VijayKumar B
Shipping & Logistics Management
Chennai
Summary
Distinguished Operations Leader offering 25 years of experience in Shipping & Logistics landscape. Demonstrated success in providing leadership and partnering with business leaders to foster growth and improve overall efficiency
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Vice President
WIZ Freight - Tech Enabled Freight Forwarder
CHENNAI
2022.04 - Current
- Established Business processes including Freight, NVOCC, WIZ Bulk and WIZ Trucks. Successfully launched Freight Business process and company set-up for India and other APAC Countries (Singapore, Thailand, China, Hong-Kong, UAE & USA). Overall service delivery and Improve efficiency – More to evolve
- Steering committee member to drive Digital transformation initiatives. Responsible to support Tech team and design IT solutions. Drive enterprise level process re-engineering to ensure smooth transition of business process from current and acquired companies
- Member of extended management board and work with CFO for cost optimization and investment strategic initiatives
Director - Operations & Sales Planning
Agility Logistics, GIL Corporate
CHENNAI
2017.01 - 2022.03
- Business process outsourcing / Re-engineering, develop Centre of Excellence in Global Shared Service Centre India, Chennai. Scaled up to 50+ discrete Processes for 100+ Countries with 600+ FTEs
- Instrumental in RPA CoDE team set-up and Managing RDLC for Operations, Commercial and Finance projects and journey started at enterprise level in Agility Logistics - $5M savings delivered
- Successfully demonstrated Data Science POC Projects and set-up Data Science and Analyst team in Shared Services
- Corporate Governance (Board of Director)- Entity level Statutory, Regulatory requirements are consistently met and followed company act as per India company laws
General Manager, India Operations
Agility Logistics
2007.08 - 2016.12
- Ensured consistent service delivery for India Business – Annual Turnover of $150M. Lead new migrations and productivity improvement Initiatives - Achieved “CEO Excellence Award” - 2010
- Drove culture of overall excellence, identify and capitalize on opportunities that create tangible business impact, define and establish value system, identify and nurture talent pool - $1M savings from productivity improvement
- Successfully transformed FF Business global processes leveraging BPM tools, technology and innovation; worked closely with business leaders across all geographies
Manager, Customer Service
Maersk Line, Global Service Centre
Chennai
2001.10 - 2007.07
- Professionally grew-up in Maersk (earlier P&O Nedlloyd) and managed critical roles from desk operations to Manager, Customer Services.
- Converted all process improvements into tangible results and measurement in US Dollar values (Recurring cost of $1M per annum).
Customer Service Associate
CSAV- Norasia Lines
Chennai, India
1998.10 - 2001.09
- Distinction of managing Shipment Management Process – Exports & Imports.
- Actively involved in design, development, installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of application databases and DBMS products/ tools.
Education
Certificate in Financial Management: Financial Management - Financial Accounting
Indian Institute of Management
Indian Institute Of Management, Bangalore 2013.10 - 2013.10
Master of Foreign Trade - Foreign Trade
Pondicherry University
Puducherry, PY 2002.06 - 2004.04
Master of Science - Computer Applications
University of Madras
Chennai, TN 1996.07 - 2000.04
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Pachaiyappa's College
Chennai, TN 1992.07 - 1995.04
Skills
Shipping & Logistics
Certification
AGILE Certification - PSM & PSPO
Work Availability
monday
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morning
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Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Vice President
WIZ Freight - Tech Enabled Freight Forwarder
2022.04 - Current
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2022-03
Data Science and Business Analytics
2021-12
Certified BlockChain Expert
2020-05
RPA Program Manager & Business Analyst
2019-10
AGILE Certification - PSM & PSPO
2018-03
Director - Operations & Sales Planning
Agility Logistics, GIL Corporate
2017.01 - 2022.03
Certificate in Financial Management: Financial Management - Financial Accounting
Indian Institute of Management
2013.10 - 2013.10
General Manager, India Operations
Agility Logistics
2007.08 - 2016.12
Master of Foreign Trade - Foreign Trade
Pondicherry University
2002.06 - 2004.04
Manager, Customer Service
Maersk Line, Global Service Centre
2001.10 - 2007.07
Customer Service Associate
CSAV- Norasia Lines
1998.10 - 2001.09
Master of Science - Computer Applications
University of Madras
1996.07 - 2000.04
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Pachaiyappa's College
1992.07 - 1995.04
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