Md. Monirul Islam

Experience

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  D&S MODE (BD) LTD. KOREAN & HONG KONG BASED

  Jul 2001 - Apr 2009

  Asst Manager, General Manager, Country Manager

   Develop the company's culture and overall company vision. Manage all complex commercial operations. Collaborate with the executive board to determine values, mission, and short- and long-term goals. Build alliances and partnerships with other organizations. Control daily operations of the organization. Act as a liaison with the board of directors, staff, and government. Oversee Commercial and Business Operations, including banking, Export-Import, production planning, fund management, controlled administration, coordination with EPZ authority, and BEPZA personnel or executive office. Monitor and analyze the P&L of operations, providing solutions to minimize costs and increase revenue. Reduce overtime and ensure shipments are planned within the timeline. Plan, budget, and control all logistics activities, and communicate with buyers related to exports (documents, shipping lines, C&F, banks, and other related institutes). Implement Health, Safety & Environment, and all other business compliance standards for the respective operations, ensuring a safe work environment and continuous improvement in HSE processes. Provide management to staff and leadership aligned with the company’s business plan and overall strategic vision. Work with the Director and Managing Director in the capital raise process and participate in the company’s road shows. Overall business management, monitoring and reporting on commercial performance. Plan, schedule, and manage daily work activities within the departments to meet or exceed established key performance indicators (KPIs). Liaise with authorities and stakeholder management to balance the company’s commercial and operational aspects in a compliant manner. Oversee the day-to-day activities for other office functions (Production planning, Quality Assurance, Compliance). Show less

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  Yokohama Labels & Printing Bangladesh Private Co., Ltd

  May 2009 - Sept 2013

  Manager & Head of Commercial (Import-Export, Custom, Banking, SCM) & Human Resource Management)

  - Overall responsibilities in the commercial and logistics area, including credit control and HRM-related tasks.- Recommendations for temporary bond registration and permanent bond registration.- Issuance of export permits.- Amendment of export permits: Immediate action taken when necessary.- Ensuring the timely provision of consumption and delivery challan to the respective C&F agent for dispatching goods.- Full responsibility for the yearly renewal of all company licenses and the release of indemnity bonds from the port against imported machinery. Obtaining approvals or licenses as required for the organization.- Designing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the import department and ensuring compliance with ISO guidelines, along with preparing reports for submission to authorities.- Cancellation of export and import permits: Application for cancellation, explaining valid reasons.- Extension of validity of export and import permits: Application for extension, explaining valid reasons.- Replacement of exported/imported goods: Application for issuance of replacement permission, explaining valid reasons.- Bringing back exported goods: Application and invoice detailing the goods to be brought back.- Banking: Managing various LC clauses and all functions, including sales contracts.- Ensuring goods are released from the concerned port within a specified period by executing import formalities without incurring penalties or demurrage charges.*** Issuance of import permits:- Import on Documentary Acceptance (DA) basis.- Issuance of subcontract permission (offering) and sub-contract permission (taking).- Export Proceeds: Ensuring on-time payments as agreed by management or the finance/credit control department.- Issuance of bond-to-bond transfer permission (Interzone).- Issuance of ship back permission for raw and other materials.- Issuance of permission for 10% sale. Show less

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  SML Packaging Solutions (BD) Ltd &  SML Trims & Packaging Solutions BD Ltd.

  Oct 2013 - Feb 2018

  Head Of Commercial Operations

  - Overall commercial and warehousing management - Establish, manage and improve warehousing and logistics processes and procedures.- Establish and ensure Bond compliance, Bangladesh Bank and NBR’s time to time SRO or circulars- Streamline the different systems of warehouses to ensure on time delivery of goods.- Responsible for monthly, quarterly reports to the management for necessary action.- Ensure best practices across affiliates in warehouse/logistics/commercial ope.- Ensure consumption as per DEDO SAHAG for the obtain Utilization permission (UP)- Ensure In-Bond, Ex-Bond within the time frame and always ready to standby inspection - RM disbandment permission when business is needed to avoid custom duty- To act Custom/Bond Rules for risk free of the license- Include all machinery and new raw materials, H.S Code, and newly developed products whenever imported with existing license as well as DEDO Coefficient. - Utilization Permission: Ensure corrected PI/SAP PI for customers to open LC, UD arrangement, - Prepare UP and consumption based on DEDO coefficient. - Bond Entitlement: Ensure to get the target and required RM entitlement for import under IM7 - Bond Renewal/Audit, Intercompany Audit/ Others: Be serious and always ready for facing audit by maintaining database Export, Import- To course action about total Commercial ope. related activities with Banks, BGMEA, CCI & E, EPB, Customs Bond regularity.- All kinds Business Banking Activities:- Ensure export documents prepare as per L/C terms- Logistics support and responsibilities:- Robust analytical and doing reporting- Maintaining ERP base against Export, Import and Payment realization etc.- Sample/short delivery as per follows the rules- Coordinate with all activities - Documentations/Certifications- Documentations/Certifications:- Ensure over all following regulation or act - SOP & Development: - Coordinate with relevant officials- Possessing adequate knowledge Show less

