RESUME
PROFILE
An International Transport and Logistics professional with relevant experience in business & operations management of commercial transport , cross border road haulage , project cargo, shipping and contract logistics. I have worked in Africa ,
India and the Middle East for Transport and Logistics Companies and performed as profit centre head.
My core professional strengths:
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Enhancing Revenue and Service Quality for Transport & Logistics.
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Managing inbound & outbound logistics, fleet utilization & turnaround, pricing and capacity utilization of assets
& infrastructure.
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Possess relevant East Africa experience of planning and directing the business development and operations activities for Transport & logistics in the region , with demonstrated results of achieving the business objectives.
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Project freight forwarding experience with good exposure to heavy lift and over dimensional cargo , managing logistics for Oil and Gas / Energy as well as distribution and supply chain management projects.
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Well experienced in international transport by air and sea , inland transport, merchant haulage process for containers from port of discharge to inland location in other countries, managing ICD , Warehouse and distribution operations.
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Effective coordination with transport & freight network, cargo terminals, statutory and trade bodies, internal departments and customers.
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Possess sound commercial knowledge, particularly in the areas of cross border commercial transport, Import
& Export procedures, shipping and documentation, customs regulation, Inco terms, L/C requirements, insurance, shipping, DGR and trade requirements.
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Preparing & Managing SOPs, MIS, Budgets & KPIs plus tendering offers and responding to RFQs.
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Handling commercial functions, HSE and statutory compliance.
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Managing P&L Responsibilities, Cost Control, Personnel and Administration.
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Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills along with good leadership qualities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
March 2013 onwards (Current): Country Head - Logistics (Iraq Operations) -PEERAJ Group , Erbil / Iraq
This company specializes in transport and logistics in the Middle East and North
Africa region and caters to project cargo for the Oil & Gas companies.
My job involves:
 Identifying business opportunities for O& G projects and getting established in the marketplace for providing the logistics services.
 Understanding the scope of the project and its requirements, laying down specifications and process for each and every stage envisaged in the project.
Identifying complete cost involved and pricing the offer as well as follow up and negotiations till contract is secured.
 Putting in place the operational capabilities to execute the project -manpower, sub contractors with transport fleet and lifting equipment.

 Managing contracts and service delivery for logistics including operations for
ODC haulage, rig moving services, shipping, port clearance, customs clearance and overall co-ordination for the project.
 Oilfield and Rig Site co-ordination for proper crane, forklifts and truck utilization.
 Managing communication, HSE compliance, personnel plus budget and branch monthly reports covering financial and accounting aspects.
December 2010 to Nov 2012: Project Manager : Premier Logistics Group / Truckoman LLC –Oman
( Transport fleet and Lifting Equipments owning 3 PL with GCC wide operations)
 Generated sales and implemented business strategies focused on ODC/ over dimensional cargo haulage, project transportation and shipping.
 Tendered bids and maintained negotiations for securing contracts.
 Managed transport moves for Oil well drilling rigs, hoists , well equipments & camp units and ensured moves were planned and executed as per their project requirements.
 Took care of shipping, port handling, customs clearance, transport ,yard storage , loading and unloading at sites for project cargoes such as pipes, rigs, generators, machinery, equipments and spare parts for Oil & Gas and Power sector.
 Held responsibility for Asset management, utilization and pricing of transport and lifting equipments.
 Developed reliable sub contractors for transport & logistics services.
 Reviewed Sales trends, Equipments numbers and suggested additions.
 Handling direct delivery from vessel for break bulk cargo, arranging heavy lifts and transport of ODC , overseeing customs clearance at ports and borders plus documentation.
 Ensured accuracy in invoicing and arranged timely collection of receivables.
May 2008 to Jan 2010 : Country Manager-Barloworld Logistics Ltd- Uganda, East Africa
-Formerly known as Swift Freight International /Swift Corporation.
 Managed port clearance and land based transport from Port of Discharge in Kenya to inland destinations in Uganda, Congo and South Sudan .
 Designed, Developed and Operated Company’s unique freight products such as Sea
Air Combined Mode of Transport and LCL Direct Console box originating from Far
East /South East Asia and UAE, which were meant for transport and delivery to inland locations in Africa.
 Created a niche market for Dubai, India and Far East Pick & Pack plus air consolidation service to East Africa with a consistent air import of over 120 tons every month.
 Trade lane development from Far East /South East Asia and UAE into Africa, the key focus area of this company’s business.
 Managed Trade Logistics –procurement, transportation, storage and supply.
 Carried out Collateral management services with warehouse management, stock keeping, controlled issue of goods and transporting to customer’s warehouse.

