Ashvani Vats

Results-driven Logistics & Traffic Operations Manager with 12+ years of experience in fleet management, route planning, cost control, and 3PL coordination. Proven track record in vehicle placement, trip settlement, and budgeting for pan-India cargo movement. Skilled at negotiating with transporters, ensuring OTIF delivery, and leading ground teams to meet TAT and cost KPIs.

Traffic & Operations Manager - Surat Goods Transport Pvt Ltd

(2025-11)

• Oversee pan-India vehicle placement, trip budgeting, and settlement for 100+ monthly trips
• Control freight costs through rate negotiation and route planning, reducing cost/km by 8-12%
• Coordinate with drivers, vendors, and clients to ensure 95%+ on-time delivery
• Manage costing sheets and P&L for each route to maximize trip profitability

Assistant Manager - Operations & Traffic - Countrywide Logistics India Pvt Ltd

(2023-10 - 2025-10)

• Handled end-to-end operations for 50+ vehicles/day across North India region
• Negotiated contracts with 20+ transporters, improving vendor rates 10% YOY
• Implemented trip tracking SOPs, reducing idle time and improving vehicle utilization 15%
• Ensured 100% E-way bill, POD collection, and documentation compliance

Operations & Traffic Manager - SSVAN Logistics Pvt Ltd

(2021-07 - 2023-09)

• Managed traffic desk for 30+ vehicles, planning daily dispatches and return loads
• Resolved en-route issues, breakdowns, and detention to minimize TAT loss
• Prepared daily MIS on vehicle status, freight, and advance settlement for management

Traffic In-charge - MCM - Maharashtra Cargo Movers

(2019-04 - 2021-06)

• Responsible for vehicle indenting, loading supervision, and dispatch documentation
• Liaised with 15+ local transporters for LTL/FTL movement across Maharashtra & NCR

Operations & Traffic Executive - Network Transport

(2012-01 - 2019-02)

• Started ground-level in traffic ops: vehicle tracking, driver coordination, LR & POD follow-up
• Built foundation in trip settlement, freight auditing, and transporter payment processing

B.Com - CCS University, Meerut

Intermediate & High School - U.P. Board, Allahabad