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Interview with Proinvest Group
Logistics team leader
Tens of thousands of trucks have been delivered to
Proinvest Group customers, to date. Responsible for this
activity, for more than a decade, is Mr. Gheorghe Anita.
Tens of thousands of trucks have been
delivered to Proinvest Group customers, to
date. Responsible for this activity, for more
than a decade, is Mr. Gheorghe Anita.
If ten years ago were delivered one or two
truckloads a day, the company is currently
delivering 15 to 20 trucks a day. Logistics
operations, from carriers identification and
negotiation of transport prices to tracking
shipments and deliveries, are part of the daily
work of one of the most experienced
employee in the company.
Focus on Steel: For how long do you work in
the company?
Gheorghe Aniţa: I have been working here for
over 10 years. Since then I was a witness of the
evolution and changes in the company.
Focus on Steel: How did activity change over
this period?
Gheorghe Aniţa: The complexity of the activity
has grown enormously. From one or two trucks a
day, we‘ve come to deliver 15-20, without taking
into account those that supply us with raw
material.
Focus on Steel: What is the biggest challenge
your professional activity involves?
Gheorghe Aniţa: We work contretemps. I have
had 34 years experience on acquisitions and
logistics at the CFR Manufactory, but working in
the private business environment is different. If
there was a planning over very long periods,
here changes occur every day and you have to
adapt. We are planning a day or two in advance,
but there are always changes to schedules
because the scheduled arrival time changes -
due to road traffic or other reasons. Some things
can not be planned, because the human factor
comes into play, and that happens in most
cases.
Focus on Steel: How does one day work pass
off?
Gheorghe Aniţa: I get to work one hour before
the start of the program and leave when the last
scheduled delivery ends. Permanently I have
the phone on my ear because we have to make
the deliveries on time but also on profit. That's
why we need to manage the choice of the
transporters we work with. Working with
transporters on the freight exchange is more
risky - there have been cases in which this
emergency option has been used, but the freight
trailer has not arrived at the recipient. That's
why we prefer to work with shipping companies,
so there's a stock insurance and risks are
eliminated. I am 62 years old and I hope to retire
from here. The staff is nice, there are many
employees younger than me. I have not yet
figured if I could work after the retirement age. It
is a work in which the element of diversity
appears, the orders are different, the planning is
different, and I think that this post can also be
suited for the young people, who today tend to
avoid repetitive work and routine.
I have been working here for over
10 years. Since then I have lived the
evolution and changes in the company.
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