Anika Tasnim
Head Of Business Development, Import Freight Forwarding
Dhaka,Bangladesh
Summary
Dynamic and decisive leader with excellent planning and problem-solving abilities. Ready to pursue new professional challenges and career advancement with growing company. Offer operational experience within global freight market and a good common sense.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Language
Work History
Head of Business Development
mgX Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dhaka
11.2019 - Current
- Research and understand the territory to identify and establish business contacts with potential customers
- Identify and pursue valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
- Build strong relation with customers.
- Running import and exports via road, to and from India-Bangladesh.
- Launched rail service for Commercial cargo from India to Bangladesh in order to meet extended demand due to border closure in pandemic.
- Launched Air Freighters during pandemic due to increased demand due to border closure in pandemic.
Head of Import Logistics
Transmarine Logistics Ltd.
Dhaka, Dhaka
01.2018 - 10.2019
- Ensuring tailor made logistics solution
- Allotment of yearly budget for the team
- Monitoring the customer relationship and operational activities to maintain quality of service.
- Work on resolution of problem in shipments, invoicing issues and collection of funds from past due accounts.
- Ensure extended support to Operation team for all their operational activities like System update, Document preparation, Collection, Audit etc. as per individual SOP
- Lead, facilitate and develop team
Business Development Executive
Transmarine Logistics Ltd.
Dhaka, Dhaka
08.2015 - 12.2017
- Preparing and executing daily sales plan
- Communicate service issues to client and management with ability to resolve and follow through.
- Manage and maintain ownership of assigned client accounts.
- Developing agent relationships in different countries in order to procure the best rates and get mutual benefit.
- Develop relationship with the shipping lines in order to ensure the best procured rate and smooth service to the customers.
- Customer service skills including the ability to recognize the needs of clients along with problem solving
Customer Relationship Manager
Peninsular Shipping Services Ltd.
Dhaka, Dhaka
03.2015 - 08.2015
- Running Air Import and Ocean Import operations mainly from India, China, Europe and Asian countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea, Pakistan etc.
- Being familiar with SAP GUI
- Collaborating with custom brokers, finalizing shipping documents, composing invoices, checks, collecting payments from related parties
- Communicating directly with Consignees and origin counterparts about booking and updates
- Communicating and serving the shipment requirement of about 50 clients, 400 TEUs and 70 Tons a month.
- Work well and get along with others in a diverse work environment of both clients and business associates, ensuring the highest quality of services possible.
Education
MBA - Marketing
Institute of Business Administration, DU
Dhaka, Bangladesh 11.2018 - 12.2020
BBA - Finance
Bangladesh University of Professionals
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh 01.2011 - 02.2015
Skills
Critical Thinking
SAP expert
Relationship building and management
Vendor management
Effective negotiator
Work under pressure
Affiliations
- Organizer, Inter University Business Competition “ CreADive14”
- Volunteer in VBD (Jaago foundation) Children’s Day Fund Raising
- Volunteer in VBD Tax Day Awareness raising program
- Volunteer in Physically Challenged Development Foundation Summer Challenge
- Volunteer in fund raising for Ashic Foundation
- Volunteer in Project URECA, Shopner Bangladesh
- Volunteer in workshop for Disaster Management, BUP
- Committee member, Bangladesh Youth Forum (BYF)
Additional Information
WES Ref: 5103397
Express Entry profile number: E002308990
Job Seeker validation code: 2843
Timeline
Head of Business Development
mgX Bangladesh
11.2019 - Current
MBA - Marketing
Institute of Business Administration, DU
11.2018 - 12.2020
Head of Import Logistics
Transmarine Logistics Ltd.
01.2018 - 10.2019
Business Development Executive
Transmarine Logistics Ltd.
08.2015 - 12.2017
Customer Relationship Manager
Peninsular Shipping Services Ltd.
03.2015 - 08.2015
BBA - Finance
Bangladesh University of Professionals
01.2011 - 02.2015