Commercial & Logistics

MUHAMMAD EHTESHAM-UL-HAQ

E-mail: **********@*******.***

Flat no 8, First Floor

Building no 23, East Street 2

Sector C, Askari 11

Badian Road – Lahore - Pakistan

Res: 0092 42 37102663

Mob: 009**-******** (Bahrain)

About me

Professional with more than 20 years of progressive experience within Supply & Chain, Sales & Marketing, indirect services and strategic outsourcing. Proven ability to lead cross functional teams, negotiate contracts, develop long term commodity strategies, utilize e-source tools, and manage complete cost analysis and source from low cost countries. Maxine is an expert at maintaining a cost effective balance between customer service and cost of shipments. An ambitious individual who has a likeable personality and a long track record of controlling costs reducing expenditure and improving efficiency. Maxine is able to lead the logistics team, set department objectives and identify risks within the field of logistics; knowledge can be utilized for the Benefit of the organization with an opportunity of personal growth.

Capabilities:

Strength to face & work in difficulties during projects and have to courage to deal with them and have ability to achieving the goals and experience to work in Stress. Organize & conducting seminars and motivating team workers & to work as team member, adequate time and risk Management Attitude.

Area of Expertise

Monitoring/Supervision/Leadership/Management

Sourcing Methodology Knowledge/Strategy Development & Implementation

Negotiation Strategy/Bulk Buying

Vendor Management/ Supplier Evaluation

Proficient in Microsoft Office, ERP & SAP

Innovation & Creativity

Effective & Efficient Utilization of Available Resources

Experience:

Knowledge of importing and forwarding & high level of attention to focused and deals with Professional attitude. Tactful, diplomatic dealing with sensitive issues & flexible approach in working and remain calm under pressure.

Resilient and enthusiastic in all areas, can influence and communicate effectively across multiple sectors. Knowledge Microsoft Office & ERP system & experience of organizing the transportation of hazardous material and able to work under deadline pressure & well knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates. Quickly to resolve any problem or issues that may arise, liaison & provide the data of raw material to ministry of environment for the approval of import & export.

Manama Packaging Industry W.L.L (Bahrain), From July 2011 till date Assistant Manager Procurement, Logistics & Admin Services:

Procurement & Purchasing

Manage development and implementation of strategic sourcing and procurement processes for a Negotiate prices with vendors to enhance profitability of company, gross margin improvement analysis and implementation. Achieve optimum cost while ensuring high level of quality/service and the respect of delivery targets.

Effectively monitoring raw material prices and its impact on our cost and looking for best alternates with respect to materials and suppliers in order to get the maximum benefit in terms of cost reduction & arranging and monitoring pre-carriage and on-carriage movements. Coordinate with custom authorities for clearance of goods in liaison with clearing agents and ensuring timely dispatches. Develop and maintain professional customer relationships to improve the flow of communication, understanding and increase loyalty to the business. Provide accurate short, medium and long-term forecasts as necessary to management, and to attend customers related complaints and any kind of issues whose are disturbing customer e.g. Quality, services or prices. Co-ordinate the development and improvement of services and quality, balancing the need to maintain margins and the need to meet growing customer expectations & manage projects and developments within the business to support the relationship with the customer and ensure the correct level of customer focus is achieved.

Logistics Responsibilities

Responsible for the Outbound & Inbound Logistics services, Distribution, Systems and Warehouse leadership. As a senior member of logistics team has experienced to leading operations and supply chain strategies from conception through maturity. As Strategic team leader I builds infrastructure for increased sales and revenues on an annual basis. Quantifies prospective value of businesses, optimizes internal team processes, and shifts necessary business models to achieve prosperity. Communicates effectively, institutes innovative initiatives and leads project teams to achieve high-level goals, create positive change, efficiency and increased profitability.

Analyzes the financial impact of proposed changes to the operations of the logistics department

& prepares an evacuation plan in the event of a disaster or other emergency. Experience working in a supply chain or logistics department. Create policies or procedures for logistics activities. Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized transportation metrics, resolve problems concerning logistics transportation, systems, imports or exports, or customer issues. Monitor product import or export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory & requirements, negotiates transportation services and rates with various carriers.

Design models for use in evaluating logistics programs or services, supervise the work of logistics specialists, planners, or schedulers. Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management.

