Viran Peiris, OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

Viran Peiris

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

SENDDEX

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
High school or equivalent, Diploma in IT + Diploma in ENGLISH
Experience
36 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :36 years, 1 Months

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR at SENDDEX
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2010 to July 2016

Operations Supervisors of SENDDEX, (Leading EXPRESS 3PL Logistics Firm in Saudi Arabia) -
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia,

subsidiary of XENEL Group, with effect from August 2010. Here too assigned to Lead the Team of
Drivers, Mechanics, Dispatchers.
For all the above Operations, utilize Company own modern fleet of vehicles. Mostly VOLVO Tractor Heads &, SCHMITZ, AL
MAJDOUIE Trailers, FLATBED Trailers, CATERPILLAR & GPOWER Forklifts
Company is a 3PL Logistics Company & engaged for EXRRESS DELIVERY SERVICE.
Company own & maintain Huge (ordinary & Air conditioned) Ware Houses in all over the Kingdom.
Excellent knowledge in handling & operations of INBOUND & OUTBOUND shipments. & WAREHOUSING.

SKILLS

• Directly involving & Supervise the Assignment of Fleets & Customer Requirements.
• Manage Dispatchers, Tally Clerks, Ground Staff (Operators of the FORK LIFTS & Labors) and Mechanics as well as Large number of Drivers. Always monitor their performances & Guide them. Once the New Staff arrives, educate them about the procedures & giving excellent Training to enable the Company to get maximum output.
• In case of employees not adhering the instructions / miss behaviors / absentees / poor outputs, discuss & understand their difficulties. Giving solutions. Finally taking disciplinary steps.
• Inspect the Fleet, keep records on Repairs & scheduling them for on time PERIODIC MAINTENANCE.
• Have good experience in scheduling to picking up the SHIPMENTS & deliver them to the correct Location on time.
• I have excellent Relationships with the Customers. Communicate & attending their requirement without disappointing them. Always satisfy them by providing prompt service.
• I have ability to identify the operational difficulties instantly & resolving them to enable smooth operation.
• Every Week, meet the Area Manager & National Operation Manager to discuss the progress, Failures & the difficulties faced during the week & notify them the Solutions & remedies made / done to resolve the issues. Also, meet all the staff once a month to discuss their difficulties & notify their failures / Issues. Making arrangements not to repeat the same failures / Issues.
• Present Company use SAP system for every function & procedures. I have Excellent knowledge in all operational applications such as Collections & deliveries with electronic devices (recording & getting acknowledgements on I pads) Extracting & updating the SYSTEM, Fleet all records uploading / Verifying etc.
• I have excellent knowledge in GPS Tracking.

Deputy Transport Manager at The Associated Newspapers of Cey. Ltd - 1988 to 2008 June
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
  • July 1980 to August 2014

Work Experience

Previous - from July 1980 to June 2008

1. I managed & directly attended the administrative functions of 365 Employees

2. Maintenance as well as the functions of Vehicle Registering, Transferring, Insuring, Licensing, Obtaining of Fitness Certificates (similar to MVPI) and claiming for damages of them from the Insurance, Obtain of Route Permits etc.

3. Purchase of Fuel stocks (Petrol & Diesel)

4. Coordinate with the firms & Agents which supply VEHICLES

6. Purchasing spare parts by calling quotations & verifying Rates & Brands etc.

7. Preparing reports such as annual reports, budget reports, vehicle maintenance reports, fuel consumption reports etc.

In SAUDI ARABIA - from July 2008 up to August 2010.

Joined the Saudi Bulk Transport Ltd, (Leading Logistics Firm in Saudi Arabia) - Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, subsidiary of XENEL Group, with effect from 1st July 2008, and assume the duties of the Eastern Operations Supervisor.

Lead the Team of Drivers, Mechanics, Dispatchers & Tally Clerks related to Distribute of CEMENT, SILICA, GYPSAM, LIME etc. by BULKS.

Operations, utilize Company own modern fleet of vehicles. Mostly VOLVO Tractor Heads & Briab 35 M3, Alkadi 27 M3 Bulks.

(1) I have excellent knowledge in handling & operations of BULK Material distributions.

(2) Directly involved to obtain CEMENT & other Materials from FACTORIES & deliver to Construction Companies, Chemical Factories, Ready Mix & Block Factories on time.
In SAUDI ARABIA - from August 2010 up to date.

Promoted & placed as one of the Operations Supervisors of SENDDEX, (Leading EXPRESS Logistics Firm in Saudi Arabia) - JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, subsidiary of XENEL Group, with effect from August 2010. Here too assigned to Lead the Team of Drivers, Mechanics, Dispatchers.