 Supported the global sales activities and coordinated with the other business units to capitalize on cross selling opportunities
 Ensured revenue and cost for transport, logistics and freight were achieved as per
Mar 2007 to Feb 2008: Warehouse & Transport Manager- Mukwano Group -AKTL , Uganda, East
Africa.
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Implemented operational policies, procedures & controls. .
 Managed P& L responsibilities, personnel, vendors and administration in East Africa .
- Transport and Logistics Division of Mukwano Group -with its Own fleet and WH
 Managed transport for large volume of shipments (> 300 TEUs /Month)- inland haulage for cargo arriving at Mombasa sea port and arranged it’s deliveries to the various factory sites and warehouses of the client.
 Handled dispatch and fleet planning for effective delivery of goods throughout East and Central Africa .
 Logistics Infrastructure that I managed included 120 Trucks, 114 Railway leased wagons, material handling equipments, warehouses having a total area of 20,000 sq. m. , inventory with over 800 active SKUs and 300 employees (including drivers) .
 Managed the order fulfilment process-this included responsibility of inventory and issue of stocks from warehouse, invoicing , export documentation, plus finished goods receipts and inventory at various plants , stock taking , monitoring variance between physical and system stock , order versus stock analysis, etc.
 Carried out Day & night operations for warehousing & dispatch, with complete responsibility for manpower & equipments for loading , truck placement and stock control.
 Provided good quality reports to the management and clients , with cargo status , vehicle stand age, arrival , dispatch & delivery reports.
 Improved the vehicle turnaround time and utilization for company’s fleet.
Jan 2005 to Feb 2007:(Phase 1) &
March 2010 to Nov 2010 (Phase 2): Business Development & Ops Manager-INTERFREIGHT , UGANDA
 Successfully developed business in the East Africa region for land based transport, freight forwarding & logistics by securing new accounts and expanding the existing business . In Uganda, this company operates its own ICD, Transit cargo terminal, railway sidings, customs bonded warehouses cranes & container handling equipments plus state of art warehouse facilities. It deploys a fleet of over 150 trucks, including low beds and car carriers.
 Managed business for the above facilities and sold freight and integrated logistics services for East Africa catering to regional customers & network. This included responsibility for freight, port clearance, inland haulage, customs clearance and warehouse management for import cargo as well as re-exports & distribution with tertiary transport in East & Central Africa.

 Project cargoes and inland haulage of sea shipments managed by me at Interfreight included complete plant and machineries import for sugar and dairy industries, telecom equipments, heavy power transformers, a complete thermal power plant, water pipes, drilling rigs, HR & CR bulk steel shipments, Agro chemicals & Agro commodities, cement, paper, machinery, industrial raw materials, etc. Annual cargo volumes handled by me at Interfreight was in excess of 10,000 TEUs and bulk cargo of 250,000 tonnes.
 Held responsibility for sales and administration of warehouse management services , overseeing warehouse activities, stock keeping and controlled issue of goods.
 Managed all commercial aspects for Freight & Logistics, such as responding to
RFQs, designing contracts for freight services and shipping, handling claims & insurance and developing vendors and subcontractors.
 On a daily basis, I monitored my team’s coordination with overseas offices, airlines, shipping lines, port , inland transporters and customers
 Functioned as a team leader responsible for sales, service delivery, account management and Customer Service.
March 2002 to Dec 2004: SBU Manager-SembCorp Logistics (India) Ltd. Bangalore,
( Singapore Based Transport & Distribution company with own fleet & WH)
 Held responsibility for managing transport and contract logistics in southern India for this company, which was the one of the largest logistics service provider in
South Asia & Far East
 Handled inbound logistics, warehousing and distribution for Amway, Unilever, 3M,
Epson, MICO ,SKF etc The company operated state of the art distribution centres with temperature controlled warehouse, dock levellers, hi-tech material handling & multi layer racks, a robust fleet for transport & distribution, with WMS and ERP.
 Held responsibility for FTL and LTL sales in the region.
 Took care of fleet planning, uplift of cargoes from ports and factories and transport to depots & warehouses across India.
 Handled P& L responsibility and achieved targeted revenue and profits.
 Successfully sold and acquired the Epson , Parry and Arrow Electronics 3 PL
Distribution projects in India. I set up its warehouse and provided freight, customs clearance, transport and inventory management for the client.
Aug 2000 to Jan 2002: Regional Manager- Fritz Freight (UPS Supply Chain), Bangalore, India
 Managed freight and logistics services for global companies including export documentation, imports clearance, arranging chartering of carriers, designing and managing logistics and transport solutions for clients.
 Managed project cargo for a complete power plant which was imported through Fritz for installation at Vijaynagar Steel Plant in Karnataka, India.
 Sold and managed international freight forwarding and logistics services for global companies such as GAP, Wal-Mart, Pier 1, J.C. Penny, Lexmark, Seagate, Haworth,
Tata BP, etc.