Recommend optimal transportation modes, frequency of transports and routing is as efficient and as cost effective as possible by Air, Rail, Sea, or Road, including the comparative costs and benefits. Managing all supply chain activities, planning and scheduling the delivery of goods and cargo & completing paperwork relating to the export of goods to foreign countries. Responsible for a team of over 20 people’s staff that includes drivers and warehouse operatives. Coordinating staff and monitoring their performance. Booking transport through preferred suppliers, negotiating discounts with freight companies. Completing and filing compliance documentation for import, export and supply chain security. Getting the paper work done for customs and transport, ensuring that delivery of vehicles are road worthy. Monitoring the logistics operations at given locations & negotiating the services of 3rd party carriers, couriers and haulage companies, keeping freight & costs down and an eye on costs. Manage development and implementation of strategic sourcing and procurement processes for a defined portfolio of raw materials. Negotiate prices with vendors to enhance profitability of company, gross margin improvement analysis and implementation. Achieve optimum cost while ensuring high level of quality/service and the respect of delivery targets. Looking for best alternates with respect to materials and suppliers in order to get the maximum benefit in terms of cost reduction & arranging and monitoring pre-carriage and on-carriage movements. Coordinate with custom authorities for clearance of goods in liaison with clearing agents and ensuring timely dispatches. Develop and maintain professional customer relationships to improve the flow of communication, understanding and increase loyalty to the business. Maintain a thorough knowledge of the market (including competitor activity) to exploit business opportunities with both new and existing customers. Target and develop new sales relationships to increase sales volume and maximize profitability. Provide accurate short, medium and long-term forecasts as necessary. To attend customers related complaints and any kind of issues whose are disturbing customer e.g. Quality, services or prices. Co-ordinate the development and improvement of services and quality, balancing the need to maintain margins and the need to meet growing customer expectations & manage projects and developments within the business to support the relationship with the customer and ensure the correct level of customer focus is achieved.

Skills & Competencies:

Highly focused on issues at hand.

Logistics planning & distribution & keeping up to date with new developments in the field of Logistics, arrangement for finished product to export by Sea, by Road & by Air.

Follow-up with transporters & shipping lines about dispatched.

Objectives:

Highly focused on Logistics planning & distribution and update to senior management with new developments in the field of Logistics, arrangement for finished product to export by Sea, Road & Air, follow-up with transporters & shipping lines about dispatched. Highly motivated professional with stable background of career promotions to positions of increasing responsibility, Strong organizational and time management abilities. Capability to work with others towards a common goal & demonstrated, capacity to public relations Magazine 36, Nth Avenue, From January 2009 to December 2010 Administration & Marketing Executive:

Business development and Marketing promotion & developing, implementing and evaluating annual strategic marketing plan and well-defined. Strategies / tactics to achieve stated objectives, reporting to the Chief Executive about product Portfolio and working with the marketing team. Fulfilling any other assignments or tasks assigned by the management to me from time to time. To assist the Administration Head in the formulation of memorandum of understanding with the post holding reporting, recovery of funds from customers & Process and scrutinize Vendor payments. To exchange information with the internal and external customers, Ensure timely renewals of contract policies subject to post holding reporting. Resolve Internal and External customer Problems / Issues accordingly.

The Royal Bank & Scotland Pakistan Ltd (Formerly known as Prime Commercial Bank & ABN AMRO Bank, From May 2006 to September 2008

Admin & Corporate Services Officer:

To maintain all financial and non-financial statistics for MIS purposes & data entry, to look after Bank official Motor vehicles & deals with tax to Excise Taxation Department. Coordinate with the Head Office & internal customers for their administrative needs. To supervise & deals with the external parties like courier companies, security agency, janitorial enterprise, and maintain proper record for fixed assets, like computers, printers, scanners, LCD’s, fax machines, UPS, PABX exchange & Networking Panels. Process and scrutinize vendors and all types of consumer payments, and confirm all pending bills are paid to all vendors. Store In charge (more than 1000 items in store maintain & control all inventory, Inspection the duty timing and uniform of all Janitorial staffs, Office boys, Phone Operator, Photocopier, Electrician, Dispatcher, Cleaning Staffs, Security Guards and Vendors in-put is efficient in their works. Check on daily basis visitor register; maintain Mileage register of Bank Dispatchers. Handling couriers (Received & Dispatch) TCS, OCS, Leopard, SpeedEx, TNT, Pakistan Post Office etc, arrange monthly courier returned letters report to department wise, also arrange office stationeries and maintain requisition slips acknowledgement for record. Coordinate with Government departments LDA, TIPA, Town Committee, Road Safety Department, Parking Contractor etc. and suppliers / Vendors (Kitchen Supplies, Stationary, Computer equipments, Couriers, Publisher etc). Forward request to Head of Dept for training and development needs and carry out any other duties assigned by Department Head. Happy Cola (Regd) S.R Bottlers, From May 2000 to March 2006 Sales & Marketing Manager:

