EDWIN LOUIE
Bengaluru
Summary
Senior-level Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of all global supply chain activities, including procurement, manufacturing, and distribution management. Manages and leads cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Leads risk mitigation, while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end pipeline management and supply planning. Skilled in negotiation and strategic decision making, perfected by 7 years of experience in leading organizational business units.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Planner
Tesco Sourcing India Private Limited
02.2022 - Current
- Working closely with UK, CE and ROI demand planners and buyers to make sure forecasted orders for the upcoming season discussed with the suppliers from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
- Work on product development with Merchandisers for samples approval, cost negotiation and quantities confirmation
- Providing production approval to supplier for the confirmed carton quantities once the final samples approved
- Follow up with supplier on the production plan to make sure there won't be any delay in shipment
- Issue the purchase order to supplier once the product setup in the system
- Liaise with Maersk to make sure if the supplier done the booking on time for the upcoming shipment
- Provide late shipment, early shipment and split shipment approval depends on the conflicts
- Visiting supplier factories along with commercial team for the upcoming season product development and to improve the supply chain performance
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements by highlighting the supplier service level on the periodic basis
- Derive the supplier service level by Booking, on time delivery and documentation
- Regular meeting with global logistics teams to ensure stocks arrived on the destination countries are reached without any packaging damages
Senior Buying Specialist
Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited
09.2017 - 01.2022
- Work closely with Tesco buyers, demand planners and supplier to get the product shopping list
- Product setup includes both IS and Domestic product
- Make sure domestic product details approved by supplier through Tesco supplier gateway and IS product details approved by IS hubs through EQOS tool
- Setting up the product details in Oracle retail merchandising tool and make it to ready to order
- Make sure details flown to logistics management tool to raise purchase orders
- Once product launched in stores on the request from merchandisers, price changes will be amended in Oracle retail pricing management tool
- Loading promotions in ORPM for special events to increase the sales
- Resolving issues like not on file (barcoding issue from stores) product description discrepancies
- Resolving invoice queries by analyzing undercharge and overcharge reports
- Understand the CI tools and techniques such as JDI, A3, Lean, six sigma’s’, PIPOR and implement the same in our process for standardization
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance and HR
Loyola Institute of Technology
01.2017
Bachelor’s Degree - physics
St. Joseph’s College
Tiruchirappalli01.2015
higher secondary -
St. Antony’s hr sec school
Thanjavur01.2012
SSLC -
Our Lady Of Health Matriculation School
Thanjavur01.2010
Skills
- Cost Negotiation
- Strategies on packaging
- Continuous Improvement
- Price and promotion
- Supply Chain Coordination
- Production Planning
- Logistics Management
- Demand forecasting
Accomplishments
Introduced Slip Sheet method of shipment across many suppliers in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh which is a huge cost benefit for Tesco in terms estimated landed cost which includes duty and freight charges.
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above details furnished are genuine and true to the best of my knowledge.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Mr. S. Albert Bakkiaraj
- Date of Birth: 01/19/95
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Single
Timeline
Supply Planner
Tesco Sourcing India Private Limited
02.2022 - Current
Senior Buying Specialist
Tesco Bengaluru Private Limited
09.2017 - 01.2022
Master of Business Administration - Finance and HR
Loyola Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s Degree - physics
St. Joseph’s College
higher secondary -
St. Antony’s hr sec school
SSLC -
Our Lady Of Health Matriculation School
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