Kaustubh Khardenavis
Bengaluru
Summary
Perceptive individual with 13 total years of experience in retail operations, including 4+ years in people management. Specialized in replenishment, forecasting, and demand planning, with expertise in process transitioning and optimization. Proven ability to lead projects and engage stakeholders, supported by strong verbal and written communication skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory & Demand Planning Manager
Giant Eagle GCC
Bengaluru
12.2021 - Current
- Formed warehouse procurement team for GEB, outlining hierarchy and operational processes.
- Developed first Demand Planning team at Giant Eagle in partnership with US Director.
- Executed Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting system implementation with internal and external partners.
- Supervised Oracle RDF scheduling adjustments for holidays and promotional events influencing forecasts.
- Collaborated on creating comprehensive process documentation, including SOPs and BCPs.
- Presented Executive Summary on Oracle rollback with alternative Demand Planning tool suggestions.
- Designed Excel-based forecasting model achieving 85% accuracy for significant promotions and events.
- Promoted cross-functional teamwork with merchandising operations to enhance workflow integration of Demand Planning.
Sr. Analyst Category Management, Target +
Target Corporation India
Bengaluru
06.2020 - 12.2021
- Partnered with US category managers for vendor management
- Liaised with Vendors, Target Buyers and Site Experience teams for promotion planning
- Led business unit of cross functional teams to assess and improve category performance
- Built the Business Continuity Plan for application failures, team member shortages, vendor outages and facility outages for Target+ Bangalore teams
- Mentored interns and cross functional team members on Category Management
Replenishment Team Lead
JC Penney Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
12.2016 - 05.2020
- Transitioned replenishment process for basic merchandise
- Streamlined communications of Bangalore and Plano teams for work assignments and trainings
- Managed, trained and mentored the team to deliver identified projects and
business objectives
- Presided over ideal forecasting and optimal inventory management
utilizing historical trends, in-stocks, fill rates, demographics etc.,
- Partnered with Plano replenishment managers for long lead time import
orders
- Trained and mentored new team members and served as the SME for the
global team
- Owned the KPI reports and dashboards for leadership and stakeholders
Sr. Vendor Ops Associate,
Cloutail India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
08.2016 - 12.2016
- Prepared buying plans to be reviewed by the Vendor Managers
- Managed inventory and purchase orders
- Co-ordinated the logistical requirements such as waybills shipment transports, warehouse appointments, shipment tracking and warehouse in-warding
- Liaised with vendors, warehouse teams, logistics and vendor managers
for seamless end to end process execution
- Served as a POC for vendors to resolve issues ranging from invoicing to
pricing
Various Roles, Customer and Product
Tesco Hindustan Service Center Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
06.2012 - 07.2016
- Executed the ad-hoc space change requests for Tesco Express stores
- Supported both on-site and local back-end retail processes such as bar-code quality checks, item setups, gondola setups, pricing, promotions, and markdowns in the Produce category.
- Trained new team members and quality-checked their work.
- Automated pre-checks and post-checks of category specific processes
- Created dashboards for process status and reporting KPIs.
Education
B.Tech - Bioprocess Engineering
SRM University
Chennai, TN04-2011
Higher Secondary - TN State Board
Adarsh Vidya Kendra
Nagercoil, India03-2007
Secondary - CBSE
Adarsh Vidya Kendra
Nagercoil, India03-2005
Skills
Stakeholder Management
People Management
Process Transition
Process Optimization
Retail Operations
Inventory Management & Supply Chain
Training & Development
SOFTWARE
MS Office Package
MS Excel
Oracle BI, DOMO BI, Power BI
Basic SQL
Teradata DCM, Oracle RDF
Oracle RMS
Accomplishments
English
Marathi
Hindi
Tamil
Kannada
Affiliations
- Bike riding
- Driving
- Video Games
- Dog Training
Timeline
Inventory & Demand Planning Manager
Giant Eagle GCC
12.2021 - Current
Sr. Analyst Category Management, Target +
Target Corporation India
06.2020 - 12.2021
Replenishment Team Lead
JC Penney Services India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2016 - 05.2020
Sr. Vendor Ops Associate,
Cloutail India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2016 - 12.2016
Various Roles, Customer and Product
Tesco Hindustan Service Center Pvt. Ltd.
06.2012 - 07.2016
B.Tech - Bioprocess Engineering
SRM University
Higher Secondary - TN State Board
Adarsh Vidya Kendra
Secondary - CBSE
Adarsh Vidya Kendra
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