Rahul S Tiwari

Industry Experience – Passenger Car, Commercial Vehicles, 2-Wheeler, Sheet Metal and Chemical Industry. Rich & versatile experience in Supply Chain Management – Material Planning/Forecasting, Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Management. Handled Inbound Logistics – Transport Management, Cross Docks, Milk run, VMI , JIT (Just In Time). Handled Outbound Logistics – Parts and Finished Vehicle – Plant, Yard Management, Port Management, Accessory PDI, Commercials & Contract. Warehouse Operations: After Market (Spare Parts), Production Warehousing, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Cross Docks, CKD Warehouse , Bonded warehouse. Handled Multimodal Logistics – Sea, Air, Surface, Rail. Interaction with Regulatory bodies, Customs Authorities. Exports – New Business Development, New Product Launches, Product Positioning, Set-up new CKD plants in 5 different countries.

Serviced-focused General Manager dedicated to delivering positive customer experiences to promote loyalty and repeat business. Orchestrates optimal resource utilization to handle expected operational needs. Sales leader with sound judgment, good planning abilities and interpersonal communication strengths.

• Implemented various digitization projects like Pull based ordering system, supplier dashboard, forecasting and scheduling system, Customer complaint and grievance handling system etc.
• Accomplished reduction in freight cost through optimization of route, negotiation, zero based costing, packing improvement.
• Attained reduction in packaging cost through application of optimizing packaging size, material, specification, productivity improvement.
• Successfully decreased Warehousing Cost by enhancing warehouse layout, using vertical space, inventory control.
• Piloted multiple Value Engineering & Kaizen Projects to reduce process & product cost.

• Internal auditor for IMS – ISO9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & ISO45001:2015
• Excel in Supply Chain In-house Training Management
• Cost Control training on Warehouse Management, Inbound & Outbound Operation in Japan
• Best Practices in Supply Chain Management at IIM Ahmedabad.

• Developed new business for CBU and CKD for Hyundai Motors through market analysis, product positioning
• Setting-up new manufacturing units in Asia Pacific and Africa
• Scanning macroeconomic risks, Govt regulations, competition update management for strategic direction.
• Procurement: Material Planning, Forecasting / scheduling / S&OP, Reduced Line Loss, Improved OTIF, Improved Inventory Turn, Reduced Material Obsolescence cost, vendor management.
• Outbound Logistics: Achieved ontime delivery of +99%, Improved intact delivery +99.9%, Reduced Logistics cost by 30% in Hero MotoCorp, Implemented Route Optimization to reduce cost, Reduced vehicle halting time at plant and distributor side, Optimizing Yard Management Cost.
• Inbound Logistics: Eliminated Line Losses, Reduced Premium Freight, Improved Parts Availability, Reduced Logistics cost through VMI, cost negotiation, Implemented Milkrun, Cross Docks.
• Imports Scheduling the shipment for all the imported material in accordance to production requirements
• Warehousing: Optimized warehouse inventory through digitization Handled wall to wall inventory, perpetual inventory, bin audit, customer discrepancies, achieved highest inventory turn of 35 in Hero MotoCorp
• Assessed overall supply chain from factory to consumer focusing on regional and country logistics network infrastructure to design innovative solutions, reduced operational costs and improved delivery times while maintaining high service levels
• Drove logistics planning process by developing and driving outsourcing strategies, focusing on identification, evaluation, selection, negotiation, and management of world-class 3PL providers; established standards and procedures to monitor Third Party Logistics (3PL) performance
• Migrated warehouses with 0% inventory loss reduced operational complexity through process standardization
• Enhanced efficiency related to international ocean and air freight processes, centralizing information, and highlighting best practices across multiple divisions/regions