PRABHAKAR SHARMA
Contact: +91-745******* +** - 812-***-****,+233-*********
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Competent General Manager Transportation and Fleet Maintenance Supply Chain
Management Professional, specialized in automotive technology
Fleet Operations ~ HEMM~ Logistics ~ Maintenance ~ Dispatch/Warehouse Management
PROFILE SUMMARY
Over 35 years of experience in spearheading supply chain operations involving Procurement, Fleet Operations, Logistics and Inventory Management. Experienced in handling a gamut of heavy vehicle & equipment Counntry Head for Agrichemicals UK based out at PAN Nigeria of Salt and Seasoning Cubes Mr.Chef Brands,and Beverages Industries like CocaCola (23 Types Of Beverages Whole Supply Chain in TCCMS &TCCQMS standards with Palletized Buckets of 45 MT Capacity Trucks Fleet in B2B Sales Targets Orientation In Profit based status .
Fleet Professional Operation and Maintenance with Clear and Forwarding,Efficient and highly skilled troubleshooter for Motor Grader, Paver, Excavators Road Rollers, Milling Asphalt Transfer Truck Stabilize Soil Mixture Machine, Concrete Transfer Pump vehicle, etc. (of Make Caterpillar, Komatsu, BEML, Massey Ferguson, Case, New Holland, John Deere, Cameco, Cummins, Toyota, Isuzu, Tata, etc.). Earth moving Equipment like P & H 2100 Rope Shovel, Liebherr R 996, Letourneau L2350, LeTourneau L1850, Komatsu 830E, Belaz 240 MT Belaz Dump Truck, Hitachi EH4500 etc.
Expertise in handling operations encompassing vehicle over hauling & reconditioning, leasing, insurance coverage, vehicle repair & maintenance, plant administration, etc.
Proven abilities in interfacing with professionals such as traffic superintendent, traffic inspectors, accountants, clerks, cashiers, conductors, store keepers, driver instructors, tire inspectors, foremen, drivers, station in-charge as well as other technical & nontechnical staff. Holds the distinction of ensuring optimum inventory levels and thereby achieving cost savings of 30%. Proficient in supervising & controlling the logistics processes & services at vendors end & providing valuable suggestions for efficiency enhancement. Skills in problem solving coupled with confident decision making for enabling effective solutions leading to high customer satisfactions and low operational costs.
Directing vehicle operations in co-ordination with other departments for efficient fleet management to import of heavy equipment
Tracking the running expenses of vehicles including monitoring drivers, transport planning and route optimization, besides other operational parameters; supervising documentation of fleet reports, ledgers, logbooks, accounts statements and records of region
Managing logistics operations involving coordinating with shipping companies, C&F Agents and other external agencies to achieve seamless & cost-effective transport solutions
Finalizing the specifications of materials, establishing quality & quantity limits for effective inventory control and reducing wastages
Carrying out warehouse management of various products including operations budgeting, planning & execution, packaging, space management and preparing warehousing manuals
Conceptualizing strategies aimed at maximizing ‘vehicle / equipment utilization’, enhancing Load Factor & Income/km as well as minimizing Fuel Average & Engine Oil Consumption, Maintenance CPKM, Tyre’s CPKM, No of Maintenance Days .
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
MELCOM GROUP OF COMPANIES, GHANA
Here I joined this organization in 18th March 2024, I have having the fleet of 288 mixed vehicles like trailers, trucks single body, pickups, reefer pick ups saloon cars,motor bikes We had our 65 shops and Malls and the transport department is situated at Melcom DC Ware house and We had to distribute the ware house material to the different shops in Pan Ghana Like Kumasi, Accra, everywhere where are our shops for retails. I left this organization on 24th July 2024 due to domestic reasons
SPECIALISED HAULIERS TANZANIA LIMITED
Since 31st May 2023, I was working as Senior Consultant Fleet Maintenance, As I am Specialized in cost saving on fleet maintenance, and controlled the cost on spares, fuel and tyres as well .We tried our best to reduce visiting hours and cost of spares for maintenance specifically we tried to get good CPKM of spares and Tyres as well .Here we had fleet of 452 Fleet Size Tippers with 6x4 Tractor heads and three axles trailers ( Semitrailers Tippers). I have completed my contract of cost saving on fleet maintenance .
