Niveshlin Chetty - CV

(International Shipping & Logistics Professional)

Personal Details

Phone Number +27-76-875-****

Email adg7by@r.postjobfree.com

Location Kwa Zulu Natal - Durban (South Africa)

Nationality South Africa (ID: 870-***-**** 082)

Address 10 Walworth Road, Hillary, Duran 4049

Age 33 (29/06/1987)

EE/AA Status Indian Male

Driver's Licence Code E1

My Next Job

Preferred Supply Chain Manager, Logistics Manager, Exports Shipping Manager,

Warehouse Manager

Durban Metro, Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa)

Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa)

Cell Phone Allowance, Medical Aid and Retirement

Permanent position

Ideal role in Project Management, Supply chain planning and logistics functions, demand planning, supply planning, distribution, logistics execution, inventory control and supplier management, Warehouse Management & Implementation.

Availability: With Immediate Effect

Summary

I am a highly experienced & results oriented leader, Former Regional Supply Chain & Logistics Manager

(Huawei Technologies Pty Ltd – South Africa)

With in-depth global expertise in: Logistics Management-JIT,Projects-Operations-DC-Logistics-Supply Chain Management, International Shipping Exports & People-to-Change Management ; delivering solid-tangible financial results & immense value to an employer, with massive-to-sustainable improvements, based on a proven track record of consistent high performance & key achievements

• Restructured Huawei Technologies, re-aligned to corporate financial & qualitative targets, with Improved KPIs:, SHERQ, employee engagement-productivity / training / development, project delivery & profitability.

• Led/Delivered several mission critical projects for Huawei Technologies.

Self-driven & self-reliant, sets challenging targets, I lead from the front & by example, collaboratively-collectively with excellent communication & interpersonal skills to engage, motivate, and solve complex problems as a group.

Thrives in leading Multi-Nationals; with a zest-passion for people, innovation, business strategy/efficiency-to-effectiveness & continuous improvement, infused by a strong team & customer/client 1st mindset; with a deep belief system that there is always a better way, whilst in the pursuit of personal excellence-&-mastery!

Career Summary

Company

Position

Duration

Huawei Technologies South Africa

Regional Supply Chain Manager

January 2016 – Current

Huawei Technologies South Africa

Supply Chain Engineer

February 2015 – January 2016

CFR Freight

Senior Ocean Freight Controller

February 2014 – February 2015

MSC Logistics

Senior International Export Logistics Controller / Project Lead

January 2010 – February 2014

MSC Logistics

Export Controller

February 2008 – January 2010

Skills

Lean Manufacturing and operations Project execution and Lead

Supply Chain Optimisation Transportation Management

EHS Management Continuous Improvement

Performance Management Logistics and Supply Chain

Warehouse Design and Implementation Presentation Skills

Leadership Strategy Planning and Execution

Visual Management Systems Execution and Management Business Process Implementation International Shipping Professional

Customs Control and Management Management and Staff Development

SAP, Oracle

Employment

January 2016 – Current Regional Supply Chain Manager

Huawei Technologies South Africa

Duties Include:

Review and update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations and laws

Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments / consolidating and distribution.

Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers

Asses appropriate materials handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load / unload move or store materials.

Appraise Vendor manufacturing ability through on site visits and measurements

Monitor supplier performance to asses ability to meet quality and delivering requirements

Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback or to discuss production forecasts or changes.

Implement new or improved supply chain processes

Collaborate with other departments such as procurement / engineering / project management / quality assurance to identify or qualify new suppliers.

Develop and implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.

Design and implement plant warehousing strategies.

Analyse inventories and determine how to increase inventory turns / reduce waste or losses / optimize customer service.

Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, materials requirements, planning inventory control, warehousing and receiving

Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of material product distribution, storage and inventory.

Manage all subcontractors / suppliers who are contracted to Huawei within the KZN Region.

Update weekly supply report to the project team, product and sales manager. (Analyse risk, actions, improvement plan and responsible person)

Improve the internal and external customer’s satisfaction.

Subcontractor Management as per requirements below:

Supplier inventory accuracy – System inventory vs physical supplier inventory. Supplier inventory weekly and monthly report to key account on time ratio Management of customer property materials on behalf of customer by agreement, recovered from site to final disposal or re-use process ISDP Management for subcontractors Subcontractor logistic qualification management Subcontractor Global Stock take.

