Prasad R
Quality Assurance & Quality Control,Operation Management, Logistics Management And Procurement FNV.
Bangalore,KA
Summary
Accomplished professional with a focus on leveraging skills for significant organizational impact. Committed to continuous improvement and professional growth in challenging environments. Proven success in delivering results that align with strategic objectives. Strong ability to adapt and apply knowledge effectively to drive company performance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Quality Assurance Manager
Ninjacart
Bengaluru, Karnataka
06.2025 - 01.2026
- Resolved inefficiencies within existing processes
- Performed FIFO inventory checks to maintain accurate stock rotation daily.
- Maintained quality standards for inbound, storage, and outbound F&V operations.
- Directed a team of over 8 quality executives at the warehouse.
- Conducted training sessions on quality standards for quality team and warehouse staff.
- Executed housekeeping and sanitization measures in compliance with FSSAI guidelines.
- Conducted regular quality inspections adhering to SOPs, specifications, and food safety standards.
- Upheld precision in specifications.
- Led daily meetings with sourcing and ops teams, focusing on continuous quality improvement through trend analysis and waste reduction.
- Daily discussions with Category to resolve issues with articles for enhanced customer returns.
- Performing weekly market acquisitions to assess market quality with category and sourcing.
- Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with regulatory and organization standards.
- Coordinating with Last Mile & Sales teams regarding erroneous customer returns if unrelated to quality issues.
- Oversaw FC operations addressing article mishandling, enhancing overall quality and quantity.
Area operation Manager
Ninjacart
Bengaluru, Karnataka
06.2021 - 06.2025
- Focused on decreasing Supply Chain Management expenditures.
- Directed operational activities across 30 collection centers.
- Streamlined labor cost grading and sorting, reducing expenses from 45 to 35 paisa for 150T
- Minimized quality rejection percentage from 3% to 1.5%
- Lower FML cost by implementing efficient route combinations.
- Maintained integrity of non-core assets designated for CC usage, achieving zero theft or loss.
- Achieved 99% on-time truck dispatch through optimized scheduling.
- Secured consistent internal audit score of 90% each week for CC hygiene and process
- Established incentive model for third party (DP)
Team Lead (Sourcing & Category projects)
Ninjacart
06.2020 - 07.2021
- Targeted decrease in First Mail cost (FML) from 1 rupee to 80 paisa for 200 T
- Elevated procurement margin ranging from 0.5 to 1 rupee
- Systematically gathering and recording market sources in database
Team lead (Farmer sourcing)
Ninjacart
06.2018 - 06.2020
- Manage fulfillment processes within three urban centers: Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad.
- Manage team members in coordination of daily report tasks.
- Investigated urban areas to determine market conditions
- Steering team on effectively navigating opposing team through system data.
- Engage in discussions with director and associate director to elevate fulfillment and margins.
- vendor oversight
Procurement Executive (Farmer sourcing)
Ninjacart
07.2017 - 06.2018
- indent configuration and pricing agreements.
- Oversee coordination of supply updates to collection center.
- Directing farmers in adherence to quality specifications
- Coordinating fulfillment for outlined demand
- Conveyed report to team leader and executive manager.
Education
12th -
Bangalore University
Bangalore, Karnataka 06.2012 - 06.2014
B.com - Taxation
Science Academy, Kerala University
Ernakulam 06.2014 - 06.2017
10th -
Nethaji High School
Bangalore, Karnataka 06.2011 - 06.2012
Skills
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Power point
Operations management
Logistic management
Quality assurance (FSSAI, HACCP IS0)
Vendor management
Procurement
Category management
Awards
- Pioneer award, 2018
- Maverick award, 2020
- Best Performer, 2024
- Marvel award, 2025
Personal data processing
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Timeline
Quality Assurance Manager
Ninjacart
06.2025 - 01.2026
Area operation Manager
Ninjacart
06.2021 - 06.2025
Team Lead (Sourcing & Category projects)
Ninjacart
06.2020 - 07.2021
Team lead (Farmer sourcing)
Ninjacart
06.2018 - 06.2020
Procurement Executive (Farmer sourcing)
Ninjacart
07.2017 - 06.2018
B.com - Taxation
Science Academy, Kerala University
06.2014 - 06.2017
12th -
Bangalore University
06.2012 - 06.2014
10th -
Nethaji High School
06.2011 - 06.2012