VARUNA INTEGRATED LOGISTICS PVT.LTD
Worked In Varuna Group As DGM - Overseeing Fleet Operations and Maintenance Pan India Since June 2019, Raised the Income Per Kilometer In Group and Looking Complete Ware House Administration, Clearing & Forwarding Of Inwards Shipments,Cargo Bodies Operation and Their Maintenances,Good achievements had been seen till day in overseeing PAN India. We have Fleet Of 1892 Single Body Trucks 6X2 and Semitrailers with 6X4 Tractor Heads,we are service provider for corporate customers Nestle,Glaxo, Procter&Gamble,MRF Tires,JKTires,Michelin,Apollo,& Bridgestone transportation to their ware house and depots with customers points. We have our five Main Hubs Of Operation& Maintenances .
Feb.2017 to March 2019 working in biggest Conglomerate of Africa Continent as General Manager (Transport Operation & Maintenances) in one of the cement plant at IBESE, OGUN STATE NIGERIA, having fleet of more than 3200 trucks/ Tippers/Silos and LPFO/DIESEL LOWRIES and their deployment . In this Organization I am mainly looking the deployment as per demands operation and maintenance of HOWO,FOTON,SCHCMAN Heavy duty Trucks with Carriages of 45 MT capacity of Triaxle bodies flat beds with side walls, Silos with Air compressor and Biaxles Silos,of Makes Sinotruck, Lohr Tianjin, RANDON . etc . We have large central workshop of carrying calibration machine of Bosch and Sinotrucks Fuel Injection Pumps. This is well equipped workshop with all of necessary tools to rectify the major and minor defects . We are having only Euro II trucks so Inline Engines and 6X4 Tractor Head Vehicle we are using in our operation .
VARUNA INTEGRATED LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED
Since 2016 March to Feb 2017 One year I worked as AGM of Reputed Transport Company based in Gurgaon Haryana India . We were having 1800 trucks fleet in four locations PAN Nigeria Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bareilly and Dharuhera Haryana india. We were the service provider for reputed NESTLE, COLGATE PALMOLOVE and JK TYRES,PATANJALI PRODUCTS distribution .
ROYAL SALT LIMITED & BAYSWATER INDUSTRIES LIMITED NIGERIA
Since Jan. 2011 to March 2016, I worked in this renowned organization as TRANSPORT MANAGER of Royal Solai Group with Flagship of NIPCO and BIL ( Sweet Nutrition ) with Mr. Chef Product of salt and seasoning cubes.
KEY SKILLED AREAS:
Administering fleet operations comprising of over 600 heavy transport vehicles
Steering Business functions with the help of strong team members with strong synchronization
Managing Complete Shipment / Clearing and forwarding /Tariff Clearances of Ocean ways and air shipment
Spearheading cost reduction initiatives consolidating tasks, eliminating non value-added processes &complete Re-engineering of processes and systems.
EUPs and EUIs Testing rectification etc.On BOSCH/DELFI Testing Rectifications and remanufacturing of old core assemblies.
Turbochargers of Garrett,Holset,Borgwargner Reman
Wabco Brake Parts- Assemblies Complete Rectifications And Repairs Kits Appli.
Highlights
Successfully developed & implemented IMS fleet Maintenance system database is 100% applicable on the unit to make as profit center initiatives to streamline the logistics function
Nov’08 - Nov’10: Bonite Bottlers Ltd. (BBL), Tanzania (East Africa) as Fleet & Logistics Manager Key Result Areas
•Managed fleet comprising of 650 vehicles and oversaw the end-to-end logistics functions
•Responsible for guiding a team of 1100 members
•Complete deployment of Coca Cola 13 Beverages 13 Soft Drink Products in All Over East Africa Zone and Entire TANZANIA
•Over all workshop management on IMS /TCCMS System With Road Base Software
Highlights
•Took vital measures for improving 40% vehicle utilization within 6 months of joining
•Developed strategies such as fuel consumption control/Lub. Oil consumption control/ tyre retreading applied for cost reduction and good mileage up to 140,000 km with a tyre of 3 times retreading even of china make cold . that led to reduction in cost of inventory by 30% within 6 months from joining/
•Successful in minimizing recurring expenditure by: o TZS 1.62 Bn ($ 1.1 Mn) through improving good retreading percentage up to 98% of tyres in 18 months o TZS 230 Mn ($ 150,000) in lub consumption
