Senior Management Professional (Supply Chain, Shipping, Logistics & Freight)
M.H. Alshaya Group
Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months
Proactive, self-starter & sharp action orientated, Having Total 11 + Years of experience, currently With (FMCG/ Retail Industry) in Logistics operation with close co-ordination with Multiple Group companies.
Managing a team of 85 staff within shipping department import/ export/ custom clearance.
Import/ Exporting goods to/ from over 140 destinations across the world.
Handling 74 world famous Brands fashion, footwear, health and beauty, food, optics, pharmacy, home furnishings and leisure & entertainment sectors across the Asia/ Middle East/ North Africa/ Europe.
Working with 50 Major and Minor Shipping lines / 3PL Forwarders and well established transportation companies in UAE With an average of 9000 TEU’s business Annually.
Handling 5 Million KG of Air Cargo with multiple Air Lines annually.
Moving Annually Through Put of 250 Millions of Product SKU's.
Managing over 200 suppliers/ Manufacturers across the world for stock distribution.
Succeeded in achieving right freight at the right time for accomplishment of overall objective.
Handling Freight of worth Aed200 Million per annum Air/ Sea/ Road.
Comprehensive understanding of key elements both commercial and operational cycle.
Understanding of Technical details relating to possibly international multimodal transportation, such as customs regulations and any necessary documentation.
Distribution Strategy, efficiently evaluation of the transportation & service Cost.
Knowledge of national and international import/export legislation and able to effectively troubleshoot any issues that may arise in National/ international multimodal/ freight transportation.
Complete knowledge of Pre-shipment & quality Inspections requirements & arrangements of the cargo with inspection Agencies & Bureau’s, (SGS, INTERTEK & BUREAU VERITAS)
Interpreting financial, operational, commercial or customer insights to ensure a trading issue is fully understood that hard hitting actions are taken and constantly reviewed.
Manage internal relationships with operations, commercial, airports and commercial finance to ensure optimal performance.
Understanding, Execution & Effectiveness of complete order cycle
Responding to All Customer Complaints or queries in an efficient manner.
Implementation of strategic supply chain functions
Preparation of Standard Operating Procedures on Group level
Evaluation of service providers
Negotiating & allocating Freight Forwarders for various sectors
Trouble shoot customs clearance issues
Jointly planning with Brand & Operation team to ensure inventory meets launch & opening dates.
DETAILED EXPERIENCE
Working Intergulf Ltd, Sharjah — as Shipping / Export Executive (Aug 2006 — till date).The company is responsible for central export division for his respected group companies in terms of shipping and logistic services).
Reporting to Shipping Manager
Independently handling all activities relating to export Shipments
Negotiating freight rates for all business associates to various Ports from UAE.
Always try to secure better than customer’s freight collect offer and switching shipment to freight prepaid basis, which is a financial benefit for group companies as well as Intergulf.
Negotiating freight rates with the shipping line, to keep away General Rate Increase and other surcharges levied.
Maintaining freight rates on long-term validity basis, since rates escalating.
Quoting the best-filled freight to our Group Companies, so as to increase sales / biz.
Arranging releases through online booking system, from various shipping lines.
Ensuring of space and equipment whenever shortage faced at load port
Ensuring all containers to be inside port, within the restricted time allotted by the Port authorities.
Arranging containers with avg. of 30-40 TEU’s every day, and arranging the transportation for the same.
Familiar with agents operations as well as shipping line operation for export cargo.
Co-coordinating with shipping lines for all types of cargo with Incoterms 2000 (FOB, CIF, C&F)
Preparing all documents, before cut off time.
Tracking vessel schedule, so as to deliver the cargo on time.
Arranging to Pass export declaration with customs on time.
Arranging original B/L’s with jus 3 working days.
Handling invoicing for all the Export shipments. ( By arranging Payment to Shipping / Forwarders / Transportation companies on time)
Passing Export Declaration.
Providing customer care service to our group companies in terms of Freight / Documentation / Export Queries.
Fundamental concept of International Trade, role of Supply chain and logistics in International trade. Understand the framework of export and import documentation. Role and effectiveness of Freight Forwarding, International organizations in forwarding and trade. Understand the role of transportation, selection of various modes of transportation for facilitating freight forwarding. Role of freight forwarders in consolidation, break bulk, containerization, LCL and FCL shipment. Demurrage and Dunnage. Weights and Measurements
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