GENERAL MANAGER

Seeking a Managerial responsibility for business orientated organization

General Manager, Malaysia Furnishing, Kampala, Uganda,
August 2002 to date
 Administration and HR: Supervision and management of staff of 30 personnel – screening, conduct interviews, selections and orientation and training programs, budgeting, payroll.
 Sales, Marketing and Customer service: analysis of the market and target specific market fields, Evaluates quality of service provided to customers and develops procedures to minimize customer complaints
 Public Relations: Prepare and maintain the public relationship with the media, Plan, develop and implemented marketing promotions and events.
 Operations: Coordinates operations, staff members and their functions that include warehousing, production, and sales, in accordance with policies and procedures. Responsible for direct development and implementation of all branches.

Business Development Officer, Sentras Maritime Bangalore, India
March2001-July2002
• Marketing: Develop and implement marketing strategies, Asses marketing trends and activities, Coordinate production and support the marketing teams,
• Sales: Build and maintain client relations, resolve customer inquiries,
• Business Development: Assist top Marketing Management by analyzing the prevailing Market conditions, Competition pricing policies, Support import-export trade by interacting with shippers and clearing agents and Freight Forwarders and keeping up to date with port Information.

Marketing Executive, Marine Container Services, Agents YANG MING LINES, Taiwan ,Cochin, Kerala, India
January 2000- March 2001
• Marketing: Promote shipment of cargo through shippers, clearing agents and freight forwarders. Reporting and updating the prevailing market conditions, competition pricing policies, port Information, Equipment balance situation. Assist sales team on import/export through reverse marketing.
• Support Operations: Close co-ordination with documentation and operations personnel, Monitoring ICD Transport Operations Area. Reporting to the Asst. Manager (Marketing) and Manager at Cochin.
Marketing Associate, Nortrans Marine Services Agents, NORASIA LINE MALTA, Cochin, Kerala, India
May1999-Jan2000
• Operations: Learn basic concepts of freight forwarding, understand agility business model, map the differences between Air and Ocean Freight. Assist branch operations .

Masters of Foreign Trade(MFT)
Specialization in Logistics and International Marketing
Dr. G.R.Damodaran College of Science, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India : 1997-April1999

Bachelor of Commerce,
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala India, : 1994-1997