AMIT CHAKRABORTY
Supply Chain
Bengaluru,India
Summary
Seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience,
seeking a challenging assignment as Supply Chain Management professional, to provide foresight and direction to supply chain operations.
Experience in Supply Chain Management, Cold Chain Logistics and Customer Service in 3PL,Food Products, DTH, Media, IT and Oil & Gas industries. Proven capability to provide pragmatic foresight and strategic direction to supply chain operations, especially in the White Goods / FMCG / Oil and Gas industry.
Deep experience across all aspects of SCM including warehousing, vendor management, transportation, materials planning / management, and distribution (3rd Party Logistics)
Excellent skills in orchestrating procurement cycles, negotiating and managing contracts, and developing supply chain strategies.
Skillful communicator with ability to build, manage, motivate and lead cross-functional teams for integration and collaboration of supply chain complexities.
Special skills in automation and digitization of SCM processes and implementation of organization-wide software applications for the same.
Overview
6
6
years of post-secondary education
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Director Operations
KargoEx Logistics Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru, Karnataka
11.2015 - Current
- Received award as Best Start-up warehousing company in 12th edition of Express, Logistics & Supply Chain Conclave on 4th-5th October 2018 at Taj lands’ End Mumbai.
- Supporting client in developing detailed plan for cold chain logistics for distribution of dairy products from Plant based in Orissa to West Bengal & Jharkhand (Temp range- Chill-2 to 4 deg).
- Responsible for setting up cold chain Logistics for movement of temperature sensitive Dairy products in Eastern states of Orissa, West Bengal & Jharkhand.
- Responsible for setting up Temperature sensitive Frozen Ice cream Last mile delivery in Mumbai city, movement of part load movement of organic ice cream from Bengaluru to various ice cream outlets within Bengaluru & Mumbai city.(Temp Range – Frozen- -18 to -20 degrees).
- Ensuring reduction of wastage due to temp variation and live temp tracking & dashboard for client.
- Successfully running the operations of avg – 30,000 deliveries every month of school books, Uniforms across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai & Mumbai.
- Essential & critical delivery within 60 Km radius in Bengaluru & Chennai with 4 hours TAT with 92% deliveries within the TAT.
- Designed business blueprint for Inventory Management & Warehouse management using Open source Odoo -12.
General Manager
Reliance Jio
Mumbai, Maharashtra
03.2015 - 09.2015
- Supervised planning, transportation, warehousing and distribution operations across India.
- Collaborated with team of SCM Regional Managers, Senior SCM Executives and Stores Executives for distribution of DTH Products.
- Ensured Planning for 25,000+ 2 Wheelers , 4 wheeler supply for on time delivery .
- Analyzed and created forecasts of materials, in order to minimize supply-chain gaps.
- Designed and implemented KRA's and KPI's for SCM team for performance excellence.
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision and long-range planning.
- Supported regulatory compliance by overseeing all audits to verify protocol adherence.
- Organized budgets, oversaw P&Ls and achieved margin targets consistently to stay on track with growth plans.
Assistant General Manager
Tata Sky Ltd
Mumbai, India
04.2012 - 03.2015
- Supervised import clearance, planning, transportation, warehousing and distribution operations across 28 states & 8 UT.
- 98%+ Inventory accuracy maintained over 37 warehouses spread across 28 States & 8 UT.
- Collaborated with SCM Regional Managers, Senior SCM Executives and Stores Executives for distribution, installation and maintenance of DTH spares.
- Reviewing and finalization of packaging material requirement for installation Kits and Spares.
- Analyze and create forecasts of materials, in order to minimize supply-chain gaps
- Design and implement KRA's and KPI's for SCM team to foster performance excellence.
- Coordinate delivery schedules and inventory with vendors, suppliers and logistics providers.
- Guide and monitor teams in formulation and implementation of cost-saving initiatives.
- Engaged team members and improved performance by delivering daily updates and conducting Periodic meetings to obtain feedback and convey new policies.
- Maintained well-controlled business inventory with minimal losses by enforcing solid monitoring and management structures.
- Resolved problems promptly and effectively to elevate customer approval.
