Saji Gopalakrishnan, Commercial Officer

Saji Gopalakrishnan

Commercial Officer

M/s. Vogue International

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Diploma, Mentor 600
Experience
23 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 8 Months

Commercial Officer at M/s. Vogue International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since April 2008

Verifying draft/original Letter of credit & preparation of discrepancy notes if it necessary and submit to the customer for amendment.
Coordinating with Supply chain /Shipping line Staffs to include LC clauses in Bill Of Lading & Shipping certificates
Preparation of bill of exchange, Invoice, Packing List, and Certificate of Origin & Other documents to meet the LC requirements.
Submission of complete LC documents to the bank for negotiation & follow up with bank for the acceptance messages & timely credit of the document value.
Preparing customs documents, Import and Export documents fulfilling L/C requirements.
Responsible for all customs documentation process - Export and Import.
Co-coordinating with Freight Forwarders and Local Customers for payment.
Ensure payment term is fulfilled or credit limit not exceeded.
Preparing and delivering of Invoices for Local consignments.
Preparation of receipts & posting of accounting entries (Sales, bank & Cash payments, receipts etc.)
Provide the sales comparison figure to the account manger.
Attending customer’s enquiries, preparation of Proforma Invoice, faxing/emailing to the customer for reference / confirmation.
Necessary follow-up with factory and Securing loading by committed date and fulfill necessary steps to bring goods to customer’s port within the agreed time.
Ensure all documents are properly submitted to the concern party.
Filing.

Front Office And Administration Assistant at M/S: Sanitart Systems Ltd.
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • May 2004 to July 2007

Controlling the all activities in the Front Office (Answering, Screening and Forwarding incoming calls, monitoring outgoing calls, Greeting Visitors/Customers and directing them to the specific destination).
Preparing Quotations and drafting letter.
Preparing Sales reports.
Transmiting information or documents to customers, using computer, mail and fax machine.
Cash/Cheque Collection from Showroom Customers and preparing a summary of it.
Preparing Sales and Receivables report.
Follow up the receivables of Outstanding Payment.
Preparing daily report (Correspondence, Quotations, incoming and Outgoing Faxes and incoming and outgoing calls).
Maintaining a Filing System for all Documents.
Maintenance of Stationery items.

Data Entry Operator at THE FEDERAL BANK LTD.
  • India
  • January 2000 to April 2004

Worked as a Data Entry Operator in India’s Second Largest Private Sector Bank, The Federal Bank Ltd., from 2000 to 2004.

Education

Diploma, Mentor 600
  • at Mentor
  • February 2010
Diploma, Computer Application
  • at Lal Bahadur Sastri Center for Science & Technology
  • October 1999

Diploma in Computer Application

High school or equivalent, V. H. S. E.
  • at Kerala Vocational Higher Secondary Board
  • June 1996

Vocational Higher Secondary Examination

Specialties & Skills

MS Office tools
Import and Export documents
Letter of Credit Documentation
MS Word
MS Outlook
MS Excel

Languages

English
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert

Memberships

Amnesty International
  • Non Working Member
  • September 2010

Training and Certifications

Mentor 600 (Online Training for Letters of Credit and the UCP 600 rules) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2009
Valid Until:
January 2010

Hobbies

  • Reading, listening Music