Jai Krishan Kumar
Patna
Summary
Results-driven Supply Chain & Procurement professional with 17 years in procurement, logistics, and vendor management. Led strategic sourcing and contract negotiations, enhancing service levels and reducing costs. Managed logistics operations across 2,100+ pincodes in Eastern India, achieving 97% on-time deliveries. Developed comprehensive supply chain solutions for agriculture, retail, and e-commerce sectors, overseeing vendor lifecycle from sourcing to performance monitoring.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager – SCM Procurement
Nurture AgTech Pvt. Ltd.
Patna
12.2025 - Current
- Oversaw end-to-end supply chain operations, integrating procurement, transportation, warehousing, and distribution to optimize performance.
- Led procurement activities for logistics, transportation, warehousing, and operational requirements across multiple states.
- Negotiated commercial agreements with transporters and vendors, achieving significant cost savings and margin improvement.
- Managed RFQ/RFP processes, commercial benchmarking, bid analysis, and vendor selection.
- Improved order fulfillment and delivery performance through network optimization and process improvements.
- Established supply chain controls and MIS dashboards, enhancing operational visibility and supporting informed decision-making.
- Managed a national network of transporters, courier partners, and last-mile delivery vendors.
- Conducted periodic vendor performance reviews based on cost, service quality, TAT, POD closure, and SLA adherence.
- Delivered cost savings through rate renegotiation, lane optimization, and freight benchmarking.
- Reduced logistics costs through vehicle utilization improvement and route optimization initiatives.
- Designed and executed vendor evaluation and onboarding frameworks, ensuring compliance, quality, and reliability in service delivery.
- Led cross-functional teams involving SCM, Procurement, Finance, Operations, and Vendor Management.
- Collaborated with senior leadership on sourcing strategies, business expansion, and supply chain transformation initiatives.
Regional Operations Specialist
Nurture AgTech Pvt. Ltd.
Patna
11.2021 - 11.2025
- Plan, coordinate and monitor the receipt, storage and dispatch of orders of entire East region from 55 Sellers/brands/Depots (like, UPL, Swal, Advanta, Arysta, Godrej, Raccolto and much more) to ensure smooth order execution.
- Approx. 2100 pin codes are covering in entire East region of 5 states (Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha & Chhattisgarh) and UP West.
- 90% deliveries are completed within 48 hrs and 97% in 72hrs. Simultaneously POD closure is 99% within 24hrs (82% Same day POD upload).
- Collaborate with teams to maintain Inventory levels/ Hygiene by overseeing physical counts, audit checks and reconciliation.
- Ensure On-Time deliveries and good customer service in line with the location conditions.
- Carry out incident, accident and non-conformity investigations and associated reporting and action closure.
- Share feedback to the management team highlighting on-ground issues and recommending changes or ideas to improve operations.
- Coordinating with NHQ SCM team regarding vendor payments, vehicle placement, new LM partners onboarding, issue ticket closer, reports management and much more.
- Regular connect with sellers, Brands, Depots, Channel team, Sales team, Commercial team to resolve the issues as well as to improve the region performance.
Outbound Manager
Qwik Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. (Reliance Jio)
Patna
02.2021 - 11.2021
- Managed overall outbound operations for a 25,000 sqft warehouse area.
- Day to day stock movement and PPE movements from SDC to 39 Jio centre, 640 Jio Points, 155 DX Mini, digital stores and other formats.
- Weekly review of outbound & CAF performance, analysis gap, motivated to workforce & execution of Plan with team member of achieve goal.
- Planned manpower and scheduled shifts of associates to complete tasks on time.
- Manpower Planning and shift scheduling of Associates for completed task on time.
- Planning & coordinate of warehouse operation through Thirds party service provider for smooth warehouse operation.
- Reviewed outbound and CAF performance weekly, identified gaps, motivated workforce, and executed plans to achieve team goals.
- Maintained established levels of goods based on sales forecasts and demand to fulfill orders on time.
Transport Manager
Qwik Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. (Reliance Jio)
Kolkata
09.2019 - 02.2021
- Covering 5 SDC's, 57 Jio centers, 640 Jio Points and 168 digital stores/DX mini from RDC Kolkata with help of 65 dedicated vehicles, 5 courier partners, and market vehicles.
- Improved delivery TAT by proper route planning as well as reduced TC cost by proper vehicle utilization.
- Received incoming material with supporting Purchase Orders and transport documents.
- Verification, validation, and approval of Material along with invoice/ challan on arriving or exiting warehouse, with concerned logistics personnel and concerned vendor/contractor.
- Enhanced delivery TAT through effective route planning and optimized vehicle utilization, resulting in reduced transportation costs.
- Evaluated performance of transporter/courier partners for quality and efficiency in meeting deadlines, collaborating with project and technical teams to resolve issues with internal users and vendors.
- Managed logistics operations for material incoming and outgoing for the state.
