Kiran Kumar Mohanty
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented professional with a Master’s degree in MBA (Marketing/HR) and over 12+ years of comprehensive experience in outbound logistics, yard management, collections, and portfolio management. Proven track record in logistics optimization, inventory management, forecasting, variance analysis, and MIS reporting. Adept at driving continuous improvement and supporting digitalization initiatives within Supply Chain and logistics processes. Strong interpersonal skills facilitate effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring streamlined operations and enhanced productivity. Seeking to leverage extensive expertise and analytical prowess in a Logistics Analyst role to contribute to organizational success.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Analyst - Outbound Logistics
FORD MOTOR PRIVATE LIMITED - IMG VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION (STRATEGY & NETWORK)
Chennai
2020.11 - Current
- Managed analysis of shipment volume to forecast inventory projections for International Market Groups, effectively evaluating potential risks and opportunities against Budget Inventory Forecast.
- Forecast fluctuation and mitigating the risks in case of deviations.
- Implemented measures to address identified issues and improve on-time deliveries
- Maximized plant storage capacity and fulfilled customer requirements through effective vessel mapping techniques and optimized volume allocation strategies for shipping
- Efficiently managed various occurrences such as accidents, damage, and loss
- Utilized hands-on experience to implement supply chain principles and reporting methods.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on projects related to analytics initiatives.
- Identified opportunities for process improvements across the organization.
- Identified areas for improvement, narrowing focus for decision-makers in making necessary changes.
- Created plans to propose solutions to problems related to efficiency, costs or profits.
- Tracked project schedules and encouraged teams to complete tasks on time while staying on budget.
- Evaluated needs of departments and delegated tasks to optimize overall production.
Regional Collection Analyst
FORD CREDIT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED - PAN INDIA COLLECTIONS
Chennai & Gurgaon
2015.11 - 2020.10
- Worked for Ford Credit India Pvt Ltd, a newly formed captive finance company of Ford Motors in 2015
- I have started the retail customer collections from a single customer to a portfolio size of 30K+ plus in live contracts
- Followed up on payments made by customers, collected outstanding amounts, and posted them to the appropriate loan accounts.
- Consistently ensured the delinquency for overall live contracts remained under 1%
- Reduced the Loss provision to less than 5% of total receivables.
- Participated in weekly meetings with management team to discuss performance results and make recommendations for improvement.
- Monitored customer account activity for changes that may affect collection efforts.
- Identified opportunities for process improvement in order to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of collections operations.
- Performed skip-tracing techniques to locate customers with past due balances or unresponsive contact attempts.
- Maintained high levels of professionalism when dealing with difficult or irate customers.
- Negotiated payment plans with customers based on their financial situation.
- Provided excellent customer service while communicating effectively over the phone or via email and chat services.
- Maintained accurate records of all collection activities in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Assisted with training new staff members on collections processes, procedures, best practices.
- Completed month-end and year-end closings, kept records audit-ready and monitored timely recording of accounting transactions.
- Contacted insurance companies to check status of claim payments.
- Negotiated credit extensions and waivers when necessary.
Branch Collections Manager
TATA MOTOR FINANCE LIMITED - DISTRICT LEVEL COLLECTIONS
Akola, MH
2014.03 - 2015.11
- Served as the overseer for vehicle finance and loan collection activities at Tata Motor Finance, Akola Branch
- I was responsible for achieving 4 Districts (Akola, Yavatmal, Buldhana, Washim) collections targets for every month for 0 to N Bucket
- Initiation of Legal Proceedings (Sec 9, Arbitration, SARFAESI) and Court Settlements.
- Established relationships with third-party vendors for services such as repossessions or asset recovery services.
- Provided technical support to staff members within the branch office concerning collections issues.
- Assisted in training new employees on proper collection techniques, processes and regulations.
- Conducted credit checks and approved or denied loan applications based on financial information.
- Researched customer complaints regarding billing errors, made adjustments as necessary and maintained records of all changes.
- Performed skip tracing activities when needed in order to locate missing debtors.
- Developed and implemented collection policies, procedures and systems to ensure timely payments of overdue accounts.
- Generated reports for management summarizing past due accounts receivable activity by region and branch office.
- Analyzed individual cases of non-payment to determine best course of action in order to recover funds owed by customers.
- Completed month-end and year-end closings, kept records audit-ready and monitored timely recording of accounting transactions.
- Maintained regular performance appraisals for subordinates through verbal, written and on-going review programs.
Assistant Manager
SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE LIMITED - BRANCH LEVEL COLLECTIONS
Chandrapur, MH
2011.11 - 2014.03
- Assessed customer credit worthiness and facilitated loan disbursal, payment processing, and all branch activities associated with vehicle loan processing.
- Collaborated with management on developing strategic plans for achieving business goals.
- Resolved conflicts between team members in an effective manner.
- Supervised daily operations including scheduling shifts, assigning duties.
- Conducted regular performance reviews for employees to identify areas of improvement.
