Aravinthan G Ramesh
Supply Chain Professional
Coimbatore
Summary
Seasoned Supply Chain Analyst with 5.2+ years of experience, skilled in assessing client needs and cultivating compelling solutions. Well-trained decision-maker with focused attention on detail and drive to manage order flows with expert precision. Offering exemplary client relationship and support skills. Bilingual individual with a strong background in reporting on performance metrics and implementing valuable system tools.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Consultant - Supply Chain Management (SCM)
HCL Technologies
Madurai
03.2024 - Current
- Joined in March' 2024.
- Still awaiting for team alignment and team introduction, also still awaiting for Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions and training sessions.
Supply Chain Business Analyst
TVS SCS
11.2023 - 12.2023
- Salary negotiated during HR discussion and CTC offered in offer letter after joining and submitting all forms was different including job description/job role as well. Hence resigned from firm on November 23rd, 2023 itself i.e., 20 days after submitting joining forms.
- Was removed from EPFO records subsequent month i.e, Dec 2023.
Supply Chain Analyst
Lowe's Inc
05.2022 - 09.2023
- Worked as Supply Chain Analyst for Merchandise Logistics Management team between May' 2022 to September' 2023
- Worked as Supply Chain Analyst for Reverse Logistics team between April' 2020 to October' 2021.
- Forged relationships with multiple vendors and suppliers to improve cost-effective delivery options.
- Utilized data analytics to identify and resolve supply chain issues and improve overall performance.
- Recognized supply chain risks and presented recommendations for risk mitigation.
- Reported on supply chain KPIs to verify compliance with established standards.
- Responsible for day to day functions within supply chain network analysis and collaborated closely with other Supply Chain and Merchandising functions.
- Monitored efficiency of current channel operations, Product Line, Items/SKUs and ensured that all service levels and key performance metrics are achieved.
- Identified channel savings of close to 1.3M and cost avoidance of 53K while working for MLM team.
- Categorized 2.5 million SKUs with >90% accuracy which helped our store associates to process all the returned items in the right manner by removing the bottlenecks while working for Reverse logistics.
- Worked with 41 vendors and shared information with finance team which helped team to process ~$10M payment to our vendors without delay.
Supply Chain Consultant
Infosys
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Hired as Supply Chain Consultant for Infosys for their client Maersk global shipping firm.
- After joining was moved to CMA CGM shipping firm, was put on bench without allocating any actual project work or tasks.
- Hence left firm and don't possess any actual work experience/accomplishment to describe here.
Supply Chain Analyst
Lowe's Inc
04.2020 - 10.2021
- Worked as Supply Chain Analyst for Merchandise Logistics Management team between May' 2022 to September' 2023
- Worked as Supply Chain Analyst for Reverse Logistics team between April' 2020 to October' 2021.
- Forged relationships with multiple vendors and suppliers to improve cost-effective delivery options.
- Utilized data analytics to identify and resolve supply chain issues and improve overall performance.
- Recognized supply chain risks and presented recommendations for risk mitigation.
- Reported on supply chain KPIs to verify compliance with established standards.
- Responsible for day to day functions within supply chain network analysis and collaborated closely with other Supply Chain and Merchandising functions.
- Monitored efficiency of current channel operations, Product Line, Items/SKUs and ensured that all service levels and key performance metrics are achieved.
- Identified channel savings of close to 1.3M and cost avoidance of 53K while working for MLM team.
- Categorized 2.5 million SKUs with >90% accuracy which helped our store associates to process all the returned items in the right manner by removing the bottlenecks while working for Reverse logistics.
- Worked with 41 vendors and shared information with finance team which helped team to process ~$10M payment to our vendors without delay.
Deputy Manager
MAX HYPERMARKET (SPAR-Landmark Groups Inc)
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Ensured necessary balance between Inventory Holding cost and Stock availability.
- Analyzing active, discontinued and ageing stocks. Store Visits to plug-in gaps.
- Worked with category team for liquidation of ageing stocks.
- Inventory Management-Optimum Inventory Level, OTB, RTV, RTW.
- Stock Ordering-ARS, Planogram order executions, Customer order execution.
- Vendor Management-Resolving Payment, MOV & Fill rate issues.
Business Analyst
ACUITY KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Hired as Business Analyst for Moody's Analytics but after signing joining forms came to know it was for their vendor with vendor payroll of Acuity Knowledge.
- For Finance domain hence didn't join the firm only forms were submitted and was removed from subsequent month EPFO.
Business Analyst
IBM
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Worked as Business Analyst for AT&T client.
- Successfully managed and deployed 5 projects on time and helped clients to hit market without any additional cost.
- Acted as a liaison between IBM Teams & Client.
Education
MBA - Lean Operations And Systems
Christ University
Bengaluru 05.2016 - 04.2018
Master of Science - Software Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University
Vellore 06.2011 - 05.2016
Skills
Business process improvement
Logistics Planning
Inventory Management
Merchandise Planning
Stakeholder Management
Project Management
Requirements Gathering
MS Excel
Basic PowerBI Dashboard Generation
Team Player
Time Management
Data Analytics
Documentation Management
Operations Management
KPI Tracking
Accomplishments
- Received Lowe's monthly Excellence Award, Lowe's Spot On Award in Multiple occasions.
- Received Excellence Award from team’s People Manager-IBM India.
Certification
Completed certifications on Supply Chain fundamentals and Leadership Training.
Timeline
Consultant - Supply Chain Management (SCM)
HCL Technologies
03.2024 - Current
Supply Chain Business Analyst
TVS SCS
11.2023 - 12.2023
Supply Chain Analyst
Lowe's Inc
05.2022 - 09.2023
Supply Chain Consultant
Infosys
11.2021 - 04.2022
Supply Chain Analyst
Lowe's Inc
04.2020 - 10.2021
Deputy Manager
MAX HYPERMARKET (SPAR-Landmark Groups Inc)
08.2019 - 04.2020
Business Analyst
ACUITY KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
06.2019 - 07.2019
Business Analyst
IBM
05.2018 - 05.2019
MBA - Lean Operations And Systems
Christ University
05.2016 - 04.2018
Master of Science - Software Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University
06.2011 - 05.2016