Paramananda Senapati
Balasore
Summary
Results-driven Operations and Supply Chain Professional with 11 years' experience in FMCG retail and warehouse management. Expertise in inventory control, logistics management, and process optimisation. SAP EWM consultant trainee with practical knowledge of lean operations and Kaizen initiatives, dedicated to enhancing efficiency and adherence to service level agreements.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager – FC Operations
Zomato Hyper Pure
06.2026 - Current
- Leading a team of 90+ associates, including manpower planning, shift deployment, productivity monitoring, and attendance management.
- Managing end-to-end inbound and putaway operations, ensuring timely stock availability and SLA compliance.
- Coordinating dock operations, vehicle unloading, GRN, and putaway activities to ensure seamless material flow.
- Monitored hourly productivity (IPP), backlog clearance, and manpower utilization, ensuring achievement of daily operational targets.
- Driving inventory accuracy through bin audits, stock reconciliation, and variance analysis.
- Ensuring accurate inventory placement by following location mapping, FIFO/FEFO, and storage compliance.
- Ensuring compliance with food safety standards, SOPs, and EHS guidelines across inbound operations.
- Maintaining 5S, warehouse hygiene, and floor discipline to ensure operational excellence and audit readiness.
- Monitoring damages, shortages, and exceptions, ensuring timely escalation and corrective actions.
- Conducted daily team huddles, productivity reviews, and operational training, fostering associate performance improvement.
- Coordinating with Inventory, Quality, Outbound, and Procurement teams for smooth warehouse operations.
- Drove Lean and Kaizen initiatives, enhancing productivity, minimising putaway TAT, and optimising resource utilisation.
- Tracking KPIs such as Inbound TAT, Putaway SLA, Inventory Accuracy, Productivity (IPP), and Dock-to-Stock time.
- Supporting peak operations through effective manpower planning and real-time issue resolution to ensure uninterrupted operations.
Senior Executive – FC Operations (Inbound, Outbound & Inventory)
Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd.
Cutttack, Odisha
09.2021 - 06.2026
- Managed end-to-end Fulfillment Center inbound, outbound, and inventory operations while ensuring SLA compliance.
- Ensured timely outbound staging, dispatch, and shipment closure within defined TATs.
- Coordinated GRN, putaway, stock reconciliation, NCOB, and Return Center (RC) processes, enhancing inventory accuracy across operations.
- Monitored cycle counts, inventory variance, and shrinkage, implementing corrective actions that reduced losses and improved inventory integrity.
- Led and supervised 300–500 associates, including manpower planning, shift deployment, productivity tracking, and performance management.
- Maintained compliance with SOPs, operational standards, and quality requirements across all warehouse activities.
- Executed vehicle planning and load alignment for on-time connections, ensuring adherence to CPD SLAs and optimising transportation efficiency.
- Drove Lean practices and Kaizen initiatives to improve operational efficiency, throughput, and cost optimization.
- Collaborated with cross-functional and central technology teams to resolve operational issues and improve system stability.
- Prepared and presented daily MIS, KPI dashboards, operational performance reports, and cost analysis for leadership review.
- Conducted operational, safety, EHS, fire safety, and emergency response training and audits to ensure regulatory compliance.
Department Manager – FMCG
Airplaza Retail Holding Pvt. Ltd.
Sambalpur, Odisha
10.2018 - 06.2021
- Conducted FMCG retail operations role, enhancing sales performance, ensuring inventory accuracy, controlling shrinkage, managing team, and improving customer experience.
- Managed store operations, optimising sales performance, inventory management, and manpower planning.
- Tracked FTD, MTD, and YTD sales while implementing targeted growth plans to drive business outcomes.
- Monitored and reduced stock loss through effective inventory management., managed stock movement, and executed promotions.
- Ensured planogram, pricing, and merchandising standards.
Assistant Store Manager – FMCG
Reliance Retail Pvt. Ltd.
Bhubaneswar
12.2015 - 10.2018
- Managed store operations, driving sales performance and optimising inventory and manpower planning.
- Supported daily retail operations and team supervision, ensuring effective inventory control.
- Monitored stock accuracy, reducing discrepancies and maintaining inventory integrity.
- Designed and implemented visual merchandising displays in-store.
Education
B.Sc. (Hons.) - Physics
BJB Autonomous College
Bhubaneswar, India01-2018
Higher Secondary - Science
U.N. College
Soro, Balasore, India01-2014
Secondary School Certificate (HSC) -
U.P.U.B.M. School
Balasore, India01-2012
Skills
- Inbound and Outbound Operations
- Inventory management
- Logistics management
- Warehouse systems
- Inventory Control
- SLA management
- Cycle Count
- GRN
- Putaway
- Dispatch
- Dock and Sort Center Operations
- Data Analysis
- Lean operations
- Process optimisation
- MIS Reporting
- SAP EWM Fundamentals
- Manpower planning
- DEPS Reconciliation
- MIS Reporting
Timeline
Assistant Manager – FC Operations
Zomato Hyper Pure
06.2026 - Current
Senior Executive – FC Operations (Inbound, Outbound & Inventory)
Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2021 - 06.2026
Department Manager – FMCG
Airplaza Retail Holding Pvt. Ltd.
10.2018 - 06.2021
Assistant Store Manager – FMCG
Reliance Retail Pvt. Ltd.
12.2015 - 10.2018
B.Sc. (Hons.) - Physics
BJB Autonomous College
Higher Secondary - Science
U.N. College
Secondary School Certificate (HSC) -
U.P.U.B.M. School