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CAREER OBJECTIVE
Targeting at managerial level assignments in the domains of Procurement (Raw Material, O&M, Projects),
Tendering, Contracting, Logistics, Port Handling, EXIM, Inventory Control, Business Development, Trading, Govt
liaisoning /clearances (Statutory and Regulatory), Business Processes in a Supply Chain.
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSI (CONTRACT /PROCUREMENT/ LOGISTICS/ VENDOR MANAGEMENT/ SEZ)
Achievement-driven professional having experience in the areas of Warehousing, Surface Transport, Projects
logistics (ODC, HL, HW), Shipping, Freight forwarding, Port Handling including ICD/CFS, EXIM, Inventory Control,
Freight Management and Business Processes.
Proven track record of success of Turnaround of business of leading Port and Integrated Logistics on Business
Strategy, Business Plan, Budgeting, P&L, ROI & Revenue Streams and Cost Management.
Responsible for all technical /commercial/ quality/ shipping/logistics related aspects during execution of sales
contracts up to settlement and fulfilment of all commitments under the contract.
Analysis of current spend/ processes/ practices and development of sourcing strategy for supplier
Consolidation, cycle time reduction, cost reduction, transaction cost removal and process digitization.
Strategic sourcing for timely delivery at optimal costs and quality levels for Projects and operating Units.
Additionally, responsible for Contract logistics viz designing and planning supply chains, facilities, transporting
and distribution, order processing, collections, inventory control and customer service.
Directing the development and implementation of key procurement strategies / contingency plans for
Commodities by ensuring that plans are aligned with production/project requirements.
Sourcing for Operational Units – OPEX, CAPEX Spares, Projects & Raw Material including O&M Contracts
Management of Contract Lifecycle including BOQ's rate analysis with detailed specifications, risk &
compliances, process and technical solution design and roll out.
Standardization of methods, procurement processes and procedures for tenders and contracts(FIDIC).
Use of control techniques like ABC/ XYZ & Consumption Analysis to track the inward / outward movement of
goods and manage optimum inventory levels with cost savings without production loss.
Logistics, EXIM, strategic Port handling/& logistics mode mix operation (Surface, Sea, Air & Multimodal), Ship
Chartering, NVOCC, 3PL, Freight Forwarding, Terminal, CFS, ICD operation.
LIAISONING-RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Compliances on regulatory mining rule under MMDR act, IBM return, clearances for land, water resources,
milestones under project port /infrastructure. high-level clearance authority (HLCA) for clearance of
investments. Pollution control Board etc.
Liaisoning and coordinating with Govt. and Private Agencies like Railways (Board / Zone / Division / Area),
Customs & Excise up to Chief Commissioner, DGFT, Road Transport Department (RTO & MVI), Port
Authorities, Transport Unions , CHA, Freight Forwarders, Shipping Companies and others.
Experience in ESSAR Oils proposed Product Storage Business Project (SEZ/DTA/Bonded Warehouse /FTWZ)
at Vadinar(GJ) and Ispat Dolvi’s proposed multi-product SEZ at Raigad(MS)as per FTDR act.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Meeting revenue target, adding new customers, Retaining existing customers with a tab on receivables
/outstanding.
To market the logistics capabilities and facilities to potential users as a differentiator to its competitors.
To maximize the utilization of the capacity and potential revenue through the development of customized
flexible handling, storage and distribution solutions for an array of clients.
Understanding of aluminium metal business supply chain viz mining, refining, smelting & casting,
procurement of raw materials caustic soda, lime ,pet coke , cryolite, calcium fluoride their demand and
supply, market of primary aluminium ie ingots and secondary aluminium ie rolled products.
Tracking of the LME price, regional premium and commodity mark-up depending on the commodity and
Tracking of premium level for actual delivery from journals such as Platts, Metal Bulletin, Nikkei.
GST laws and GST Rules. Tax rate structure including Compensation Cess along with Classification of goods
and services into different rate slabs, Exemptions,.
Central GST (CGST)/Integrated GST (IGST)/Union Territory GST (UTGST) and State GST (SGST),Import/ d expor
under GST norms utilizations /redemptions, Set- offs, neutralization, refunds.
Analysing and designing the route structure nationally to ensure more effective utilization of
resources thus saving cost, time and improving performance and surveys to get insight of freight market .
PROJECT LOGISTICS.(ODC,SODC, Heavy Lift, OWC)
Devising methodology as deployment of axles & its load calculation, lashing method with calculations &
drawings(CAD), load distribution stability calculation on vehicle/Barge and bridge strength calculation.
