Familiarity with productivity software such as Microsoft Office or Google Suite
Rishabh Vinod Sonkar
Assistant Manager Operations
Uran, Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra
Summary
Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Language
Work History
Assistant Manager - Operations
HMM Shipping India Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
04.2023 - Current
- Take charge of daily operation matter of the outlet and ensure standard operation flow
- Developed and maintain operational guidelines for staff.
- Helped team members maintain business professionalism by coaching each on methods for delivering exceptional service to every customer.
- Supervised operations team to support operational excellence and excellent customer service.
- Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.
- Coordinate and execute vessel operations, including voyage planning, bunkering, port operations, and cargo handling for our dry bulk fleet.
- Applying follow up for HAZ/OOG/FLEXI approval with VOA.
- Coordinate with Terminal /VOA for timely submission for Export list to Terminal .
- Ensuring All container are planned without any additional charges
- Coordinate with load / transshipment port operations department to ensure smooth execution of load plan
- Optimize vessel utilization in terms of weight and space
- Coordinate and collaborate with internal departments, such as procurement, sales, and logistics, to ensure seamless shipping processes.
- Ensure compliance with international maritime regulations, industry standards, and company policies.
- Liaise with charterers, port authorities, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure the timely and efficient execution of vessel operations.
- Monitor vessel schedules, track vessel movements, and maintain accurate records of all operational activities.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
Senior Liner Operation Executive
Inchcape Shipping Services
Navi Mumbai
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Coordinate with liner operations team to ensure a consistently high-quality service delivery
- Co-ordinate & follow up with the Port officials, Customs, Handling Agent to avoid delay in Berthing of the Vessel
- Follow up with the Port Stevedoring Authorities for quicker Discharging/Loading of the cargo
- Creating CBF/Plan list for planer
- Vessel /Voyage declared to Port/Customs
- Prepare Daily berth update and vessel line up and send as per guided
- On Sailing provide Ships on Board, Accounts statements for each vessel for recovery purpose without any error
- Board vessels as/where required Liaise with clients and port services on a daily basis
- CBF to central planners, co-ordinate for stowage requirements/pre-edi with central planners and liaison with terminal and vessel for smooth planning
- Port Operation, Container Operation, Daily Vessel operation, Cargo Shipment, Planning and
- Administration., Cost Control, Programs, Profitability Improvement, Plan & Co-ordination of daily port operation., Inventory control of material and equipment’s, Billing/Invoicing at Finalization level, Team leadership and collaboration
- Daily liaison with terminals, agents, and vessels, providing information and assistance to other
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- Arrange smooth vessel, port, and cargo operations in accordance with local rules and regulations, safety, and security procedure
- Submission of approved dangerous goods list/haz manifest with final container numbers and stow position to terminal, vessel/voa
- Communication with marine ops, central planners, vessel, terminal, voa for timely arrival/berthing/sailing and contingency planning
- Update all reports, statistics - KPIs, local reports etc
- Update vessel schedules, voyage creation in Liner system
- Monitor TBU (Terminal build-up/yard inventory) and appraise partners, slot operators, CS, Sales
- Keep bosses informing time to time about work progress/difficulties, Billing, payment made/received etc.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
Operation Head
Shree Krishna Shipping
Colombo
11.2018 - 02.2022
- Operation Head for Sri Lanka project
- Job description-
- Managing safe and timely completion of STB (Ship to Barge) & STS (Ship To Ship) operations in anchorage as well as on berth alongside for bulk cargo discharging operations
- Communicating with vessel’s masters, owners/charterers or brokers, ports agent and stevedores to ensure smooth operation
- Manage cargo operation & Stevedoring of all type of cargo for Export- Import
- Experience in the handling of bulk & break bulk commodities through Mechanically & Manually
- Lighterage operation from anchorage to Jetty, quick turnaround of barges
- Managing statutory requirements of barge/vessel fleet way of keeping track on renewal for P&I and Annual survey/ Coordinating with survey for the same
- Supervise and evaluate staff, complete employee reviews, keep accurate records of employee attendance and timesheets, provide positive direction to motivate quality performance, discipline personnel when necessary and appropriate
- Responsible for Quantity & Efficiency, Productivity of Entire Operation
- Preparing cost estimations
- Coordinate all vendors and suppliers well in advance of vessel arrival to ensure a smooth flow of all services with the aim to minimize vessel idle time in port
- Handling freight invoice, demurrage/dispatch, hire payment and port disbursement accounts and so on
- Supervising gang/stevedore giving correct information assign their jobs and responsibilities
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- Promoting a good leadership, communication and coordination to ship crew, stevedore and terminal
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
Senior Operation Executive
Samsara Shipping India Pvt. Ltd
Navi Mumbai
05.2018 - 11.2018
- Handling Various Lines such as QNL, HEUNGA, DAL, BTL, INTERBULK, and TSL
- Looking after MAERSK Vessel Husbandry requirements
- Handling Transshipment Containers activities communicating with Feeder Operators
- Planning and ensuring all containers are transshipped effectively onto a 2nd nominated vessels on time
- Coordinating with terminal, yard and the vessel operators for discharging and loading of containers for vessels to ensure the efficient and cost-effective operation
- Preparing berth request and coordinating with terminal for immediate berth
- Preparing of Crew changes and repatriation, immigration documentation and onward travel arrangements
- Performing Arrival boarding & sailing of container & tanker vessels
- Performing vessel husbandry activities like crew change, CTM delivery, on board attendance of auditors, surveyors & technicians etc
- To arrange everything to accomplish a voyage such as the appointment of the shipping agent, bunker replenishment, weather routing appointment etc
- To issue voyage instruction to vessel master in accordance to the governing CP agreements
- Communication with vessel’s masters, owners/charterers or brokers, ports agents
- Monitoring the vessel’s movement and performance and report to related parties
- Keeping track of import shipments with our overseas agents.