Management of Subcontractor Inventory In Transit regulation for 7 days ( NO overdue Delivery Note) Management of Inventory not consumed on site to return to the central warehouse within 14 days Any adhoc tasks as required for subcontractors

Prepare clear instructions for brokers / transport companies / drivers and monitor / complete export shipments in excel to ensure timely correct information is available to all parties concerned.

Submit accurate export shipping documents to customs broker in time

Ensure that the proper paperwork aligns to compliance requirements of a specific country / customer

Send original shipping documents (country of origins – COO’s, invoicing certificates by courier mail.

February 2015– January 2016 Supply Chain Engineer

(Huawei Technologies PTY LTD)

Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa)

Permanent Management Level position in the Supply Chain, logistics and Freight industry

Duties Include:

Management of Contract logistics, warehouse, and distribution teams

SHEQ lead and appointed for Huawei Technologies Operations

Liaising with external stakeholders and ensuring optimal CRM relations

Import and Export regulations and execution – Sea, Road and Rail

Inventory management with a KPI above 99%

Ensuring compliance in terms of accreditation: ISO Coding

Improve operation of warehouse flow, ensuring a streamlined operation

Using WMS (JDA)to maximize warehouse processes

Generating monthly KPI reports and achievements vs targets reported to EXCO.

Ensuring compliance with customs regulations

Regular client Warehouse visits and Customer relationship management

Liaise with CRM teams and logistics teams to ensure best possible

Solutions for customers

Management and Client KPI Reporting Dashboard implementation

Negotiating and streamlining Logistics service provider

Parameters – incl. Transportation, Warehousing + Containerisation

Managing the P&L for Total Contract Logistics and Distribution

Maximise Warehouse utilisation

Promote profitability

Analyse business process for risks, lead times, volume customer coverage

Develop measures for improvement and implement them with the internal departments of the company

Responsible for design and implementation of the supply chain in the introduction of new products / projects / materials

Negotiate with suppliers, logistics service providers, customer and other chain partners about the purchase of raw materials, packaging materials, auxiliary materials and transport

Daily inventory tracking of materials to ensure that there are no overdue materials in a subcontractors warehouse.

Subcontractor daily visits and providing weekly reports on the subcontractors audited

Issuing of monthly progress reports for the KZN Region

Ensuring all subcontractors meet our requirements

ISDP managements with subcontractors – conducting training on the system

Management and documentation of customer recovered property ( materials recovered from site)

Head of the stock take at subcontractors warehouse

Ensuring that our central warehouse (SDV Bollore) are following all our procedures in terms of warehousing, logistics and supply chain

Planning of materials to be distributed to subcontractors for site builds / installations

Authorisation of new subcontractors be loaded onto our system for employment

Conducting training with all Suppliers in KZN with regards to how their company should be run according to Huawei’s rules, regulations and systems.

Responsible for inspecting and qualifying new subcontractors on our data base

Providing reports to head office regarding the warehousing performances of all subcontractors within the KZN Region

Designing and implementing warehousing floor plans for all subcontractors according to spec.

Ensuring that all subcontractors warehousing facilities abide by the laws regulations and act(s) of OHS – health and safety as well.

Random qualify inspections on materials at the subcontractors warehouses.

I am responsible for all subcontractors within the KZN Region regarding their progress on site builds within Huawei, ensuring that they meet their site date installation which is planned.

Responsible for Inspections and qualifying subcontractors to be part of Huawei technologies in terms of SCM/ Logistics / Warehousing.

I conduct a full warehouse inspection. Health and Safety as well on all subcontractors in KZN.

Assisting Project Team with deadlines to Meet their target in terms of sites to be signed off timorously

Responsible for Order fulfilment management from Purchase Order received until cargo delivered to warehouse.

Monitor related KPI of SCM. (Push and follow up project contract review on time/Input/Order/Production/Shipped/Arrival)

Monitor production status and inform project team with all the relevant information and be transparent at all times.

Update weekly supply report to the project team, product and sales manager. (Analyse risk, actions, improvement plan and responsible person.)

Monitor order closed and offset loan contract on time.

Improve the internal and external customer’s satisfaction.

Reason for Leaving: I was promoted to the Regional manager

Feb 2014 – Feb 2015 Senior Ocean Freight Export Controller

(CFR Freight)

●Investigating and planning the most appropriate rate for a shipment, taking to account the perishable or hazardous nature of goods, cost, transit time and security

●Arranging appropriate packing, taking into account the climate, terrain, cost, weight and nature of goods and also the delivery and warehousing of goods at their final destination.