Senior Manager-Supply Chain Services
Tatasky Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra
04.2009 - 03.2012
- Supply Chain Services-Tata Sky Ltd.
- All India 3P warehousing vendor selection and finalization.
- 3 Million STB Migration to new technology as per Business Requirement.
- Implementation of Standard Operating Process for warehousing.
- Design and implement KRA's and KPI's for SCM team to foster performance excellence.
- Led change management initiatives and designed functional area infrastructure to support demand planning and supply strategy.
- Monitored, analyzed and reported domestic freight and carrier management performance against set goals to compare costing to forecasts.
- Established vision and master plan for regional supply chain end-to-end structure, sourcing and delivery.
Manager-Supply Chain Services
Tatasky Ltd
Kolkata, WestBengal
10.2005 - 04.2009
- Drafted and implemented blueprint for streamlining supply-chain operations.
- Managed commercial and financial aspects of service vendors and sales teams.
- Improved inventory and procurement operations through SAP-MM module.
- Provided user training to SCM teams and led User Acceptance Tests of DTH components.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Managed distribution network, including logistics, trade compliance and warehouse management across
- Balanced demand and supply while aligning volume and mix to achieve production objectives.
- Negotiated with suppliers and vendors about contracts, policies and deadlines.
In-charge (SMS & Logistics)
Dish Tv(New Era Entertainment Network Ltd)
Kolkata, India, India
11.2003 - 05.2005
- Oversaw and managed recruitment and selection of dealers and distributors.
- Assisted more than 300 dealers with technical / non-technical queries in collaboration with Customer Support Executives (CSE's).
- Anticipated and fulfilled inventory requirements, by developing and executing sales forecast plans, and through continuous follow-up with transporters
- Conducted extensive stock audits, reconciliations of physical inventory at the Regional Office
Distribution Network Advisor
Exxon Mobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata, India, India
10.1999 - 10.2003
- Engaged in material planning to anticipate / avoid shortfalls for the Eastern region
- Established a CFA network in the states of Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam
- Led a staff of Junior Executives and 3rd Party Logistics providers for seamless operations
- Developed documentation and logs of implemented solutions and generated and submitted Periodic reports.
- Led process improvement and problem-solving efforts to create standard procedures and escalation policy for 3PL support team.
C & F Depot Manager & MIS Coordinator
M/s Aranya Agencies
Patna, India
12.1995 - 09.1999
- All receipt and Dispatches as per SLA.
- Passing Freight saving to principal as Value Addition Services.
- Standardization of C&F daily operation and scheduling of job.
- Explained estimates and determined Delivery timelines to manage customer expectations.
- Maintained fleet vehicles in good working order by following preventive and corrective maintenance schedules according to OEM.
- Implemented tracking systems to monitor inventory and transactions to reduce discrepancies.
Education
MBA - Supply Chain
Sobhit Institute Of Engineering And Technology
Meerut 03.2012 - 01.2014
Leadership Advantage Program (LAP) – PDI Ninth House - Organizational Leadership
PDI-9th House
Mumbai 03.2010 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Wilson College
Mumbai 01.1992 - 01.1995
Skills
Supply Chain Management
Timeline
Director Operations
KargoEx Logistics Pvt Ltd
11.2015 - Current
General Manager
Reliance Jio
03.2015 - 09.2015
Assistant General Manager
Tata Sky Ltd
04.2012 - 03.2015
MBA - Supply Chain
Sobhit Institute Of Engineering And Technology
03.2012 - 01.2014
Leadership Advantage Program (LAP) – PDI Ninth House - Organizational Leadership
PDI-9th House
03.2010 - 01.2011
Senior Manager-Supply Chain Services
Tatasky Ltd
04.2009 - 03.2012
Manager-Supply Chain Services
Tatasky Ltd
10.2005 - 04.2009
In-charge (SMS & Logistics)
Dish Tv(New Era Entertainment Network Ltd)
11.2003 - 05.2005
Distribution Network Advisor
Exxon Mobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd
10.1999 - 10.2003
C & F Depot Manager & MIS Coordinator
M/s Aranya Agencies
12.1995 - 09.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Wilson College
01.1992 - 01.1995
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