En-route NHAI/RTO/PWD clearances use of temporary facilities viz Ro-Ro, Barging, By-pass roads etc all
confirming to the relevant provisions of MV Act.
RAIL-LOGISTICS
Preferential/non-Preferential Traffic Schedule, Sanctions, Rake /Wagon registration/e-indent, allotment.
Interpreting railway circulars to regularize the commercial aspects effectively with Railways
ZONAL RAILWAYS DETAILS (Liaisoning)
Sl. No Name Headquarters Divisions
East Coast Bhubaneswar Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Waltair,
South Eastern Kolkata Kolkata, Kharagpur, Chakradharpur
PURCHASE/SOURCING/PROCUREMENT :-
Conversant with sourcing Global or Domestic , Static / Rotary equipment, Process Packages for Utilities and
Systems, Hardware & Software for PLCs
Valves / Bulk Piping material and well-versed in Technical / Commercial evaluation of offers.
Exposure and knowledge skills of Process Packages, Material Handling Systems and Rotary Equipment.
Exp. of Handling Commercial / Procurement Functions in a Manufacturing Company(Heavy Engineering
Div(Design, Foundry, Forging, Fabrication, Erection etc).
PROJECT PURCHASE
Experience in EPC projects in Steel Plants and metallurgical plants, conversant with commercial aspects.
Basic engineering of Raw Material Handling System, Belt conveyor, Wagon tippler, Stacker Re-claimer,
Crushing and Screening Circuits.
Prepare project procurement plan and client vendor schedule monitoring and deliverables to site match
both required on site dates and sequence of installation and erection as per project policies, procedures,
TENDER-EXPERIENCE
Preparing pre-bid queries, sending for client clarification Finalization of Estimate for securing Job.
Preparing detailed Tender Estimate which includes Tender Study Report, Risk Analysis, Rate Analysis for
Direct, Indirect Cost, Taxes application, Face Sheet, Cash Flow etc.
RAW MATERIAL PROCUREMENT
Strategize supply chain on timely delivery where lead times for raw materials are getting larger and supply
time to customers are getting shorter.
Purchase of Raw material (like Iron ore, coal, Coke, Refractory, Scrap, Dolomite, fuel oil,gas etc
Bulk Raw Material/Procurement of scraps, Ferro Alloys like High Carbon and Low Carbon Ferro Chrome,
Ferro silicon in lumps and powder form H.C. And L.C. Ferro Manganese. APC material, Gases, Oil and
Lubricants. Lime Stone, Iron ore, Dolomite, Refractoriness and CPC(Calcined Petroleum Coke).
Coal from Indonesia(PCI) SA, Australia, US and Coke from Shanxi Province, Shenhua Group of China .
Market intelligence: Understanding on globe major coal indices on price assessment, follow Argus, Global
Coal, ARA, ICI, Platts and Baltic Index (freight market) for market sentiment.
PRICE VOLATILITY , SUPPLY-CHAIN VULNERABILITY, TRACKING OF PRICES (GLOBAL MARKET TRENDS)
Global Iron Ore Price Dynamics and Domestic Iron Ore Pricing (NMDC,OMC, Karnataka) and the Steel Index
(TSI-Platts SBB) –Development of Iron Ore Price Indices and Study of reference prices the Metal Bulletin
Iron Ore Indices (MBIOI) and Platts Iron Ore Index IODEX.
Supply chain disruption due to weather, port congestion, availability of ship capacity and dry bulk freight
indices Baltic freight indices
VENDOR MANAGEMENT
Identifying and developing potential vendors for achieving cost effective purchases of materials and
enhancing their development by communicating performance standards, joint improvement initiatives.
Ensure supply contingency plans and strategy in the event primary suppliers are unable to perform.
LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY (AUTOMATED SOLUTION):
1. RFID based automated vehicle information logging,2. Biometric driver identification and vehicle
mapping,3. Weigh bridge automation/ GPS application on dedicated vehicles for visibility and tracking and
improve efficiencies and reduce costs with IT system/ ICT to monitor maximizing resource utilization.
PORT-OPERATION (DRY BULK and BREAK BULK)
Port efficiency- Berth –Productivity, Berth Occupancy Level, Ship Turn Around time.
Pre-Berthing Delay (Vessel Waiting), Pilotage /Channel Navigation Time, Berthing, Time Taken for All fast , Lay
Time, traffic study/forecast, Stowage Planning, Planning, vessel loading/ discharging rates Space and Yard
Management, working/nonworking time, vessel demurrage/Dispatch on basis of statement of facts and
Charter party terms., Port Yard dry bulk cargo turns per year, loader /un-loader, conveyor utilization.
