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EMAIL: shajiscv@gmail.com
MOBILE : +91 9962939111 / 7299313826 LOGISTICS
PERSONALITY
• Outstanding at listening
• Excelling in customer
service
• Able to build relationships
with staff and upper
management
• Persuasive
• Eager to get product
knowledge
• Problem solver
• Excellent verbal
communication skills
• Expertise in time
management
• Ability to interact with
colleagues
• Leadership, motivational
and team working skills
• Friendly, approachable by
customers & vendors
• Can beat deadlines
• Leadership qualities
• Supervisory strengths
BACKGROUND
I HAVE OVER 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE STORE
MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTICS.
MY STRENGTHS INCLUDE:
• WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
• STORE AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
• LOGISTICS AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
• PROCUREMENT & VENDOR DEVELOPMENT
• SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
• PROFIT AND LOSS MANAGEMENT
• ATTAINMENT,DISTRIBUTION
• FORECASTING STOCK LEVELS
• CUSTOMER SERVICE
• ABILITY TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE & MEET DEADLINES
• 3PL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
• 5S, KAIZEN, OSHA/HSSE
• TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
• EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
I AM SEEKING A NEW POSITION, WHERE I CAN TAKE THE COMPANY TO A
HIGHER LEVEL USING MY EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE IN LOGISTICS.
EMPLOYMENT
Since Aug 2011
Warehouse Site Manager
Kuehne + Nagel Pvt Ltd., Chennai
Operations & Distribution Manager for Customer Outbound Hi-tech Warehouse Nokia Solutions
Networks, Oragadam, SEZ, Kanchipuram Dt., (1,25,000 Sq ft) for the last two years. Reporting to DGM
Contract Logistics
My Roles & Responsibilities
• Optimization and maintenance of warehouse systems and ensure productivity targets are met
and oversee the maintenance of warehouse and labor management with effective productivity
measuring tools.
• Different sizes of cargoes are handled and storage done in High racks and bulk area
depending on the volume dimension of the material. Vehicles are also planned based on the
volumetric weight from different locations across PAN India
• Making sure that the health and safety requirements are met and take responsibility
for the security of the human, building & inventory with laid QSHE policies
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2. • Have a more strategic role and deal with planning, coordinating, administration and
general management issues, which include the day-to-day follow up with staff and
over seeing work organized by team leaders, shift leaders and supervisors.
• Having a clear understanding of the company's policies and vision and how the Ware
house contributes to these and ensure 5S activities inside the warehouse.
• Regular communication with clients and ensuring timely, accurate and efficient shipment
of all customer orders & conducting periodical warehouse houses audits.
• Coordinating with different partner transport vendors in transport activities of Bharti Airtel,
Nokia and Vodafone across PAN India for road transportation.
• Follow up and instructs Kuehne + Nagel Air freight and Sea freight department for export
shipments through ocean and air. The container sizes was decided by us working on a tool
and inform the end customer regarding the requirement of containers for ocean movement
• Generation of monthly invoices at the end of the month based on the services provided as per
the KPI and follow up of receivables as per the stipulated time
1) Prior to the above role, was Site manager for Schneider Electric India Operations warehouse
(80,000 Sq ft). Responsible for the Schneider Distribution Centre at Chennai, Tamil Nadu
from Kuehne + Nagel, coordinating with Schneider DC Manager.
2) Was responsible for managing all aspects of Warehouse operations for Bonfiglioli Transmission
(Industrial gear manufacturers & traders). Managing a staff of 130, for 2 shift operations at
customer premises. Acted as an extension to the customer’s business.
Jan 2011 to Jul 2011
Operations Manager
DHL Lemuir Logistics P Ltd., Chennai
Worked at the customer warehouse of Honda Motors. This warehouse housed two, four Wheelers and
Power products of Honda Corporation for Indian operations
My Roles & Responsibilities
• Were handling the processes involved in supply chain and stock control.
• Had to ensure that structures and processes that were in place to monitor the flow of
materials were functioning properly and efficiently.
• Were responsible for Inventory Management. The inventory consisted of thousands of
spare parts of the vehicles and power products of Honda.
• Generating the pick list, and ensuring timely delivery to the dealers/retailers as per
the orders and co-ordination with the ABM’s.
• Ability to build up a rapport easily. Also maintain business relationships with clients by
dedicating a high standard of customer service.
Mar 2010 to Oct 2010
Warehouse & Spare Parts Manager
Vehrad Transport & Haulage Co Ltd.
15-17, Tema Industrial Area, Accra, Ghana, West Africa
The company is a Tema based trucking company. It is a complete logistics management company,
servicing the West African sub-region in the area of clearing, warehousing, storage and haulage.
It’s operations was focused mainly on mining companies, carrying cyanide and bulk delivery of imported
merchandise and petroleum products to the landlocked countries of the West African sub-region.
My Roles & Responsibilities
• Provided all logistical support for products used by the Organization.
• Issuing & collecting of Spares/Tires to workshop based on job orders.
• Performing Inventory Management of parts for vehicles. The inventory was huge, as we
supplied parts for many types of vehicles: Columbia Freightliner, MAN, Actros Benz, Nissan
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3. Patrol, pickups and trailers.
