SANAD R. NAIK
Deputy Manager Customs
Mumbai
Summary
Experienced with team leadership, operational management, and strategic planning. Utilizes organizational skills to enhance workflow and efficiency. Track record of fostering team collaboration and achieving business objectives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
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Work History
Deputy Manager
SKODA VOLKSWAGEN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Pune
05.2025 - Current
- Handling Commercial, Non-commercial, Miscellaneous exports shipments for all plants and preparing documentation, checklist confirmation, customs clearance etc.
- Monitoring all export incentive scheme including DBK - AIR, BR, RoDTEP etc. Generate RoDTEP scrips in timely manner and handover the same for import utilization.
- Monitoring & ensuring timely extraction of BoE/SB. Reconcile data & complete the short coming for preparation of MIS for import and export at company level.
- Handling Re-export shipments under section 74, prepare & file refund application, follow-up & co-ordinate to get sanction order & payment follow-up from customs.
- Acting as a project Manager for MOOWR scheme & related activities starting from applying for the MOOWR license till filling of MOOWR returns and maintaining data as per compliance.
- Involved in development & implementation of MOOWR software tool for maintaining data and reporting as per compliance.
- Prepare MIS for all the activities carried out.
Senior Executive
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD.
Mumbai
08.2024 - 04.2025
- Managed end-to-end import PO creation based on PRs and contract terms, ensuring accuracy and compliance with international trade requirements.
- Coordinated with foreign vendors to ensure material readiness and managed nomination of freight forwarders, CHAs, and transporters for timely shipment pickup and movement.
- Validated and corrected shipping documents (BL/AWB, invoices, packing lists, COO, catalogues) for Air & Sea shipments to ensure compliance and error‑free customs processing.
- Supported smooth customs clearance by liaising with suppliers for technical details and maintaining close coordination with CHAs and FFs to ensure timely import and export clearance.
- Reviewed and verified freight, agency, CFS, duty, tax, and transportation invoices for import/export shipments and coordinated with Accounts for timely payment processing, including foreign remittances with Finance.
- Prepared import/export MIS, CIF, and CDTY value reports on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis to support management reporting and compliance.
Business Process Lead
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Mumbai
01.2023 - 07.2024
- Checking and validating the actual specification/requirement of from Inventory Manager.
- Responsible for the negotiation of prices of Hotel, Food & Beverages for our client Royal Caribbean Group.
- Manage end to end PR to PO process till final fulfillment for Hotel, Foods and beverages area.
- Coordinating with Supplier for RFQ’s, Price & Negotiation, Delivery, PO copy and Payment.
- Leading an Operation Planning Team for cruise Industry, create Storing and Ordering Schedule (Purchase planning of HFAB items) as per forecasting for next one year.
- SPOC of Operation Planning Team for cruise Industry, create Storing and Ordering Schedule as per forecasting for next one year.
- Ensured that all purchase operations were performed in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Updating yearly Storing Schedule and Ordering Schedule, so that Inventory Manager can place an PR for the Material.
- Preparing Local & Import Purchase Order for Hotel, Food & Beverage items etc. in SAP, Crunch Time Net Chief & JD Edward system and sign off authorized signatory.
- Followed-up on delivery schedules, payment delays, and invoice queries.
- Coordinating with Client’s various department to resolve the queries of supplier to arrange the material on time.
- I have contributed my efforts to automate the manual activity and diminished 40% of manual work with the help of automation.
- Preparing and maintaining Daily, Weekly and monthly volume report and presentation deck of the process.
- By giving process improvement ideas, I have updated and developed Standard Operating Procedure Manual and taken signed-off from the client.
- Monthly activity report and creation of MBRR (Management Business Review Report).
- Achieved Savings Target given by Management for continuous 2 years by implementing automation.
Team Member
TATA MOTORS LTD.
Mumbai
11.2017 - 12.2022
- Managed end-to-end import PO creation based on PRs and contract terms, ensuring accuracy and compliance with international trade requirements.
- Coordinated with foreign vendors to ensure material readiness and managed nomination of freight forwarders, CHAs, and transporters for timely shipment pickup and movement.
