Saqlain Gilani

Aspiring professional seeking opportunities for growth and development within dynamic organizations that prioritize human resources and recognize performance.

Lead Import Services - Diamond Tyres Ltd

(2021-01)

• Forecasting material requirements, demand, and capacity to support planning decisions.
• Importing natural and synthetic rubber for rubber chemical inputs, tyre cord, and bead wire importation to support manufacturing processes and machines, tyre moulds, and machine parts.
• Negotiating supplier and vendor contracts to cut costs while maintaining quality standards.
• Managed import operations, ensuring compliance with LC terms, bank contracts, amendments, and shipping documentation.
• Negotiating documented delivery and commodity management agreements with suppliers and counterparties.
• Checking insurance, freight forwarding, and customs clearance against valuation rulings.
• Coordinated with production, sales, and logistics teams to ensure on-time delivery of imported goods.
• Ensuring products and commodities arrive within agreed delivery timelines.
• Recording import activity details for audit and operational traceability.

Assistant Manager Imports & Export - Challenge Apparel Limited - Lahore, Pakistan

(2018-01 - 2021-01)

• Coordinated customs clearance, transportation, forwarding, and warehousing for all import shipments, ensuring timely delivery.
• Prepared import documents under SRO 1065/492/450 and normal import regulations, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• Managed DLTL rebate cases by coordinating with relevant departments and ensuring compliance.
• Importing zippers, Labels, Hang Tags, Yarn Knitted Fabric and Printing Chemicals.
• Globally to Produce Garments such as Knitted T-shirts.
• Arranged, verified, and forwarded billings for relevant parties, facilitating accurate financial transactions.
• To arrange insurance of all types of shipments.
• Monthly export consumption SRO 492/450 (Monthly 300 Adidas Reebok Invoices).

Assistant Manager Imports & Export - Looptex Private Limited - Lahore, Pakistan

(2015-01 - 2018-01)

• Prepared import documents under SRO 1065/492 and standard import procedures, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• Prepare the documents for Customs.
• Contact with customs officer for clearing the consignment.
• Clearance of Indemnity bond from Pakistan Customs.
• Negotiated freight rates with shipping lines and forwarders to optimize shipping costs and services.
• Arranged payments for forwarders, shipping lines, transporters, and customs clearing agents, facilitating smooth logistical operations.
• Arrange the local transport for dispatch.
• Documents handling to Finance Department and Record keeping.
• Preparing materials for audit reports.
• Creating Invoices and following payment run.
• Documents submission in bank for EPGC.
• Worked in Lahore, managing logistics and documentation.
• Prepare the bank documents for payment purposes.

B. Tech - Electronics - PIMSAT Institute Education (2013-01)

DAE - Electronics - Pak Polytechnic Institute (2011-01)

Matriculation - Bio - Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (2007-01)