Deputy Manager – Operations at JSW Infrastructure (2023-09 – Present)
- Plan and execute rake operations aligned with cargo demand and business targets
- Coordinate with Indian Railways (ARM, Division, Zone) for rake allotment and movement
- Reduced turnaround time (TAT) through improved unloading strategies
- Optimized resource utilization (manpower, equipment, yard space)
- Planning and managing yard layout, cargo segregation and material flow to avoid congestion
- Managing and ensuring smooth yard operations including cargo stacking, dispatch and handling activities
- Planning with engineering team for reliability of equipment with pm compliances
- Coordinating with Vessel agents, customers for vessel nomination & cargo loading
- Implemented KPI-driven performance monitoring and process improvements
- Led cost optimization initiatives in logistics and operations
- Conduct safety audits and ensured compliance with IMS standards
Asst. Manager - Railway Logistics at Dhamra Port Company Ltd. (Adani) (2019-06 – 2023-08)
Managed end-to-end rail operations planning and execution with focus on timely rake availability and improved terminal turnaround time.
- Managed end-to-end rail operations planning & execution (daily/monthly/yearly)
- Ensured timely rake availability for cargo evacuation
- Improved terminal TAT through effective coordination with railways and plants
- Finalization of BPC based destinations for dispatching the rakes
- En-route Operations - Co-ordinate with Railways for expediting en-route operations for better asset utilization
- Handled commercial issues (demurrage, waivers, penalties, claims, NGR Credits)
- Agreement, Notification & coding of GPWIS rakes
- Ensuring the traffic blocks with proper planning to avoid operation loss for reliability of NGR line
- Led a team of 200+ personnel for smooth railway operations
- Planning & Effective maintenance of P-Way, S&T and OHE
- Departmental Safety Champion & auditee of IMS, 5S
- Identify opportunities to reduce transportation and logistics costs
- Review the logistics related invoices
- Implement cost saving initiatives & monitor their effectiveness
- Identify the modification & augmentation of infrastructure
- Preparing & managing budgets
- Departmental budget planning, execution & billing through SAP
- Monitoring Financial Performance
- Developing strategies taking cost saving initiatives to improve profitability
- Implementation of SOP, JSA, HIRA to strengthen safe work environment
- Implementation & audit compliance of IMS, 5S, internal safety, commercial transaction
- Monitoring & Coordinating of all MIS for business & KPI for services providers
- Certified IMS lead Auditor from CII
Associate Officer - Sales & Distribution at Vedanta Limited (2015-04 – 2019-05)
Day to day coordination with production team for timely dispatch of materials and market research for product cost negotiations.
- Day to day coordination with our production team for timely dispatch of Alumina to our internal customer Jharsuguda and Balco through rail and road
- Gathering information/Research from the market of Product costs & viable routes for fixing Auction Price, Product Cost negotiation & reduction of logistics cost
- Identify and address opportunities to improve efficiency in logistic for cost reduction
- Floating Transportation tender & conduction auctions for Sales price fixation
- Timely attending customer complaints. Taking feed backs for improvement & customer satisfaction
- Control & Monitoring of Inwards Gate Checking Agency for Maintaining Safety Standards
- Daily and monthly planning for smooth dispatch of material
- Prepare contract and sales order in SAP
- Timely prepared excise invoices of all dispatching materials
- Stock reconciliations
- Marketing for sale of RED MUD to various Cement industries
- Supply of Lime Grit to Local stake holders of brick manufacturers for improving relationship of Local community
- Sale of V2O5 to various Ferro alloy plants
- Timely auctioned the scarp items for sale
- Preparing MIS, & compliances of audits
Associate Officer - Railway Operation & Maintenance at Vedanta Limited (2010-06 – 2015-05)
Planning, execution and review of day-to-day operation and maintenance activities of railway system with focus on reducing turnaround time and cost control.
- Planning, execution & Review of day-to-day operation & maintenance activities of railway system
- Coordinating & liaising with railway officials for all incoming and outgoing rakes for reducing TAT
- Coordinating with concerned intra departments for loading/unloading/release of rakes and planned for dispatch of rakes
- Close monitoring of incoming & outgoing rakes & ensure movement as per plan
- Availed various Discounts and Freight Incentive Scheme of Indian Railway to reduce logistics cost
- Handling the rakes minimizes the demurrage & detention charges
- Waiver of Demurrage charges incurred on various rail stock of Indian railway up to 50%
- Take all measures efficiently to control cost parameters within budgeted figures
- Efficiently handling material reconciliation, complete documentation, MIS preparation and daily reports and settlement of dispatch with BALCO & VAL Jharsuguda
- Tracking of BTAP, BTCS wagons and taking measures to reduce turnaround time
- Preparing and circulating daily, monthly MIS
- Ensuring for handling of rakes with zero incident/derailment
- Enhance the track speed from 10 KMPH to 50 KMPH
- Smoothly handled newly constructed embankment rail track in heavy rainy season
- Passed the rakes with no detention in heavy rainy season with proper planning of track maintenance
- Repaired the cess and rain cuts in due course time
- Repair of slope protection work of major and minor bridges
- Handled the maintenance work of 32-kilometer rail track with 23 curves in various curvatures (1-6 degree) and 24 numbers of points & crossing with safety
- Material management for complete year (P Way, S&T and Locomotive)
- Planned and executed the modification work for smooth handling of traffic
Graduate Trainee - Railway Infra Project at Vedanta Limited (2008-09 – 2010-03)
Experience in survey, earth work, construction of railway infrastructure including bridges, culverts and track laying with project management responsibilities.
- Having experience in survey, earth work, Turfing, RR Masonry, RCC drain with retaining wall, construction of home pipe, box culverts, major and minor bridges and laying of track
- Responsible for completing the specified area and going ahead to another incomplete area for quick completion of railway project
- Monthly and Daily planning to execution of the work for rapid progress of work and completion of project
- Daily interaction with site in charge and project manager of vendor and planning with my management for smooth and rapid progress of work
- Support to the department manager for better results and more efficient work of project
- Handled for entire material management (p-way, S&T)
- Another one major responsible taken for installation, calibration, verification, and certification of rail bonded in motion weigh bridge
- Measuring and billing work for the payment of executed work to contractor
