MSc Purchasing, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, ( - Present) UK

BSC (Hons) in Business & Management () UK

HND in Business Management () UK

Higher Diploma in Business Management () UK

Artisans HK PVT LTD ( ) Specialist – Supply Chain Management

Coordinate export and import shipments: Communicate export details, confirm shipping modes, arrange freight bookings, and manage local cargo clearance for Raffia imports, handling an average of 70 inward and outward shipment movements and $50 million USD worth of shipments per month. Manage documentation and approvals: Gather necessary shipment documents from suppliers, submit permit documents for approvals, and manage BOI approval processes for specialized shipments.

Lanka Special Steels Limited ( ) Senior Executive – Supply Chain Management

Tender preparation: Negotiated, evaluated, priced, and selected suppliers/vendors per Lanka Special Steels LTD standards. Raised purchase orders after top-level management approval and oversaw the import process until customs clearance and timely plant delivery.

Jhon Keels Office Automation (Pvt) Ltd ( ) Executive - Logistics

Ensuring on-time delivery in full for all import shipments (approximately 150 shipments per month) by closely monitoring and communicating with Shipping Lines, Freight Forwarders, and Transporters.

Nestlé Lanka PLC ( ) Shipping Executive

Tracking the status of approximately 200 import shipments per month (raw materials, finished goods, and engineering items) – both sea freight and air freight. Handling Customs duty payments, insurance, supplier payments, bills, and shipping line invoices according to payment terms and incoterms.

Camso Loadstar Pvt Ltd ( ) Procurement Assistant

Tender preparation, calling RFQs, negotiating, evaluating, selecting suppliers/vendors, and creating contracts according to Camso Standards and compliance. Streamlining the management of 800 active service suppliers across 14 Camso plants located island-wide by creating a tracker to monitor the status of each job – from order creation to delivery and payments.

British American Tobacco PLC ( ) Trainee

Negotiating transportation rates, monitoring, and reporting on transportation final costs to senior management.

British American Tobacco PLC ( ) Internship

Updating daily, weekly, and monthly dashboards for the Product Development team and Quality Improvement Forum. Assisting in analyzing consumer complaints from local and international markets and reporting findings to management.