reasonable price & quality for business consolidation
 Designing strategies for indigenization products, thus saving cost and revenue for the company
 Planning, organizing and controlling all requisite activities to perform such as sourcing, negotiation, recommendation, ordering, inspection, expediting & tracking, reporting, logistics and delivery, payment processing
 Dealing with the import operations and maintaining various documents for the same
 Establishing letters of credit, remittances, license route and vetting of necessary commercial documents
 Coordinating for customs clearance, import matters and liaising with various authorities, shipping companies and other external agencies for various clearances/ approvals
 Managing warehouse as a profit unit by achieving preset targets and steering all stores operations to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering the process
 Monitoring commercial documentation for export-import trade in compliance with statutory regulations; supervising import trade shipments by both air & sea mode of shipment till the shipments reaches its destinations
 Supervising follow-up with vendors for engineering deliverables, timely deliveries, and quality checks & ensuring timely payments; monitoring incoming material supplied by vendors and ensuring they are as per specifications

Highlights:
 Managed suppliers for timely delivery which resulted in increase in production
 Closed the import license before time so as to avoid unnecessary penalty
 Administered efficient material planning to ensure smooth production
 Developed relationship with customs which resulted in smooth consignment export or import operations
 Developed new transporters for achieving cost efficiency and new suppliers to attain cost efficiency and t2t delivery

Key Result Areas:
•Coordinated with transportation vendors to ensure smooth workflow; negotiated with suppliers, implemented P2P process and supplier & non-disclosure agreements
•Managed overall supply chain & total logistics (transport) activities, developing new suppliers in line with quality requirements and implementing best supply chain practices to ensure smooth workflow
•Developed SCM plans for smooth execution of work within time & cost parameters
•Implemented strategies in logistics operations along with implementation of various techniques for improving process operations and new set ‘up’s with cost effectiveness
•Supervised activities such as - all import consignment (Rice, Fertilizer Soybean, Fish) and vessel management
•Maintained systems and SOP of the Port Operation without any violation

Highlights:
•Managed vessels loading and discharge at Port Harcourt in liaison with the port staff which resulted in quick vessel unload as it enabled to perform operations day
•Spearheaded port operatives needed to load and unload safely and on time which resulted in save Ship Demurrage
•Leveraged cross-functional resources to qualify alternate sources of supply across categories that were previously single-sourced, ensured cost competitiveness and a robust business continuity plan
•Translated the organization’s goals into logistics & supply chain strategies and supported the growth with a win-win strategic partnership approach

 Liaised with freight forwarder and custom clearing agents for timely clearance
 Coordinated with various departments for dispatch; performed stock reconciliation and ensured adherence to quality
 Identified and developed potential vendors/ suppliers for achieving cost effective purchases of materials and reduction of prices with timely delivery
 Managed employees’ attendance records and MIS on daily, weekly and monthly basis
 Maintained worthy relations with customer by addressing their issues and helped in timely delivery of goods
 Delivered consistent performance in Materials/ Logistic/ Transports Department