United Arab Emirates
Professional with +20 years of experience in Logistics & shipping, Supply Chain & distribution, Warehouse Management, Procurement, Commercial and Administration. Expertise in import & export documentation, air/sea/land transport formalities, fleet management, posses’ keen commercial acumen, customs procedures across MENA region. Strategic thinker and results-driven, posses excellent planning & organizational skills; with ability to motivate team in order to produce positive results and well focused on achieving business objectives.
Reporting to CFO – on all aspects. Responsible for supply chain & distribution of Food Brands (Danisco, Cargill, Fonterra and many other renowned brands) to GCC, Africa and South Asian countries. Responsible for getting approvals from Dubai Municipality on all Imported and locally manufactured food ingredients, and supply as per country regulations. Meeting top officials from Dubai Municipality – Food Control sections for necessary approvals on import of food products. Regulating shelf life, food safety, storage and supply of food products as per government regulations. Managing logistics team of 10 members in Dubai & KSA for deliveries to major manufacturing companies. Handled supply chain of FSL own brand “Diamond” for one year and looked after sale of brand to another company in Dubai in 2014. Handled Logistics & Supply chain documentation for ISO 9001 audit for the FSL group.
Reporting to Managing Director on all aspects. Responsible for Supply chain & distribution of Electronics & White goods to MENA Regions. Handling Logistics of goods Import to Regional Warehouses (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, KSA & Iraq locations) Responsible for Physical & Cycle stock checks periodically and ensuring the stock are 100% accurate and any shortages to identify through transactions checks and other findings. Supervision of warehouse house-keeping, Safety & Operational issues. Control over loading accuracy, identify & analysis of reasons for goods returns. Planning, tracking of Imports based on priority and ensuring smooth flow of Imports and keeping track of Export L/C and planning shipments in advance. Handling Drop shipments, Certificate of Conformity through various agencies, Freight, Insurance & Documentation. Responsible for supervising unloading import shipments, identifying racking locations, ensuring the Packing, Coding and Markings are correct before allowing the stocks to upload through GRV into Inventory. Ensuring the stocks are correctly posted and handling Central Invoicing through ERP. Handling & Supervising procurement of pallets, shrink wraps, combo packing and maintenance & service of all warehouse machineries. Preparing & Analysis of various MIS reports on Stocks, Sales, Imports & Exports. Regular freight negotiations with lines/forwarders/transporters and striving to reduce costs. Handling outsourcing of storage space & handling insurance. Responsible for customs documentation, accuracy of customs transactions, reconciliation, submission of Exits on time, maintaining CDR account with Dubai customs. Daily interaction with sales teams of various locations, attending important meetings, analyzing problems of sales team towards logistics and finding solutions. Liaison with own offices overseas & factories for imports planning & documentation. People management.
Reporting to Sales & Marketing Manager & General Manager on all aspects. Responsible for daily operation of Import/Export, domestic market goods movement. Preparing customs online declarations and documentation. Planning import of raw material, coordinating with Finance Dept. for Import L/Cs, corresponding with suppliers, arranging samples & Quality certificates, tracking of shipment & customs clearance. Responsible for Physical inventory checks twice a year and handling adjustments and ensuring the accuracy of stock. Supervising the Inventory records and guiding stock controller on daily basis. Preparation and analysis of various MIS reports and having discussions on them. Communication with buyers for L/Cs, shipment planning, payments and controlling the order sheets. Interaction with major banks for getting export L/Cs, discussion of L/C Clauses, arranging amendments, confirmations, Negotiations and remittance details. Meeting various shipping lines / forwarders for better freight rates and services and making important decisions. Conducting daily performance meeting with department staff and planning operational jobs. Interaction with production, quality and dispatch departments’ regularly and planning export shipments. Ensuring better customer care by servicing them in pricing, products, quality and prompt delivery. Ensuring the factory house-keeping done regular basis and factory premises maintained as per Jafza requirements. Led the Logistics Team on daily operations and trained them as required.
Reporting to Sr. Logistics Supervisor on all matters. Managed operational works, export/import documentation, order processing & follow-up, global distribution & allocation, custom clearance, stores and inventory control. Prepared sales invoices, delivery notes and purchase orders and ensured execution of the same as per the agreed timeframe. Handled opening of import letter of credits and its related documentations and customs clearance when goods arrived. Processed L/C application as per specific trade terms for all purchase transactions. Liaised with airlines / shipping lines, freight forwarding, consolidated/express shipments. Prepared documents for import / export shipments – Packing List, Shipping Invoice, Chamber of Commerce Certificate, Shipping Instructions, Shipping Labels etc. Sourced out suitable suppliers and vendors providing best contract agreement. Monitored timely deliveries of materials and stock levels optimization.