•Effectively enhanced the fuel average from 1.8 to 3.7 km/l, thereby saving TZS 6.2 Bn ($ 4.2 Mn)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Jun’88 - Jun’08: UPSRTC, Muzaffarnagar as Head Workshop/ Depot Manager
Deputations:
Lucknow till Jun’90
Mathura Depot since Nov’98
Etah Depot till Mar’03
Muzaffarnagar Depot till Jun’08
Jun’87 - Jun’88:
M/s Kelvinator of India Ltd., Ballabhgarh, Haryana as Maintenance/ Shift Engineer
Jun’86 - Jun’87:
M/s Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Mathura as Trainee
EDUCATION
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Technology) from PMV Polytechnic, Mathura in 1986
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 30th June 1962
Address : C/o Mr. Dinkar Sharma, 1304; Tower 1/B; Dheeraj Enclave; Opposite - Bhor Ind; WE Highway;
Borivali (East), Mumbai - 400066
Languages Known : English, Hindi and Swahili
Passport Details : No. Z4838369; valid up to 10/12/2027; Issued by Suptd. Passport Office Ghaziabad, India Location Preference : East Africa
Please refer annexure for additional details:
ANNEXURE
TRAININGS ATTENDED
•15 days’ training on Webco Brakes Parts at BRAKES, Tanzania
•The Coca Cola Quality Control and Management in Tanzania
•6 months’ training on Engines at Ashok Leyland, Ennore Factory Duration
•3 months’ training on Brake (Power) System and Transmission at TELCO (now known as Tata Motors Ltd.) Pune Factory Duration 1 month training on Transmission at Escorts JCB Division
•LCV Transportation at UPSRTC
•Big Synchromash Type GB with Planetary GB
TECHNICAL SKILLS
•DG Sets of make Kirloskar Cummins, Caterpillar and Ruston
•Fuel Injection Pumps (Rotary and Plunger types): Callibration and reconditioning of Fuel Injection Pumps of make Mico/Bosch, Kiki Diesel and Zexel
•EUPs AND EUIs for Mack and Volvo,Daff,Cummins,Perkinson Engine. Calibration & Reconditioning on Test Benches
•Gear Box for LMV, HMV & HDTV: All type of Gear Box, especially Big Synchromash type GB with Planetary GB
•Front Axle, Stub Axle and Rear Axle Assembly
•Transmission (Ordinary & Hydraulic Clutch) System; Radiator (Top & Bottom), Repair
•Propeller Shaft
•Intercooler Repair
•Battery Maintenance
•Steering System (Rane & ZF)
•Suspension (including Pneumatic)
•Electric System (Reconditioning of Self Starter & Alternator of Lucas)
•Chassis with Pneumatic Suspension
•Accedant Repair
•Fabrication of ‘Body Structure’ of new as well as old Chassis Body Building with Fitting of Accessories Diesel & Gasoline Engines:
oGenerally of makes including Cummins (Turbocharged 1610, 1512, 1612, 2515, 1518, 909), Leyland (Frei ghter, CD), Ashok Leyland (6.65), Eicher (10.75), Hino (with & without turbocharge), Caterpillar, Nissan UD, Peuget, Massey Ferguson, Perkins, Mazda, etc.
oHeavy Transport Vehicles as Scania (124, 113M, 93M, 92H) Iveco Eurotrakker (720E31, 330H30), Mercede s Actros, Volvo
Mann, Tata (Novus, Daewoo V8), Mitsubishi (6D14, 6D15, 6D16), Mitsubishi (Canter), Iveco India (1414, 912, 909 Cargo) o Car Engines of Land Rover, Toyota Land Cruiser, Isuzu, Suzuki Escudo Gasoline V6, Volkswagen, Mahindra & Nissan
•Big fleet of different types of LCV and Heavy Commercial Lories including Small Pickups, Saloon Cars, and Forklifts about 600 Nos.
of different International such as:
oBig Iveco Eurotrakkers Trucks o DCM Toyota
oScania (93 M, 112,113 M, 124) o Nissan Pickups o Volvo (Big Trucks) o Mitsubishi Canter o Mercedes (Big Trucks) o Hilux
oTata Novus (Big Horse) o Tempo Trax
oIveco (1414, 912,909) o Fork Lifts (3.5 ton) Hyster o Mitsubishi (657) 10 Ton o Hyster 5 Ton o Fuso (6D16, 6D15, 6D14) o Forklift Godrej (3 Ton)
oTata (LPT 713) o Passenger Saloon Car (Toyota) o Leyland o Suzuki (4 Wheel Drive) o Hino - Tipper o Tata Novus Tractors
oToyota DA o FAW Big Horse - 380 HP o Nissan UD
Sr.NO.
Vehicle / Equipment Name
Make
Model Number
Overhauling - YES / No
1
MINNING TIPPER
VOLVO
FMX 400
Yes
2
MINNING TIPPER
VOLVO
FMX 440
Yes
3
MINNING TIPPER
SCANIA
P 380
Yes
4
TRUCK & BUS
EICHER
ALL
Yes
All Volvo Minning Tipper Respectively Volvo FMX 400, FMX 440 (8X4) and Scania P380 and Trucks and Buses Eicher I am very much familiar for their scheduled maintenances and assemblies overhauling