• Managed inventory and monitoring the stock level for procurement process. Provided
logistical support for the equipment and accessories required for the maintenance of the
vehicles.
• Generation of logistics, inventory, purchase requirements, and other reports for the
management.
Jan 2006 to Jun 2009
Procurement / Store Manager
Samartex Timber & Plywood Co. Ltd.,
PO Box No. 1, Samreboi, Western Region of Ghana, West Africa
SAX was one of the largest timber company in Ghana producing all kinds of wood products, such as
plywood, sliced veneer, rotary veneer, carvings etc. It had a workforce of about 2500 people.
My Roles & Responsibilities
• Overseas and local purchase of machines, spares, Caterpillar parts, trucks, light vehicle spares,
tires, fuel, consumables and drugs to Samartex Hospital. Price comparisons of the various
suppliers & negotiation for better price before the final order is made.
• Follow up on goods ordered mainly with the European suppliers through a German forwarder
partner and keeping track on each order till the goods are received in the company’s premises.
Worked on internet based system provided by the forwarding & collecting partner in Germany.
Liaise with the clearance team in every imports of the company.
• Inventory management of spare parts for the heavy machines(CAT), trucks (Renault, MAN,
Actros) involved in felling and moving the logs from the bushes and other machines which are
involved in the process of converting it to timber, plywood, veneer and carvings.
• Coordination with transport, production, forestry, export department for materials, issue, reorder,
Management Information System and generation of various reports.
Achievements at this job
• Was successful in establishing new suppliers’ contacts with better price when our main trading
partner closed his business in Germany.
• Was able to cut down the cost in local purchase by proper planning of overseas purchase.
• Officially visited Guangzhou, Factory of the world in China for sourcing.
May 2004 to Jan 2006
Logistics Executive
Canon India Pvt Ltd.,
5D & 5E, Gee Gee Emerald; 312, Village Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600 034
My Roles & Responsibilities
• Monitored contracted warehouses stocks, MIS on inventory and billing, key accounts
management apart from other routine issues related to the said areas. Well versed with
Oracle 11i ERP package.
• Co-ordination with the 3PL warehouse provider in complete logistics activity.
Dec 2000 to Apr 2004
Ware House Executive/Ware House Operations Manager
AFL LIMITED (Logistics Division)
14, Jayalakshmi Gardens, Poonamalle Bye pass, Poonamallee, Chennai - 600 056
The company was one of the leading Integrated Logistics companies in India, with major focus on the
Express Business through its tie up with DHL Worldwide Express for selective customers in the
electronics. The major clients include Sharp, Canon, HP, HCL, Dax, Godrej, and Blue Star.
Started with the company as the Warehouse Executive. Within short span promoted to the position of
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4. Ware House Operations Manager. I was responsible for all Warehouse Accounts. Four Warehouse
Executives and four Warehouse Trainees reported to me.
My Roles & Responsibilities
• Managing in-bound & out-bound logistics, generation and the dispatch of Inventory
Management reports.
• Monitoring physical stock visa-vis system stock for discrepancy. Ensuring the prompt
movement of stock to various locations,
• Maximum optimization of warehousing space.
Achievements
• Achieved zero discrepancy in the stock. No discrepancies in the issue or receipt.
• Devised a format to retrieve information pertaining to stock by-passing the inventory
management system.
• Adherence to stacking norms. In spite of severe constraints in Ware House space, have
been able to accommodate all warehousing clients within the space allocated.
• In a short span of 6 months I was been able to get the complete trust of the customer,
where in even the warehouse audit had been left to us.
Dec 1994 to May 2000
Trainee Store Keeper/Asst. Foreman Stores
INDIA METERS LIMITED
14 Industrial Estate, Ambattur, Chennai – 600 058.
Company engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of energy meters for household and
industrial applications.
My Roles & Responsibilities
• Inventory maintenance & coordination with sub-contract vendors & Production Planning.
• Maintenance of “A” class inventory like copper, magnets, imported registers.
• Issue of such inventory to sub contractors and receipt of sub assemblies.
• Translation of monthly production forecasts to weekly plans.
• Material requirement planning on a monthly / weekly basis.
Achievements
• Coordinated the successful implementation of Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Software
(AIMS) for India Meters’ Ambattur factory, for the materials function.
• Was in the team to obtain ISO 9001 certification from DNV & successful in implementing a
computer based inventory system
• Won the Best Housekeeping Award (2nd place) in the company
EDUCATION
• PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (PDCA)
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN
• GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MATERIALS MANAGEMENT (GDMM)
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, CHENNAI, INDIA
• BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN SCIENCE (B.SC.), PHYSICS
THE NEW COLLEGE, MADRAS UNIVERSITY, INDIA
LANGUAGES KNOWN
ENGLISH, TAMIL, MALAYALAM, HINDI & ARABIC (TO READ & WRITE)
PERSONAL INFORMATON
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5. Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Married
Date of Birth : Aug 2, 1972
Passport No : K2242539
Address : 41, Gandhi Street, Ramalingapuram, Avadi, Chennai, TN, India
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6. Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Married
Date of Birth : Aug 2, 1972
Passport No : K2242539
Address : 41, Gandhi Street, Ramalingapuram, Avadi, Chennai, TN, India
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