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NITIN PRABHAKAR

NITIN PRABHAKAR

DUBAI,UAE
If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.
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Summary

A Certified Trade & Logistics Professional Manager with more than 16 years' experience in Senior Management & Business Development in both Logistics and ITES sector, who is driven professional and being creative, resourceful & flexible, able to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a positive attitude with strong work ethic!! Highly focused with a comprehensive knowledge of Freight Forwarding and Logistics. Committed to identifying and implementing continuous improvements in business processes. Uncompromising ethics and transparent communications underpin business-focused value propositions that leverage competitive advantage via top quality service. Skilled in optimizing team dynamics, uniting diverse agendas to a common goal, and harnessing strategic and operational drivers to deliver results.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work history

Vice-President

AVANT GARDE LOGISTICS LLC
DUBAI, UAE
07.2015 - Current
  • Collaborated with cross-company departments, developing new strategies to capitalise on emerging customer trends.
  • Identified expansion opportunities into new customer groups, markets and industry developments.
  • Represented organisation at relevant conferences, meetings and trade shows.
  • Determined methods of reducing costs, increasing revenues and improving overall company performance.
  • Accomplished logistics professional with a strong track record in driving operational excellence and achieving business success.
  • Proven leadership skills in motivating and developing diverse teams, fostering a collaborative work environment, and driving employee engagement.
  • Strategic planner with expertise in optimizing supply chain networks, streamlining processes, and delivering cost-effective logistics solutions.
  • Financially astute, consistently achieving budgetary targets, maximizing profitability, and maintaining quality standards.
  • Client-centric approach, building and maintaining strong relationships, ensuring customer satisfaction, and fostering long-term partnerships.
  • Skilled in identifying and addressing process bottlenecks, implementing innovative solutions, and enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Experienced in risk management, implementing safety protocols, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, and maintaining a secure work environment.
  • Proficient in leveraging advanced technologies and software systems to optimize logistics processes and improve supply chain visibility.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally, ensuring seamless coordination between departments and achieving operational alignment.
  • Deep industry knowledge, keeping abreast of emerging trends, market dynamics, and regulatory changes to make informed strategic decisions.
  • Executive Leadership: Seasoned executive with proven experience and success in a vice president role, providing strategic direction and guidance to the organization's logistics operations.
  • Business Strategy: Skilled in developing and executing comprehensive business strategies to drive growth, optimize operations, and achieve financial objectives.
  • Team Management: Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Stakeholder Management: Proven track record in building and nurturing strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, and internal departments, to drive business objectives and ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Global Operations: Experience in managing logistics operations on a global scale, overseeing international supply chains, and navigating complex regulatory environments.
  • Continuous Improvement: Strong focus on identifying process inefficiencies, implementing innovative solutions, and driving operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Risk Mitigation: Proactive approach to identifying and mitigating operational risks, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, and implementing robust safety protocols to protect the workforce and assets.

CO FOUNDER

EMVIGO TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
12.2007 - 06.2015
  • Successfully steering operations of the technology company generating an augmenting growth through decisive leadership
  • Efficiently managing administrative, financial, managerial functions and client/supplier relations
  • Effectively scheduling, directing and evaluating team members with a strong focus on the delivery of quality customer service
  • Strategically coordinate staff and freight carriers to maximize productivity and efficiency
  • Apply superior communication skills toward diplomatically addressing, troubleshooting and resolving customer issues
  • Represent the organization externally, as necessary, particularly in business, banking and lease negotiations
  • Oversee, direct, and organize the work of the finance and operations teams
  • Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality
  • Ensure staff members receive timely and appropriate training and development
  • Establish and monitor staff performance and development goals, assign accountabilities, set objectives, establish priorities, conduct annual performance appraisals, and administer salary adjustments
  • Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountabilities; set objectives; establish priorities; and monitor and evaluate results
  • Being the promoter of the Company, continually improvement and sustainability of the business of the Company.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER

Sutherland Global Services
Ernakulam
06.2007 - 12.2007
  • Handling inbound calls from customers to assist with questions about products, services, answer basic programming questions, or troubleshoot issues
  • Educate customers about a product or service they currently have
  • Offer customers solutions through other products and services that would help to meet their needs using a service-to-sales approach
  • Use active listening and probing question skills to help troubleshoot and resolve customer technical issues
  • Verify customer account information and update necessary information, as needed
  • Access the company databases and provide instructions to customers to determine the root cause of their problem
  • Multi-task and interact with other departments to resolve customer needs, check status of work orders, and schedule appointments and service calls
  • Ensure customer needs are met with follow-up calls and communications
  • Handle multiple tasks simultaneously while creating an exceptional caller experience
  • Driven for success and comfortable working independently
  • Attend job-related training, refresher training, updates, and cross training
  • Participate in team meetings and individual team meetings
  • Read and stay up-to-date with reference materials, announcements, promotions, changes, specials, policies, and other company business
  • Resolving customer queries with regards to trouble shooting of hardware
  • Providing customer satisfaction
  • 100% accuracy in data maintenance.

Education

CERTIFIED TRADE AND LOGISTICS PROFESSIONAL - DUBAI TRADE - LEVEL -

Comprehensive training programme that covers the end-to-end process of import and export in the UAE and the region

B.Tech - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Amal Jyothi College Of Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University
2007

Skills

  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Higher Level Engagement
  • Business Development
  • Contract Negotiations
  • Training interventions
  • Data Analysis
  • Budgeting and Cost control / reduction
  • International trade
  • Project management
  • Operational logistics
  • Supply chain solutions
  • Change Management
  • Vendor management
  • Information Technology
  • Logical & Problem-Solving skills
  • Versatility
  • Sales team supervision
  • Goal development and implementation
  • Process coordination and management
  • Negotiation strategies
  • [Area of Expertise] policy strategy
  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis
  • Recruiting and Hiring
  • Financial administration
  • Consulting

Accomplishments

  • Accredited by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), and is endorsed by The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport - International
  • Successfully achieved a score of 100%
  • Mirsal II
  • Mirsal II is a combination of IT services and Dubai Customs processes and procedures
  • Training given by Dubai Trade
  • VAT TRAINING
  • Attended training given by NAFL
  • ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Played a key role as Deputy Management Representative and also Internal Quality
  • Internal Auditor in the implementation of Quality Management system (ISO 9001:2008) in theorganization
  • Honored with “Distinguished Contributor Award” By Amal Jyothi College Of Engineering, Kottayam
  • Participated in International renewable Energy Conference and Expo- Renergy 2013
  • Completed Entrepreneurship training with Kerala State entrepreneur Development Mission
  • Honored with “Technoscoop Award” by IEEE CAARMEL SB
  • Played a crucial role in the successful implementation of EVAC (e-waste Management) Campaign 2010 in Technopark Campus.

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Timeline

Vice-President - AVANT GARDE LOGISTICS LLC
07.2015 - Current
CO FOUNDER - EMVIGO TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
12.2007 - 06.2015
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER - Sutherland Global Services
06.2007 - 12.2007
- CERTIFIED TRADE AND LOGISTICS PROFESSIONAL - DUBAI TRADE - LEVEL,
Amal Jyothi College Of Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University - B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering

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