Sooraj  Kareepadath , Assistant Manager Operations

Sooraj Kareepadath

Assistant Manager Operations

CCCTAV JV OMAN

Location
India - Cochin
Experience
8 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 8 Months

Assistant Manager Operations at CCCTAV JV OMAN
  • Oman - Muscat
  • January 2012 to August 2020

• Directed logistics operations, including shipping and receiving of wide range of products daily.
• Negotiated with different freight companies and received annual contracts resulting in cost savings
• Monitored and complied with strict budgets by negotiating freight in alignment with needs and specifications.
• Managed annual freight budget.
• Delivered substantial cost savings by securing discounts from third-party logistics services providers.
• Reviewed established business practices and improved processes to increase efficiencies and reduce expense without compromising customer service levels.
• Implemented LSCM strategies to improve processes, systems and behavior.
• Assessed and targeted customer needs to forge and cultivate productive relationships and maintain top satisfaction levels.
• Worked with vendors to schedule daily pickups and weekly deliveries.
• Built continuous improvement culture that attracted and retained high-performing employees while reducing costs.
• Formed strategic partnerships, established metrics and participated in complex negotiations.
• Developed warehouse system that provided best cost with appropriate service levels to achieve organizational goals.
• Led value-added customer service team that consistently over-delivered on customer expectations.
• Planned and supervised shipments from production to end-user and scheduled daily and weekly routes.
• Negotiated contracts, policies and deadlines with suppliers and vendors.
• Challenged teams to improve performance within distribution network to meet inventory targets.

Specialties & Skills

Demand Planning
Warehouse Management
Demand Forecasting
Negotiation
Cost Saving Initiatives
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
BUDGETING
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
COST CONTROL
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DATA ANALYSIS

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Tagalog
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Training)
Training Institute:
IASSC
Value Engineering (Training)
Training Institute:
Project Management Institutions