MANAGER INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS

18+ years of extensive experience in Exports & Imports Planning, resourcing, new WH launches, managing and executing Supply chain operations, global/International logistics, transportation, transport management, strategic planning, budgeting, general management & setting up new processes with various retail brands. Proven leadership in most challenging, demanding and resource constrained environments that consistently achieves superior results operationally and financially. A good communicator, leader and negotiator with strong problem solving ability.

NATURE OF BUSSINESS: BUYING & RETAILING
PLACE: BANGALORE, INDIA
TENURE: JUNE 2016 TO TILL DATE

RESPONSIBILITY:
Trade Compliance
? Ensuring Preferential/Free trade agreements benefits as per Law.
? Ensure correct duty payments as per Customs tariff.
? Ensure timely refunds of all claims from Customs.
? Design & approve SOP's for Imports & warehouse
? Ensure Scalability compliance at Bonded warehouse
? Ensure correctness of GST claims for taxation team
? Guide various brand teams for Customs compliance requirements of any Imported category on Pan India Basis.
? Manage warehouse compliance as per custom Laws

Supply Chain Operations
? Arranged DPD permission for the group
? Provided a one cost unique method to organization which is used for the first time in India by any retailer
? Approving shipment modes to & from various origins.
? Responsible for all logistics management on pan India basis
? Approving payments for all vendor's
? Decide & provide costing to various internal teams.
? Ensure to maintain sea air ratio by achieving maximum stock movements by Sea
? Guide the team to ensure timely clearance & achieve best possible timelines on all Inbound shipments
? Space & Inventory planning at warehouse.
? Ensure & approve proper Vehicle utilization for in country movements
? Control the quantity & quality of MRP labelling for all products for the organization
? Handling 3pl operations for the organization on Pan India basis.
? Analyze forwarders, CHA's & warehouse on time performance on MTM basis.
? Monitor all stock movements
? Approve billing & duty requirements with CHA/Nominated forwarders
? Ensure stock delivery as per the required timelines of Demand/Supply planning teams
? Negotiate & approve cost & transit time efficient RFQ for the India Inbound operations in coordination with global RFQ teams.
? Ensure & approve SAP updates by the team for proper duty structure being recorded.
? Approve shortage/ damage claims on all inbound stock.
? Ensure no pending Goods receipt at DC.
? Monitor and ensure timely shipment tracker updates by the team.
? Cost optimization of Bonded, WH & Imports cost
? Introduce new process of Inbound & outbound movements workable in various business models which will reduce the costs & in future will turn to Profit & loss sharing model.
? Launch of Auto PO creation software with IT team to ensure a smooth process and time efficient process for the Merchandising, Commercial, Finance & SCM team.

Launch of new Warehouse
? Finalization of new 3PL partner & location.
? Roll out the system requirements for the new WH with internal & external IT teams.
? Design SOP for warehouse operations & KRA's of 3PL partner in coordination with 3PL & internal customers.
? Ensure that the 3PL is following the Security & general compliance properly at the selected location.
? Coordinated with 3PL partner and ensured a smooth & timely transition to the new location.
? Ensure the proper compliance of GST & Customs laws is taken care in the new facility.
? Inspection of the infrastructure along with the structure engineers.
? Timely installation of IT system & proper mapping for smoother inwards & outwards process.

ORGANIZATION: MARKS AND SPENCER RELIANCE INDIA PVT. LIMITED
NATURE OF BUSSINESS: BUYING & RETAILING
PLACE: GURGAON, INDIA
TENURE: FEB 2015 TO JUNE 2016

RESPONSIBILITY:
Trade Compliance
? Ensuring Preferential/Free trade agreements benefits as per Law.
? Ensure timely filing/re-issuance with Special valuation branch of Indian Customs.
? Ensure correct duty payments as per Customs Laws.
? Ensure refund of all claims from Customs.
? Create & approve SOP's for Imports & Bonded warehouse
? Ensure Scalability compliance at Bonded warehouse
? Monitor timely filing of SAD & EDD claims.
? Guide various teams for Trade compliance requirements of Promotional & fixtures Imports on Pan India Basis.
? Manage Bonded warehouse Compliance as per custom Laws