I was worked as sales & marketing Manager my worked duties were monitor the delivery system and evaluating sales activities. Monitoring competitive environment, including performance and ratings, to determine key Activities and trends; recommending actions needed to maintain and improve market. Position.

Arranging different kinds of seminars and sales promotional schemes to improve sales volume of the company through online services, proposals/tenders, arranging production of Newsletters, brochures, contact/business cards and other marketing materials as required. Vigilant Veterinary Services (Pvt) Ltd, From July 1993 to May 1999 Regional Sales & Marketing Executive:

As Regional Sales and Marketing Executive I was responsible for communicating with the target customers (poultry farmers) and traders (Medicine traders), and Coordinating with a team of 10 people which Includes SSO (Senior Sales Officers), SPO (Sales Promotion Officers) and Vaccinators. Conducted series of seminars and workshops for product awareness and promotion. In-charge of regular Monitoring of the distribution network and responding on complaints for customers Satisfaction. Identifying customer needs and requirements and ensuring prompt supply of purchase orders and deliveries and assist to Area Sales & Marketing Manager in implementing assigned duties and responsibilities. Monitoring competitive environment, including performance and ratings, to determine key activities and trends; recommending actions needed to maintain and improve market position, and Liaising with suppliers, customers and other agencies to ensure the organization is well informed on changing market conditions. Subhani Industries (Pvt) Ltd, From May 1992 to January 1993 Store Officer: Responsibilities

Allocation of daily jobs to teams and monitoring the completion and should maintain discipline

& follow Company Rules & Regulations. Received & inspects all incoming materials and reconciles with purchase orders; processes and distributes documentation with purchase orders; reports, documents and tracks damages and discrepancies on orders received. Ensures operations are conducted as per the Standard Operation Procedure SOP’s & monitors the warehouse activities and maintains the warehouse records, area in a neat and orderly manner also responsible for the finish goods local & Export material timely deliveries with coordination of the sales coordinator and maintaining the proper record. Daily team briefings to ensuring effective direction and comunication take place, Ensures operations are conducted as per the Standers Opearation Procedure SOP’s. Storage finished goods batch wise.

Qualification:

B.A (Bachelor) from University of Karachi 1988

H S C Arts from Board of Intermediate Education Karachi 1985 S S C Science from Board of Secondary Education Karachi 1982 Professional Skill:

Highly motivated professional with stable background of career promotions to positions of increasing responsibility, Strong organizational and time management abilities.

Capability to work with others towards a common goal & demonstrated, capacity to public relations and outstanding customer services & quality guest treatment. Computer Literacy:

Well versed with Microsoft Office and its applications, Internet Browsing and surfing. Software Expertise:

Office Package MS Office

Operating System Windows XP, 7 & 10

Curricular Activities:

Arranged Functions, Seminars and outdoor Entertainment Program’s for Families & Colleagues. Bank Experience:

Administration & Corporate Services

Account Opening

CAAML (Anti money laundering)

Compliance & Activity Report Check

Achievement / Certificate:

Online ABN AMRO Certificate, Compliance Principles Training, Complying with Economics Sanction & Client Acceptance and Anti-Money Laundering (CAMML), Certificate for Participated as Scouts in the annual festival, and most of the Athletic Activities in all the educational institutes attended.

Personal Data:

Date of Birth : September 29, 1968.

Languages : English, Urdu, Punjabi, Basic French, Basic Sindhi.

Health : Good.

Marital Status : Married.

Personality : Faithful, Hard worker, Honest

Hobbies / Social & other Activities:

Reading Books & Newspapers.

Watching Documentaries.

Gardening & Sports.

Travel History:

United States of America

United Kingdom & Central & West Europe

GCC Countries & Egypt (Africa)

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