 Handled apparel exports and fashion logistics for GAP Inc and Wal-Mart. This involved pickup of shipments from clients’ vendors in India as per purchase orders, fulfilling inspections and export formalities and shipping them to destinations such that the cargo arrives at overseas distribution centres exactly as per schedule.
 Retained service levels in the region for all logistics and customer service functions as per established SOPs through efficient management of personnel and process , delivered budgeted profits and managed operations as per KPI benchmarks.
Jan 1997 to July 2000: Branch Manager- AFL Logistics Ltd, Kolkata and Chennai, India.
( Door to Door Road Transport Company with Its Own Fleet and Warehouses for integrated Logistics services)
 Successfully led the branch team and managed the Transport and SCM services in
Eastern & Southern India.
 Managed Transport and logistics services for Hew let Packard, IBM, Ingram Micro,
NCR, HCL, Godrej and Boyce, Carrier and TVS Electronics in Eastern and Southern
India.
 Auto Industry transport projects managed by me included HYUNDAI –Spare parts dist ribution and Vendor managed inventory ; plus Inbound Logistics for FIAT UNO’s production line involving collection and movement from its vendors.
 Managed the whole gamut of transport, logistics and SCM as an integrated logistics service provider. The FMCG and other distribution goods in India were brought from its origin factory or discharge port into AFL warehouse acting as the central warehouse for these products. Each SKU would feature on AFL ‘s inventory package and would be stored in AFL warehouses country wide and its transport to the branches or distributors as Stock Transfer or Sale respectively would be carried out by AFL in its own trucks in a time bound manner, with every record of the stock and it’s move featured on the AFL tracking system
 Managed personnel, customer service and process adherence in the Branch
Operations at Kolkata and Chennai, with complete P & L responsibility.
 Received award as AFL CHAMP for operations and cost control initiatives taken up by me at AFL Logistics.
Nov1987 to Dec 1996: Distribution Manager- Victory Glass Ind. Ltd, Bangalore, India.
 Managed Sales Distribution involved in supplying glass containers to Industries within
India and Overseas, with responsibility for promoting sales, customer order fulfilment and transportation of 120 tons of glass containers rolling out every day from manufacturing plant at Bangalore, India.
 Handled finished goods dispatch and commercial functions such as insurance, excise, customs clearance and preparation of shipping documents, sourcing and managing transport vendors.
 Maintained supply chain collaboration with the Industrial buyers in the region.
 Forecasted demand and prepared the production plan on a weekly / monthly basis.

EDUCATION - ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Pre-University Course from KLESE College, Bangalore, India
Business Management Programme from Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, India
Logistics Management Programme from National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India
InWent (EU) Certificate for Training on Cross Border Commercial Transport in East Africa
QMS, Kaizen and In house training for Service Quality Improvement
HSE Training Certificate from Arabian Training & Safety Institute, Oman
Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness Training Certificate from Armour-Crisis Management, Bangalore, India
Senior First Aid Certificate from St. John Ambulance –Bangalore, India
SOFTWARE PROFECIENCIES
Microsoft Office, Oracle 9i, ERP, WMS and transport management modules.