Import Operations
? Approving stock modes to various origins.
? Responsible for all inbound logistics management on pan India basis from various vendors (i.e. forwarder's, hubs, CHA etc.)
? Approving payments for all vendor's
? Ensuring timely payments to vendors.
? Decide & provide cost of Importation to various internal teams.
? Deciding mode of shipments based on cost efficiency & meeting the MTM.
? Ensuring maximum ocean movements with timely stock availability for Season launches
? Guide the team to ensure timely clearance & achieve best possible timelines on all Inbound shipments
? Space & Inventory planning at Bonded warehouse.
? Ensure & approve proper Vehicle utilization from Bonded warehouse
? Control MRP labelling for all Imports for the organization
? Handling 3pl operations for the organization on Pan India basis.
? Analyze forwarders, CHA's & Bonded warehouse on time performance on MTM basis.
? Monitor all Import shipments
? Approve billing & duty requirements with CHA/Nominated forwarders
? Ensure stock delivery as per the required timelines of Demand/Supply planning teams
? Negotiate & approve cost & transit time efficient RFQ for the India Inbound operations in coordination with global RFQ teams.
? Ensure & approve SAP updates by the team for proper duty structure being recorded.
? Approve shortage/ damage claims on all inbound stock.
? Monitor pending Goods receipt at DC.
? Monitor Import shipment tracker updates by the team.

MANAGER

NATURE OF BUSSINESS: BUYING & RETAILING
PLACE: BENGALURU, INDIA
TENURE: JULY 2009 TO APRIL 2014

RESPONSIBILITY:
Trade Compliance
? Ensuring FTA benefits & all documents requirements for various destinations.
? Representing Levi to all forwarder's in transit shortage cases for complete Asia pacific region.
? Deciding sop's for forwarders & best practices for vendors.
? Share MRP details & documents for Import shipments with CHA/Nominated forwarder
? Follow up billing & duty requirements with CHA/Nominated forwarders

Export & Import operations
? Arranging approvals on behalf of various destination teams.
? Responsible for all logistics related queries from various vendors (i.e. forwarder's, manufacturer's, transporter's etc.)
? Approving payment documents & other payment related queries.
? Ensuring timely payments through most feasible & cost efficient methods to vendors.
? Providing shipment approval's to the forwarder in co-ordination with planning & merchandising team.
? Deciding mode of shipments based on cost efficiency & meeting the MTM.
? Ensuring maximum container utilizations.
? Approving dead freights for cost saving for company.
? Working with forwarder's & vendor's on cost efficient method of shipments (FCL, LCL, air, courier)
? Ensuring vendor's & forwarder's KPI's on system updates.
? Smoothing the shipment process for vendor's & destination teams.
? Timely alerts & updates to destination teams to ensure timely product availability.
? Ensuring PO correctness in terms of incoterms & destination customs requirements.
? Handling 3pl operations for India & Sri Lanka.
? Analyzing forwarder's on time performance on MTM basis.
? Handling forwarder's co-ordination for transit shortages for complete Asia pacific division.
? Follow up on all Import shipments
? Ensure duty benefits on all eligible shipments
? Coordinate with demand/supply planning teams for shipment deliveries within decided timelines
? Follow up on time & correct PO issuance with planning team.
? Monitor forwarder/CHA KPI for on time clearance of shipments & SOP adherence.

LOGISTICS EXECUTIVE

NATURE OF BUSSINESS: EXPORT/IMPORT & RETAILING
PLACE: OKHLA, DELHI
TENURE: MAR 2007 TO JULY 2009


RESPONSIBILITY:
? Heading a team of 10 members for logistics.
? Co-ordination with buyer's, buying houses, CHA's, forwarders etc.
? Finalizing freight rates with the forwarders & transporters.
? Planning of domestic & international movements for export & retail goods.
? Clearance of Import shipments as per the company requirements
? Liaising with excise dept., Customs, DGFT for Import License for Machinery and raw
material for Export.
? Ensure to share Pre alerts & correct documents for all Import shipments on time with CHA
? Check & approve the bills of all CHA/forwarders before payment
? Ensure timely payments to all CHA/forwarders
? Following up of payments with consignees on D/P, LC, and TT basis.
? Approve Pre & Post shipment documents prepared by team before sending to consignee & Bank for Negotiation

ASST SHIPPING MANAGER

(Parent company of Lilliput Kidswear Ltd.)
NATURE OF BUSSINESS: EXPORT & IMPORT
PLACE: OKHLA, DELHI
TENURE: MAR 2002 TO MAR 2007

RESPONSIBILITY:
? Prepare pre and post shipments documents.
? Co-ordination with the CHA/forwarders
? Making bank negotiation documents.

EXPORT EXECUTIVE

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