Head Supply Chain Management - Revin SARL & Rainbow SARL, Somika Group Of Company - Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa
(2017-10 - 2026-07)
- Measuring the performance of vendors on the basis of quality improvement percentage, payments, pending orders & credit; negotiating with them to procure essential materials at reasonable price & quality for business consolidation
- Designing strategies for indigenization products, thus saving cost and revenue for the company
- Planning, organizing and controlling all requisite activities to perform such as sourcing, negotiation, recommendation, ordering, inspection, expediting & tracking, reporting, logistics and delivery, payment processing
- Dealing with the import operations and maintaining various documents for the same
- Establishing letters of credit, remittances, license route and vetting of necessary commercial documents
- Coordinating for customs clearance, import matters and liaising with various authorities, shipping companies and other external agencies for various clearances/approvals
- Managing warehouse as a profit unit by achieving preset targets and steering all stores operations to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering the process
- Monitoring commercial documentation for export-import trade in compliance with statutory regulations; supervising import trade shipments by both air & sea mode of shipment till the shipments reaches its destinations
- Supervising follow-up with vendors for engineering deliverables, timely deliveries, and quality checks & ensuring timely payments; monitoring incoming material supplied by vendors and ensuring they are as per specifications
- Managed suppliers for timely delivery which resulted in increase in production
- Closed the import license before time so as to avoid unnecessary penalty
- Administered efficient material planning to ensure smooth production
- Developed relationship with customs which resulted in smooth consignment export or import operations
- Developed new transporters for achieving cost efficiency and new suppliers to attain cost efficiency and t2t delivery
Logistic Operation Manager - Stallion Group of Companies - Nigeria, West Africa
(2011-08 - 2017-08)
- Coordinated with transportation vendors to ensure smooth workflow; negotiated with suppliers, implemented P2P process and supplier & non-disclosure agreements
- Managed overall supply chain & total logistics (transport) activities, developing new suppliers in line with quality requirements and implementing best supply chain practices to ensure smooth workflow
- Developed SCM plans for smooth execution of work within time & cost parameters
- Implemented strategies in logistics operations along with implementation of various techniques for improving process operations and new set 'up's with cost effectiveness
- Supervised activities such as – all import consignment (Rice, Fertilizer Soybean, Fish) and vessel management
- Maintained systems and SOP of the Port Operation without any violation
- Managed vessels loading and discharge at Port Harcourt in liaison with the port staff which resulted in quick vessel unload as it enabled to perform operations day
- Spearheaded port operatives needed to load and unload safely and on time which resulted in save Ship Demurrage
- Leveraged cross-functional resources to qualify alternate sources of supply across categories that were previously single-sourced, ensured cost competitiveness and a robust business continuity plan
- Translated the organization's goals into logistics & supply chain strategies and supported the growth with a win-win strategic partnership approach
Assistant Manager Supply Chain - Anushka - India
(2011-03 - 2011-08)
- Liaised with freight forwarder and custom clearing agents for timely clearance
- Coordinated with various departments for dispatch; performed stock reconciliation and ensured adherence to quality
- Identified and developed potential vendors/suppliers for achieving cost effective purchases of materials and reduction of prices with timely delivery
- Managed employees' attendance records and MIS on daily, weekly and monthly basis
- Maintained worthy relations with customer by addressing their issues and helped in timely delivery of goods
- Delivered consistent performance in Materials/Logistic/Transports Department
Logistic Operation Executive - Lotus Hotelwares - India
(2008-05 - 2009-06)
- Measuring the performance of vendors on the basis of quality improvement percentage, payments, pending orders & credit; negotiating with them to procure essential materials at reasonable price & quality for business consolidation