● Negotiating contracts, transportation and handling costs

●Obtaining, checking and preparing documentation to meet customs and insurance requirements, packing specifications and compliance with other countries regulations and fiscal regimes.

●Offering consolidation services by sea and road ensuring cost effective and secure solutions to small shippers who have insufficient cargo to require their own dedicated units

●Offering tailored IT solutions and electronic data interchanging(EDI) connections

●Arranging payment of freight and other changes or collection of payment on behalf of the client.

●Utilising e –commerce, internet technology and satellite systems to enable real time tracking of goods.

●Acting as a broker in customs negotiations worldwide to guide the freight efficiently through complex procedures.

●Maintaining communications and control through all phases of the journey including the production of management reports statistical and unit-cost analysis.

●Liaising with shipping lines to arrange bookings

●Arranging hazardous acceptance to both shipping lines and agents in other countries

●Arranging of customs exams to be performed

●Arranging fumigation of containers

●Passing CTOS – for hazardous shipments

Reason for Leaving: Head Hunted by Huawei Technologies

January 2010 – Feb 2014 Senior International Export Logistics Controller / Project Lead

(MSC Logistics PTY LTD )

●Administer all export of goods and ensure compliance to all organizational policies and procedures

●Manage all communication with export authorities for all required countries

●Design and implement all export strategies and activities and ensure adherence to all project requirements

●Prepare all export documents within required time frame

●Schedule shipping activities and identify appropriate transportation methods in assistance with customers

●Arrange details of shipments with forwarders, carriers as necessary for exports

●Transacting of daily shipments

●Preparing of customs documentation

●Preparation of Port Net documents

●Approval of charges / invoices / drawing up pro-forma invoices

●Authorising payment

●Placing of containers into storage

●Loading / offloading of containers

●Sending out quotes / freight charges to clients

●Preparing the Master bill of lading

●Arranging for containers to be inspected under customs supervision

●Rail age of containers

●Updating all clients on their shipments

●Arranging break bulk shipments

●Preparing Certificates of origin

●Preparing letters of credit to clients when required

●Tracking all shipments up to shipped on board

●Worked closely with compu-clear, experience in framing of bills of entry

●Tariffing and using incoterms 2000 – sea freight

●Overseeing that all acquittals are auctioned before deadlines are met

●Liaising with MSC offices around the world

●Training of learners and interns, showing them the start to end procedures that need to be followed.

Reason for Leaving: Wanted a new change and to growth and develop myself in terms of my career.

Feb 2008 – Jan 2010 Sea Freight - Export Controller

(MSC Logistics PTY LTD)

Handle export files from beginning to completion

Invoice export files

Manage costs and negotiate rates

Daily customer liaison

Facilitate and ensure effective process management of exports

Quality management

Risk management

Break bulk and project cargo experience

Knowledge of customs processes

Knowledge of Cargo wise an advantage

Reasons for Leaving: Promotion to Senior International Export Controller and Project Lead

Education

SECONDARY EDUCATION

Secondary Institution : Apollo Secondary

Year Obtained : 2004

Position : Head Prefect

Qualification : Matric Exemption (Merit Award)

Subjects : English

Afrikaans

Maths

Geography

Technical Drawing

Metal Work

Institution : University of Zululand (UNIZUL)

Course : Bsc Sports Science Degree (NQF7)

Year : 2005 - 2008

Institution : Chamber of commerce (ICS) –

Institute of chartered brokers

Qualification : International Shipping NQF 6

Year : 2008 – 2011

Institution : Chamber Of Commence

Qualification : Logistics / Supply Chain Mechanism of Freight ( NQF6)

Year Completed : 2013-2014

Languages

LANGUAGE

READ

WRITE

UNDERSTAND

SPEAK

ENGLISH

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

AFRIKAANS

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Good

ZULU

Good

Good

TAMIL

Good

Good

Achievements

Huawei Technologies:

Leading National Warehouses and distribution teams – Team = 47 (Warehouses within KZN)

30% year on year Revenue improvement in 1st year

Lean manpower planning – 39% Headcount rationalisation

Managing a Customs bonded Facility

100% compliance through Customs Bond store Auditing

Management of and Client KPI Reporting Dashboard implementation

Regional Subcontractor Audits 100 % Compliance achieved on every national audit.

Awarded MVE – Most valuable Employee of the year (2 consecutive years)

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