MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Total years of experience :31 years, 2 Months
Port Logistics & Supply Chain Executive serving as the Strategic Business Partner, Aligning Logistics and Strategy to Operation Management
SKILLS
•Process Improvement & Quality Control (Six Sigma, ISO 9001)
Port Operating solutions
•Technical & Project due diligence
•Continuous Improvement Plans/KPI’s
•Procurement
•Steel Logistics
•Transportation (3PL/4PL, Railways)
•Large Multi-functional Team Mgmt.
•Process Improvement & Quality Control (Six Sigma, ISO 9001)
•Technical & Project due diligence
•Continuous Improvement Plans/KPI’s
•Procurement
•Steel Logistics
•Transportation (3PL/4PL, Railways)
•Large Multi-functional Team Mgmt.
•Port/Terminal Operations
•Public Private Partnership
•Project Management Consultant
•Finance & Budgeting (P&L oversight)
•Operations Management
•SAP (R/3)
•Warehouse Management System (WMS)
•Cost Savings & Profitability Improvement (TCO concept)
Blockchain
for Shipping/Logistics & Supply Chain Operations :
•Development/Implementations of Continuous Improvement Plans/KPI’s for Port Operations
•Master planning and execution of Dry Port Projects
•Mapping port Operation systems and integrating with Automated process
•Implementation strategy for improving Port throughput
•Mapping Port /Supply Chain Operations and Integrating it with Block Chain Technology
•Bulk/Break Bulk Cargo Charter parties agreement - Time charters & voyage charters
•Review of Pre and Post fixtures of Charter Parties including Lay time calculations.
•Expertise relating to preparing and processing documentation for international shipping
•Export/Import documentation
•Conceptualizing and Implementation of 3PL/4PL transportation system
•Negotiation of Freight for Containers/Break-bulk shipments with Shipping Companies
PARSONS CORPORATION, OMAN
Piloted the Logistics strategies and Project Management consultancy for a USD 6.7 Million Greenfield Logistics /Dry Port project
• Strategized and led projects with Master Planning and execution of the project of Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure as Project Manager for development of a new Logistics City spread over 9500 H.A with an initial budget of USD 6.7 million which included construction of a state-of-art Dry port.
• Led the Overall maintenance of the Dry Port, Civil works, and berths, yards, roads, buildings and logistics facilities.
• Prepared and managed the budget of USD 6.7 million for the Project ensuring that contracts were completed on time and under budget.
• Led the Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of Dry Port Operator/other Supply Chain / Logistics Operations for project worth $1.05 million from opportunity identification, strategy articulation, bidding, evaluation, negotiations, and closure
• Generated 25% in new business by creating and executing successful marketing plan to launch new services
• Conceptualized, developed, organized, executed and closure of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of 3PL/4PL operator and thereafter led the operations.
Providing Leadership to 4.7 million tons of shipments of finished products
• Designed and Implemented ’Truck Reservation System’ for all Incoming & Outgoing Trucks including logistics and shipping operations of 3, 700, 000 tons and 1, 00, 000 tons of DRI per annum and by products thereby reducing complaint resolution time of customer from 19 days to 6 days over two 30-day cycles
• Managed reduction in headcount by 20% in Scheduling Department with implementation of new Enterprise Resource Planning System.
• Established a savings of over USD 200, 000 by researching new ocean/land carriers and effectively negotiating contracts.
• Collaborated with logistics, sales, and manufacturing to integrate successfully in order to reduce an average of 10% cost from annual overhead expenditures.
Providing executive Leadership for USD 20 million Terminal Operations & Bulk/Break Bulk Service providers with an EBITDA of USD 6.7 million.
• Functioned as CEO for Nikmet Terminal with a workforce of 1500+ employees .Led Operations and Strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom line factors, including long range planning, Commercial Strategy, P&L oversight, Budgeting, Implementing Standard Operating Procedures & Sales and Business development strategies.
• Contributed to business unit success by growing EBITDA from $0.71 M $ to $6.7 M in first 12 months following acquisition by restructuring hiring practices and through aggressive business development and sales efforts, Competitive pricing of products, providing high level of customer services
• Conceptualized and implemented the integrated Terminal Operating system which provided an all-in-one solution for vessel operation, loading or unloading operations, yard operation, gate operations and billing operations for 7.2 million tons of cargo p.a through 9 different Ports in Ukraine.
