Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Music, Dance, Read, Travel, exercise to stay fit
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Smitha Manoj Nair

Customer Experience Manager And Branch Head
Dubai,UAE

Summary

An experienced Area Customer Experience Manager and a proven Branch Head with quality experience of 21 years. Passion for exceeding customer experiences with achieving company goals. Organized working style, process driven attitude, strong leadership skills, foresighted to evolve procedures. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Pro-active to keep numerous plates spinning – managing sales team, people and branch operations without losing focus on the legal aspect of processes. Demonstrate high standards of work practices and having a safety conscious attitude. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Creative problem solver skilled at de-escalating situations and driving positive change.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Area Customer Experience and Branch Manager

Hamburg Sud Shipping LLC
Dubai
02.2017 - Current
  • Manage Customer experience process of Areas to ensure alignment with customer requirements and company vision
  • Steering Logistics business generation within CX with highest data quality and processes
  • Resolved various issues impacting sales management and business operations
  • Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales
  • Drive NPS surveys, own customer feedback via different channels and initiate conversations with relevant stakeholders on how to improve together
  • Establish relationships with customer management teams to strengthen footprint with them
  • Support process execution and organizational setup of global system roll outs to support digitization
  • Build strong teams, ensure trainings in accordance with global standards, Engaged employees in business processes with positive motivational techniques
  • Assessed employee performance and developed improvement plans. Met deadlines by proactively managing individual and team tasks and streamlining processes
  • Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures, and performance strategies
  • Ambassador for customers, be efficient reliable partner, thereby drive the vision of offering E2E logistics services
  • Manage day to day operations and administrative processes of the branch

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Documentation Manager

Inchcape Shipping Services - Agents for Hamburg Sud, Hapag Lloyd, UAFL, Delmas lines
Dubai
02.2007 - 01.2017
  • Manage documentation processes of said shipping lines as agents - export, import and counter departments
  • Manage communication with various stakeholders and key customers
  • Supervise counter processes in line with local legal procedures, maritime laws and shipping line regulations
  • Authorized B/L signatory
  • Management reporting and analysis
  • Strengthened system efficiency by identifying lagging operational processes and implementing optimal solutions
  • Assisted in continuous improvement activities while developing and maintaining resulting documents

Team Leader - Ocean Imports

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics LLC
Dubai
04.2004 - 01.2007
  • Managed import operations from locations across the to UAE and Cross trades via Dubai
  • Communications with stakeholders - overseas offices, customers and sales team
  • Handled airfreight rate enquiries and operations of Kuwait branch office in the role of midddle-east coordinator
  • Handled export operations for short period
  • Errors free data submission into the systems, invoicing of the respective job files
  • Handled some key accounts and projects (Johnson & Johnson)
  • Maintaining and reporting - Statistics
  • Ensure smooth operations to the best of customer’s satisfaction

Senior Processing Officer

Maersk India Private LTD
Mumbai
04.2002 - 02.2004
  • Part of a 25 member's team for documentation activities of all India locations
  • Comprised coordinating with the respective locations, documentation teams and customers for obtaining complete information for documenting bills of lading
  • Errors free submission of B/L data into Maersk Sealand mainframe systems, prepared as per Customs rules and regulations of the locations and ensuring no fines are imposed on the company
  • To ensure customer receives a clean bill of lading within the TAT
  • Data quality standards to be maintained as per Copenhagen guidelines
  • Assisting vessel release team whenever required
  • Ensuring every Deadline (Cut-off) was met within the TAT
  • Achievement :
  • Was instrumental in convincing customers to use E@syBl software (An in-house software used to prepare Bills of Lading) on an all India basis

Assistant Financial Analyst

Optimum Securities Private LTD
Mumbai
02.2001 - 04.2002
  • Handling administrative activities and front office, petty cash
  • Handling Financial Database of the company comprising of compilation of Financial Accounting of companies into systems and MIS reports

Education

Bachelor of Accountancy - Commerce

Mumbai University
K J Somaiya College - Mumbai India
06.1997 - 05.2000

Diploma - MS Office And Financial Package - Computers

Boston's Institue India
Mumbai
06.2000 - 12.2000

Skills

Team Management

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Certification

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Music, Dance, Read, Travel, exercise to stay fit

Passionate about music, pursuing music education, a great stress buster. Loves to dance and accredited with few awards for performances

Timeline

Area Customer Experience and Branch Manager

Hamburg Sud Shipping LLC
02.2017 - Current

Documentation Manager

Inchcape Shipping Services - Agents for Hamburg Sud, Hapag Lloyd, UAFL, Delmas lines
02.2007 - 01.2017

Team Leader - Ocean Imports

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics LLC
04.2004 - 01.2007

Senior Processing Officer

Maersk India Private LTD
04.2002 - 02.2004

Assistant Financial Analyst

Optimum Securities Private LTD
02.2001 - 04.2002

Diploma - MS Office And Financial Package - Computers

Boston's Institue India
06.2000 - 12.2000

Bachelor of Accountancy - Commerce

Mumbai University
06.1997 - 05.2000
Smitha Manoj NairCustomer Experience Manager And Branch Head