Kashyap Marfatia
Meadow Heights
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Supervisor
Shop Fittings Store
Tullamarine, Australia
10.2017 - Current
- Started working as a Casual Employee in 2017 before becoming a full time Employee in May 2019
- Job Responsibilities:
- Assembling some of the items for display in showroom
- Regular email correspondence with internal office & sometimes with customers.
- Organizing internal stock moves on fort nightly basis going from us to Gold coast and Sydney & likewise coming to us.
- Have looked after walking sales in absence of Sales Manages
- Handling Big and heavy odd size items like Slatwall crates, glass showcases and counters etc.
- Making odd size skids as per the requirement of the big orders
- Handling daily Booking and organizing labels with courier companies on daily basis.
- Maintaining Forklifts on regular basis
- Riding Counter Balance and High Reach forklift on daily basis.
- Shrink wrapping and putting pallets in the bay & updating locations in System.
- Unloading Containers with forklift and manual unloading (40’ containers)
- Regular stock takes
- Replenishing Stock on daily basis.
- Picking and packing of orders
- Started working as a casual employee
Warehouse Store person – Pick and Pack
E-pharmacy
Preston, Australia
06.2017 - 01.2018
- Job Responsibilities:
- Pick and pack
- Re-plan (re-stocking racks)
- Shipping (packing of products to be ready for dispatch)
- Dispatch (taping cartons & loading on pallets)
- QA (checking discrepancies, problem solving & finalizing for dispatch)
- Doing Stock takes on regular basis.
- Forklift operations – Riding Counter Balance and High Reach on daily basis.
- Counter Balance – for loading and unloading pallets from Trucks
- High Reach for putting and getting down the pallets from the racks. (going max 8 high)
- Shrink wrapping & strapping the pallets.
- Started working as a casual employee
Airfreight Manager - Exports
Taurus Forwarders Pvt Ltd
Mumbai, India
12.2013 - 12.2016
- Job Responsibilities:
- Managing and handling Air freight shipments on a day-to-day basis from various origins in India (Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmadabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Cochin)
- As per Job Description for Manilal Patel Clearing Forwarding Pvt Ltd (Mumbai)
Owner & Manager (Bakery Franchise)
Oven Craft
Mumbai, India
05.2010 - 06.2014
- Job Responsibilities:
- Oversaw initial set up of my Bakery Business (which includes Cakes, Pastries, Muffins, Breads etc.)
- Oversaw employing staff, vendor management, purchasing stock, stock control, sales, budgeting.
- Meeting with corporate companies for monthly requirement of cakes and food items.
- Negotiated and made business deals with online cake stores/providers that did not have any service in Mumbai. The partnerships increased my sales, client base, loyalty & I further developed my brand image.
- Working in the store on some occasions & assisting with deliveries from time to time.
Assistant Manager – Exports Air & Sea
Hermes Travels and Cargo Pvt Ltd
Mumbai, India
11.2012 - 11.2013
- Job Responsibilities:
- Negotiating rates with Airlines & Shipping lines for tender rates & individual shipment rates.
- Quotations made to clients.
- Handling of Pharma shipments, re-export & bonded shipments.
- Exchanging emails/coordinating shipments with Shipper’s, Consignee’s, overseas agent’s, Branch’s etc.
- Looking after sales lead forwarded by consignee’s, overseas agent, Buying house’s & business development.
- Assisting other staff and management when required as well as business development & client retention.
Branch Manager
Manilal Patel Clearing Forwarding Pvt Ltd
New Delhi, India
01.2009 - 02.2010
- Job Responsibilities:
- Managing & further developing business and revenue for the existing branch
- Developing business and industry relationships in both Import & Exports for the branch.
- Making budgets and staff for the branch.
- Following up & establishing further business from sales leads forwarded by overseas agents.
- Meeting with each department (accounts, import/export, air/sea, customs clerks) for day-to-day planning.
- Visiting company warehouse 2-3 times a week to inspect cargo & overseeing quality of service is maintained at expected customer and company levels.
- Meeting with Shipper’s, Consignee’s, Buying Houses, Overseas agents - in India & overseas.
- Attending cargo meetings, conferences & seminar all over India & overseas.
- Maintaining good relationships with Airlines, Co-loaders & Shipping lines.
- Negotiating rates with Airlines & Shipping lines for tender rates & individual shipment rates.