- Monitored transportation costs and maintained accurate documentation for all related expenses.
- Integrated warehouse operations with existing and new business processes.
CAF/Document Specialist
Qwik Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. (Reliance Jio)
Kolkata
02.2016 - 08.2019
- Ensuring verification of entries in books, records, registers and MIS Data entry on close of daily and monthly operation and activities of warehouses, as per specifications given by NHQ.
- Managed 15K CAF/day (4 lacs) processes including pickup, inward, outward, shipment creation at JC, and indexing, put away, and archival in DC using applications like OpenText, biker buddy, Web Express, and last mile delivery.
- Handed over approximately 20K CAF/month to CSD as required for legal and term submissions.
- Stored DRS job sheets, FC&A invoices, retailer agreements, and Jio Money at SDC.
- Received incoming material with supporting Purchase Orders, transport documents, and applicable excise/permits/entry tax documents.
- Verification, validation and approval of Material along with invoice/challan on arriving or exiting warehouse, with concerned logistics personnel and concerned vendor/contractor.
Multi-Unit Operation Manager
ABM Associates (Aditya Birla Telecom Ltd.)
Patna
10.2013 - 01.2016
- Coordinated CAF pickup for 2534 distributors across 10 zones with support from 310 pickup executives (bikers).
- Responsible for pickup & submission of average 25 K CAFs to respective Hub's.
- Ensuring CAF movement from distributor point to district hub within lowest possible time by courier, dedicated vehicle or biker.
- Ensuring Inward, Physical Audit and Data Entry of CAFs within TAT in 39 Hubs with help of 180 executives.
- Tracking courier or dedicated vehicle to deliver CAFs from hub to central location within TAT.
- Maintaining MIS for Dispatch & delivery report for each & every consignment & sharing the same to management.
- Ensuring Reconciliations of all CAFs received from HUB state office.
- Ensuring processing of received CAFs further like indexing, scanning & warehousing within agreed TATs.
- Ensuring delivery of SIM, RCV & POSM within TAT from Warehouse to Hubs & hubs to distributor points via courier or dedicated vehicle/public transport.
MIS Executive
ABM Associates (Aditya Birla Telecom Ltd.)
Patna
08.2010 - 09.2013
- Managed management information systems, performed reconciliation tasks, and prepared client reports.
- Supported monthly TERM audit by checking and submitting an average of 12,500 CAFs.
- Submitted billing data accurately for processing and record-keeping.
- Reconciled pending CAFs to maintain accurate financial records.
- Ensuring completion of Term Data.
Computer Operator
Rock Security & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (Idea cellular Ltd.)
Patna
01.2009 - 07.2010
- Billed IDEA, MTS, Tata Indicom, Rastriya Sahara, ATC, Tata Docomo and other clients for security services.
- Billing to, IDEA, regarding construction works (like, Civil, Electrical, Liaison, Misc.).
- Handling the EPF & ESIC Accounts of all office & field staffs.
- Help accountant to generate Salary sheet of all office & field staff.
- Generate salary sheet of All all office & field staff.
- Managed all supervisors, technicians, and fillers of Aircel regarding diesel and technical issues.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Magadh University
Bodhgaya, BiharIntermediate - Science
Bihar Intermediate Inter Council
Patna, BiharSkills
- Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
- Contract Negotiation
- Vendor Management & Development
- Supply Chain Planning
- Procurement analytics
- Logistics & Transportation Management
- Transportation Strategy Development
- Inventory & Warehouse Management
- Cost control
- Supplier Relationship Management
- SLA & KPI Management
- Risk compliance
- Team Leadership & Cross-functional Coordination
Accomplishments
Successfully leaded last mile delivery and tracking of SKY (Sanchar Kranti Yojna) Project in Raipur for 40 days, organized by State government Chhattisgarh in 2018.
Languages
- Hindi, Excellent
- English, Very Good
- Bengali, Good
Personal Information
Title: Manager – SCM Procurement
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading books & novels
- Surfing
Timeline
Manager – SCM Procurement
Nurture AgTech Pvt. Ltd.
12.2025 - Current
Regional Operations Specialist
Nurture AgTech Pvt. Ltd.
11.2021 - 11.2025
Outbound Manager
Qwik Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. (Reliance Jio)
02.2021 - 11.2021
Transport Manager
Qwik Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. (Reliance Jio)
09.2019 - 02.2021
CAF/Document Specialist
Qwik Supply Chain Pvt. Ltd. (Reliance Jio)
02.2016 - 08.2019
Multi-Unit Operation Manager
ABM Associates (Aditya Birla Telecom Ltd.)
10.2013 - 01.2016
MIS Executive
ABM Associates (Aditya Birla Telecom Ltd.)
08.2010 - 09.2013
Computer Operator
Rock Security & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (Idea cellular Ltd.)
01.2009 - 07.2010
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Magadh University
Intermediate - Science
Bihar Intermediate Inter Council