Operations, Purcurement, Supply Chain and Logistics.

Operations Management

Feb. 2004 -Date Operations and Marketing Manager ?V Peeraj Group Co. LLC.
Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Responsibilities:

„« In-charge of marketing equipments related to oilfield industry, heavy machinery and general commodities in developing countries in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 and HSE standards.
„« Analyzing sales targets, cost reduction programs, profitability margins, quality standards, sufficient inventory levels, negotiation parameters, HSE regulations & logistics deadlines set in liaison with the board to ensure profitable operations and continuous awareness of corporate identity in the market.
„« Planning and budgeting air/sea movements, price fluctuation, financial ratios like cost benefit analysis, value enhancing process, product life cycle, competitive bids, L/C?¦s and contractual agreements of corporate clients.
„« Monitoring all accounting procedures, financial issues, freight consolidation, supply chain channels, RFP evaluation, tender preparation, submission and PO?¦s.
„« Monitoring backorders and stock outs like working ahead of schedule, inventory inaccuracies, incorrect forecasts, price fluctuation and communication defects.


Jan. 2000- Jan . 2004: Asst. Manager- Intl. Marketing ?V Kyodo Corporation Tokyo, Japan.
Responsibilities:
„« Sourcing of marine equipments like main engines, generators, purifiers, compressors, pumps, boilers, general commodities and electrical spares from Japan & Europe.
„« Responsible for planning and implementing purchasing activities including coordinating material movement between warehouse to production facilities and ensuring uninterrupted supply of goods through establishing supplier partnership.
„« Providing professional procurement/logistics support to Kyodo subsidiaries with regard to purchasing policies, JIT system, Kanban procedures and practices used by best-in-class supply chain management organizations.
„« Supervising the entire distribution channel, freight consolidation process, customs clearance and timely delivery of equipments by sea or air to major ports worldwide.

Education:
1997 ?V 1998 Master in Business Administration (MBA) Full Time.
Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, UK (Alumni)
Major: Marketing Strategies and International Marketing.
Thesis: Importance of Brand Recognition in Consumer Markets.

1996 ?V 1997 Post-Grad Diploma in Business Administration (PG-DBA) Full Time.
Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, UK (Alumni)

1993 ?V 1996 Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) Full Time.
Maharaja?¦s College, University of Mysore, India (Alumni)
Major: Marketing Management and International Business
Thesis: Integration of R&D and Marketing

Personal Skills:
„« Languages: Fluent in English and Hindi, Japanese (Conversational), Arabic (Reading & Writing)
„« Computer Skills: Windows (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MINITAB9, SPSS6, Access application), DOS, d Base & E-Commerce applications.
„« Clean driving licence: UAE, Japan & India.

Extra Curricular Achievements:
„« Member of the Students Development Program, Cardiff Business School, UK. Organized various seminars and workshops including seminars on affective team communication, co-ordination, and public speaking.
„« Elected as coordinator of MBA personal group projects and as key member in organizing and presenting business plan projects.
„« Recruited as Management Trainee (Apr1996?V Aug1996) in Williamson & Magor Ltd., India.
„« Elected as the youngest secretary of Rotaract Club, India. The club received the ?₯Best Club of the year award?¦ in the same year.