Naveen Kumar
Gandhidham
Summary
With my 9 + years of experience in shipping & logistics, Im a dedicated shipping professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Im an Assistant Operation Manager with complete operational & logistics knowledge and extensive working background. Strong competencies for addressing operational issues and concerns quickly.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager - Operations & Equipment
OOCL India Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - Current
- Responsible for overall gujarat region operation & logistics activities of OOCL.
- Report to H.O directly on day to day activities for ensuring smooth running of work.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Develop and implement logistics strategies to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations
- Monitor and analyze logistics performance metrics to identify areas of improvement
- Manage the daily operations of the logistics team, including scheduling, resource allocation, and performance management.
- Oversee the management of third-party logistics providers.
- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders.
- Monitor and manage inventory levels, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Develop and implement processes and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Negotiate and manage contracts with suppliers and customers
- Analyze and report on logistics costs and performance
- Develop and implement strategies to reduce logistics costs
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
- Gathering market intelligence to support commercial division.
- Preparing berthing window chart at a regular interval period.
- Attending terminal berth meetings to secure on-arrival berthing for all our vessels.
- Meeting with consortium partners regularly to ensure smooth and timely execution of operational works.
- Conducting weekly meeting with my operation team to discuss about the improvement of our operation/logistics performance.
Senior Executive - Operations & Equipment
Evergreen Shipping Agency India Pvt Ltd
07.2015 - 12.2017
- As a senior executive, I was responsible for ensuring smooth & effective running of our branch's operation department.
- I handled four major Far East services of Evergreen i.e., AGI, PMX, PIX & CIX2.
- I co-ordinate everyday with our H.O and central planner and Port for conducting vessel planning, bill booking, CTO, survey works, CFS & MNR invoices.
- I also co-ordinate everyday with consortium partners for ensuring that we are effectively handling all operational activities with utmost care and also to ensure that our BTL is been utilized to achieve 100% load factor.
- I solely handled activities like MNR repairing and long overdues. Also i made sure to achieve KPI which was set for me.
- Also formulated long-term strategic plans that drove sustained growth of our Gujarat operation department.
- Always ensured about the customer satisfaction and implemented ideas aimed at addressing specific areas of concern identified via research and feedbacks.
- Negotiated favorable contract terms with vendors, leading to significant cost savings while maintaining product quality and timely delivery.
- Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive improvements in our operational activities.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
- Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve operational challenges.
- Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies.
- Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
Executive - Operations & Equipment
OMR Shipping Pvt Ltd (Agents For Maersk & Hapag)
06.2014 - 06.2015
- As agents, we handled overall Operations & Equipment work for Hapag Lloyd & Maersk.
- I dealt with customs, immigration, local authorities work.
- I also handled empty reposition, verifying seal mismatch, LG filing, LG Credit, EGM & IGM filing (EDI/Manual), SMTP passing and also handled Inter terminal shifting works
- Im also responsible for husbandry works, dealing with terminal Superintendent/Planner and port authorities to ensure all the operations works go smooth.
- Handled Sign On / Off formalities, obtaining stay on-board permission, arranging Spare parts delivery and Cash to Master of the ship.
- Reporting to principal on day to day activities.
- I was responsible for attending terminal meetings to ensure our vessel secures berth on time.
Education
B. Tech - Computer Engineering
Annai Vailankanni College of Engineering
Kanyakumari05.2014
Skills
- Inventory management
- Transportation optimization
- Third-party logistics provider selection
- Supplier performance management
- Customer returns management
- International shipping and customs clearance
- Warehouse management system implementation
- Cost-saving initiatives and consolidation strategies
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Data analysis and reporting
- Process improvement
- Supply chain management
- Risk management and mitigation
- Negotiation and vendor management
- Quality control and assurance
- Regulatory compliance
- Customer service and satisfaction
Certification
Im certified in C, C++, Java and tally.
Im also certified in English lower level typing.
Languages
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Malayalam
Upper intermediate (B2)
Gujarati
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Assistant Manager - Operations & Equipment
OOCL India Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - Current
Senior Executive - Operations & Equipment
Evergreen Shipping Agency India Pvt Ltd
07.2015 - 12.2017
Executive - Operations & Equipment
OMR Shipping Pvt Ltd (Agents For Maersk & Hapag)
06.2014 - 06.2015
B. Tech - Computer Engineering
Annai Vailankanni College of Engineering
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