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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsibilities & Achievements:• Responsible for all activities related to Distribution, transport and Fleet., Heading 6 distribution centres in UAE with a team of 300+staff, 200+ Vehicles, servicing 5,000 + retail customers • Planning and coordinating distribution & inter depot activities adhering to delivery KPIs and ensuring continuity supply to customers for principal companies like NIVEA, PEARS, ENCHANTEUR, HIMALAYA, IMULSE, NANA, KIWI, NESTLE, LUNA, KDD, NOVALAC, AMERICANA, PFIZER, NEOBIOCON, JAMJOOM PHARMA, NEOPHARMA, NEXGEN with 6 division –Food, Nonfood, Pharma, Scentific,VET, Education annual delivery sales value of AED 1.33+billon.• Ensured cost effective daily efficient routing & scheduling course for fleet to ensure optimum deliveries & vehicle space utilization. Increased route frequency & integrated new routes with the same fleet structure. Developed vehicle contingency plan for break downs and emergency deliveries.• Ensured staff development and muti tasking of resources.Achievements: • Improved Delivery Efficiency from 75% to 99% within 12 to 24 Hrs.• Improved space optimization and reduced vehicle usage by 5%.• Reduced Sales return from 10% to 4%• Improved dispatch time from 60% to 100 %.• Centralized Operational start up for Non Food Business.• Reduced driver & Delivery Assistants Head count by 5%• Reduced Cost/Delivery by 13%• Reduced Fuel cost by 20%• Reduced running KM by 20%• Initiated KPI & Dashboards.• Reduced Operational cost by 24%.• Ensured 100% order dispatched.• Improved vehicle usage for multiple shifts and reduced vehicles by 5%.• Reduced RM cost by 25%

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsibilities & Achievements:• Managed shipment status to meet on-time and accurate delivery requirements.• Looking after the transportation of goods into and out of the warehouse.• Planning future delivery capacity requirements.• Driving performance by removing obstacles, improving processes, and recommending solutions• Local Vendor coordination.• Complying with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards.• Facilitating effective communication within the team and across the site.• Followed up on production, QA and customer issues and concerns.• Ensure all housekeeping and health & safety standards are consistent with company policy• Ensure Trip Sheet, POD, GRV and All GPS activity • Handle all anomalies related to any issue such as product non-conformity, customer complaints, inventory accuracy, accidents & incidents, identify the root cause, suggest• Continuously appraising the Distribution Centre management• 100 % customer and delivery satisfaction• Prepared budgets and capital justifications for the distribution ensure productivity and minimize cost.• Scheduled subcontractor activities and oversaw multiple subcontractors to ensure construction projects were completed on time and within budget• Planning budgeting for distribution team• Set performance targets, engage new employees and identify and possibly deliver training.• Planning all inventory activities, appraising all procedures for controlling and taking corrective action where necessary

Tamil Nadu India

Organising shipments• Negotiating and agreeing contracts• Working with supervisors to improve staff performance.• Supported training and improvement initiatives.• Managed the entire Transport, Staff , Customer and administrative staff of the project • Develop detail Report and submit to the cooperate on Daily or Shipment basis• Trained, monitored and evaluated workforce.• Transport of goods into and out of the warehouse• Managing the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of a wide range of goods from the warehouse.• Developing and confirming schedules• Maintaining accurate staff attendance records.• Ensuring products are stocked correctly and safely.• Supported 125 retail stores over 4 M packages annually• Developed and implemented a new barcode system • Increased on-time project delivery performance by 30% to 98%.

United Arab Emirates

Responsibilities & Achievements:• Organising shipments• Coordinating drivers, vehicles, loads and journeys• Negotiating and agreeing contracts• Working with supervisors to improve staff performance.• Supported training and improvement initiatives.• Developing and confirming schedules• Planning for budgeting• Planning for and negotiating technical difficulties• Managed supervisory and administrative personnel and overseen• Implementing health and safety standards• Working within Distribution Management team will involve the analysis of operational data and so good analytical and problem solving skills are essential• Develop and manage 3 distribution centres at 3 different places with 25 delivery vans• Working hours can vary depending on the industry and the type of employer. Some jobs can require working evenings and weekends, and others involve shift-work and on-call duties

United Arab Emirates

Responsibilities & Achievements: Develop and manage 1 distribution centres at with 25 delivery vans Managing the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of a wide range of goods from the warehouse. Scheduled subcontractor activities and oversaw multiple subcontractors to ensure construction projects were completed on time and within budget Trained, monitored and evaluated workforce. Transport of goods into and out of the warehouse. Implementing specific customer packaging requirements. Shipment loading and transferring. Working with supervisors to improve staff performance. Setting aside storage areas for new stock. Complying with all Health, Safety and Environmental standards. Keep unauthorised persons out of the warehouse. Developing and implementing SOPs for the warehouse. Facilitating effective communication within the team and across the site. Investigating any inventory losses. Being on call for any emergencies. Planning future requirements. Maintaining accurate staff attendance records. Ensuring products are stocked correctly and safely Develop and manage 1 distribution centres at with 25 delivery vans

Saudi Arabia

• Coordinated shipping and receiving schedule with production department• Schedule workload equally to the team members• Ensured warehouse equipment are safe to operate with regular maintenance• Coordinated the loading and unloading of trucks• Instructed drivers about the shipping contents and delivery destination• Liaise with other site managers and drivers• Completed and maintained paperwork required for inbound and outbound materials• Kept attendance records for the team for payroll process• Kept the warehouse area safe, clean and organized through regular inspection

Bachelor'S Degree

Diploma In Computer Technology, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology