Sabith M.K.

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Sulfath Manzil, Orkkatteri P.O, Vadakara Via,

Calicut Dt., Kerala State, INDIA. PIN:673501.

Profile

Middle Business Management Professional over 27 years of proven work experiences (17 years in UAE and10 years in India) in Office Administration, Supervise Logistics Related Jobs, Procurements, Facilitate the Trade by shipping of products from one destination to another, Document preparation and verification, Liaise with Financial Institutions, Liaise Local Government bodies, Liaise with Customs authorities and Inspection Companies, Customs Valuation, HS code Classification, Staff Selection & Training, Management Reporting, Career record of achieving set goals within parameters of Cost, Quality, and Profitability and Resource utilization.

Personality

A dedicated team leader, who can bring to your business: additional professionalism, passion, productive ideas, enthusiasm and out of the box thinking packed with practical work experience. Also trustworthy colleague capable of dealing with constant challenges and leading change.

Career Progression

Manager ( Administration and Logistic ) Since May 2022

Lulu Granites and Marbles, Payyoli, Calicut, Kerala,

( South India’s leading Marbles, Granites and allied product’s Supplier,

Wholesaler and Retailers )

Manager ( Administration, Logistic and Production) November,2019

Neway Renewable Energy (Bathinda) Pvt Ltd (NREBPL), Punjab, India. April, 2022

( A start up Pvt Ltd Company engaged in conversion of burning Paddy

Straws in to homogenous Bio-Mass Charcoal, Bio Mass Briquettes,

Pellets and nutritious fodder pellets etc, )(Lay off due to Covid Pandemic)

Manager (Administration, Logistics and Procurements) February 2018 -

Nass Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd ( HQ Singapore) December 2018

(A Solar Power design and installation company)

Kozhikode Branch Office ( Retrenchment due to financial crisis)

Self Employed ( General Administration )

(Running Coffee and Pepper Estates on lease basis. Successfully started medium range shopping mall)

Customs Price Analyst ( Team Leader) ( Customs Valuation and Product Classification)

November 2013

January, 2018

August 2006

September 2013

Cotecna Inspection S.A, Middle East Regional Office, Dubai, United Arab Emirates( HQ: Geneva) For African PSI/DI Government contracts:-Tanzania, Ghana, Congo, Burkina Faso, Angola, Nigeria, Angola, Senegal, Niger, Togo, For Middle East VOC contracts:- Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia etc

(Job lost due to retrenchment)

Office Coordinator / PVoC Co-ordinator

October 2005 -

SGS Gulf Ltd, Gulf Region HO, Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

( HQ: Geneva)For African Verification of Conformity (VoC) Government contracts:-Kenya, And Saudi Arabia as per Standards Organization Certifications (SASO) ( Resigned for better job)

August 2006

Commercial Expert (Customs Price valuation, HS code Classification/Price Analyst)

July 2000 -

Sept 2005

Bureau Veritas, Middle East India Africa Regional Office, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (HQ: Rotterdam)

For African PSI contracts:-Angola, Benin, Congo, Ivory Coast, Chad, Nigeria, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal: And for Latin American PSI contracts:- Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela. (Job lost due to retrenchment)

Logistics Officer /Purchase in Charge July 1997 -

Mir Sons LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates June 2000

(A General Trading Company, based in Dubai)

(Job lost due to retrenchment)

Export Import Executive / Logistic Executive

Prime Veneers Wood Industries, Kannur, Kerala, India

( Plywood, Hardboard, Veneers related Manufacturer/Exporter)

( Resigned for Gulf job)

Administrator cum Secretary

(Islamic Academy English Medium Higher Secondary School, Kottakkal, Vadakara, Kerala, India)

(Resigned to join MBA programme)

May 1996 -

June 1997

June 1991 -

July 1994

Achievements

Set up a systematic office Administrative system, HR, aggressive Marketing strategies, Effective Procurement Procedure/Sourcing. Logistics.

Arranged and provided training to the many African Customs Officials on their visit to Dubai in regard to valuation and classification of the goods.

Discussion with Customs Officers, Importers, Exporters and upper level management regarding the implementation and implication of the programs.

Trained and led the team of Price Analyst for the Government Contracts (PSI/DI) under ACV and BDV methodologies.

Worked closely with Manufacturers and discussed about their products information, country wise pricing, production details, demand of the goods, selling price in the importing country according to the competitors, performed product analysis, etc to gain latest market info.

Always keeps Dubai regional office as the no. 1 in globally thru team works efforts.

Worked closely with latest Export/Import policies of each respective Government, monitoring and implementing the latest rules; Govt decrees etc., while doing Customs Valuation and HS classifications as per WCO norms.

Proven Job Role

General Management- Office Administration

●Day to Office Administration, Duty allocation, Invoicing, management of Payment and Receipts, collecting daily reports from various department and verifications.

●Liaise with local authorities and other bodies for the smooth function of administration and other process

●Monitoring the process of production planning with technical team and be a active team player

●Selection, Training and Motivating staffs, collect frequent feed backs from staffs and clients and do the corrective action required if any.

●Manage staff training issues, motivate other members of the team, set objectives

●Liaise with Production, Quality, Export and Marketing depts., to cope up with clients requirements on timely production, quality, packing, marking, mode of delivery etc.

●Supervision of yearly staff reviews and update accordingly to upper management with comments.

●Frequent monitoring of debt collections, follow ups and periodic reports to management.

●Apply industry trends, practices, business ethics for a healthy business competition and growth.

●Frequently interact and collect Feedback from Customers, Exporters, Suppliers, Agents on Customer satisfaction. And monitor compliance to transit norms, government’s Export/ Import procedures

General Management- Logistics Administration and Procurement

●Document verification like Purchase Request/Request for Quotation, LPO, PFI etc

●Perform the Procurement Material process as per the Company’s Policies and Ethnical standards

●Review the Purchase Request for the accuracy of the material description, technical and specification

●Review the existing Vendors/Suppliers and processed for Request For Quotation (RFQ)

●Do Market research for new products as well as for new Vendors and Suppliers

●Liaise with Sales, Purchase, Finance, Quality, Warehouse, Logistic Departments

●Liaise with Financial Institutes and Shipping and Forwarding Agents for the timely delivery of goods

●Evaluate the Quotation received and make sure that the material is purchased from competitive source based on the criteria of Quality & Specification, Delivery lead time and Optimal cost.

●Submit and get approval on Quotation and Process for LPO/PFI and other proceedings.

●LC documentations (LC openings, collection, extension etc) and other document control, assist Landing Cost preparation

●Monitor the material inspection and make sure that the material is received as per the quality and specification requested on PO/PFI and make sure the timely delivery to the concerned department

●Arrange transportation, schedule staff and orchestrate deliveries to meet customer demand with high quality and little no delay, timely clearance, precautions to reduce the damage of goods in transit.

●Facilitate the shipping of products from one destination to another

●Liaise and negotiate with Customers and Suppliers, Implement Health and Safety procedures

●Supervision of periodic stock level, movement and re-ordering level .

●Liaise with Manufacturers, Exporters, Suppliers, Agencies, Distributors and periodic evaluation of supply contract and other price list given.

●Assist Purchase dept. in maintaining all relevant procurement documents manual, supply agreement.

●Monitor Customer’s demand and arrange the supply of goods as per customer’s needs and taste.

●Evaluate the price and products offered by competitors and make necessary arrangements in pricing and product colour, design, size etc.

●Evaluate the Landing Cost to derive the selling price, input the stock records with codes and inform the Sales team about the minimum price to be offered to customers.

●Periodic evaluation of stocks available and monitor the fast moving and less moving items and take necessary actions to boost the sales of less moving items.

●Frequent discuss with Admin managers about the market trends, customers needs, our stock level, competitors strategies and consumers purchasing power etc.

●Periodic reports to the upper management.

Price Analyst (HS Product Classifications and Customs Valuation)

●Document verification Prior/Post to shipment like PIO/IDF, PFI, PL. LC,BL, CO, CoA, etc

●Identify the INCOTERM and identify the Nature of material, use of products by Product description, Inspection Reports, Analysis Certificates, photographs, physical samples, material data sheet, and other product information for specific HS classification (provide instructions to Inspectors to collect maximum product description data, photos, samples etc)

●Use WCO’s comments, internet information, discuss with subordinates, Inspectors and superiors for specific HS classification, seek advice from other country’s colleagues, etc.

●Evaluate the price declared by the exporter in the final invoices to determine whether the prices are Under-Invoiced or Over-Invoiced. Accordingly ascertain the actual values for the transactions and inform the concern Customs Authority as per WCO procedures.

●Prepare and maintain Sea Freight and Air Freight databases from different ports

●Preparing the list of risky Exporters and Importers list and update the upper Customs Authorities accordingly their under valuation and under quantity declarations.

●Update the Price Database by latest price quotations, price bulletins, declared export/wholesale price lists, price information thru our other countries offices, periodic Market Surveys, price information received form LO and customs .Global price datapool, etc

●Share the information with other subordinates and country’s colleagues, discuss the pricing strategies they are following... try to improve the pricing strategy accordingly and evaluate monthly KPI results.

●Answer all the pricing and HS classification claims from the Customs Authorities, Importer, Liaison offices with justifications

●Liaise with Shipping companies, Manufacturers and Genuine Exporters for latest Freight and Export Price information and liaise with LO, Customs Authorities, Upper Managements…

Administrator Cum Secretary (Educational)

●Day to day Office Administration, Staff selection, Students admission, maintain Cash and Bank deals

●Supervision of daily conveyance schedule, teaching staff allocation, hostel, Advertisement,Mess etc.,

●Coordinate with central finance department to settle disputes and delayed payments; besides controlling bad debts and outstanding and Supervision of constructional works.

●Liaise and keep good rapport with Educational Authorities, Local Government Bodies, Law and order Officers for the smooth functional of institutes, reporting to upper management accordingly.

●Maintain records for complaints, suggestions from Parents, Students, Staffs, Concerned authorities, Public and periodic discussion and evaluation for a quality education.

Education

Master of Business Administration (Finance and Foreign Trade)

1996

University of Madras.

Bachelor of Commerce ( Costing) 1991

University of Calicut.

Master of Commerce (completed) (Finance & Taxation) 1993

University of Calicut.

Successfully completed World Custom Organization (WCO’s) Custom Valuation Course

(E-Learning programme) September 2010.

Successfully completed World Customs Organization’s Product Classification/ Harmonized System course (E-Learning programme) November 2010.

Training and Courses

Successfully Completed Competency Test on WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation by Cotecna Inspection S.A. Geneva, July 2013 (Advanced level)

Claims and Litigation Process Awareness Certificate of Attendance by Cotecna Inspection on March 2013

Successfully completed Basic Classification Test by Cotecna Inspection SA Geneva, October 2012

Successfully Completed Competency Test on WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation by Cotecna Inspection S.A. Geneva, Jan 2012

Completed “Fire Fighting Warden Course” conducted by Safety Technical Services Co ltd, Oman, in December, 2005.

Product Classification as WCO’s procedures and Pricing Techniques, provided by HO Bureau Veritas in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Technical Skills

●MS Office (Word, Excel), High Speed Data Entry.

Extra Curriculum

Passed NCC “B” Certificate Examination in June 1987 Army Wing.

Personal Details

Nationality : Indian National

Date of Birth : 19th May, 1970

Marital Status : Married

Language : Fluency in English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam languages,

Working knowledge in Arabic

Driving Licence : Valid UAE Driving License(LV) since 2000 and Indian DL (LV) since 2009.

Strengths

●Willing to take any challenges, Self Motivated, Hardworking

●Young, Healthy and Enthusiastic, Ready worked under any pressure

●Successful team player

References

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