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- 1. P.RAJKUMAR 12/72, Chithirai Street, Stage II +914442550861 ( Res) Chinmaya Nagar, +91 98404 67961 (Mobile) Chennai – 600 092. Email : raju1331@hotmail.com 22 years of experience into Courier, Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing, 3PL & In-Plant Logistics functions. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION Post Graduation : Master's Degree in Business Administration University of Madras. Graduation : Bachelor's Degree in Economics Madurai Kamaraj University. Computer Proficiency : Excellent Knowledge of MS Office and Windows 2000 Linguistic Ability : English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam. Professional Experience Presently working as ASST. GENERAL MANAGER with M/s. Infreight Logistics Solutions Ltd, Chennai – Since August 2006 till date About Infreight : Infreight Logistics Solutions Ltd is a Subsidiary of M/s. Sundaram Finance Ltd, Chennai. Infreight Logistics Solutions Limited is engaged in the business of Logistics Operations, Consulting, Contracting and Technology Services like developing Transport Management System, Vehicle Tracking Units, Warehouse Management System, etc.... The Company, now, boasts of a prestigious client base like Caterpillar, Britannia Industries, MBDL, Tata Motors, Pantaloon Retail India Ltd. Carborandum Universal, Bonfiglioli, Adithya Birla Retail Ltd, Parle, Ballarpur Industries, Amul, Audco India Ltd., Etc.
- 2. Job Profile : Business Development – Identify Projects, Deploy team for detailed study, Work out proposal – Negotiation and Finalization of the projects. Prime responsibility - Project Management. Define and drive strategic Logistics initiatives to maximize operational effectiveness, enhance customer service and increase profitability. Heading Warehousing Projects & In-Plant Logistics for Customers like Carborandum Universal Ltd, Audco India Ltd, Bonfiglioli Transmission Pvt. Ltd, IFB Autoliv etc. Provide customized solutions for warehousing projects by planning intermediate and long term capacity planning, Define and drive standardized Material Handling methodologies, MHE planning etc. Review logistics flow process and assess the possibility to run the projects more efficiently – planning and optimizing daily workload activities and labor requirements. Define, Implement and Analyze KPI. Training & Development: Collaborate with Operations support team and HR to design, develop and facilitate training & development programs. Productivity & Labor Management: Analyze roles and responsibilities – focus on initiatives to drive productivity improvements & labor cost reductions. MANAGER – LOGISTICS WITH M/S. SICAL LOGISTICS, CHENNAI - MARCH 2003 TO JULY 2006. About SICAL: As a part of the SPIC group (a leading conglomerate in India), SICAL is arguably the largest bulk cargo logistics company with presence in all major, intermediary and minor Ports of the country. SICAL Logistics is a total logistics solution provider in this part of the world with diversified interests in Shipping, Stevedoring, C & F, Warehousing and Trucking. SICAL has a fleet strength of around 600 vehicles, which includes Trucks, Multi-axle trucks, Trailers, Tippers, Tankers, LPG Bullets etc Job profile: Fleet Management – Planning, Scheduling, Routing and Monitoring the entire fleet of company owned vehicles and Sourcing of market vehicles. Handling Bulk Dry Cargo movement from various ports, mines and Principals - includes coal, coke, iron ore, scrap, bauxite and finished goods like cement, steel – sheets & coils. Major focus on Movement of Bulk Liquid cargo (Linear Alkyl Benzene, Benzene, Heavy Normal Paraffin, Olefin, Motor Spirit etc) through own and out-sourced tankers. Achieve sales target through efficient placement of vehicles and continuous co-ordination with the customers. Preparation of MIS and Presentation of Reports to the Management Capacity Utilization of vehicles to reduce the down-time of vehicles at workshop and to reduce the idle time of vehicles at loading and unloading points. Vendor Development and Management. Manpower Management – Handling a huge team of contractual and company staff, Training and Job rotation, Performance analysis and evaluation.
- 3. ASST. MANAGER – LOGISTICS; M/S. FAIRTRADE LLC, SULTANATE OF OMAN, (MARCH 2001 TO JANUARY 2003) About Fairtrade: Fairtrade LLC is a C & F for leading consumer products like Nestle, Newzealand Dairy, Kraft foods, Emborg, Doux, Campbells, Bahlsen foods, Unilever, Rubber Maid etc. Job profile: Handling warehouse space of 1, 60,000 square feet, out of which 40,000 sq.ft. was cold storage and another 20,000 sq.ft. was chiller room. Was responsible and accountable for more than 2400 SKUs. Sourcing of vehicles & transportation Management. – Hiring of vehicles from market for distribution of products throughout Oman & for export to U.A.E. Distribution through Company owned LCVs and Reefers. Clearing the consignments from the Port, verifying the correctness of stocks received preparation of Material Receipt Note, etc. E R P (Oracle based – Vision 2000) Updating of stocks received and dispatched – Co- ordinate with the product manager regarding Short Expiry and Expired products at the warehouse and arrangement for the disposal of the same. Liaison with the Insurance Company towards short receipt and receipt of materials in damaged conditions. Organize dispatches for all Super/ Hyper Markets, Wholesalers and our own Branches throughout Oman. Allocation and Reservation of products for Supply towards Tender.
- 4. REGIONAL COORDINATOR – LOGISTICS; M/S. EXCEL LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED- AN NRI VENTURE BASED IN CHENNAI, (JANUARY, 2000 TO FEB 2001) Job profile: Handling Inbound & Outbound logistics, Inventory, Warehousing and Transportation management. Sourcing of vehicles, Optimum utilization of Company owned and leased vehicles. Monitoring Arrival and Dispatches of Route Vehicles throughout South India. Handing Warehousing and distribution-monitoring receipt and dispatch of materials pertaining to our valued customers such as HCL, IBM Wipro, Compaq etc. Interacting with the Operations team throughout South India for accelerating the efficiency of our services. Periodical review of Inventory at all the warehouses in South. Coordinating with other zones - North & West for optimum & efficient transshipment. Liaison with check post authorities and other statutory bodies. SR. SALES EXECUTIVE - SURFACE AND AIR CARGO; M/S. BLUE DART EXPRESS LIMITED, CHENNAI ( JULY 1997 TO DECEMBER 1999) Responsibility includes Sales and Customer Relations Activity – Signing up New Customers – Retention of existing customers. Focus on Promoting Air Cargo Business. Ranked All India No.2 Sales people - played an active role in 3 days CII Exhibition on Logistics (1997). AREA MANAGER SALES & OPERATIONS; M/S. CORPORATE COURIERS LIMITED, CHENNAI (FEBRUARY 1987 TO JUNE 1997) Job profile: In-charge of Sales, Collection and Operational Activities Monitoring effective growth in Sales and collection functions Improvising on Inbound & Out bound Operations and efficient connectivity of loads through Air/Rail/ Surface. Areas under control: Tamilnadu, Pondicherry and Kerala. Introduced movement of outbound documents through Air Cargo instead of on-board movement thereby reducing the operations cost by more than 75%. PERSONAL DETAILS Father's Name : Shri N. Ponnambalam (Late) Age & Date of Birth : 44 years/13th June, 1964 Last Salary Drawn : Rs. 6.40 lacs/annum (CTC) Salary Expected : Rs.9.00 lacs/annum