Abinesh VS
Operations Manager
Thiruvananthapuram
Summary
Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Manager – Planning, Procurement and Products
RM Educational Resources
04.2024 - Current
- Sales and operations planning
- Budgeting
- Cash Flow Management
- Product optimisation
- Process Automation
- Lean Management
- Assist in employee recruitment, performance evaluation, promotion and retention activities
Associate Manager – Planning and Procurement
RM Educational Resources
02.2022 - 04.2024
- Sales and operations planning
- Budgeting
- Drops Review and Finalization
- Oversee daily activities of the team and provide guidance as needed.
- Coordinate with the inventory team to monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels.
- Assist in employee recruitment, performance evaluation, promotion and retention activities
Senior Lead – Inventory Planning and Forecasting
RM Educational Resources
09.2019 - 02.2022
- Reclassification of the items
- Overseas requirement planning
- Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, and evaluate forecast results.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.
- Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
- Maintain the Demand Planning software.
- Provide input to the Supply Planning in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.
Business Visit (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
09.2019 - 10.2019
- Process Transition
- Business meetings
- Stakeholder meetings
- Warehouse visits
SQA Lead
RM Education Solutions
05.2018 - 09.2019
- Auditing departments across organization to assure quality adherence with the certified standards and practices (QMS/BCMS/ISMS)
- Ensure that the system complies with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.
- Provide training on quality and information security.
- Coordinate with the Internal Auditor team, the SQA team, etc.
- Ensure that non-conformities are identified and corrective actions taken as appropriate.
- Provide support during internal and external audits.
- Help in analyzing audit findings, incidents (ISMS/BCMS), organizational risks, etc. and provide inputs for management review.
Senior Procurement Specialist (Hardware/Licences)
RM Education Solutions
08.2016 - 09.2019
- Maintaining business relationship with the lead brands like Microsoft/Apple/Hewlett-Packard/Toshiba/Acer etc... for the hardware/software purchases for the educational customers in UK.
- Administrating the Microsoft licensing agreement of the customers.
- Monitors expenses and implements strategies to reduce costs while maintaining and improving quality and efficiency.
- Manage shortages and stock outs with minimal affect to supply by expediting.
- Maximise MOQ’s, MOV’s, EOQ’s, lead times and forecasts to maximise effective purchasing from suppliers.
- Negotiates with vendors to ensure inventory is acquired in a cost effective and timely manner.
- Ensures orders adhere to supplier agreements and contracts; reports non-conformances.
- Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
- Administering suppliers/logistic coordinators in order to delay or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
- Tracks order acknowledgement, prepares and communicates shortage and backlog reports, and provides visibility of potential interruptions to internal customers.
- Assuring deliveries to right customer/ on time/ with right pricing/ product and quantity.
- Develop, publish & monitor KPIs, dashboards and reporting matrices.
- Ensuring SLA adherence and reporting to Top Management on Operations
- Leads finance and logistics department in resolving reception and invoice discrepancies.
- Identifies opportunities and implements actions to achieve efficiencies.
PRISM
11.2018 - 02.2019
- Process improvement project by PwC
- Delivered process improvements across the end-to-end Q2OF process
Buyer
RM Education Solutions
03.2014 - 08.2016
- Analysing consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends
- Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels
- Managing plans for stock levels
- Define / renew contracts with existing or new suppliers.
- Monthly presentation on pricing to UK regional sales leads
- Provides pricing quotes, completes purchase orders and processes requisitions for clients.
- Benchmarking - Periodic review of company’s position among the co-players in the UK market.
- Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products
- Liaising with other departments within the organisation to ensure projects are completed
Business Visit (Abingdon, United Kingdom)
03.2015 - 04.2015
- Business meetings
- Supplier Meetings with Dell, Toshiba and HP
- Met product managers and vendor management buyers
Project Co-ordinator
RM Education Solutions
03.2013 - 03.2014
- Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment and information
- Break projects into doable actions and set timeframes
- Liaise with clients to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives
- Assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management
- Make sure that clients’ needs are met as projects evolve
- Help prepare budgets
- Analyze risks and opportunities
- Oversee project procurement management
- Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise
- Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to all participants
- Work with the Project Manager to eliminate blockers
- Use tools to monitor working hours, plans and expenditures
- Issue all appropriate legal paperwork (e.g. contracts and terms of agreement)
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports
- Ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting quality assurance tests
Order Co-ordinator
RM Education Solutions
08.2012 - 02.2013
- Getting the customer order form signed
- RM order book creation
- Raising exception requests and action request
Communicative English Trainer
Dr Reddy’s Foundation
06.2012 - 08.2012
Marketing Executive Internship
Big Bazaar (Future Value Retail Group)
02.2012 - 04.2012
- Managing Customer Service
- Giving information to the customers
- Helping them to choose various selections at selection point.
- Achieving the right target
Education
Professional Certificate Programme - Advanced Operations management and Analytics
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Kerala, India01.2022
Master of Business Administration - Human Resource and Finance
Institute of Management in Kerala
Kerala, India01.2012
Bachelor’s Degree - Economics
KNM Government Arts And Science College Kanjiramkulam, Kerala University
Kerala, India01.2010
XII CBSE - Humanities
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pangode
Kerala, India01.2007
Skills
Data Analysis
Coaching and mentoring
Inventory management
Cross-functional team management
Teamwork and collaboration
Excellent communication
Team building
Certification
Inventory Management Foundation
STRENGTHS
- Discipline & Punctuality
- Hard worker
- Result oriented.
- Honesty and dedication towards work.
- Comprehensive problem-solving abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to deal with people diplomatically
- Willingness to learn
- Ability to deal with cross culture organizational issues
- Team facilitator
Timeline
Manager – Planning, Procurement and Products
RM Educational Resources
04.2024 - Current
Associate Manager – Planning and Procurement
RM Educational Resources
02.2022 - 04.2024
Senior Lead – Inventory Planning and Forecasting
RM Educational Resources
09.2019 - 02.2022
Business Visit (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
09.2019 - 10.2019
PRISM
11.2018 - 02.2019
SQA Lead
RM Education Solutions
05.2018 - 09.2019
Senior Procurement Specialist (Hardware/Licences)
RM Education Solutions
08.2016 - 09.2019
Business Visit (Abingdon, United Kingdom)
03.2015 - 04.2015
Buyer
RM Education Solutions
03.2014 - 08.2016
Project Co-ordinator
RM Education Solutions
03.2013 - 03.2014
Order Co-ordinator
RM Education Solutions
08.2012 - 02.2013
Communicative English Trainer
Dr Reddy’s Foundation
06.2012 - 08.2012
Marketing Executive Internship
Big Bazaar (Future Value Retail Group)
02.2012 - 04.2012
Professional Certificate Programme - Advanced Operations management and Analytics
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Master of Business Administration - Human Resource and Finance
Institute of Management in Kerala
Bachelor’s Degree - Economics
KNM Government Arts And Science College Kanjiramkulam, Kerala University
XII CBSE - Humanities
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pangode