Scholarship / Logistics project - Leadership for Chevening [4]

Leadership on project logistic

I am a future-oriented person. 2012 was the beginning of my life. After graduating ceremony, I accepted in one of the prominent logistic company over Indonesia by (insert company's name). I accepted as a generalist in the role of the managerial program. I would like to point out right at the beginning that logistic field was very brand new to me and it really excites me.

It strikes me that after completing 1 year in class and technical training throughout the programme. I get the position onto project division under operation and commercial team. Through the year spent, I was apart of several projects logistic as assistant project logistic manager. It told me numerous experiences. Once in a while, 2014 I get a chance to be project logistic manager for relocating heavy lift cargo from one place to another place within Java island (reimported the cargo). There were two ways of looking at this, I choose to accept this as a challenge that I need to accomplish as one of my stepping stone towards my future plan. I wanna make an impact on society, the big impact could be started by from very small step then I thought at the moment strictly that logistic may suit me well

Technically since this project really important to me and I won't make them fail so I started to make a certain note for what do's and don'ts. The project started by taking and saving all the information I need accordingly and answering all the queries that came over my mind, what is the project? What is the problem may come? How is the option to overcome? Who would be my team? In overcoming them, I collect one by one and making them a note as my initiation part of this whole project logistics. The most challenging part I met, I was the youngest project logistic manager at that moment. As the youngest project logistic manager at that time, I was in a real spotlight among the other. I had to lead more than 25 teams consist of technical staff, drafter, finance staff, and operation supervisor, which theirs within 35 - 48 age years old. The burden hands me so hard but I try to make a comprehensive solution. On the other hand, firstly i create a comfort environment within my team, which they can perform and give their best. I talked and discussed a lot to them and listen to them carefully in every weekly meeting in order to increase a bond relationship within my team.

Through a long process, my first project logistic was done completely great. The time arrival came in time, the cargo safe and also the team. All stakeholders were happy and shook my hand to congratulate me all the way. Afterward, I am working onto another prominent logistic project over Indonesia such as transporting all material of Geothermal Energy Plant at Karaha Bodas, West Java.

Scholarship / Networking has always been my key success through the year spent. Chevening essay [5]

NETWORKING SKILL FOR CHEVENING

My name is Poni, i am applying chevening scholarship for my chevening essay. Please kindly check, and give me a feedback. It will be appreciated. Thank you

Since I was in college, I had numerous volunteering experience and joining several social events and be participated as a member of some organizations. The one I have never forgotten it, I once being a leader of the project on Tambak Lorok, Semarang as Profesional staff on Executives Student Board at Diponegoro University. It enhanced me so much a deep knowledge of how to empower other through our empowerment.

Networking has always been my key success through the year spent. I got a lot of number in my contact because I accidentally making them a friend to connect in some other way in the future. After attending the reunion of SMA N 1 Tangerang. A moment afterward, I met with my friend from senior high school, then share the same ideas. My concern is making a good food for good health is the same with them, so we share a lot of ideas together then making our own project called by Chef Mandala. I never thought it took me into the huge opportunity for spreading my network. Long short story, I get a chance to meet the mayor of my city, Bpk. Wahidin Halim. The governmant plan to make some cullinery event but did not know how to start it yet. They invites local community to share the ideas. The moment I shared with him is mind-blowing, I can share my ideas with the number one person in my city. I take full advantage on him.

What is likely to happen is, when I use my networking skill through my project leader experience. During my first logistics project, i am a member of Samudera Indonesia Group, it is a nationwide excellence connection on logistics expertise within my company. The number of members is huge, it almost 5000 people all around my country. My position took me easy to get in contact with some significant people. I contacted some of my professional colleague from department head to the director, and once I get the chance to talk a lot with the CEO for sharing how logistics drove our lives.

In the meantime, according to the first project logistics I handled, I really need to get feedback how the operation should be going and Mr. Hilmi is the person I need, he is a trucking operation specialist over Sumatera Island. The project I was handling is transporting the steam turbine (part of power plant) from project site at Bojonegara, Banten to port (reimported the cargo). There is two kinds of cargos, steam turbine, and an additional part. I have the experience for handling heavy lift cargo as well, but not the additional part. There are plenty of boxes who needs to be transported all the way with the main cargo, so discussed this to Mr. Hilmi which one the best transportation we will use in order to keep the cargo save. Networking has a proven positive impact on me. It allows me to get a true sense of being people, that we are as a human being always been connecting to one and another, diversity leads me to strengthen my personal network