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Vinod Mark Crasto
Contact: +91-9962991409| Email: crastovinod@gmail.com
SENIOR LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVE
- 23+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management
- Documented, year-on-year success in reducing costs, improving inventory turns, enhancing service and improving
performance through process improvements
Executive Leadership:
 Senior Industry Leader with around 23 years of experience in Materials, Logistics, Warehouse, Supply Chain, Purchasing,
Procurement and Commercial Operations encompassing export and import operations, billing,dispatch,logistics and 3PL
related activities and Operations Management.
 Excellent combination of strategic and tactical skills, process and employee improvement and big picture/immediate
outlook.
 Extroverted and customer focused manager with a natural ability to provide overall leadership to the team and gain a
detailed understanding of the company, competitors, products, opportunities and threats.
 An out-of-the-box thinker with a proven track record of increasing revenues, streamlining workflow and creating a team
work environment to enhance productivity.
 Demonstrated ability of availing benefits from Customs & Excise and Insurance authorities.
 Skilled in managing cross-functional teams, multi-million dollar budgets and large operational environments.
 Able to work with diverse groups across levels (including subcontractor and vendor management) functional areas and
technical disciplines.
Supply Chain Optimization:
 Accomplished in use of optimization models to determine leastcostfacilities (with rightcostestimation and costreduction)
and logistics while maximizing customer experience.
 Sound exposure of addressing problem areas, better methodology, process and timely execution results in better
productivity and profitability
 Effective coordination of incoming and outgoing materials and its complete record keeping.
 Identifying and developing a dedicated and alternate vendor source for, achieving cost effective purchases.
 Adept in handlingoperations ensuringoptimuminventory levels to achieve maximum costsavings withouthampering the
operations
Import & Export Operations
 Breadth of experience spans across managing the entire export/import operations encompassing finalizing consignment,
pre/post shipment documentation, billing; bank interaction, customs clearance, logistics, insurance including claim
settlement and other allied functions etc.
 Ensuring timely and maximum realization of export incentives.
 Keeping track of relevant changes in various rules, regulation and policy matters.
Liaising
 Proficient at maintaining cordial relationship with customers with government / regulatory authorities for keeping
compliance with statutory obligations & obtaining necessary sanctions / clearances
 Liaising with government and semi government authority’s viz. DGFT, Customs, Excise, Banks, EPCs, Insurance
Company/Surveyors for ensuring compliance, obtaining approvals, with documentation and other statutory requirements.
Logistics/Shipping
 Adept in freight negotiation to ensure seamless and cost-effective movement of consignment.
 Supervising logistic operations viz., Sea freights & inland transportation from factories to load ports.
 Coordinating with Customs & Excise authorities and other external agencies for ensuring timely clearances and cost
effective transport solutions.
 Pivotal in assuringcosteffective logistic operations & seamless materials movement to ascertain sufficient inventory levels
SKILLS SUMMARY
Management
Supply Chain Management
Lean Manufacturingconcepts
Continuous Improvement / kaizen
Six Sigma/5S
Planning/ Forecasting
Customer Relations
Excellence
Logistics/Distribution/ Import-Export
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Purchasing/Supplier Development
Inventory Control & Reduction
Vendor Management
On Time Delivery Improvement
Value-Added Leadership
Leadership, Training,Knowledge
Transfer,Communication &
Interpersonal Skills
Analytical Skills,Critical Thinking,
ConflictResolution,Group Dynamics
Decision Making, Negotiation

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WORK EXPERIENCE
Manager – Logistics
NEC India Pvt. Ltd.- Chennai Production Unit | Since - Apr’2013
Responsiblefor all aspects of the logistics,supply chain,and customer delivery operations.In chargeof making surethat each stage
of the distribution process isprogressingon time, on budget and to the rightquality standards.
Handlinga team of XX members
Significant Highlights:
 Instrumental in managing finalization, negotiation, development and implementation of key procurement s trategic plans with
vendors for material products with better prices & quality
 Maximizing localization of the products and cost saving of up-to 1.75 crore per annum
 Ensuring100% complianceof customs regulation and procedures
 Strategically reducing importof Logistics Rawmaterials
 Planningand implementing all activities includingAdministeringInternational LogisticsatSEZ unit under proper documentation
process
 Negotiating with FF agent and CHAs for costsavingand better services
 Re-structuringwarehouse layoutresultingin proper utilization of warehousespaceand increasestoragecapacity
 FinalizingSLAs with serviceVendors and analyzing vendor performance and doing continuous plan improvements.
 Administeringproper packing,handlingof material to reduce errors
Asst. Manager – Logistics
NEC India Pvt. Ltd.- Chennai Production Unit | Jan’2010 – Mar’2013
Significant Highlights:
 Efficiently handled S Tel Project for North East regions with planning material movement delivery at warehouse & site.
 Administered Reliance Communication & Idea shipments from Origin and follow up of handover material to customer Freight
Forwarder as per SCN’s.
 Initiated online process for saving customer documents that remained on server for 5 years thereby saving a huge amt. of time
resulting in resource optimization
 Ensure complete closure of the transaction including incorporating records into the system.
 Pro-actively set up process for routine material delivery at warehouse for Local and import shipments.
Asst. Manager – Logistics & Delivery
Huawei Telecommunications India Co. Pvt. Ltd | Dec’2008 – Jan’2010
Significant Highlights:
 Effectively administered ETISALAT project at South regions with end–to-end planning of material movement from origin,
management of warehouse inventory, stock transfer as per requirement of site priority, setup process for delivery of material
till site.
 Handling operations for Entire West circle warehousing, inventory management and distribution activity till site.
 Ensuring timely vendor payments.
 Analysing & ratings vendors on the basis of service performance & rates to create a more transparent system.
 Instrumental in looking after the imports & customs clearance of all the shipments of materials like Network equipment &
handsets for all DDU & DDP shipments.
Sr. Executive – Supply Chain Management
Drive India Enterprise Solutions Ltd | Jun’ 06 – Nov’08
Significant Highlights:
 Managed the entire gamut of commercial operations entailinglogistics and other related operations to sustain the profitability
of the company.
 Recommended change of handset shipment packing from pallets to boxes and increased container load and easy movement of
shipment by air thereby leading to 13 lacs per annum cost savings
 Received “Star of the Month” award for moving HSS shipment on FOB basis and ensuring clearance within 2 working days
 Accountable for the imports & customs clearance of all the shipments of materials like Network equipment, handsets & IT
products etc. required for Tata Indicom project.
 Ensured optimum Inventory level in warehouses across thecountry viz., Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata & Hyderabad through
proper planning & executing imports at various ports in India.

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 Have been highly appreciated for strategically saving time, cost and avoiding shortages at state warehouses by distributing
handset shipment from Port to respective Warehouse all over India to as per customer demand.
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EARLY CAREER
Sr. Executive – Imports Logistics
Transasia Bio Medicals Ltd | Jun’ 01 – Apr’ 06
Executive – Sea Operations
Geodis Overseas Pvt Ltd | May’ 00 - Jun’ 01
Executive – Import/Export
Rover Writing Instruments | Oct’ 97 – Apr’ 00
Customs Assistant
S.P Clearing and Shipping Pvt Ltd | Apr’ 92 – Oct’ 97
EDUCATION
 Diploma in Export–Import Management 1stClass
 Graduation in Commerce ( Specialization in Accountancy ) in Apr’ 97 , from Bombay University
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 1stApril 1974
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
Address: 702, 7th Floor C wing, Sanjay Nagar CHS, ParsiwadaSahar Road,Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 099