Navin Rao

• Managed logistics budgets and forecasting to achieve cost-effective operations.
• Improved on-time delivery rates by optimizing transportation routes and scheduling.
• Negotiated transportation and logistics contracts to reduce shipping costs.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously (Sport Direct Global, MR.DIY, MST Golf, Austinco, Lotus, Family Mart, My News, 99 Speedmart) ensuring timely execution and coordination across departments.
• Handle pricing strategies and cost analysis to support competitive and accurate quotations.
• Prepare and manage CIPL (Commercial Invoice & Packing List) documentation for international and domestic shipping.
• Coordinate logistics for inbound and outbound shipments, ensuring compliance with regulations and timely delivery.
• Oversee stock levels in the warehouse, track inventory, and coordinate with suppliers for replenishment.
• Liaise with vendors, freight forwarders, and internal teams to streamline operations and reduce delays.
• Coordinate air freight shipments via MyDHL+, including booking, labeling, and tracking for timely deliveries.
• Calculate container loading plans, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and optimal use of available container volume (CBM).
• Ensure all shipments comply with relevant ISO regulations and international trade requirements, reducing risks and ensuring smooth customs clearance.
• Utilize Excel, WMS to track inventory movements, manage stock locations, and generate inventory reports & regular cycle counts and stock audits to minimize discrepancies.
• Lead and supervise a team of 50 warehouse/logistics staff, including assigning daily tasks, monitoring performance, and ensuring adherence to operational goals.

Contact; MR.CHONG (Factory Manager) - +60 132152590

• Managed £1 million project budget, reducing cost by 10% without compromising quality.
• Trade member and project associate for WTM (World Travel market). Project completion within 7 days of agreement with Malaysia Executive Council.
• Facilitated team coordination, contributing 15% improvement in project transparency and post-project evaluations and lesson-learning sessions.
• Developed a risk assessment matrix that identifies potential project risks, reducing project delays through proactive planning and mitigation strategies.
• Prepared meeting agendas and minutes for distribution and record keeping.
• Managed budgets effectively, ensuring resource allocation was optimized for maximum project success.
• Led resolution of critical project issues, mitigating risks and preventing significant delays in project milestones.
• Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
• Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.

Contact; MS.LOURA EASTER (Manager) - +44 7360311791)

• Oversaw "FMCG" operations ensure an increase in order processing speed while maintaining 99% of order fulfillments.
• Implemented a new inventory system that decreases the time it took to locate a product and enhanced accuracy and efficiency by 80% or(4 hours). 5S method in lean warehousing.
• Reduced labor cost by introducing evaluating potential picking strategies and various zone categories, increasing picking efficiency and preventing obsolescence and spoilage. (FIFO & LIFO)
• Lead a team of 100+ employees, implementing a training program that increases team efficiency by 30%.
• Analyze operational processes and identify areas for improvement with cost-saving solutions, especially on transportation. "Geofencing fleet tracking".
• Conducting a weekly cycle count and annual big inventory to maintain an accurate stock level in accordance to the warehouse management system (WMS).
• Ensure DC operations are in compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental regulations. Promote awareness and compliance among DC team (HACCP) & (FDA) guidelines for food safety & quality division.

Contact; MR.LAI SIA LING (Owner/ Director - +60 12 5583900)

• Analyzed sales data to identify trends and adjust marketing strategies accordingly.
• Generating shipping documents for SEA (South East Asia) & Russia shipments.
• Ensuring export clearance, in transit, and import clearance to be updated from time to time to avoid delays in shipment.
• Updating ETA & ATD in ILS workbench once shipment has departed from the origin with the support of real-time information based on a tracker system.
• DHL pricing is done on a daily basis accompanied by index value. Being able to recognize the requirements of each country international commercial terms and the values associated.
• Work order compilation is done twice-weekly on accession to DHL as the non-go live countries require manual work order.
• Ensuring consignments, shipment and freights are executed smoothly to ensure profitability.
• Update logistics system to ensure status is visible at all stages.

Contact; MS.SHANNE TAN (LCT Manager) - +60 12 558390