Akshay Kumar D

Procurement & Vendor Management

• Managed efficient inventory flows, including demand forecasting, purchasing, optimizing the stock health.
• Processed requisitions and purchase orders (POs) to ensure timely procurement of materials.
• Managed sourcing of both Finished goods and raw materials(unfinished goods)
• Negotiated contracts, monitored performance and SLA for 7- copackers across India, acting as the primary point of contact.

Logistics operations Management (B2C & B2B) |Bottamline Ownership

• Led end-to-end order fulfillment for B2C and B2B operations across PAN India 3PL partners, ensuring adherence to SLAs.
• Managed multiple aggregators courier partners for D2C last mile deliveries(surface, air and SDD/NDD)
• Managed to reduce the RTO from 8% to 5% for prepaid and 30% to 20% COD orders.
• Maintained the breach percentage below 3% by proper allocation of the load through regular performance tracking of couriers.
• Managed Shopify online store for D2C orders(orders, products, inventory, collections, payments and analytics)
• Ensured 100% reconciliation of inventory across all the channels( amazon, flipkart, and shopify)
• Acted as the functional lead in cross-functional sprints with the tech department to diagnose and resolve integration bottlenecks, resulting in enhanced data visibility and a more seamless fulfillment workflow.
• Enhanced on-time delivery performance to 97% with 98% fill rates with 100%POD collection across all B2B platforms.
• Reduced B2B last-mile and mid-mile delivery costs by 7% and delivery lead time by 10%.
• Managed e commerce(Amazon Vendor Central, Seller Central, Seller Flex,)and all quick-commerce (zepto, blinkit and swiggy) platforms—from PO generation, PO processing, vendor chargebacks to GRN
• Maintained 85% On-Shelf Availability (OSA) across all distribution channels for quickcom and e com partners..

Inventory & Warehouse Management

• Managed third-party (3PL) providers for warehousing and distribution.
• Managed 40+ SKUs through their full lifecycle by leveraging the ERP systems and real time google sheets dashboards, from sourcing to production, first mile, storage and last mile.
• Managed the inbound and outbound operations across six warehouses in India.
• Monitored real time inventory at 6 of our warehouses, as well as amazon (Vendor central, FBA anf FBM) and flipkart(FBF) warehouses in India to ensure optimal stock availability.
• Reduced pallet consumption/storage costs by 37% through efficient inventory planning.
• Introduced new SOPs for inventory accounting, reducing the unaccounted shrinkage from 3% to 0.2% and accounted shrinkage to 0.6%
• Managed the inventory health and replenishment on a regular basis, thereby reducing the expiry of stock at the warehouse.
• Introduced the SOPs for liquidation of near expiry/unproductive inventory.
• Implemented IMS/WMS platforms across all warehouses to analyze inventory position and sku performance.
• Implemented a new inventory management process flow aimed at automating tasks more efficiently, which led to a reduction in manual working hours.
• Coordinated with 3PL partners to identify and resolve any operational issues.
• I managed to build a custom Google Sheets tool, powered by Apps Script, to manage warehouse inventory efficiently."
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sale team for aligning the operational and business priorities.

• Procurement
• Managed and ensured that daily the fulfilment activities across 8 copackers in South India.
• Managed inventory, reducing waste and ensuring optimal stock levels at all times.
• Optimized the landing cost by 7%.
• Ensured consistent quality through effective inventory control.
• Accountable for maintaining quality standards (SLA) in both incoming quality control (IQC) and in-process quality control (IPQC).
• Operations and inventory management
• PnL ownership.
• Minimized the operational pilferage to 0.1%.
• Upgraded the processes for order management and warehouse operations which reduced the operational cost by 2-3%.
• Introduced a new model for processing and packing, cutting down egg expense by 30 paise in CM1.
• Monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) daily, driving a 20% reduction in supply chain costs through targeted improvements.
• Cross-functional collaborations with production, logistics, and sales, to understand the demand and to ensure optimal supply chain operations.
• Managed a team of 20 members across India and ensured 100%productivity and performance.
• Last mile and Mid mile Logistics
• Negotiated contracts with 3PL partners to ensure that the best rates and services are obtained
• Successfully integrated the SaaS platform for logistics operations which improved the on time delivery by 30%.
• Planning and scheduling and optimizing transportation routes, including determining the most cost-effective and efficient methods of transportation
• Tracking and reporting on delivery metrics, such as on-time delivery rate, fill rate and delivery costs.
• Improved the delivery success rate to 99%.
• Implemented a new plan that lowered unit costs by 16% in Last Mile and 20% in Mid Mile.
• Managing inventory, tracking, and reporting on delivery status, and ensuring that orders are accurate and complete
• Developing and implementing first mile, mid mile and last-mile delivery procedures, and processes to optimize performance and cost-effectiveness.
• Improved the logistics vendor performance by 25%.
• Optimized current routes to increase vehicle utilization by 23% and the number of touch points covered by 40%.
• Reduced the Fresh returns by 25% and ensured the replacement of stocks on time and there by reducing the RTV by 10%.
• Data analytics
• Prepared excel dashboards for better visibility of data across all the functions of supply chain department.
• Project Management
• Orchestrated the launch of three major projects in Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai, delivering each ahead of schedule with a CPI of 1.1
• Led the team in transitioning to the third party packing model in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai along with creating and implementing new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the same.

• Researching and evaluating prospective farms and to ensure that all the procurement activities are in compliance with company standards.
• Preparing budgets, cost analysis and reports.
• Tracking data to keep check on rejection below 10%.
• Responsible for planning day-to-day procurement activities while maintaining a 14% safety stock in the warehouse.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for necessary supplies (herbal feed and IOT devices).
• Identifying, evaluating, and onboarding transporters, who meet our compliances.
• Assigning shipment to carriers in the centralized database(OMS) and tracking vehicle movement to ensure on time delivery.
• Daily planning and executing first mile and last mile deliveries by coordinating with vendors and operations team.
• Monitored vendor performance and compliance.
• Optimized current routes to increase vehicle utilization by 20% and the number of touch points covered by 50%.
• Negotiated with suppliers to secure better prices, improving profit margins.
• Prepared detailed reports on weekly expenses, and Vehicle utilization for management review.