Shivajee Waghmare

• Operations: Oversaw daily logistics operations, ensuring timely delivery
and inventory accuracy.
• Customs: Handled customs clearances and compliance for international
shipments.
• Trade Finance: Responsible for handling all trade finance, receivables
accounts, documents negotiation with banks for various type of
payments - Letter of credit, Cash against documents, at sight, TT.
• Incoterms: Easily handle incoterms 2010 & incoterms 2020 to complete
trade and execution of roles and responsibilities of seller and buyer.
• Challenges: Exercise to ship goods in more than 2500 TUE in month, GCC
supply in more than 65 trucks, 7-8 break bulk vessel.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement a comprehensive logistics
and packaging strategy aligned with business objectives, focusing on
cost reduction, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Supply Chain Optimization: Analyze and optimize logistics processes,
including transportation, warehousing, and distribution, to improve
overall supply chain efficiency and reduce costs.
• Network Design: Design and manage an efficient logistics network,
considering factors such as transportation modes, warehouse
locations, and inventory levels.
• Warehouse Management: Oversee warehouse operations, including
inventory management, storage, picking, packing, and shipping. Ensure
optimal utilization of warehouse space and resources.
• Transportation Management: Manage transportation activities,
including carrier selection, route optimization, and freight cost
management. Implement cost-effective transportation solutions.
• Packaging: Develop and implement packaging strategies that meet
product protection, cost, and sustainability requirements. Optimize
packaging materials and processes to reduce waste and improve
efficiency.
• Supply Chain Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential supply
chain disruptions through risk assessment, contingency planning, and
build a resilient supply chain network.
• Cost Management: Develop and implement cost-reduction initiatives
across the logistics and packaging functions, including freight
optimization, warehouse efficiency, packaging material reduction, and
leveraging procurement tools like forward/reverse auctions.
• Sustainability: Integrate sustainability principles into logistics and
packaging operations, focusing on the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle),
minimizing waste, and selecting eco-friendly packaging materials.
• Financial Management: Develop and manage logistics budgets, track
expenditures, and identify cost-saving opportunities to optimize
logistics costs.
• Performance Management: Establish and monitor key performance
indicators (KPIs) such as on-time delivery, order fulfillment accuracy,
inventory turnover, freight cost per unit, packaging cost per unit, and
sustainability metrics.
• Contract Management: Negotiate and manage contracts with logistics
service providers, warehouse operators, and packaging suppliers,
ensuring adherence to SLAs.
• Team Management: Lead and develop a high-performing logistics and
packaging team.
• Industry Trends: Stay updated on global logistics and packaging trends,
technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Digitalization: Implement and leverage logistics software, WMS, TMS,
and other relevant technologies to optimize operations, improve
visibility, and reduce costs.
• Customer Service: Ensure excellent customer service by meeting
delivery expectations, resolving logistics issues promptly, and building
strong customer relationships.

• Domestic & export order execution according sales plan.
• Coordination with sales team & production to achieve sales target &
invoicing.
• Preparation of CR (Customer requirement) and execution for
manufacturing.
• Coordination with store & warehouse for packing and delivery
schedules.
• Segregation of HAZ & Non-haz chemical product for transportation by
sea/road/air, requirements of Haz stickers according IMDG/IATA
guidelines.
• Follow up for Haz approvals from shipping lines, container release
orders, loading & stuffing.
• Domestic & export invoicing according to orders, delivery terms,
payment terms.
• Export documentation, LC documents, credit documents, docs
submission in bank.
• GST returns, compliance, commercial.
• DGFT, BRC, EDPMs, IDPMS
• Logistics, ocean freight negotiation, contracts, biddings.
• Challenging to transport project cargo (over dimension cargo) by sea,
Identify Cargo, negotiation with main carriers/forwarders, Obtain
Permits, Plan the Route, Use Specialized Equipment, Follow Regulation,
Coordinate with Authorities, monitor progress.
• Used trend data and financial forecasts to establish accurate budgets
aligned with operational needs.
• Used automatic tracking systems to keep computer system updated
with goods movements and proactively place new orders at optimal
times.
• Adjusted inventory levels to keep obsolescence and cost low.
• Liaised with customers and other departments to plan timely
transportation of goods.
• Planned logistics across international boundaries to reliably meet
delivery requirements.
• Negotiated rates with transport providers to achieve project budgets.
• Monitored logistical expenses to keep operating costs low.
• Planned logistics routes to optimise fuel consumption.

• Commercial documentation
• Export, packing, material allocation
• Logistics
• Store, Dispatch
• Excise, returns, statutory compliance