A WALTER BRUNO
Dubai
Summary
Experienced logistics specialist adept at thriving in fast-paced shipping environments, skillfully handling merchandise of diverse sizes and types. Exceptional organizational skills, dedication, and unwavering focus on surpassing requirements to drive team success. Comprehensive background in supply chain and logistics management, expertise in account management and event coordination. Over 10 years of professional experience spanning logistics, planning, forecasting, marketing, sales, account management, vendor management, and space planning. Well-equipped to deliver results in any challenge.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Shipping Officer
GMG
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
11.2022 - Current
- Managing the shipments and receipts of all products, materials, and supplies of over 100 Full truck loads and over 150 LTLs (Land freights) and Air freights in a month
- Collaborate and communicate with logistics teams, customer service representatives, service providers, and stake holders
- Track, trace and update the status of incoming and outgoing shipments
- Maintains an accurate log sheet of daily inbound and outbound shipments
- Engage with vendors and service providers
- Prepare shipping quotes for brands and project shipments
- Negotiate shipping fees with LSP
- Verify and validate shipment conformity certificates for export shipments to KSA
- Apply for certificate of origin on Dubai trade for GCC export shipments
- Record, validate and monitor shipments, costs, timelines, and productivity
- Monitored scheduled shipment dates to achieve timely delivery, expediting as necessary, and communicating variances to customers.
- Factored shipping procedures, rates and routes in making determinations on best shipping methods for materials.
- Partnered with representatives from different carriers to arrange materials shipments.
- Supported reporting, accounting and recordkeeping staff with accurate updates regarding shipment information.
- Inspected incoming and outgoing shipments to identify discrepancies with records.
- Communicated with carrier representatives, arranging for special deliveries and shipment receipts
- Coordinating with local PROs for customs approvals to import into GCC countries
Operations Manager
Asta America Transport
02.2018 - 12.2022
- End to end fleet management of 20+ heavy haul trucks across the U.S.A by liaising with drivers and 3PL companies to source and schedule shipments
- Sales and rate negotiations with the brokers and shipping agencies
- Shipment tracking and keeping all concerned teams informed on the status to ensure seamless processing of shipment delivery
- Invoicing and documentation to ensure consignments are not delayed and for timely receipt of payments
- Route planning for trucks to ensure optimal timelines, reduced costs and minimal down-time
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines
Marketing Officer (Contract)
FIFA
08.2017 - 11.2017
- Responsible for implementing the marketing strategies for Under-17 FIFA World Cup
- Worked with the Head of Marketing, FIFA - Zurich to implement a marketing plan for increased visibility and footfalls for the 2017 FIFA World Cup held in India
- Supervised the Protocols, Ticketing, Sponsorship, Merchandising, and VIP F&B departments
- Liaised with the venue marketing team to ensure the overall layout and design, logo, mascot, visual merchandising and hoarding communications are aligned with all locations
- Regular reports to FIFA HO on the progress, concerns, solutions and success of the event.
Account Manager
Sun Sports PVT. LTD.
04.2015 - 05.2017
- Sales and marketing planning, stadium mapping and layout planning, online ticketing rights contracting, ticket sales and inventory management, negotiations of commercials with the franchisees and organizers, manpower planning, hiring and deployment, crowd and stadium access management on match days for events handled
- Organising sports events and providing ticketing sales and operations processes both online and offline
- Corporate sports ticketing for IPL (Pan India), ISL (FC Pune City), PKL (Bengaluru Bulls), Aircel Chennai Open, onboarded FC Pune City and Premier Futsal as official ticketing partners
- Clients handled: RCB, MI, DD, KKR, SRH, RPS, GL, KXIP, Telugu Titans and Bengaluru Bulls
- Was the Project Head for the Aircel Chennai Tennis Open - 2016
- Corporate outreach programs for tournaments, event execution, and promotions at corporate parks
- Handled the digital ticketing platform by overseeing the functionality, user interface, look and feel and testing of ticketing platforms
- Social media marketing (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram targeted paid & free ads), BTL + ATL advertising & promotions for clients.
Business Development Manager
SPORTS 365
08.2013 - 03.2015
- Designed, sourced & managed logistics of merchandise for IPTL (International Premier Tennis league), and for corporate entities
- Multi-sports infrastructure consulting and set up of a 50,000 sq ft area for Myntra office campus
- Lead generation for prospective corporate/brand events, event planning & execution, key accounts servicing
- Planned & managed marathons and other internal sports events for NTT Data
- Manage micro sites for registrations for various corporate events
- Worked closely with various vendors locally along with Bengaluru FC and FC Pune City (Football Clubs) for their merchandising (design, manufacturing, printing & logistics)
- Vendor sourcing for events (printing, merchandising, sound & lighting, infrastructure, and liaising with govt
- Associations for licenses), negotiations with vendors and co-ordination.
Sales and Marketing Executive
E-blitz Creations
06.2009 - 12.2012
- Lead generation of prospective corporates/brand events, new account sales and account management along with upselling and cross selling
- Event conceptualisation, scheduling, budgeting & costing, co-ordination & execution
- Post event feedback & implementation of revisions for the next event
- Clients: TCS, Qnet, GE, Infosys, IBM, Cyber Media, ANZ, Tesco, SKyye, MTV, Atos, Mphasis, Lenovo, Bosch, AON, Schneider Electric, APC, JDA, CGI, ABB
- Spearheaded the TCS annual event consisting of 10,000 Pax
- Vendor sourcing for events based on the client's budget.
Education
Bachelors of Commerce - Marketing
St Joseph's College of Commerce
Bangalore, India01.2010
Skills
- Documentation expertise
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Safety Procedures
- Transportation Planning
- Customs Compliance
- Route Optimization
- Shipping coordination
- Logistics Management
- Freight Forwarding
- Records Management
- Relationship Building
- Invoice reconciliation
- Event Planning
- Campaign Management
- Client acquisition
- Project Management
- Social Media Engagement
- E-mail and direct mail marketing campaigns
- Digital Marketing
- Cold-calling
- Customer Service
- Business Development
- Marketing
Skillsets
- Experience in Word, Excel, PPT, Pages, Keynote.
- Working proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator
- Logistics operation and management
- Vendor management
- Event management
- Sales & Marketing
- Social media marketing
Timeline
Shipping Officer
GMG
11.2022 - Current
Operations Manager
Asta America Transport
02.2018 - 12.2022
Marketing Officer (Contract)
FIFA
08.2017 - 11.2017
Account Manager
Sun Sports PVT. LTD.
04.2015 - 05.2017
Business Development Manager
SPORTS 365
08.2013 - 03.2015
Sales and Marketing Executive
E-blitz Creations
06.2009 - 12.2012
Bachelors of Commerce - Marketing
St Joseph's College of Commerce