For all the above Operations, utilize Company own modern fleet of vehicles. Mostly VOLVO Tractor Heads &, SCHMITZ, AL MAJDOUIE Trailers, FLATBED Trailers, CATERPILLAR & GPOWER Forklifts

Company is a 3PL Logistics Company & engaged for EXRRESS DELIVERY SERVICE.

Company own & maintain Huge (ordinary & Air conditioned) Ware Houses in all over the Kingdom.

(1) I have good knowledge in handling & operations of INBOUND & OUTBOUND shipments. & WAREHOUSING.

(2) I have very good knowledge & Experience in Maintaining the Fleet. At present I’m directly involved scheduling the Vehicles for periodic maintenance - OIL change & Service, Break Checkups, TYRE Changes etc. For this purpose this Company maintain Workshop & I’m directly involved the supervision of Mechanics. I’m coordinating when purchase spare parts & coordinate with the Vehicle Agents when receiving new Vehicles on behalf of the Company, Warranty Services & Repairs etc. Also I’m involved handling hired transporter matters.

(3) I have very good knowledge & experience in taking decisions & making solutions in case of Vehicle Accidents, Breakdowns, Customer additional requirement fulfilling, Order cancellation etc.

(4) I have experience in update all information to the Station Manage, Operations Manager & coordinate with all departments to keep smooth operation. Also I have experience in preparing Progress Reports, Sales Reports, Delivery Summaries, Budget Reports, etc.

(5) This Company also uses the GPS Tracking System to provide excellent punctual service to all the Customers. I’m responsible to monitor the JEDDAH sector GPS TRACKING.

Computer Literacy

I have excellent knowledge in Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista WINDOWS 7 & 8 operating Systems.
Also have experience & very good knowledge in work with MS Office Packages (Word, Excel, and Power Point etc.), Adobe, & some other Graphic Packages.
Further, I have excellent knowledge in Internet & E-mail systems.

Further at present, this company utilizes SAP for Operational & Accounting purposes & I have excellent knowledge in working with SAP system.

Education

High school or equivalent, Diploma in IT + Diploma in ENGLISH
  • at Prince of Wales College
  • December 1985

Educational Qualifications 1. Sat for NCGE on 1975 Index no. – 1796500 Sinhala - C English - C Western Music - B Health & Phy. Edu - A Science - B Social Studies - C Religion - B Pre.Voc. Sub ll - C Pre.Voc. Sub l - D 2. Sat for G.C.E. (ORDINARY LEVEL) on 1975 Index no. – 0122291 Christianity - C Geography - C Commerce - D Accounts - C Economics - D Sinhala Lang. - C 3. Sat for G.C.E. (ADVANCE LEVEL) on 1979 Index no. – 461466 Geography - S Economics - S Commerce & Finance - C Accounts - S 4. Colombo University - External B Com. Degree in 1980, The subjects were Commerce & Finance, Economics & Geography Not completed. Other Qualifications – Sri Lanka 1. Successfully completed a Computer Diploma conducted by Micro Electronic Engineering Training Institute Sri Lanka - Dehiwala in 1985 Student Reg. No – AR – 29 Date of Reg. – 27.03.1985 2. Successfully completed a English Diploma conducted by University of Colombo –in 1984 IWE Reg. No – SEC / 904 Periods. – 12.03.1984 – 02.10.1984 3. Attended a Training Programme on VEHICULAR KNOWLEDGE FOR SPEEDY HANDLING OF ACCIDENT CLAIMS Conducted by Institute of Industrial Techno-Management (Pvt) Ltd in 2003. 4. Attended a Training Programme on HOW TO GET MAXIMUM OUT OF MOTOR INSURANCE Conducted by Institute of Industrial Techno-Management (Pvt) Ltd in 2003 5. Attended a Training Programme on HOW TO EXPEDITE INSURANCE CLAIMS conducted by Institute of Industrial Techno-Management (Pvt) Ltd in 2003. 6. Attended a Training Programme on VEHICLE KNOWLEDGE & VEHICLE MAINRENANCE conducted by INTRAD INSTITUTION in 2005 7. Attended a Training Workshop on EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT conducted by National Institute of Business Management in 2006 Other Qualifications – Saudi Arabia 1. Received advanced TRAINING in GPS TRACKING from SAFE ROAD - Middle East.

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Excel
GPS navigation
Customer Focus
Operation
Windows 7
Drive & Manage the LOGISTIC & OPERATION TEAMS ............
Excellent knowledge in SAP all operational applications such as Collections & deliveries with elect
• Directly involving & Supervise the Assignment of Fleets & Customer Requirements

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

GPS TRACKING & NAVIGATION (Training)
Training Institute:
SAFE ROAD