Raman Pothiyappan

Result-oriented Transportation & Logistics professional with 9+ years of extensive experience in fleet management, route optimization, and team leadership. Proven track record in supervising large-scale transport operations, minimizing vehicle downtime through robust preventive maintenance, ensuring strict regulatory compliance, and managing driver administration (including attendance and payroll). Adept at coordinating with cross-functional teams, clients, and vendors to ensure safe, cost-effective, and timely logistics execution.

Transport Supervisor / Manager - P.R.M. Roadways Pvt Ltd - Chennai

(2025-05)

• Manage daily transport schedules, optimize routing for safety and fuel efficiency, and guarantee punctual pick-up and drop-off windows.
• Maintain comprehensive vehicle lifecycle records, coordinate timely servicing schedules, and diligently monitor fuel usage to control operational costs.
• Oversee a dedicated team of drivers and transport staff, regularly verifying commercial licenses and ensuring strict adherence to discipline and safety protocols.
• Enforce total compliance with regional transport regulations, conduct routine vehicle inspections, and implement stringent safety measures for student transit.
• Dynamically update routes based on traffic conditions, monitor real-time vehicle movement, and proactively resolve on-road delays or issues.
• Act as the primary point of contact for school authorities and parents, handling emergencies, complaints, and general inquiries effectively.
• Prepare and submit detailed analytical reports on daily operations, maintenance overheads, and overall transportation expenses.

Transport Operations Lead / Supervisor - Sri Ragavendra Transport (SRT) - Chennai

(2022-09 - 2025-05)

Client: Tractor and Farm Equipment Limited - TAFE

• Formulated, optimized, and executed daily dispatch schedules, routing plans, and fleet distribution strategies to seamlessly support heavy industrial manufacturing and assembly operations for TAFE.
• Supervised, mentored, and managed shift schedules for a large team of transport staff, commercial drivers, and dispatch coordinators. Maintained rigorous audit checks on license validities, specialized badges, and compliance qualifications to mitigate operational risk.
• Directed stringent preventive maintenance frameworks and structural vehicle safety inspections. Actively minimized breakdown risks, managed unexpected technical breakdowns, and strictly enforced vehicle capacity guidelines to prevent hazardous overloading.
• Managed meticulous operational logs, digitized daily vehicle trip histories, organized complex driver attendance rosters, and streamlined monthly data processing for driver payroll, allowances, and salary disbursements.
• Acted as the primary operational liaison between SRT management and plant coordinators at TAFE, ensuring strict adherence to strict turnaround times (TAT), minimizing supply chain delays, and proactively resolving emergency breakdowns or transit bottlenecks.
• Monitored daily fuel consumption metrics and implemented strategic route-mapping adjustments to optimize fuel efficiency, reduce dead mileage, and control operational expenditures.

Transport Supervisor - Steller Kelvin Cold Chain Pvt Ltd - Chennai

(2017-09 - 2022-09)

Client: Mondelez India Foods

• Planned and led a team of drivers to ensure safe, cold-chain transport and timely delivery of fresh produce and confectionery goods to distribution centers.
• Coordinated end-to-end shipping operations, including driver assignments, route mapping, and on-site loading/unloading processes.
• Managed critical workforce administrative tasks, compiling accurate monthly attendance, Proof of Delivery (POD), and Daily Status Reports (DSR) for senior management.
• Provided swift resolution for mid-transit challenges to protect temperature-sensitive cargo and honor strict delivery timelines.

CNC Operator - Rane Madras Pvt Ltd - Chennai

(2014 - 2015)

• Prepared and operated CNC machinery to perform high-precision cylindrical grinding, milling, and drilling tasks on automotive components.
• Configured machine parameters to complete full automated production cycles, maintaining strict quality control over large fabrications.

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering - Amma Polytechnic College, Thiruvarur (2013)