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Kishore Raju
Manager-Warehouse & Logistics Operations
Chennai
Summary
In-pursuit of challenging assignments in Warehouse /3PL/ Logistics /Material/Procurement Management in a growth-oriented environment. SYNOPSIS An incisive professional with over 14 years of rich experience in Warehousing, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, inventory management, operations planning, procurement & vendor development. Currently working with Ynt supply chain Pvt Ltd., as Manager Warehouse & Logistics. Adroit at reducing inventory & increase sales by implementing customer requirements more efficiently. Expertise in 3PL, FMCG, Warehouse and Logistics Management to streamline warehouse and logistics process, man management, utilizing maximum resources, etc. Skilled at coordinating set of techniques to plan & execute all steps in the network used to acquire raw materials from vendors, transform them into finished goods & deliver both goods & services to customers. Proficiency in Material Management activities involving Material Planning, Scheduling and Procurement of materials & tooling from sources. Proficient at developing & negotiating with vendors for procuring commodities for manufacturing set up. Possess excellent Leadership quality & in-depth labor management skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
MIS
- Overseeing the store management and maintaining reduced inventory levels
- Maintaining the stock of material without any variance by conducting stock verification and documentation; Receipts, Issues, Accounting and monitoring the inventory of the raw materials
- Disposing of scrap and return the rejected material to suppliers & moving the raw material from the place of storage to the place of manufacture
- Cost Saving Initiatives/,
- Efficiently using inventory management system and procedure for effective stores management and inventory control for ensuring ready availability of materials to meet the production & sales targets
- Implementing inventory control measures to reduce obsolete stock keep tab on slow-moving items and achieve reduction in inventory management cost
- Overseeing development and indigenization of spares & machinery components thereby reducing the cost of the imported spares and machinery
- Formulating MIS reports relating to sales review, material management, cost savings/ vendor Quality Assurance operations & transmitting them to the top management for facilitating the decision making process
- Procurement / Sourcing
- Identifying, developing & maintaining local / overseas vendor base for obtaining timely procurement of materials at favorable terms to ensure smooth manufacturing & reprocessing operations
- Preparing purchase schedules for timely procurement of materials, raw materials and capital equipment to ensure smooth execution of projects
- Inviting offers from vendors/contractors as per BOM, evaluating techno-commercially and awarding purchase orders/work contracts after negotiation
- Vendor Development
- Identifying & developing quality vendor/supplier base for cost effective procurement of materials, spares and consumables; routine & project basis
- Preparing annual rate contracts with vendors for stackable items & ensuring timely renewal of contracts after review.
Manager of Warehouse & Logistics
Ynt supply chain Pvt Ltd
- Attainments:
- Managed over 50+ operational vendors and increased delivery & reverse logistics performance up to 98%
- Managing Logistics Operations, Inventory management, & ISO auditing
- Conducting stock auditing every quarter & publishing reports to management
- Handling Forward, Reverse, Forward & Reverse logistics of major customers like employees of Google, Facebook, Cognizant, Qualcomm, PWC, BIWW, HUL,
- Cost Saving in (Courier Billing) & Weight Difference
- Understanding Scope of Work and defining process
- Managing client deliverables in terms of Quality, Quantity & Quick turnaround time
- Guiding team members to facilitate the work process technically easier and meet out Quality objectives of the Organization with complete Client focus and delight
- Involvement in encouraging/supporting and providing opportunities for the growth of team members as a team and individually as well
- Publishing month-wise performance reports of every department to management
- Managing Vendors & handling Packing Materials & PO releasing as per requirement
- Handling inventory management, and updating the concerned team to release the PO based on minimum stock availability
- Conducted weekly staff meetings to motivate staff members, address concerns and questions, plan improvements and evaluate progress toward goals.
