VYDULA VENKATESWARA RAO, General Manager

VYDULA VENKATESWARA RAO

General Manager

Charles Kendall

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Marketing & Strategy
Experience
29 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :29 years, 8 Months

General Manager at Charles Kendall
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2008 to January 2016

Key Result Areas:
* Responsible for establishing Freight Department in Ayezan E-Gistics LLC, entailing sales development
* Headed the 3PL (Third Party Logistics) to provide quality logistics solutions to customers using WMS (Warehouse
Management System)
* Made sure that SOP’s are prepared, implemented and adhered to
* Enhanced the Customer Service Level by implementing / controlling Customer wise KPI’s
* Provided logistics proposals for prospective customers
Projects Handled:
* Campbell Soups-part of the team in setting up Supply Chain Process from USA to Jebel Ali, including
Warehousing, Value Addition Service and Distribution invoicing around USD4 Million for 3 years.\
* The Principals Mena-Business development and establishing supply chain for their Baby Milk Products
* UN-Engaged in sales development, handled & moved Humanitarian Aid & Relief Items for UNHCR and Armoured
Vehicles for UNDSS both by Sea and Air including Charters
* Hamleys Toys: Played a pivotal role in securing the business and setting up Supply Chain Process from UK &
China to Jebel Ali, Dubai that includes warehousing and local distribution with an increase of around 20% year
on year

Senior Sales Manager at ADSO LLC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 1995 to March 2008
Sales Executive at ADSO LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 1995 to March 2008

Key Accomplishments:
* Successfully developed and established sea & air business recording a growth of 120% in a year
* Holds the merit of initiating shipping of Vehicles to

Marketing Executive at OVERSEAS COURIER COMPANY
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 1994 to May 1995

Successfully monitored service levels and took concrete steps to increase the market base in a highly
competitive environment

OWNERSHIP at TRANSCOL SERVICES
  • India - Chennai
  • April 1990 to January 1994

Transcol Services, Chennai - A START UP LOGISTICS COMPANY
* Successfully managed Transcol Services, a business set up for transportation between Chennai & Bengaluru,
South India of high value delicate items like electronics, leather and garments

Assistant Manager at BLUE Dart Express
  • India
  • July 1985 to March 1990

Holds the merit of:
o Consistently achieving sales targets set by the management.
o Receiving promotion to Assistant Manager Sales - with country-wide rating of
best sales team
o Achieving over 100% growth annually consistently for 3 consecutive years
o Selecting for imparting training to the Sales Personnel across South Region
o Successfully handling key accounts like Indian Oil Corporation, Ponds, HCL, TI
Cycles, etc. besides liaising with major Garment & Leather Exporters to use
company services thereby increasing revenues

Education

Master's degree, Marketing & Strategy
  • at XLRI
  • January 2008

MBA degree in Marketing Strategy

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at DG Vaishnav College, Madras
  • January 1997

courses: Diploma in Freight Forwarding, Air and Sea, FIATA

Bachelor's degree, Business and Industrial Management
  • at Datamatics Institute
  • January 1986

BACHELORS DEGREE IN ECONOMICS , COMMERCE

Specialties & Skills

Team Building
Customs
Fulfillment Services
Logistics
Customer Care
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CUSTOMER SERVICE
INVOICING
LOGISTICS
MANAGEMENT
PROPOSAL WRITING
RECORDING
SHIPPING
TRANSPORTATION

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

CARGO (Training)
Training Institute:
EMIRATES CARGO

Hobbies

  • sports cricket
    watch all important tournaments