JUNIOR MANAGER – LOGISTICS - VASUDHA PHARMA CHEM LTD (API & PELLETS MANUFACTURING GROUP OF COMPANY) - Visakhapatnam
(2021-06)
- Lead of inbound logistics, responsible for managing air, surface, and rail transport to Vasudha Pharma group units.
- Coordinate with the marketing and purchasing teams to ensure timely dispatch and inwards of materials. Collaborate with relevant departments to streamline the overall logistics processes and have sound knowledge of planning and processes.
- Freight negotiations and finalising. Manage the annual budget in logistics, freight and analysis the variance and control logistics costs, contracts & agreements etc.
- Handling Exports and imports documentation and clearance the shipments up to material delivery.
- Priority planning and execution of dispatches as per customer commitment. Ensure that supplies are made to comply with the customer delivery schedule. Mock calls; collaborate with QA, Packing and customers for reverse pickup.
- Handling documentation and compliance from the customers/ transporters and resolve the issues on the labels, wrapping, drums damages during the transport and obtaining CAPA to the concerns, filing FIRs in the PS if material malpractice.
- Procurement: Planning & Priorities to procure the materials from various customers, including KAM, GRM, Solvents, etc. to the Purchase, RMS & Engineering stores etc.
- Oversee the Truck transportation such as Tankers for all type of Solvents, dedicated vehicles and close monitoring on temperature vehicles and data logger's vehicles.
- Maintain performance metrics and reports to provide logistics information as a means of measuring and evaluating. Build strong local logistics competencies and ensure targeted level of turnover.
- Vendor management, ensure the truck placement, dispatches, and monitoring transporter performance. Track and trace the shipments, end to end order status from suppliers to pickup and delivery. Providing updates for internal teams.
- Keep detailed records, generate reports, and develop the presentations to help of the management decisions.
- Assist in the selection of carriers for DG and Non DG material transportation as per MSDS with the help of EHS and keep all appropriate documents and service level agreements.
- Filing the insurance claims
DEPUTY MANAGER (HEAD OF THE LOGISTICS) - SSL ALACRITY PVT. LTD (DIVISION OF VALIANT COMMODITIES LLC, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA) - Vijayawada
(2017-10 - 2021-03)
Hard commodities trading organization from Valiant Commodities LLC group and it is engaged trading in granite and minerals exports, steel pipe and scrap imports. Additionally, inbound fruit trading company.
- Planning and arrangements to granite and mineral shipments include Container, Break Bulk and Bulk shipments, preparing Supply Chain Solutions to the India operations.
- Vendor development & contracts, negotiations with transporters, Forwarders, CHA, CFS and Warehouse etc.
- Ensure that CHAs/FF agreements and finalizing the rates with the freight forwarders & making arrangements for containers to export shipments.
- Follow up CHA/forwarder activities, shipping instructions and advice the BL and Shipping bill drafts.
- Consulted with suppliers and agents to arrange proper in-transit permissions to ship to various locations.
- Administered export of mineral products for compliance with company and customs export policies.
- Designed export strategies to meet project requirements for delivery timeframe.
- Prepared and processed import and export documentation according to customs regulations with procedures.
- Monitored and reported on transportation costs and properly filed shipping documents.
- Coordinated scheduling and booking of each weekly shipment with forwarders and transporters.
- Tracked shipments processing through customs and other agencies and obtained clearances.
- Maintained open communication with customers and overseas partners to update all parties on order and shipping changes.
- Applied standard tables and knowledge of law to calculate duty and tariff payments of each shipment.
- Verified accurate account invoicing, vendor bills through collaboration with accounting department and submit the statutory shipping documents.
- Managed annual freight budget and providing various Reports to the management.
JUNIOR OFFICER (JETTY OPERATIONS) - KRISHNAPATNAM PORT COMPANY LTD. - Nellore, A.P., India
(2013-05 - 2015-05)
The Largest Private Shipping Port in Eastern coast of India.
- Supervises vessel planning activities prior to the ship arriving to the port.
- Prepare pre-operational plan for load/unload with the vessel stowage plan and logistics arrangements.
- Deploying surveyors, ship un-loaders, HMC with operator's to discharge/load the cargo and monitor their assigned work at location.
- Pre carting arrangement and equipment to the general/project cargo to load/unload from jetty to yard.
- Liaise with agents, vessel chief officer to ensure all tasks and coordinate for sequence of discharge/load.
- Closely monitoring vessel load and discharge is performed accurately and timely.
- Check gear certificate/checklist based on cargo dimensions before the vessel arriving.
- Coordinate with Ship Captain/Chief Officer and Importers/Exporters for smooth operations.
- Monitoring cargo handling and losses thorough deploying water tankers, on the coal to avoid fire, moisture loss, flying fine dust and minimize cargo evacuation, spillages, etc.
- Minimum time maximum cargos unload/load from Ship/Jetty and lay time calculation.
- Assign and Supervise the stevedore's work on Coal, Fertilizer, Agri products and Iron ore and Granite vessels.
- Maintain proper safety and security and prepare vessel/port documentation.
- Lead a team of 15 employees under the Jetty Department.
- Yard & Warehouse, Logistics operations for Anand Transport & Logistics
- Confirmation of Vessel ETA, POC information to arrange docs to customs submissions.
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS - EAST COST LOGISTICS – O/B/O KRISHNAPATNAM PORT - Nellore, A.P., India
(2015-05 - 2017-09)
Continuation of Krishnapatnam Port operations with expanded logistics responsibilities.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE. EXPORTS – LOGISTICS AND WAREHOUSE - TRIVENI GLASS LTD. - Rajahmundry
(2005-05 - 2011-06)
A Figured Glass Manufacturing Company with Market Leadership in PAN INDIA & Overseas.
- Order execution and coordination with marketing team for stock clearance. Implementation of dispatch commitments with production plan of Daily/Weekly/Monthly.
- Managed all warehouse operations, including packing, shipping and receiving, distribution, and workplace safety.
- Prepared Invoice, PL, Delivery note/GRN, E-way bill and other statutory documents for domestic/export shipments. Maintain Excise RG1 book, LUT, EPCG license and check duty drawbacks.
- Responsible for the Imports, Export, Freight forwarding, Customs Clearances, Packing and Domestic Distribution.
- Recorded warehouse information, shortages and discrepancies to keep records current and accurate.
- Oversaw inventory control levels and verified storage and organization processes were upheld correctly. Staff and maintained efficiency in fast-paced environment.
- Moved products of all sizes using overhead cranes, forklifts and other equipment, consistently meeting challenging performance goals. Oversaw daily operations and shipping and handling processes.
- Coordinated dispatching team to accomplish daily delivery requirements.
- Handled high-volume paperwork and collaborated with finance department to resolve invoicing and shipping problems.
- Offered expertise in inventory management and current stock levels to internal teams and customers to facilitate accuracy and product availability.
- Worked with vendors for preparing schedule to more than 15 daily dispatches.
- Maintained damaged goods records, insurance claims, backorder logs, and any applicable regulatory reporting.
- Maintained excellent working relationships with customers by efficiently responding to inquiries and complaints concerning work orders, invoices and shipments.
- Monitored and reported on transportation costs and properly filed shipping documents.
