Osama Irfan

• Led cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within budget, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Developed comprehensive project plans, including scope, milestones, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, and retrospective sessions to ensure project progress and team alignment.
• Managed project risks and issues by identifying potential obstacles and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Coordinated with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project goals, and ensure expectations were met.
• Utilized project management software to track progress, manage tasks, and report on project status.
• Conducted regular project status meetings with stakeholders and senior management, providing updates on progress, risks, and issues.
• Implemented process improvements to enhance project efficiency, reduce costs, and increase overall project success.
• Oversaw budget management, ensuring projects were completed within financial constraints while maintaining quality standards.
• Provided leadership and mentoring to team members, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Developed and maintained comprehensive project documentation, including project charters, risk logs, and change requests.
• Successfully managed multiple concurrent projects, balancing priorities and resources to meet competing deadlines.
• Coordinated post-project reviews and lessons learned sessions to drive continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.

• Handling of Letter of Credit as per UCP 600, Implement right SROs and ensure compliance of State bank polices related to international trade.
• Plan and implement all aspect of Import/Export logistics strategies and make sure handling of international goods is compliance with the international trade policies.
• Plan, Organize and control the procurement activities of the project and also identify/resolve problem/conflict related to delivery delays, invoicing, Payment etc.
• Counsel on matters like tariffs, insurance, duties & taxes and identifying right Harmonized System Code (H.S. CODE) as per Pakistan Customs tariff (PCT).
• Manage international procurement, Foreign/International payment modes, CapEx items, customs clearance process, inland transportation process, Incoterms, H.S Code.
• Dealing with freight forwarder and shipping companies, clearing agent, banks and transporters.
• Coordinates with Finance and Production team to ensure the availability of raw materials.
• Dealing with concerns authorities such as PSQCA, Plant & protection department.
• Liaising with all concern department in the company for order execution and Finance/Accounts for payment terms and conditions as per suppliers requirement, follow up for shipment scheduling for timely shipment and correspond both side within the organization and with vendors as well.
• Supplier development and making contracts with suppliers, negotiation on prices, delivery, payment terms and service level.
• Carried out procurement of complete Injection Moulding machine in 2017-2018.
• Spearheaded the logistics and handling of Dairy project of value PKR 1.3 Billion.

Performance Highlights

• Carried out procurement of complete Injection Moulding machine in 2017-2018.
• Spearheaded the logistics and handling of Dairy project of value PKR 1.3 Billion.
• Carried out procurements of more than PKR 3 Billion annually in direct spending of raw material, plant & machinery and maintenance spare parts.
• Import and Clearance of Solar Project in 2020 - 2021.
• Import and clearance of complete PET Filling Line.
• Dealt with import cases of damaged shipment.
• Managed to reduce the freight cost by 15%.
• Maintained to avoid penalties (Demurrage & Detention).

• Responsible for managing imports for Industrial imports and commercial import as well.
• Ensure the import complied with all Pakistan Customs Rules and Regulations to avoid any foreseen penalties and fines.
• Managing business volume of around 1000 Containers p.a. & with an annual turnover around $32.5 Million.
• Coordinate with Banks, regarding Margin, Exchange rate, Shipping Documents, retirements, Bank advices, LCs Amendments and others.
• Manage outstanding payment for LCs, Bank Contracts, Open account payments, Banks receipt & transfer, Interaction with Banks.
• Correspondence with the Supplier regarding rates, shipping documents, in time shipment, Amendments etc.
• Identify, develop and implement business process improvements as they relate to international trade compliance.
• Managed and directed all international trade, customs and operational import/export policies, procedures and strategies.