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Age – 49
Gender – Male
City – Nagpur
No one persuaded me to go for this line of work. Initially, when I was looking
for a job, a friend of mine helped me get one in a logistics company. I started
off as an accountant, managing the billing and slowly I began to branch out
and look at other things that seemed interesting. I was then promoted to
exports coordinator and that was when my logistics career really began to
take shape.
I’d say for government institutes the tuition fee would be around 35,000 per
annum. For private institutes, it’s bound to be higher than that and as far as
MBA courses are concerned, both government and private institutes in our
country are expensive.
There are many different verticals within logistics say for example international
crate, customs, transportation, material management, warehousing etc. All of
these together constitute the supply chain management. As a beginner, you
can go into any of these depending on your degree and area of expertise;
since each of them requires a different skill set.
The process is simple yet long. You start off with an H card that allows you to
enter this field and deal with customs and other related issues. Then, after
around 2 years of experience, you can sit for an exam. On clearing that exam,
you get a G card.
Then, you have to clear exams for rule 8 and 9 to get your customs house
agent certification.
This certification allows you to either start your own business or work for a
large company.
In my previous company, I handled not only imports and exports but also
statutory claims, central excise, rebate claims, etc. In my current company,
work is quite different. Because the size of the company is large, a different
person manages each department. So, I handle only the import-exports
portfolio. When I started, there were hardly 40 shipments per month, now it’s
close to 100. I was also briefly given control of purchase management, but
due to internal office politics, I was once again reverted back to a just
export-import portfolio.
For me personally, the biggest positive is that it’s a very interesting job. Every
shipment is unique – each one comes with its own set of challenges. When
you work in logistics, you learn very early that something somewhere may go
wrong. It’s up to you to troubleshoot the problem, utilize your mental
capabilities and negotiation skills to ensure that the shipment gets its due
clearance.
Also, I love traveling and this job provides ample traveling opportunities, not
on a day-to-day basis but it’s more situation-dependent.
Another positive is that, in this line of work, once you gain enough experience,
a good reputation and have sufficient clients in your dossier, you can venture
out on your own and do very well for yourself. You don’t have to be dependent
on any organization.
Odd working hours happen, when I’m handling shipments en route to African
or Central American destinations, simply because of the time difference.
Another thing in logistics is that you have to be very focused and on top of
every aspect of a shipment, because, like I mentioned before, something
always goes awry and if you’re not giving the job your full attention, you will
only end up exacerbating the situation.
GST has had a negative impact on the logistics industry as a whole, mainly
because of poor execution. GST was initiated to make the crossing of good
and services across state lines easier but the government officers on the
ground are not trained for the new system. We have to handle the burden of
the new rules and notifications all by ourselves. It will take time for things to
settle down and for us to get used to it.
I’d like to tell millennials, who want to join supply chain management, that they
should build up their general knowledge about different countries, about work
culture in these different countries. One should also be aware of the world
economy because this impacts your job.
I would also tell them that they have made the right decision by choosing one
of the most interesting jobs out there. They will experience a very stimulating
work environment. Unlike a lot of other professions, they need not worry about
getting bored or plateauing out in this line of work.
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