Operation planning with the efficient utilization of key resources during operations viz Gate operations, berth
planning, quay crane (QC) scheduling, loading/unloading sequencing, productivity & yard planning.
CFS operations- Outturns and customs inspections- Repacking and value adding.IT in container terminal
operations-Terminal Operating Systems (TOS)- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
SHIPPING LOGISTICS
Negotiation, Finalization of Charter Parties and Cargo Fixtures/ Contracts seeing all post fixture matters.
Managing operational aspect of voyage from fixing till its completion and final settlement of lay time.
Partnered GAC , Aegis Logistics, Master Voss International Projects Pvt. Ltd., Allcargo, JM Baxi etc, Direct
Logistics Group, ABC India Ltd., Kuehne Nagel, Lee-Muir, Damani Shipping, Pareek Marine ,USL,Babaji Shivram.
Appointed a consolidation freight forwarder and Customs House Agent for the handling both the jobs under
one roof i.e. shipment of import of consignments under console & clearance of customs for import.
Insight on market dynamics on freight fluctuations, impact of seasonality, supply and demand in freight market
in the rounds to Singapore, USA, Africa and Australia.
WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT
Managing day to day Warehouse Operations (for all warehouses PAN India) of inbound, outbound, storage,
Order Fulfilment, Stock taking & reconciliation, etc. Directs the daily activities of the distribution function,
activities include shipping, receiving, inventory control, etc.
Utilization of the material on First in First out basis (FIFO) / FEFO.
Establishing Min/Max level, ABC classification/XYZ analysis and Fast / slow / Non- moving stocks analysis,
Inventory ageing & etc. and performance of inventory reconciliation on stock discrepancy.
Manage inventory accuracy via planned cycle count, monthly inventory reconciliation, Controls inventory levels
by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system.
Financial objectives by an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analysing variances; corrective actions.
Warehouse Operation &management, Exposure to Handling FTE, Contract and mathadi workers
EXPERIENCE
Company Designation Period
GVK POWER & INFRA LTD Head coal procurement and logistics 2017 to till-date
Steel and Mines Dept,Govt . Consultant Steel on tenure basis 2015 to 2017
Adani Port Mumbai Head (Business Development & oprn ) 2014-2015
Jindal Stainless Ltd, Mumbai GM (SCM) logistics 2013 - 2014
ESSAR Steel and Port Div.Mumbai Deputy General Manager Purchase /logistics 2010-2013
Tata Projects Ltd(Power, Steel-Hyd.) Sr. Manager(Materials ) 2008-2010
JSW Ispat Dolvi ( Steel Plant)Mmbai Sr.Manager Raw Material Purchase/SCM 2004-2008
Vedanta - BALCO-Korba(CH) Manager(Comml.)Smelter and CPP 2001–2004
NINL/KMCL ,Neelachal Ispat Mumbai Asst. Manager(Proj. Commercial) 1997–2000
Ispat Ind. Dolvi (Steel Plant) Sr. Officer (Marketing) 1995-1997
VSP(RINL) and SAIL-Rourkela Steel plant Asst. Manager(PROJECT COMMERCIAL) 1990-95
SCHOLASTICS
INSTITUTION PASSED DEGREE YEAR DIVISION SUBJECTS
CII Institute of Logistics-Chennai(2years) Competitive SCM 2013-15 1 st SCM, Logistics
Xavier Institute of Management(XIMB) PGDM/MBA, Full Time 1993-95 1st Operation,Marketing
REC/ NIT Rourkela B. Tech 1985-89 1 st Metallurgy
EXPERIENCE DETAILS: -
GVK POWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE -HEAD COAL PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS
Securing annually 3 million MT coal budgeted Rs. 1400 Cr. for GVK Power (Goindwal Sahib in Punjab)
through procurement means mix like e-auctions (Coal Subsidiaries CCL, NCL, BCCL), import (Rb2,Rb3 &
Indonesia ) and FSA(Shakti) operating from Ranchi collieries and materialisation of coal programmes.
End to end strategic solutions design for coal procurement, logistics, regulatory compliances, liaising with
Coal Companies/ Railways for risk mitigation and achievement of cost, inventory optimisation.
DEPT.OF STEEL & MINES (GOVT. OF ODISHA) AND KPMG (SPV). CONSULTANT(STEEL).
Collection of Data to assess the performance of plants on production, capacity utilization, sales, export.