Airfreight Manager – Exports
Manilal Patel Clearing Forwarding Pvt Ltd
Mumbai, India
01.2001 - 01.2009
- Job Responsibilities:
- Managing Airfreight Exports – All branches in India
- Managed and oversaw staff, business & decision making for all Airfreight Cargo
- At times assisted staff with Sea freight shipments with decision making & business development
- Assisted with staff workload when required with some customer service, data entry & document handling
- Passing of customs documents online and manually thru system at Airport & occasionally export customs.
- Oversaw handling of examination of cargo both Airport & CFS.
- Visiting Airport & Sea Ports 2-3 times a week.
- Handled GOH & Pharma shipments both Air & Sea as well as re-exports & bonded shipments.
- Handled DG shipments both Air & Sea.
- Exchanging emails/co-coordinating shipments with other Branch’s, Shipper’s, Consignee’s, agents etc.
- Looking after sales lead forwarded by consignees, overseas agents, buying house & developing further business.
- Participating in Air freight tenders in India & overseas.
- Develop Processes & Prepare SOPs for Consignees, buying house’s, overseas agents & our other branches to ensure smooth handling of shipments as well as avoiding delays and penalties.
- Negotiating rates with Airlines & Shipping lines for tender rates & individual shipment rates.
- Assisted with cargo uplift by following up various airlines & my established relationships.
- Being a single point of contact for our larger clients & buying house agents.
- Meeting with Shipper’s, Consignees, Overseas agent & Buying houses in India & overseas.
- Attended cargo meetings, conferences & seminars all over India & overseas.
- Liaised with Airlines, Co-loaders & Shipping line on daily basis.
- Oversaw the daily workflow & followed up internal staff for custom clearance both Air & Sea.
- Checking/Signing invoices & cheques daily.
- Checking and oversaw the daily shipment reports sent to Consignees, Shipper & Buying houses.
Education
Air Dangerous Goods Acceptance Certification - Prepare workplace documents, Identify and label explosives/dangerous goods, Accept dangerous goods for air transport
AITAC
05.2025
Full Victorian Driver��s License - undefined
06.2017
License to operate a forklift truck - LO, LF
Australia Wide Forklift Training Centre
05.2017
Certificate in Commerce - Advanced Accounting & Auditing, Business Laws, Business Operation & Management, Economics & Business Statistics, Business Communication, Economics of Trade & Transport
Cambridge College
01.2007
Secondary School - undefined
Raghunath Hindi Higher Secondary Vidyalaya
01.2001
Skills
- Understanding of freight forwarding operations
- Business development and leadership skills
- Building & maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- Team collaboration and independent decision-making
- Organization and time management skills
- Problem solving, process improvement, SOP creation & execution
- Sourcing rates & preparing quotations
- Experienced in using office software and online tools
- Adaptable and fast learner
Hobbies and Interests
Playing & following all kinds of Sport esp. Cricket, AFL, NRL, Soccer., Travelling locally & overseas., Gardening, swimming, going to the cinema., Being involved in community events / volunteering., Spending time with family and friends., Donating Blood Regularly to the Red Cross Blood Bank – Australia.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Warehouse Supervisor
Shop Fittings Store
10.2017 - Current
Warehouse Store person – Pick and Pack
E-pharmacy
06.2017 - 01.2018
Airfreight Manager - Exports
Taurus Forwarders Pvt Ltd
12.2013 - 12.2016
Assistant Manager – Exports Air & Sea
Hermes Travels and Cargo Pvt Ltd
11.2012 - 11.2013
Owner & Manager (Bakery Franchise)
Oven Craft
05.2010 - 06.2014
Branch Manager
Manilal Patel Clearing Forwarding Pvt Ltd
01.2009 - 02.2010
Airfreight Manager – Exports
Manilal Patel Clearing Forwarding Pvt Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2009
Full Victorian Driver��s License - undefined
License to operate a forklift truck - LO, LF
Australia Wide Forklift Training Centre
Certificate in Commerce - Advanced Accounting & Auditing, Business Laws, Business Operation & Management, Economics & Business Statistics, Business Communication, Economics of Trade & Transport
Cambridge College
Secondary School - undefined
Raghunath Hindi Higher Secondary Vidyalaya
Air Dangerous Goods Acceptance Certification - Prepare workplace documents, Identify and label explosives/dangerous goods, Accept dangerous goods for air transport
AITAC