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Kiran Paul

Sourcing Manager
Cochin

Summary

Highly-motivated manager with experience to generate and implement efficient sourcing strategies, managing vendor business partners and coordinating with core category team to support with availability of articles at the best possible sourcing rates . Experienced in effectively negotiating prices and delivery requirements. Technical knowledge in SAP, DSS to gather data, conduct analyses and generate high-quality outputs.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Assistant Manager, Sourcing

Reliance Retail Ltd
06.2022 - Current
  • Sourcing articles at the lowest possible cost to ensure the article wise margin in the category is maintained whilst providing the best operating price in the market.
  • Overlooked the Distribution Centre fill rate to ensure timely vendor connectivity and sufficient stock maintenance
  • Forecasting stocks of articles based on seasonality/festivity/monthly focus (Key SKU)
  • Identification and addition of new vendors to augment the ranges of SKUs serviced in the stores.
  • Maintenance of multiple vendors for articles to ensure price and availability advantage
  • Regular visiting and monitoring of existing vendor packers and look for new vendor packers to achieve supply and cost efficiency.
  • Addressing vendor grievances pertaining to payment and price surge issues.
  • Developed sourcing strategies to improve procurement processes, supplier relationships and capability development to optimize supply chain.
  • Assessment of competition MT stores to appraise Sales prices and SKU ranges with respect to competition
  • Maintained effective and lasting vendor relationships through dynamic communication, collaboration, and intelligent questioning skills.
  • Maintained documentation for all purchases.
  • Worked with departments to find new and better items to fulfill diverse needs.
  • Assessment of GT markets to keep sourcing prices in check with respect to the market and interaction with vendors to understand the price trend in near future.
  • Assuring quality standards whilst communicating the same with vendors to ensure lowest possible rejection rates at DC, PCS and store level.
  • Monitoring Stocks on a daily basis against the sales data (MOM, LFL) to chart proper forecast for the week/month.
  • Market visits and continuous interaction with traders to know the market status which will help us block necessary quantities when market goes up and liquidate the stock when market comes down.
  • Interaction with core category team (staples) and other categories (FMCG, format heads, marketing team) to gain insights on back end planning, offer reviews, vendor discussions, focus article selection, demand planning, article listing, brick wise growth planning, product merchandising, floor stack displays, Visual Merchandising, and so forth.
  • Interaction with store teams to understand front end sales, customer inquisition, customer feedbacks, area of improvement, prospect article introduction, and so on.

Education

MBA - Rural Management

Institute of Rural Management Anand
Gujarat, India
08.2020 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Marian Engineering College
Trivandrum, Kerala
08.2014 - 06.2018

High School Diploma -

Fr. Thomas Porukara Central School
Alappuzha
04.2001 -

No Degree - SSC

Indian Central School
Kuwait
04.2001 -

Skills

    Business planning

    Cost Control

    Strategic planning

    Operations management

    Sales growth

    Interpersonal skills

    Leadership skills

    Event management

    People management

    SAP, DSS, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint

Accomplishments

  • Clocked consistent volume growth of 25% YOY and achieved a steady MOM growth
  • Introduced a 2nd variant of prominent rice articles in Kerala with OPP price point to augment the catchment of customers
  • Introduced region specific rice articles to penetrate the customer base of such regions
  • Clocked highest sales in terms of volume during festive seasons on year on year basis by providing the best price point while retaining good margin for the same
  • Demand planning of KVI articles was carried out to book quantities in advance to counter against sudden price fluctuations.
  • Focused on the growth on private label consumer brand and managed to increase the sales of the same consistently over other brands by ensuring best quality and price point.
  • Student Placement Coordinator of IRMA, responsible for both Summer Internship Segment and Final Placements for the 2020-22 batch
  • Collaborated with the magazine committee of IRMA to interview various dignitaries for a feature in their annual magazine, Terra Firma
  • Launched a blog, Redolent literature to publish self-contrived articles to delineate thoughts and opinions on various topics.
  • Facilitated an international field study segment for the students from ‘The London School of Economics and Political Science’
  • Co-organized a musical stage adaptation of Ram Leela, and enacted the part of Raavan.
  • Served in a national NGO called ‘Make A Difference’ for a year wherein, youth from shelter homes were systematically mentored and monitored to foster self-dependence.

Certification

Google Analytics for beginners

Interests

Ardent writer

Fervent traveller

Weight training

League football aficionado

Competent Photographer

Timeline

Assistant Manager, Sourcing

Reliance Retail Ltd
06.2022 - Current

MBA - Rural Management

Institute of Rural Management Anand
08.2020 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Marian Engineering College
08.2014 - 06.2018

High School Diploma -

Fr. Thomas Porukara Central School
04.2001 -

No Degree - SSC

Indian Central School
04.2001 -
Kiran PaulSourcing Manager