• Implementing Warehouse Management System (WMS) and established operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials and keeping warehouse inventory current.
• Pioneered a high volume traffic of 250-300 wagons & and trailers (19500 tons) per day of cargo while maintaining a robust system of each arrival and departure at the terminal accurately.
• Led Bulk services of Import operation of 2.4 million tons of Coal per year and Export Operations of 7.2 & 1.5 million tons respectively p.a. of steel and Grain respectively through conveyor belts and using grabs to Gantry Cranes and pneumatic discharge services .
• Support all human resources processes at the facility such as staffing all positions, support the performance management process, training and development of team members.
• Designed, Drafted, and negotiated commercial equipment leases, loans, sale and purchase agreements involving both foreign and domestic transactions thereby achieving a savings of USD 6 million YOY.
• Received the “The Golden Ton” and the “Best Productive Terminal” award by the related agencies for achieving a phenomenal growth rate of 152% on YOY
• Lowered OSHA rate from 11.66 to 2.91 through implementation of safety management system components including Accident Investigation Team, Ergonomics Assessment Team and Safety Suggestion Program at another facility.
• Established professional metrics & indicators for operational KPIs, follow-up and actions to improve productivity, product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Reduced shortage and loss claims to 23% from 87% by some out-of box thinking and reengineering seal and gate procedures thereby achieving a savings of $ 62, 000 on a calendar year.
• Reduced average turnaround time (TAT) of vessels from Average 6 days to 3 days in 6 months after taking over charge by efficient deployment of cranes and other equipment’s.
Pioneered the end to end Logistics operation of 7.2 million tons of finished steel, 9.8 million tons of Iron-ore concentrate and 2.4 million tons of coal operating through 9 different ports.
• Designed and Executed a Full cycle of TCO waves: right from data collection, validation, rigorous statistical analyses, lever hypotheses, brainstorming sessions, and technical workshops, leading to identification of key value drivers, and idea generation to Implementation for a project of Total Cost Ownership (TCO) for logistics in the capacity of Regional Team Leader for 3 steel plants in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Bosnia & Herzegovina of cumulative production capacity of 12 mio’tons/year which yielded a savings of Logistics costs of $38, 00, 000 p.a.
• Develop Production/Shipment plan, budget and timelines against Capacity of finished steel of 7.2 million tons and Iron Ore Concentrate of 9, 8 million tons of per year mainly to Meditterean region, West African ports and Middle East regions.
• Improved on-time shipment percentage from 80% to >96% YOY
• Increased machine uptime from 96% to 98% through root causes analyses, machine reliability studies and implantation of corrective actions.
• Managed and ensured on time customs forwarding & clearance of finished products & raw materials, worth approximately USD 100, 00, 000 p.a.
Logistics & Shipping
Spearheaded Export/Import formalities w.r.t. 1, 20, 000 TEU p.a.and 60, 000 tons of raw materials
•Spearheaded all formalities related to Export/Import and shipping operations with zero delays/Zero defects which included all logistics/banking operations w.r.t import/export trade
•Devised and implemented shipment plan of export of 120000 TEU p.a. and import of 60000 Tones p.a. of raw materials in break bulk through co-ordination with Freight forwarders, Customs, DGFT, Port Authorities, Railways, 3PL providers and Shipping agencies for seamless logistics operations.
•Distinguished with the” Good Work Award” in 1998 for the significant contributions and exemplary efforts
Ensured on target deliveries of all logistics processes for shippers for USD 5 million in billings
•Manage all client shipments which includes providing additional logistics support at the interface between the trucking company and the carrier to ensure no shipments miss the port cut or are rejected because of inaccurate information, resulting in the fastest possible transit time and no demurrage ensuring the lowest cost thereby contributed to team winning 10 major accounts, totaling +USD 5, 00, 000 in billings
•Pioneered the operational issues regarding freight forwarding and NVOCC operations
I achieved CGPA grade -3.26/4.00
I completed my Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in 1988.
