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
04.2022 - 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
01.2017 - 03.2022
- 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
08.2007 - 12.2016
- 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
10.2001 - 07.2007
- 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
10.1998 - 09.2001
- 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 10.2013 - 10.2013
Master of Foreign Trade - Foreign Trade
Pondicherry University
Puducherry, PY 06.2002 - 04.2004
Master of Science - Computer Applications
University of Madras
Chennai, TN 07.1996 - 04.2000
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Pachaiyappa's College
Chennai, TN 07.1992 - 04.1995
Skills
Shipping & Logistics
Certification
AGILE Certification - PSM & PSPO
Work Availability
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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
04.2022 - Current
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
03-2022
Data Science and Business Analytics
12-2021
Certified BlockChain Expert
05-2020
RPA Program Manager & Business Analyst
10-2019
AGILE Certification - PSM & PSPO
03-2018
Director - Operations & Sales Planning
Agility Logistics, GIL Corporate
01.2017 - 03.2022
Certificate in Financial Management: Financial Management - Financial Accounting
Indian Institute of Management
10.2013 - 10.2013
General Manager, India Operations
Agility Logistics
08.2007 - 12.2016
Master of Foreign Trade - Foreign Trade
Pondicherry University
06.2002 - 04.2004
Manager, Customer Service
Maersk Line, Global Service Centre
10.2001 - 07.2007
Customer Service Associate
CSAV- Norasia Lines
10.1998 - 09.2001
Master of Science - Computer Applications
University of Madras
07.1996 - 04.2000
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Pachaiyappa's College
07.1992 - 04.1995
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