Ridwan Rashid

Focus :

Category lead for Global Depot & Trucking

Category lead for Global Ocean Freight and Indirect Spend

• Negotiated contracts with suppliers to obtain favorable terms and pricing.
• Managed supply chain process, from order placement to delivery, to facilitate on-time and accurate fulfillment.
• Developed and maintained relationships with key suppliers for smooth communication and to meet required expectations.
• Developed and implemented procurement policies and procedures to enhance compliance with company standards.
• RFQ, Freight related improvement and cost saving initiatives, and worked closely with the South Asia operations team to resolve challenges, particularly in the past 3 Covid-19 years.
• Successfully implemented a Vendor Contract Management Tool
• Spearheading initiatives around improving the Safety and Environmental aspects for Trucking LSPs and exploring the online Track and Trace for Global Trucking

Focus : Transportation / Logistics / 4PL

• Spearhead the coordination and source & quote Project Cargo movements from Singapore to Kaohsiung (Company’s first exposure)
• Account Management & Project Implementation of Schneider Electric Asia Shipping section business (Direct & Drop Shipment ops, Manual Freight Audit Payment & Master data) Hiring manager and managed 7 full time Executives.

Notable cargoes won and executed:

• 42m Aluminum Catamaran Passenger Ferry (6535CBM) using steel lifting cradles
• 42m Aluminum Monohull Passenger Ferry (3302CBM)

Focus : Project Cargo Forwarding for Oil & Gas Industry

• Coordination with various stakeholders (Local & Overseas)
• Operations & Monitoring (Documentations)
• Customer service / Service recovery
• Commercial - Sourcing & Quoting
• Cross trade Management
• Account Manager for Keppel group of companies (Lindel, Keppel Seascan, Keppel Fels, Fernvale, Brasfels) & other project cargo related customers/enquiry
• Lead for Cross trade & Export shipments (OOG, In-gauge, Breakbulk, Air & Sea)
• Load planning, activation, coordination, booking, documentation (operational aspects) and follow up till shipment ETA port/door
• Managed Canon Singapore commercial matters and customer relations for Air/Sea Import, Export and cross trade shipments
• Specialized in moving cargoes to Brazil, Rio De Janeiro (from all parts of the world)

Notable cargoes won and executed:

• 20 x IVECO Trucks (via RORO)
• 2 x Compact Driverless Electric car (via Air)
• Industrial Printer (FCL)
• Modular cabins (FCL/FR)
• P69 Riser Pull in System