- Organized training sessions for new hires to familiarize them with the workplace environment.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of company products and services.
- Provided guidance and support to junior staff members on daily tasks, projects, and objectives.
- Monitored employee attendance records, timekeeping, and payroll information.
- Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.
- Held regular one-on-one meetings with employees to review performance and priorities and provide feedback.
Education
MBA - HR & Marketing
Institute of Management & Information Technology
Biju Patnaik University Of Technology, Cuttack2011-09
Bachelor of Science - Physics Hons
SKCG (Auto) College, Berhampur University,
Parlakhemundi, Odisha2008-04
Intermediate (12th) - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
G.J. College, Board of Intermediate Education,
Sompeta, Andhra Pradesh2005-04
High School (10th) - All Subjects
Z.P.H. School, Secondary School Education,
P S Puram, Andhra Pradesh2003-05
Skills
- Inventory management
- Yard management
- Inventory Forecast
- Variance Analysis
- Space Optimization
- Data Analysis
- Logistic Planning
- Team Management
- Strategic Planning
- Audit Knowledge
- Cost Management
- Creative Problem solving
- Multimodal Transportation
- Innovation, Process Improvement & Automation
- Tracking & Regulating Aged Inventory
- Supply Chain Operations
- Cost Control Programs
- Budget Development
- Analytical Thinking
- Incident Reporting
- Risk Analysis
- Business Intelligence
- Deadline Adherence
- Trend Analysis
- Budget Forecasting
- MS Excel
- Forecasting ability
- Contract analysis
Area Of Expertise
- Inventory Management: Monitoring inventory in plants & Compounds under International Market Group (Thailand, South Africa, Vietnam Philippines & ANZ).
- Shipment Tracking and Reporting: Proficient in tracking, monitoring, and reporting shipments to ensure timely, Damage free and on-time deliveries.
- Shipment Planning and Coordination: Supervising daily/weekly ship, coordinating with Plant ops. and plant logistics for seamless order processing in-order to support sale team for achieving wholesale targets.
- Logistics Operations Management: Planning, managing, and evaluating logistics operations involving various stakeholders.
- Cost Optimization: Recommending optimal transport modes and routes to reduce logistics costs while maintaining service quality. Contributing to Total Value Management by Year End.
- Inventory Forecasting: Preparing Inventory Forecast for IMG (Thailand, South Africa, Vietnam Philippines & ANZ) markets and report out and get it aligned with management. Forecast fluctuation and mitigating the risks in case of deviations.
- Training and Safety Compliance: Providing training to new joiners on Ford's process and best practices.
- Process Analysis and Improvement: Analyzing logistics processes, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing process improvements.
- Innovation, Process Improvement & Automation: Completed 2 automation projects with high level of data accuracy and reduced Man hours by 9.
Accomplishments
- Having 3.5 Years of experience in Inventory Management, Yard Management for all IMG Plants (Thailand, South Africa and Import Markets)
- Successfully completed several Fully automation and Partial automation project to reduce the manual working hours.
- Consistent achiever and 1 times Top achiever in all the performance reviews.
- Proven experience in handling large datasets with high accuracy to provide data-driven outputs that facilitate easy decision-making for our management team.
Postal Address
Ishwarya Homes, Spring Block, 2nd Floor, S1, Perumbakkam Main Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600100, India
Date of Birth
30-Aug-1988
Personal Information
Marital Status: Married
Languages
Odia
First Language
Telugu
Proficient (C2)
C2
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Tamil
Beginner (A1)
A1
Affiliations
- I have achieved Ford's one of the highest recognition award "Ford Excellence Award" within 6 months from my date of joining.
- Received a Certificate of Appreciation for contributions during Ford Global Caring Month 2018.
- Participated in a Various CSR initiative organized by Ford & TATA.
Certification
- Advanced Excel & MIS Reporting Course from Excelgoodies, Chennai, India.
- Pursuing a program in Logistics & Supply Chain Management through SWAYAM, initiated by the Government of India under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Analyst - Outbound Logistics
FORD MOTOR PRIVATE LIMITED - IMG VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION (STRATEGY & NETWORK)
2020.11 - Current
Regional Collection Analyst
FORD CREDIT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED - PAN INDIA COLLECTIONS
2015.11 - 2020.10
Branch Collections Manager
TATA MOTOR FINANCE LIMITED - DISTRICT LEVEL COLLECTIONS
2014.03 - 2015.11
Assistant Manager
SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE LIMITED - BRANCH LEVEL COLLECTIONS
2011.11 - 2014.03
MBA - HR & Marketing
Institute of Management & Information Technology
Bachelor of Science - Physics Hons
SKCG (Auto) College, Berhampur University,
Intermediate (12th) - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
G.J. College, Board of Intermediate Education,
High School (10th) - All Subjects
Z.P.H. School, Secondary School Education,
- Advanced Excel & MIS Reporting Course from Excelgoodies, Chennai, India.
- Pursuing a program in Logistics & Supply Chain Management through SWAYAM, initiated by the Government of India under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).
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