Senior Manager - Terminal Operations - Rail & Inland Terminals - Ahmedabad

Senior Manager - Terminal Operations - Rail & Inland Terminals - Ahmedabad

Job Title - Senior Manager Terminal Operations - Rail & Inland Terminals
Department - Operations
Job location - DP World Multimodal Logistics Private Limited, Opposite Nirma Factory, Near Jakhwada Railway Station,
Village Sachana, Tal. Viramgam, Ahmedabad

Responsibilities 

Key responsibilities    

1.    To lead progressive and innovative terminal operations, which meet all regulatory, and procedural requirements.
2.    To assist in developing and build relationships with all shipping Lines, handling agents, Customs House Agents and associated business partners in providing a seamless service to customers which maximizes all revenue opportunities.
3.    To manage operational budgets in line with forecasts and ensure financial process integrity at all times.
4.    To lead, deliver and further develop the Safety Management Systems in the Terminals and 3rd parties, taking robust corrective action if needed.
5.    To maintain good relationships with customers, Customs and associated service providers.
6.    To monitor performance, seek continual improvements and take corrective action where needed, managing change and improvement initiatives as appropriate.
7.    To work with airside operational departments to promote a combined customer focused service.
8.    Analyse port users' requirements and addressing them with the top management if required.
9.    Develop plans to ensure terminals follow established standards.
10.    Develop proposals for new service innovation ideas.
11.    Enforce a safe and secure culture.
12.    Enforce organisational and compliance standards.
13.    Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for internal staff.
14.    Manage contractors carrying out Terminal operations.
15.    Plan timely and accurate delivery of services to meet customer requirements.
16.    Promote new ideas to enhance customer service operations.
17.    Recommend action plans to resolve and prevent safety or security breaches.
18.    Resolve issues and incidents at the Terminal
19.    Review and develop compliance standards.
20.    Review operational processes to identify areas for enhancements.
21.    Review the feasibility of implementing new service offerings for the Terminal.
22.    Vendor Negotiations.
23.    Yard Management.
24.    Creating healthy, team building and motivational environment at the terminal.
25.    Laisoning with Customs officials for smooth clearances of the shipments for timely deliveries to the customers.
26.    Fast and safe handling of rakes, for optimum use of rail lines inside the terminal.
27.    Laisoning with Railway Authorities releasing the rakes stabled in route.
28.    Fast evacuation of the containers from the Gateway port destined for Our terminal to ensure the delivery of the cargo to the customers as per their expectation and committed time frame.
29.    Yard Planning/Optimum use of yard face with Maximum Output.
30.    Ensure that the terminal activities are commenced as per the SOP/Customs Guidelines.
31.    Planning and Execution.
32.    Data Analysis in order to place the intend of the rake for evacuation or Export cleared unit for the destined gate way port by carrier Concor.
33.    Continuous effort in reducing the Operational Cost. 
34.    Staff Motivation.
35.    Vendors satisfaction by ensuring that the payment disbursements are done as per the commitments and on agreed terms.
36.    Staff Briefing on regular interval idea is to address the issues of the which are faced in day to day operational and providing them the best solutions for smooth delivery of services to customers.
37.    To Carry operations at the terminal keeping in mind the commercial aspects.
38.    MIS Reports
39.    To ensure that all the queries of the customers are addressed and timely responded.
40.    Ensuring timely clearance of all the EGM’s so that the Duty drawback is released to customer timely.
41.    To ensure that the maintenance of equipment’s is done as scheduled which ensures seamless operations without constraints.
42.    to update Management about any infrastructural requirements if any,
43.    Ensure smooth PFT Operations.
44.    Regular meetings with customers to know the expectation level and fulfilling the same in consultation with the CEO.
45.    Conducting Trade meets for terminal services feedback.
46.    To ensure that all the activities are recorded and are submitted to fiancé for billing ensuring no revenue leakage.
47.     To Ensure that all the Terminal Operations runs through various software's and will help the team for quick implementation.

Qualifications & competencies 

•    Good Communication skills in English language, both oral and written.
•    Bachelor’s degree from reputed University.
•    10 plus combined experience in ICD/CFS/Forwarding/Shipping line CHA
Excellent command in MS Excel spread-sheet

Experience Level

Senior Level