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  Universal Menswaer Ltd

  Mar 2018 - Feb 2021

  Head of Commercial/Shipping (Import, Export,Logistics, Custom, Bond, Banking and Business Operation)

   MNC-based garment industry, focusing on total commercial operations, including Import and Export through LC & SC, logistics, customs-bond-audit, banking documents, order management, proceeds realization, freight, and C&F management, to ensure smooth commercial and logistics operations. My responsibilities include ensuring timely GOH-related shipping arrangements, cargo handover at CFS, and container stuffing on the target vessel. I prioritize meeting KPI targets and scores by providing proper logistics support and on-time goods ex-factory and handover. Managing all complex commercial departments, developing SOPs for execution, and implementing a Continuous Improvement Plan for operations. I devise strategies for local, foreign, and EPZ imports through FOC, TT, FDD, BB LC, and courier services. I ensure that customs audit, In-bond, Ex-bond, and IP (Import Permit) processes are timely, effective, and efficient.  I report to the top management of the company and participate in the Annual Executive Committee meetings. Effectively oversee and manage the day-to-day activities of the Supply Chain and Commercial departments to ensure the seamless operation of business activities related to BEPZA/EPZ locations, as follows: Ensure that IP, export permits, or amendments to export permits are obtained on time for the related job. Replacement of exported or imported goods. Return of exported goods and sample permissions. Subcontract permissions (both offering and taking). Local purchase permissions. Permissions for selling or disposing of waste, garbage, packaging, and scrap materials. Out passes for repairing machinery and other equipment. Permissions for repairing machinery and other materials from overseas countries. Bond-to-bond transfer permissions (inter-zone and intra-zone). Permissions for shipping back machinery or raw materials, among others. Prior permissions for 10% sales or final permissions for 10% sales. Recommendation Show less

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  ITL - Intelligent Label Solutions

  Mar 2021 - Apr 2023

  Head of Commercial Operations equivalent GM

  Job responsibilities identical to those of the Dekko Legacy Group

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  Dekko Legacy Group

  May 2023 - now

  Head of Commercial Operations and Supply Chain management

  Responsible for deemed and direct export and international business and all over communications.• Profit and loss and commercial budgeting.• Large team handling with a very high business-driven role.• Work closely with the human resource department to ensure great hiring.• Manage, coordinate & supervise day-to-day activities of the Commercial department.• Oversee the overall Import and Export related assignments, and plan and monitor commercial activities.• Review or update commercial procedures in accordance with new or changing standards.• Making recommendations, and ideas based on a thorough analysis of all factors involved in a business situation.• Planning and implementing EXIM plans to align with business objectives.• Comply with laws, regulations, and ISO requirements• Thorough knowledge of Supply Chain Management and Custom Clearance• Experience in managing supply chain and logistics operations in Int'l and domestic• Resolve documentary credit and amendment based on UPC and central Bank rules or guidelines, • Ensure required LC and B/L clause and shipment conditions etc.• Ensure all internal compliance for commercial as per company policies.• Ensure all logistics activities related to Export & Import.• Maintain effective communications with various government / non-government. agencies and local communities.• Communicate with suppliers to negotiate price, and terms of the LC for both UPAS & sight, follow up, and provide LC to the supplier within the stipulated time frame.• Possessing adequate knowledge regarding Import Policy, NBR & Customs SRO Rules, ICC rules for international trade, etc. • Prepares a presentation to the Managing Director for a weekly meeting purpose.• Ensure to submit Export documents to Bank for negotiation for bill realization on time. Responsible for yearly Customs Audit/ Bond renewal.• Ensure required documentation to confirm and maintain in-bond & ex-bond register with customs and within the timeline. Show less