Mukund S Kumar
Bengaluru
Summary
Highly motivated and results-driven management professional with a Bachelor's degree in Management and 4 years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain Management. Demonstrated expertise in procurement processes, supply chain optimization, and vendor management. Proficient in inventory management systems, current technologies, advanced Excel (VBA, Power Query), and experienced in managing/querying databases. Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, stakeholder management abilities, analytical mindset, organizational skills, problem-solving skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Demand Planner
TCS Siruseri
12.2024 - 01.2025
- Met month-end reporting objectives and deadlines.
- Identified modifications to processes and procedures that would promote better efficiency.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve overall process performance and client satisfaction.
Lead Inventory Specialist
Target Corporation India
12.2021 - 07.2023
- Performed inventory forecasting for crossover and online unique items on a day to day basis for item replenishment
- Analyzed Reg Sales to create Sales History Models for better allocation of inventory to stores and fulfillment centres
- Monitored and adjusted Deseasonalised Demand (DD) to maintain better inventory levels by making weekly DD updates in Forecast Variance Evolution process
- Drove PO cancel captainship by cancelling remaining On-order quantities on previously approved PO's with ETA in the past which directly affected On Hands at DC's
- Executed Red RBU for 'red' store only items by adding and activating these items into the system to change them from red to yellow resulting in items being ready for replenishment
- Implemented weekly Out strategy Management resulting in decoding non-carry forward items
- Developed inventory reports like Weekly Business Review, Digital Accountability and TFC SLOOS to provide management with comprehensive data on inventory levels
- Created and shared weekly promotional forecast accuracy recap with key stakeholders to ensure better alignment of inventory
Senior Inventory Specialist
Target Corporation India
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Spent substantial amount of time understanding business: Department nuances like items sold in each class, brands, sales, designer partnerships, Out of Stock, In-stock, seasonality and inventory issues
- Maintained green promotional forecast accuracy for departments in home electronics between 90-115%
- Drove Forecast Variance Evolution and Assorted Item Push captainships
- Conducted multiple activities for 120+ team members to enhance communication and engagement
- Managed and mentored juniors and new hires
- Streamlined Out Strategy Management process by creating an automation which was initially a manual process thereby saving time upto 60%
- Improved Ship Out Of Stock percentage by 14.1% in Digital Accountability reporting by collaborating closely with key stakeholders for troubleshooting actionables
- Initiated analysis to understand the accuracy of the Forecast Variance Evolution system by comparing the old and new Deseasonalized Demand values across 4 months in the Mobile Services Division
- Piloted TFC SLOOS reporting for Hardlines pyramid through cross functional team collaboration
- Recognized multiple times by the Hardlines team for providing bandwidth during high workload and being the operational backup for team members during their absence
- Runners of Basketball for Global Supply Chain & Logistics in Target sports Meet 2023 and won a gold medal for Foosball in GSCL Sports Meet 2022
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - General Studies
CMR University
07.2016 - 05.2019
Secondary & High School - Commerce
Kendriya Vidyalaya MEG & Centre
06.2011 - 05.2016
Skills
- Procurement and supply chain management
- Vendor management
- Advanced Excel (VBA, Power Query)
- MS Access and Database Management
- Power BI
- JDA (Blueyonder)
- Market research and sourcing
- Fluent Communications
- Team player
- Analytical mindset
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem Solving
Websites
Accomplishments
- Managed and mentored juniors and new hires.
- Streamlined Out Strategy Management process by creating an automation which was initially a manual process thereby saving time upto 60%.
- Improved Ship Out Of Stock percentage by 14.1% in Digital Accountability reporting by collaborating closely with key stakeholders for troubleshooting actionables.
- Initiated analysis to understand the accuracy of the Forecast Variance Evolution system by comparing the old and new Deseasonalized Demand values across 4 months in the Mobile Services Division.
- Piloted TFC SLOOS reporting for Hardlines pyramid through cross functional team collaboration.
- Recognized multiple times by the Hardlines team for providing bandwidth during high workload and being the operational backup for team members during their absence.
- Runners of Basketball for Global Supply Chain & Logistics in Target sports Meet 2023 and won a gold medal for Foosball in GSCL Sports Meet 2022.
Timeline
Demand Planner
TCS Siruseri
12.2024 - 01.2025
Lead Inventory Specialist
Target Corporation India
12.2021 - 07.2023
Senior Inventory Specialist
Target Corporation India
01.2020 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration - General Studies
CMR University
07.2016 - 05.2019
Secondary & High School - Commerce
Kendriya Vidyalaya MEG & Centre
06.2011 - 05.2016
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