- Established performance goals for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
Senior Operation Executive
IRISL India Pvt. Ltd
Navi Mumbai
07.2017 - 05.2018
- Advance co-ordination with Vessel master and Terminal for smooth Berthing of Vessel
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- Co-ordinate with vessel master for required valid marine papers & uploading the same in PCS system for berthing
- Application & follow with marine department, terminal and port control till final berthing is allotted to the vessel
- Sending move-ins and load plan to Terminal
- Co-ordinate with Vessel Chief Officer & Terminal and get the loading plan approved
- Co-ordinate with Chief Officer and Terminal for smooth loading of OOG containers
- Coordinating with Terminal, Vessel & Reefer Technicians for smooth loading of reefer containers
- Preparing Export List and submitting the same to Terminal and concern Vessel Operating Agent
- Filling Light Dues and taking Rotation from Customs
- Good Knowledge of planning and terminal operations
- Checking & replying mails related to vessel and all day to day operational issues
- Sending planned baplie to Central planner for checking and making changes if any advised by him
- Coordinating with port officials for deployment of cranes
- Preparing crane split with minimum crane clashing
- Very familiar with Planning software such as CASP, Mac3 & In house software AFSYS.
Senior Operation Executive
Samsara Shipping India Pvt. Ltd
04.2016 - 07.2017
- Sending in yard summary (CIX, CIX2, FIX/WIN)/Checking in yard summary with our daily report
- Sending daily report to CSU and ICD locations
- Updating load list vessel wise
- Sending not in yard to slot operator/ Checking in partner in release list and ensure they are not exceeding their allocation
- Arranging CBF from partner and sending to central planner
- Preparing Terminal Departure Report
- Very familiar with Planning software such as CASP &In house software AFSYS
- To coordinate, monitor and report on vessel operations
- To monitor partner lines allocation
- Monitor operation closely to avoid any crane clashing and to maintain even crane split by coordinating with central planner
- Communicating with central planer/chief officer and terminal planner for load approval, changes in plan if any to ensure smooth operation
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- Sending planned baplie to Central planner for checking and making changes if any advised by him
- Coordinating with port officials for deployment of cranes
- Preparing crane split with minimum crane clashing.
Operation Executive
Freight Connection India Pvt. Ltd, M/s Freight Connection India Pvt. Ltd
08.2014 - 03.2016
- Is NVOC shipping company offering FCL / LCL service especially to
- Gulf sector
- Worked as Operation & Documentation Executive
- My job profile include following things
- Tracking of containers, reporting to the principle for container inventory
- Filing IGM & Import Advance List with Vessel Operator for import containers
- Preparation of all other requirements for Export Containers (SSR, Letter’s for Via Change,
- Perishable Cargo, Reefer Manifest, Indemnity for reefers, Hazard Declaration, & additional List & floppy.)
- Preparation of Vessel TDR after vessel sailing
- Pre –advise all ICD by rail export Containers to Port (JNPT, GTI & NSICT).
Education
Bachelor of Science - IT
Oriental College of Arts &commerce
Navi Mumbai Sanpad 04.2010 - 04.2013
High School Diploma -
State Board UES’s
Uran 04.2008 - 02.2010
S.S.C -
State Board IES’JNPV
Uran 04.2002 - 03.2008
Skills
Profitability and revenue generation
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 23 staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Collaborated with team of 4 in the development of Colombo Project.
Software
Data analysis
Microsoft Office
Power BI
Python
Interests
Sports
Travelling
Learning New Things
Listening to music
Timeline
Assistant Manager - Operations
HMM Shipping India Pvt Ltd
04.2023 - Current
Senior Liner Operation Executive
Inchcape Shipping Services
03.2022 - 04.2023
Operation Head
Shree Krishna Shipping
11.2018 - 02.2022
Senior Operation Executive
Samsara Shipping India Pvt. Ltd
05.2018 - 11.2018
Senior Operation Executive
IRISL India Pvt. Ltd
07.2017 - 05.2018
Senior Operation Executive
Samsara Shipping India Pvt. Ltd
04.2016 - 07.2017
Operation Executive
Freight Connection India Pvt. Ltd, M/s Freight Connection India Pvt. Ltd
08.2014 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Science - IT
Oriental College of Arts &commerce
04.2010 - 04.2013
High School Diploma -
State Board UES’s
04.2008 - 02.2010
S.S.C -
State Board IES’JNPV
04.2002 - 03.2008
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