Arjun Hindocha

• Managing PAN India import clearance of more than 300 containers per month .
• Managing warehouse operations ensuring timely delivery of materials to ~ 73 Plants across India.
• Ensuring optimum utilization of Licenses ( Advance authorization/ RODTEP/ EPCG) for availing duty benefits on timely basis.
• Arranging freight forwarding for all ex-works and FOB shipment using reverse auction tools to get maximum savings on freight cost.
• Managing storage and clearance of bulk Shipments with proper tracking of OTR losses and insurance claims wherever applicable.
• Managing procurement of A class raw materials such as Toluene, Styrene, Syntactic rubber Etc

Achievements :

• Played a pivotal role in development and implementation of Import Automation Software for tracking and document repository.
• Controlled detention and demurrage charges by arranging timely clearance of shipments.
• Initiated change in process at warehouse by implementing batchwise inward and outward moment of material to ensure FIFO dispatches.
• Achieved significant savings in bulk storage and clearance by adding new CHA's onboard.

• Planning & Procurement of all Raw Materials for Epoxy and Admixture Plant.
• Planning & Procurement of all type of Packaging Materials required for all plants.
• Analysing feedstock trends for efficient planning of procurement.
• Coordinating with Plant Heads & Maintaining MOQ levels for all Raw materials and packing Materials
• Float inquires to all vendors ,collecting their Quotations & Negotiation of prices with them.
• Creating PO’s in ERP and coordinating with suppliers for arranging timely dispatches.
• Arranging freight forwarding for Ex-works Shipments
• Coordinating with sales team to get sales forecast and compiling the same for Material Planning
• Development of New Vendors
• Maintaing different MIS in order to track Pricing & Volume of material at each plants and preparing a consolidated data for PAN India Purchases.
• Responsible for Planning and timely production at all tolling units

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Replaced off set printed drums with screen printed drums for cost reduction.
• Implemented usage of BOPP bags instead of LDP bags which improved the packaging quality and overall branding of the product.
• Implementation of quarterly forecasting process instead of monthly forecasting which resulted in effective planning and procurement of materials.
• Replaced 210 LTR drums of tare weight 7.8 kgs with drums of 7.6 kgs for costs reduction.
• Development of new toll manufactures for powder products for catering demands of East and south customers.

• Planning & Procurement of all imported RM required by all manufacturing locations
• Coordinating with Marketing team & maintaining stock of trading items from Sika companies overseas
• Creating PO’s in ERP and coordinating with Suppliers for arranging timely dispatches,
• Checking and forwarding of Import documents to CHA’s
• Arranging freight forwarding for Ex-works Shipments
• Handling Customs queries
• Coordinating with CHA for smooth and cost-effective clearance of consignments
• Planning dispatches of materials from port as per planned schedule to optimize usage of container free days as and where required
• Maintaining import tracker on a daily basis to provide accurate information to sales & production for shipment ETA
• Ensuring zero detentions of import shipments
• Import documentation, Export documentation
• Issuing of letter of credit, coordinating with finance team for duty payments, payments of foreign vendors and other service providers etc, coordinating with bank for original documents

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Ensured zero detentions & demurrage on import shipments.
• Cleared all shipments during Lock down without incurring detention charges
• Maintained optimal target inventory levels for Imported RMs.

• Handling Import clearance of ~200 containers per month
• Arranging banking transations related to forex such Maintaining fund base and non-fund base limits of the company, making foreign remittance, advance payment, opening the Letter of Credit (foreign & local),Arranging Buyers credit, Suppliers credit, Billing Discounting etc.
• Handling all types of works such as Correspondence with CHA's for clearing of cargo such as checking of import documents, tracking Containers,checklist approvals, Duty Payments.
• Corresponding with foreign as well as local parties regarding Dispatch, payment, documentation etc.