EXIM manager
SAINT GOBAIN
Total years of experience :14 years, 1 Months
1) Working with Saint Gobain Exports unit as Manager - Exports & Commercial Support, Halol plant, Vadodara - since July 2018 to till date
Supply Chain, Logistics:
⇨ Freight bookings / negotiations for outbound cargo, handling of outbound logistics and customs clearance agents and strong rapport with shipping lines
⇨ Arranging the container on time, Excise Inspector, Inspection Agency, Loaders and others for on time stuffing
⇨ Develop and implement vendor strategy includes spend review, vendor assessments, consolidation of vendor base, decision criteria for assessing needs for all materials and services
⇨ Customer Services - Resolving issues, getting feedback and ensuring Customer Satisfaction by discussing their grievances with respect dispatch & delivery.
⇨ Selection of shipping line for timely cost effective - Co- ordination with the suppliers and shipping agents for the execution of shipment
⇨ Managing all areas of transportation to include safety, transportation, compliance, P&L responsibility distribution and customer service management of assigned direct reports
⇨ Negotiate freight rates with third party operators and service requirements for the client
⇨ Analyze data to assess performance and vendor management and bill tracking on monthly basis
⇨ Managing the staff deployed at the Warehouse for loading and unloading, generating and sharing daily reports, MIS report and vendor management
⇨ Handle and manage overall out bound logistics function through rail / road/water ways/airways as per customers’ requirement and planning activity
Shipping Export documentation - managing team of 10 Logistics/Trade executives:
Issuance of LC & Amendment to Supplier, including back-to-back LCs.
Drafting & sending LC Issuing Instructions to Buyers.
Checking of Bills of Lading, Survey Reports, Certificate of Origin & other third party documents as per LC compliance.
• Managed complete operations of the purchase and logistics department and its team from the time of receipt of customers order till the completion of project.
• Execute all the organization requirements from shipping and logistics in accordance with the local and international import/export regulation and INCOTERMS .
• Processing customers order and complying with all agreed logistics terms and delivery obligations and customer commitments according to the contractual terms signed by the clients.
• Handling all shipping requirements and freights movements (import and export) including shipping agents and freight forwards nominations using the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting and negotiations of freight rates.
• Products and suppliers sourcing and negotiation of pricing and commercial terms.
• Checking LC terms in line with contracts and requesting any necessary amendments along with complete ownership of the necessary LC amendments to be tracked and entered.
• Handling all types of LC (letter of credit) transactions (import and export) including documentations and negotiation with bankers.
• Liaise with onshore team to ensure workable LC available for onshore team.
• Issue shipping instructions
• Preparing Shipment documents for CAD shipments
• Month end insurance declaration
• Ensure flawless execution across all aspects of data analysis, management and administration associated with completing LC and logistics activities.
• Monitor movement transactional data entered into Operating System against external customer data/reports to ensure accuracy of all data.
• Provide onshore logistic coordinators support on daily tasks, preparing various reports, Monitor reports and other data and recommend remedial actions.
• Provide support to the onshore logistic coordinators to facilitate the effective and efficient execution of LC and logistic activities.
• Work with onshore stakeholders (logistic coordinators, Trade operations desk) to identify opportunities to improve the processes and procedures (e.g. in the area of LC, logistics and some of accounting issues).
• Liaise daily with the onshore logistic coordinators to discuss and resolve issues related to open issues of LC, Logistic.
• Update timely and accurately records related to all required Logistics, accounting data.
• Advise Business Units on preferred LC Terms & Conditions, prepare export import documentation
• Adept in the creation and handling of export documentation including, but not limited to, Bills of Lading, Certificates of Origin, the negotiation of Letters of Credit, and the lodging of documents with SAP - LOC
• Partner with commercial teams of GCC region - communication with major financial institutions of GCC
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities through Lean and Six Sigma
• Manage global bank relationships; Report Contingent Liabilities
Handled to trade finance operations, documentation
•Preparation of MIS related to export trade finance operations,
•Preparation of request letters and other documents for banks,
•Coordination with the banks for day to day transaction.
Handling Import Collections, Advance Remittances, Direct Remittances and Payment of Import Bills under Letter of credit.
•Scrutinizing of document related to imports and import remittances.
•Issuance of letter of credit
•Handling Export collections and Export advance payment and Open account Transactions.
•Disbursal and Liquidation of Pre-Shipment Finance-Packing credit.
•Implementation of Trade Automation Systems -Bank Realization Certificate System, Export Outstanding system.
•Knowledge of UCP 600, URC 522
•Interacting with customers to resolve discrepancies related to Export and Import documentation and guarantees
•Scrutinizing of documents
⇨Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS) – London Institute of Banking and Finance, UK
Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS) –London London Institute of Banking & Finance in yr 2016 •MBA - Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPMI) from XISS
courses: CFA India – ICFAI – Alpha, Beta, Gamma group