Jun 2017 – Present · 9 yrs · Kerala, India

Dec 2015 – Dec 2018 · 3 yrs · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Handling all Commercial, Logistics, Operations, Admin & HR. Of the company for pan India basis from the corporate head office, reporting to the Executive Director. Managed a team close to 60 employees.

Sep 2013 – Nov 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Handling all Operations, Commercial & statutory, requirement of setting up and running the CMS Activity for Bank Of America & JP Morgan Chase Bank by CPG India. Operating out of Mumbai Office and reporting to the Director at corporate head office at Bangalore.

Apr 2010 – Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Gurgaon

• Handling all Operations, Commercial, budgeting, Domestic & International Logistic, Insurance, HR,
• Administration, Legal & Statutory requirements, Vendor Management, Quality compliance, Letter Of
• Credit Management.
• Handling all supply chain and logistic functions and coordinating with Sea, Air, Road, Transport and consolidators and shipping liners.
• Formulating various standard operating procedures for the business purposes and its implementation,
• Vendor and associate training in systems both computer and procedure related, corporate policy
• implementation and monitoring,
• Coordinating with quality control department and internal and external audit departments,
• New employee training and orientation and onboarding, Talent acquisition and interviews, employee
• performance monitoring and reporting.
• Actively participating in office operating budgeting and budget controls.
• Office controlled more than 7 countries operations at that point of time.
• Frequent travel to the vendor sites in India and abroad.
• Reporting to the country manager.

Dec 2006 – Apr 2010 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Handling all Operations, Commercial activities of the organization.
• Actively participate in budgeting for the various business verticals within the company.
• Coordinate with Domestic & International Logistic, Insurance, HR, Administration, Legal & Statutory
• departments.
• Vendor Management, Letter Of Credit Management.
• Handling all supply chain and logistic functions and coordinating with Sea, Air, Road, Transport and consolidators and shipping liners.
• Formulating various standard operating procedures for the business purposes and its implementation,
• Vendor and associate training in systems both computer and procedure related, corporate policy
• implementation and monitoring, coordinating with quality control department and internal and
• external audit departments,
• New employee training and orientation and onboarding, Talent acquisition and interviews, employee
• performance monitoring and reporting.
• Actively participating in office operating budgeting and budget controls.
• Coordinate with EPC team in new store opening.
• Day to day monitoring and coordinate with store operations teams in monitoring the store
• performance and reporting.
• Store P&L monthly reporting.
• Training to the store associates.
• Coordinate with import export department to ensure timply clearance of consignments and prompt
• documentation.
• Coordinate with Finance and accounts department for day to day affairs.
• Coordinate with IT department for deployment of equipments to offices and stores.
• Managed 50+ employees
• Directly reporting to CEO of the company.

Nov 2000 – Nov 2006 · 6 yrs · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Operations & Systems Coordinator with JCPenney Purchasing Corporation at India Regional Office.
• Validate and authorise all international orders. sourcing from More than 12 countries including India.
• Handled approximate annual L/C volume of US$ 225 Million. Monitoring and keeping track of all L/Cs
• and amendments
• Training vendors on the various commercial, operational and documentation requirements with
• respect to various country & Merchandise.
• Scrutiny & approval of payments, monitor claims and chargeback.
• Coordinate with Commercial and Logistics departments of the vendors to ensure that the production
• schedule is met and facilitate on time seamless delivery of shipments, Vendor & Consolidator -
• Training on JCPenney Policies, Procedure & documentation
• Fixing Custom’s Issues, Interface with Ocean Consolidators, Air Forwarders, Shipping Lines for
• shipment of consignments to the US from Indian & overseas vendors
• Coordinating with Supply Chain Specialists in Home Office to effectively implement and adhere to
• the process and polices of company and US customs to ensure smooth movement of consignments
• and clearance of the consignments. Fixing any documentation issues in a timely manner.
• Monitoring container loadability and there by ensuring maximum utilization and cost effectiveness
• of the containers - also actively taking part in Inventory Management
• Monitor and Ensure that Vendors and Consolidators are adhered to the SOPs, Interact with
• associates in the Corporate Office in the US on Logistics, Merchandising, Customs, Operations,
• Finance and Systems matters and Liaise with Letter of Credit department in Home office
• in Letter of Credits and related issues
• Implemented NO doc No ship policy and electronic documentation in south east Asia region.
• Was directly reporting to the Operation Manager, south east Asia region and dotted line to the country manager.

Dec 1996 – Nov 2000 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Was working as Assistant Manager, Import and Export in charge of all export and import
• documentation.
• Coordinate with buying houses and buyers in getting the Orders, Letter Of Credits, Payments on time.
• Handling all supply chain and logistic functions and coordinating with Sea, Air, Road, Transport and
• consolidators and shipping liners.
• Coordinate with Banks in Negotiate documents, payment follow-ups, Letter of credit documentation.
• Customs documentations
• Coordinate with finance team in issuing import letter of credits on time for accessory purchases.
• Widely travelled in India to various buyer locations and customs house agents (CHA's)
• Validate and authorize payment of customs house agents payments.
• Managed 20+ employees
• Directly reporting to the Export Import Manager and dotted line to the Director.

Dec 1992 – Dec 1996 · 4 yrs · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Ispat Industries Limited, formerly known as Nippon Denro Ispat Limited.
• Handling Letter of Credit Transactions (both Import & Export).
• Handling of all foreign exchange / trade activities of the group company, reporting to the president of
• finance.
• Banking - Documents negotiations, payments and credit follow-ups etc.
• Obtaining Reserve Bank of India permission to charter ships.
• Coordinate with ship brokering firms in chartering the vessels.
• Coordinate with Director General of Shipping for permits for chartering vessels.
• Obtaining permits from Reserve Bank of India for the remittance of foreign exchange to the
• expatriates working in the company.
• Was reporting to the Vice President Corporate Finance.