Assistant Manager
Bluedart Express Limited
02.2017 - 06.2022
- Logistics Operations
- The Accountabilities & Attainments:
- Responsible for entire warehouse and Logistics Management, handling warehouse inbound and outbound operations
- Leading Warehouse, Logistics and 3PL vendor to achieve their respective KPI goals
- Ensuring optimum inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering normal process
- Supervising and monitoring the performance of employees and 3rd Party Vendors to ensure standard operating practices (SOP) and proper care of using the space, equipment, materials and supplies in the warehouse
- Supervising the distribution flow, and the transportation activities
- Providing on-the-job training to warehouse staff and 3rd Party Vendor
- Monitor and track all warehouse, transportation and administrative costs associated with their assigned responsibilities
- Ensuring all renewals and new contracts are as per standard SLAs
- Ensuring the highest degree of efficiency is maintained at all times
- Discovering and implementing of new packing methodologies and transportation which help to save both packing and courier costs and by minimizing complaints
- Managing Inventory accuracy by the use of cycle count, monthly/quarterly inventory reconciliation, inventory analysis and related reports
- Performing inventory reconciliation on stock discrepancy
- Ensuring warehouse operations safety and security
- On a regular basis, highlighting any irregularity in the warehouse and new regulatory with regard to sales tax and Logistics to the team members
- Assigning and assisting team in implementation of new work projects and improvements in existing projects
- Evaluating service levels, review processes and procedures, identifying areas for improvement, also establishing and executing action plans
- Providing training, coaching, and support to assigned team to enable them to effectively perform their jobs
- Maintaining ABC and FIFO system for inventory management, obsolescence and undertaking Disposal of scraps
Deputy Manager
Accentiv, Edenred
07.2012 - 02.2017
- The Accountabilities & Attainments:
- Responsible for entire warehouse and Logistics Management, handling the 2 warehouses operations with a team of 15-20 members in each Warehouse
- Ensuring optimum inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering normal process
- Ensuring the highest degree of efficiency is maintained at all times
- Managing Inventory accuracy by the use of cycle count, monthly/quarterly inventory reconciliation, inventory analysis and related reports
- Performing inventory reconciliation on stock discrepancy
- Ensuring warehouse operations safety and security
- On a regular basis, highlighting any irregularity in the warehouse and new regulatory with regard to sales tax and Logistics to the team members
- Assigning and assisting team in implementation of new work projects and improvements in existing projects
- Evaluating service levels, review processes and procedures, identifying areas for improvement, also establishing and executing action plans
- Providing training, coaching, and support to assigned team to enable them to effectively perform their jobs
- Maintaining ABC and FIFO system for inventory management,
- Communications with Front end team and Clients on operations and service issues
- Achievements:
- SPOT Award
- Received from the COO for my motivation to Warehouse & Logistics team at the time of warehouse shifting and for my extra efforts to achieve continuous 3months targets in spite of various challenges like rain and slow system
- Received from GM- Finance & Logistics and Manager Logistics for the effort taken to do proper reconciliation on Courier invoices and submit the invoices and payments on time
- Received from GM- Customer support operations for 2 times for executing dispatches of high volume shipments on the same day and for customer centricity and helping in month end closures
- Received from Sr.Manager-Purchase for Excellent support for Non-moving stock liquidation
Supervisor
Optival Health solutions, Medplus
03.2008 - 06.2012
- Warehouse Operations
- The Accountabilities & Attainments:
- Responsible for ensuring 100% clean orders with accuracy within terms and conditions
- Coordinated with warehouse team to drop the delivery and also tracking the consignment with respective branch and logistics provider to ensure on-time delivery
- Tracked sale/web order TAT and ensuring that all the orders are loading in the stipulated time and terms
- Prepared MIS, Sales review report, incentive report, performance report, etc
- Prepared Gross Margin analysis, various TAT analyses
- Independently handled warehouse capacity of 30,000 sq ft
- Allocated stocks against Indents received from various activity centers
- Credited for making the Right stocks available at Right place in Right time
- Ensured liquidation of near expiry stocks and disposal of scraps on time to time.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
S V University
Tirupati 06.2004 - 03.2007
Skills
Logistics Management
Accomplishments
- 2007 Bsc mathematics from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
- IT FORTE: Conversant with Office Automation & Internet Application
Software
PPT
Focus ERP
Vinculum WMS
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Bluedart Express Limited
02.2017 - 06.2022
Deputy Manager
Accentiv, Edenred
07.2012 - 02.2017
Supervisor
Optival Health solutions, Medplus
03.2008 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
S V University
06.2004 - 03.2007
MIS
Manager of Warehouse & Logistics
Ynt supply chain Pvt Ltd
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