SHIVAJEE WAGHMARE

World Metals & Alloys FZC Sharjah Airport Freezone Sharjah, UAE; WMA is a privately owned Trading Company for Trading of Various Ferro Alloys, Virgin Metals, Stainless Steel Scrap Nickel, Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Scraps, Minerals from and to All parts of the World.

• Operations: Oversaw daily logistics operations, ensuring timely delivery and inventory accuracy.
• Customs: Handled customs clearances and compliance for international shipments.
• Trade Finance: Responsible for handling all trade finance, receivables accounts, documents negotiation with banks for various type of payments - Letter of credit, Cash against documents, at sight, TT.
• Incoterms: Easily handle incoterms 2010 & incoterms 2020 to complete trade and execution of roles and responsibilities of seller and buyer.
• Challenges: Exercise to ship goods in more than 2500 TUE in month, GCC supply in more than 65 trucks, 7-8 break bulk vessel.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement a comprehensive logistics and packaging strategy aligned with business objectives, focusing on cost reduction, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Supply Chain Optimization: Analyze and optimize logistics processes, including transportation, warehousing, and distribution, to improve overall supply chain efficiency and reduce costs.
• Network Design: Design and manage an efficient logistics network, considering factors such as transportation modes, warehouse locations, and inventory levels.
• Warehouse Management: Oversee warehouse operations, including inventory management, storage, picking, packing, and shipping. Ensure optimal utilization of warehouse space and resources.
• Transportation Management: Manage transportation activities, including carrier selection, route optimization, and freight cost management. Implement cost-effective transportation solutions.
• Packaging: Develop and implement packaging strategies that meet product protection, cost, and sustainability requirements. Optimize packaging materials and processes to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Supply Chain Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions through risk assessment, contingency planning, and build a resilient supply chain network.
• Cost Management: Develop and implement cost-reduction initiatives across the logistics and packaging functions, including freight optimization, warehouse efficiency, packaging material reduction, and leveraging procurement tools like forward/reverse auctions.
• Sustainability: Integrate sustainability principles into logistics and packaging operations, focusing on the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), minimizing waste, and selecting eco-friendly packaging materials.
• Financial Management: Develop and manage logistics budgets, track expenditures, and identify cost-saving opportunities to optimize logistics costs.
• Performance Management: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as on-time delivery, order fulfillment accuracy, inventory turnover, freight cost per unit, packaging cost per unit, and sustainability metrics.
• Contract Management: Negotiate and manage contracts with logistics service providers, warehouse operators, and packaging suppliers, ensuring adherence to SLAs.
• Team Management: Lead and develop a high-performing logistics and packaging team.
• Industry Trends: Stay updated on global logistics and packaging trends, technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Digitalization: Implement and leverage logistics software, WMS, TMS, and other relevant technologies to optimize operations, improve visibility, and reduce costs.
• Customer Service: Ensure excellent customer service by meeting delivery expectations, resolving logistics issues promptly, and building strong customer relationships.
• Risk Mitigation: Develop and implement a robust risk management plan, including business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and insurance management to mitigate supply chain disruptions.
• Best Practices: Stay updated on industry best practices in logistics, warehousing, and packaging. Implement lean principles, Six Sigma methodologies, or other relevant improvement initiatives.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements such as EUDR, Kosher, and NDPE by closely collaborating with the Regulatory and Sourcing teams.
• Change Management: Successfully lead and manage change within the logistics and packaging function to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Technology Proficiency: Demonstrate proficiency in logistics software and systems, including SAP ERP, Xeneta, and Dewry.
• Packaging Innovation: Drive innovation in packaging design to enhance sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and product protection while adhering to regulatory standards.
• Steadfast Import Export Coordinator forming and nurturing productive relationships with production team and salespeople.
• Improved customer satisfaction for repeat business through strategic planning of delivery times and routes.
• Led team meetings to communicate logistics objectives clearly and effectively.
• Maintained compliance with transportation regulations, ensuring safety standards were met at all times.
• Coordinated closely with sales department, aligning logistics strategies with sales forecasts.
• Collated logistics-related information for analysis and process improvement.
• Monitored logistical expenses to keep operating costs low.

Thermax’s Chemicals business manufactures and markets a wide range of specialty chemicals to help improve processes and product performance for a spectrum of industries. The business is Asia’s leading manufacturer and exporter of ion exchange resins and is a pioneer in chemicals for water and water waste treatment. It also supplies chemicals for construction, paper and pulp and for oil field operations.

• Domestic & export order execution according sales plan.
• Coordination with sales team & production to achieve sales target & invoicing.
• Preparation of CR (Customer requirement) and execution for manufacturing.
• Coordination with store & warehouse for packing and delivery schedules.
• Segregation of HAZ & Non-haz chemical product for transportation by sea/road/air, requirements of Haz stickers according IMDG/IATA guidelines.
• Follow up for Haz approvals from shipping lines, container release orders, loading & stuffing.
• Domestic & export invoicing according to orders, delivery terms, payment terms.
• Export documentation, LC documents, credit documents, docs submission in bank.
• GST returns, compliance, commercial.
• DGFT, BRC, EDPMs, IDPMS
• Logistics, ocean freight negotiation, contracts, biddings.
• Challenging to transport project cargo (over dimension cargo) by sea, Identify Cargo, negotiation with main carriers/forwarders, Obtain Permits, Plan the Route, Use Specialized Equipment, Follow Regulation, Coordinate with Authorities, monitor progress.
• Used trend data and financial forecasts to establish accurate budgets aligned with operational needs.
• Used automatic tracking systems to keep computer system updated with goods movements and proactively place new orders at optimal times.
• Adjusted inventory levels to keep obsolescence and cost low.
• Liaised with customers and other departments to plan timely transportation of goods.
• Planned logistics across international boundaries to reliably meet delivery requirements.
• Negotiated rates with transport providers to achieve project budgets.
• Monitored logistical expenses to keep operating costs low.
• Planned logistics routes to optimise fuel consumption.

An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company. One of the leading Companies in the design and manufacturing a Electroforged Gratings which is applying to Mega Power Projects, Oil Refineries, Structures, Boilers Plants

• Commercial documentation
• Export, packing, material allocation
• Logistics
• Store, Dispatch
• Excise, returns, statutory compliance