Akansha Tennakoon Email & Phone Number

Dubai, Ae

United Arab Emirates

• Coordinate and manage the shipping process to booking space from vessel operators and ensuring on-time delivery.• Collaborate with shipping carriers, freight forwarders and vendors to negotiate rates, monitor performance and resolving issues• Monitor and manage inventory levels to meet demands and minimize stockouts.• Providing updates on shipping status, addressing inquiries, and resolving issues promptly.• Resolve logistical challenges and disruptions efficiently such as delays, damaged containers, or changes in delivery schedules.• Prepare reports on shipping operations and performance metrics.• Working closely with cross functional teams such as sales, documentation, and customer service to ensure seamless coordination of operations.• Securing vessel operators' confirmation for out-of-gauge and Dangerous goods cargo stowage arrangements.

Sri Lanka

• Coordinated and negotiated quotations and purchase orders from various vendors, providing suitable options to management based on requirements.• Managed procurement and logistics of raw materials, ensuring continuous flow of business operations.• Analysed and reviewed logistics prices in the market to obtain the best rates from vendors.• Coordinated with suppliers and banks to assist management in obtaining letters of credit, purchase orders, packing lists.• Coordinated with the warehouse and domestic customers to ensure timely supply of materials.• Developing detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability, allocation and delivering all projects on time within the budget and scope and tracking progress with time.

Sri Lanka

• Evaluating the performance of area wise managers and collaborating with them to plan the work output for the organization.• Gaining experience in different departments such as personnel, purchasing, customer service, recruiting, documentation and training of new employees, sales and marketing and providing support to senior management team.

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Generating and managing a contact database by generating leads and identifying opportunities for insurance plans by identifying risk management strategies, handling policy renewals and tracking claims.

Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing, (2:1)

Education record

Activities and Societies: Junior Table tennis team member. Received placed certificates in athletics. Secretary of the English literary.