Balamanikandan Thiruvengadam

• Overseeing the entire supply chain function in the organization. Which includes Purchase, Logistics operations & warehouse & inventory management
• Monitoring the Material requests and ensure the timely placement of Purchase order to suppliers
• Maintaining supplier Performance matrix and review on every Quarter basis
• Weekly review of PO status and their production completeness to place logistics request for pick up arrangements
• Ensuring Timely vessel booking and flight scheduling for shipments that had production completed
• Make sure the timely clearance of shipments that landed in India and are brought to the warehouse safely
• Coordinate with the warehouse team and make sure the timely receipts of shipments and updated in ERP
• Monitor and follow up of daily sales order volume and ensure all the shipments are moved as per the plan.
• Controlling and developing ERP as per the business requirements.
• Conducting monthly stock audits and ensuring stock accuracy.
• Approving Demo - POC/Samples/Sales returns
• Handling operations volume of sales revenue 75 Crore business in a year
• Preparing Monthly MIS reports for management review

• Handling end-to-end supply chain operation for the startup e-commerce business, Ranking #1 position in the US market for automobile sectors.

Order Management:

• Sourcing suppliers in China for sunshade products used in cars.
• Requesting RFQ with multi-suppliers in China for the best prices
• Order placement against approved PI.
• Timely follow-up and arrange ready goods based on the criticality of arranged shipments.

Logistics operations Management:

• Negotiated with different freight forwarding agents in China to get the best quotes to move
• Shipments from China to US, Canada & UK markets based on the business requirements.
• Plan the mode of shipments through Air, sea, or Train from China to the US, Canada & UK regions
• Freight forwarders' periodic assessment of their service level.

Inventory management:

• 3 PL warehouse operations, handling 3 different warehouses located in US market, 1 warehouse in Canada & 1 warehouse in UK regions.
• Timely fulfillments in all FBA locations in different markets based on JIT and maintaining OTIF.
• Maintaining 90days inventory for all critical items.

• Overseeing the entire warehouse and operations process, from Packing and dispatching of Carbon Products
• Developing and implementing strategies to optimize the warehouse and operations processes, including inventory management, material handling, and transportation.
• Make a skill Matrix for the team, identify the team member who needs training, and make necessary arrangements.
• Collaborating with other departments, including production, sales, and procurement, to ensure that inventory levels are adequate to meet customer demand.
• Monitoring and analyzing warehouse and operations data, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing solutions to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, company policies, and industry standards.
• Packing of carbon black paper bag & bulk bag as per packing plan
• Monitoring packing machine, weight scale, mesh & magnet condition shift-wise.
• Testing of creating process orders, reservations, goods issues,s and receipts and dispatch associated work in SAP HANA
• Issuing of packing material from the store through SAP as per packing & dispatch plan
• Monitoring silo stock, packing material inventory
• Truck loading as per loading slip issued by QA following the CSR Manual
• Stock auditing & Stock reconcile & identifying slow moving & nonmoving material
• Export material preparation as per the dispatch plan
• Recording the reprocessing material list & booking at SAP
• All SAP activity related to packing & truck loading, creating PR, etc.
• Material transfer & dispatch of daily goods through the RFID system
• Closing of NC’s, DAR, and Customer complaints
• Preparing Work Instructions and SOPs
• Conducting regular performance reviews and providing feedback to team members.
• Maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, carriers, and other external stakeholders to ensure that the warehouse and operations processes are seamless and efficient.
• Developing and managing budgets for warehouses and operations, ensuring that expenses are within acceptable limits.
• Periodic verification of all the Quality documents like IATF (TS 16949), IMS, RC, ISO 28000
• Prepare and present MIS report to the management. Prepare RFQ & PR for consumables related to warehouse & Pilot projects for extended warehouse
• Based on the PR negotiate with the supplier to get the best quote & generate PO in SAP follow-up with the supplier for schedule delivery
• Once the shipment is received, make GRN entries and forward the invoices for payment to the finance team.
• Monitored vendor service & Evaluated the performance of vendor half yearly once.

• Mindware is a leading distributor of IT Products.
• Ownership of both incoming & outgoing receiving and distribution activities of the brands with a strong focus on customer fulfillment, logistics, warehouse management processes, and metrics.
• Led the operational activities of the warehouse while acquiring & maintaining a proper merchandise assortment through ordering, shipping, and handling the logistics in a cost-efficient manner
• Monitored packing of stocks and ensured that correct barcode were Pasted on promoted stocks and made the stocks available on time within the timeline.
• Coordinated the Logistic Team activity, delegated tasks, and day-to-day workloads, including time management, to ensure all tasks were prioritized appropriately.
• Implemented WMS to improve the TAT for picking, packing, scanning, and put-away operations.
• Monitoring Obsolete (Nonmoving stocks) regularly to ensure warehouse space utilization and giving information to respected product managers to take action on it & clear the inventory.
• Handling Defective RMA & DOA items and claiming with a supplier to get the Credit note
• Optimized freight cost by implementing cut-off times and making customer-wise scheduling, especially to handle retail customers.
• Getting installed GPRS-enabled delivery vehicles that cover security threats 80% of door delivery volume.
• Reduced Daily transfer from the Free zone to Dubai warehouse by every Alternative day which reduces freight expenses and duty charges by 20- 30% Reduced inbound and outbound TAT by 50% i.e. 7 hours to 3 hours by implementing a warehouse management system ( WMS)
• Handled 250 SMB customers, 50 corporate customers & 15 retail partners
• Prepare RFQ for vendors like DELL, HP, LENOVO, VERITAS, etc., follow-up with a vendor for dispatch schedule, and share the same with the BU team.
• Involved in completed P2P, O2C model procurement system.
• Responsible for Software purchases and renewal AMC for the same.

• Manage the Company’s Logistics, procedures & strategies. Command over the procedural requirements of Imports/ Exports and handling Customs
• Adept in managing Indian Warehousing and Transportation Management internationally as well.
• Share timely & accurate reports as required by line & functional management detailing all relevant aspects within the area of responsibility.
• Receipt, Stored, Issuing & Tracking Inventory to maximum accuracy.
• Interacts closely with other departments to ensure the logistics process functions effectively & efficiently.
• Monitor & update tentative delivery dates for goods from vendors.
• Documentation and coordination with Centre of excellence team.
• Pre Alert Management, Prepare LC, arrangements of Product Quality certificate, duty assessment and Legalization charges.
• Tracking of shipment with services providers and various forwarders.
• Clearance of shipments from Road/Air/seaports.
• Keep Tab on Demurrage/Storage charges and container security deposit returns.
• Succession planning and training warehouse pickers and supervisors on day-to-day operations performance for better performance.

• Responsible for procuring raw materials, packaging materials, and other necessary supplies for production and ensuring timely delivery of materials

• Managing raw material inventory levels to ensure sufficient production levels and avoiding stockouts