Support to MOU based plants for achieving clearances for their projects expansion, operation, advisory for
bottlenecks for their margin retention.
Advisory on of technology, utilization of low grade raw material, manufacturing of value added Steel,
blue print for setting up ancillary and down-stream facilities with establishment of extended supply chain.
Consumption of construction steel produced in the state and their utility in Govt, NHAI, CPWD projects.
Assisted in Policy formulation in steel plant securing raw materials in competitive prices with quality and
quantity from within the state(rationalisation in Long term Linkage, Pre-emption, e -action policies)
Utilization of Idle production assets assisting in conversion for other plants Assessment of Capability.
Feasibility of interconnection of Paradip & Dhamra,Road for SEZ/Industrial Park /Metals/Machine tools.
Long term cargo handling contract includes scope of pre-berthing(anchorage), pilotage navigation, berthing,
discharge, storage in the plot & evacuation, literage , barging, shifting of cargo in yard etc.
SAIL – 4.2 MMT per annum. Coking coal /Tata Steel - 6 MMT per annum coking coal
Adani Enterprises -2.8 MMT per Annum (NTPC Plants like Barh, Kahalgaon in Bihar and Farakka in WB) and
Adani Power – 3 MMT per annum and NTECL JV with NTPC & TNEB Vallur - 1.5 MMT
Bhushan steel Ltd - Coal/ Coking Coal Import 2 MMT per annum and Bhushan Steel Ltd–Blast Furnace Slag–
1.0 MMT per annum for Chittagong Cement plant in Bangladesh.
ACHIEVEMENT :
Administering 80% waival demurrage claims on account of of pre-berthing delays and 90% waival of
demurrage claim on account of non-achieve of committed discharge rate.
Mitigation of overage storage/ non moving of cargo by incorporation of minimum Rail Indent clause and
reduction in free storage period and levy of shifting charges on cargo stored beyond stipulated quantities.
Administration of take or pay terms of the cargo handling contract and collection of over storage/ plot
rent charges and shifting changes before final evacuation
Negotiated in-bound raw material spot contract for JSPL as well as for JSW for manual handling at
export berth by utilization of its spare capacity (1.0 MMT).(berthing, discharging, storage & evacuation)
JINDAL STAINLESS LTD, GENERAL MANAGER (SCM)
Securing of Iron ore, Chrome Ore supplies from OMC under long term linkage, national e-auction & pre-
emption policies and fines as per prices declared by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM).
Planed to reduce logistics cost (Introduced CONCOR & TRANS-RAIL for bulk movement of finished goods
from eastern part to western hubs like Kalomboli and Vadodara and distribution thereafter..
Outbound/inbound logistic(1 MMT of Outbound,2 MMT of inbound Cargo with Annual Logistics Spend of
500 Cr & Monthly container export of 1500 Nos TEUs( DAMCO) PM through Vizag ,Haldia & Paradip.
Monitoring of lead time Ex- mill to SOB. controlling of documents like ARE 1, MR and BLs, rebate claims.
Control on Buffer charges (Patalganga) by planning and connecting TEUs to container liners in time.
Triangulation i.e. Import to Export Conversion over 1500 TEUs(Reverse Logistics). 15% dead freight
saving in containerisation from Heavy duty to Normal duty TEUs by avoiding dead freight.
ESSAR PORT- MULTI USER COAL TERMINAL,20MMTA, COST 5000 CR.(BEIRA PORT, MOZAMBIQUE)
Preparation of techno economic feasibility Report with traffic study, cargo projections, cargo, handling
facilities/equipment’s, logistics model, financial model with projected cash flows, project scheduling and signing o
and concession agreement.
Evaluation of RFP for connection of nearby Vale terminal –T-8 by conveyor for cargo security and port asset utiliza
alternately use of essar’s merry-go-round Rail and yard with take or pay arrangement.
Vendorrs. Rautarurki (Fin), Demag Thyssen Krup, Siemens AG,Voist Alpine-Austria,GEC Alstom and ABB.
Project Consultant : Dastur Co, Mecon(I) Ltd, SSIT-China,Project Cost : 2500 Crore Approx.
Contract for Raw Material Handling Packages to NICCO-Kolkata and Design, Manufacture & Supply, Site,
Fabrication, Erection, Erection Supervision, Commissioning, PAC,FAC Packages Contract of Coke Oven
Projects for Coke Oven Doors, Oven Machines, Wagon Tipplers with Side Arm Charges, Raw Material Handling
System, Power Plant(Gas Turbine & Steam Turbine based).
(SUBHANKAR MAHAPATRA)