- Validated and corrected shipping documents (BL/AWB, invoices, packing lists, COO, catalogues) for Air & Sea shipments to ensure compliance and error‑free customs processing.
- Prepared inbound documents in SAP using Invoice and BL/AWB details, and collaborated with CHAs and taxation teams for clearance prerequisites including FTA certificates.
- Supported smooth customs clearance by liaising with suppliers for technical details and maintaining close coordination with CHAs and FFs to ensure timely import and export clearance.
- Reviewed and verified freight, agency, CFS, duty, tax, and transportation invoices for import/export shipments and coordinated with Accounts for timely payment processing, including foreign remittances with Finance.
- Prepared import/export MIS, CIF, and CDTY value reports on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis to support management reporting and compliance.
- Handled end‑to‑end Non‑Commercial Export shipments, ensuring complete documentation and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Handled ATA Carnet processing, including application and discharge procedures with FICCI, to facilitate duty‑free temporary import and export of goods.
Purchase Executive
Evolute Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Mumbai
05.2015 - 10.2017
- Involved in all the activities related to purchase of Electronics, Electrical and Mechanical raw materials, packing items, maintenance items etc.
- Checking and validating the actual specification/requirement of Capex material.
- Coordinating with Supplier for technical specifications, price & negotiation, delivery, PO copy and payment terms.
- Arranging the Samples of Raw material as per specification and get approval from R&D & Quality Department.
- Preparing Comparisons, Business cases and trial ordering using ERP.
- Developing Alternate Vendor source as part of substitution, cost reduction efforts.
- Managing day to day operation in Purchase such as PO releasing, System Updating, Material expediting etc.
- Managing the vendors for on timely delivery and ensure quality in order to meet the customer’s orders/demand.
- Performing the purchase & import related functions at the efficient and economic way to ensure the inventory level been maintain at the right level.
- Carrying out Audit of all Vendors involving Quality department to check performance of vendors and awarding the best performing vendors to build good and long term relation with them and motivate them to work more effectively.
- Act as a Coordinator between Accounts department and vendors for settlement of payments.
- Obeying ISO 9001 Standards & Procedures and preparing Vendor Rating every quarterly.
- Preparing relevant document required for the customs clearance for the import of Sea and Air shipment.
- Handling overall Customs Procedures by coordinating with CHA’s which involves checking of duties & expenses are paid towards the shipments & proper procedures are being followed in accordance with customs law and rules.
- Involved in procedure to follow for availing various duty exemption schemes and arranging relevant details & docs for verification of customs.
- Involved in in-warding activities of shipments in the system i.e. Goods Receipt Purchase Order in SAP.
Account Assistant
Catalyst India Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
11.2013 - 01.2015
- Responsible for carrying out bank reconciliation of all banks on monthly basis of Trading and Manufacturing Units.
- Involved in the all-day-to-day entries in Tally 7.2 ERP of Electronics, Electrical and Mechanical raw materials, Packing items, Maintenance items, Housekeeping and Stationeries items etc.
- Involved into all entry of day-to-day expenses e.g. - Travelling, Transport, Telephone, Electricity, hotel, hospitality expenses in tally ERP.
- Handling complete transactions related to petty cash expenses, making cheques payment of suppliers.
- Calculation & preparing salaries & monthly voucher expenses for all the staffs working in the organization.
Education
MBA - Supply Chain Management
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Mumbai01.2023
Graduated in Commerce stream -
University of Mumbai
Shri Chinai College Of Commerce And Economics07.2012
Skills
- Import and export management
- Customs Documentation
- Experienced with various custom schemes
- Purchase
- Vendor Management
Effective negotiation
- ERP and SAP R/3 ECC 6(Prod Module)
Timeline
Deputy Manager
SKODA VOLKSWAGEN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
05.2025 - Current
Senior Executive
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD.
08.2024 - 04.2025
Business Process Lead
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
01.2023 - 07.2024
Team Member
TATA MOTORS LTD.
11.2017 - 12.2022
Purchase Executive
Evolute Solutions Pvt Ltd.
05.2015 - 10.2017
Account Assistant
Catalyst India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2013 - 01.2015
MBA - Supply Chain Management
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Graduated in Commerce stream -
University of Mumbai