RAJEEV RANJAN
Faridabad
Summary
Dynamic operations leader with a proven track record at Reliance Retail, excelling in inventory management and strategic sourcing. Achieved a remarkable 98.77% order fulfillment rate while optimizing costs. Skilled in vendor negotiation and team leadership, driving efficiency and compliance across diverse environments.
Overview
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Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Cluster Manager FC Operations- North
Losung 360
06.2026 - Current
- Oversaw operational and capital expenditures, ensuring budget adherence and resource optimization
- Warehouse operating cost reduction by ~40%(Target)
- Implemented strategies for cost reduction
- Streamlined order processing time for B2C clients, enhancing customer satisfaction
- Enhanced product and service value through targeted improvements and stakeholder collaboration
- RTV, Return handling and inventory health improvement
- Coordinated relationships with vendors
- Ensured compliance with legal and statutory regulations
- Contract Negotiations
Zonal Ops Manager (East, West & North zone)
TVS Automobile Solutions Ltd
02.2025 - 06.2026
- Spearheading operations for approx. 14 Warehouse, 07 Dark Stores and 11 Hypermarts across North, East and West Zone of country.
- Managing the Procurement and stores procedures, inventory management, sourcing & procurement of required materials.
- Hired, trained, and allocated jobs for all 3PL and on-roll employees, and evaluated their performance.
- Developed vendor relationships to improve supply chain efficiency and negotiate contracts.
- Enhanced value through process optimization and cost reduction across area of responsibility.
- Warehouse infrastructure planning, Managed scrap materials to maximize recycling and minimize waste. including e-billing, Binning, labelling, Maintaining store transactions record.
- Life monitoring of all inventory items, OPEX and CAPEX Spends.
- Analyzed, forecasted, and categorized fast moving, super-fast moving, slow moving, and dead items based on past and real-time data in collaboration with sales team.
- Inventory controlling and Cost Rationalizations.
Inventory Manager
Reliance Retail Venture Ltd (PHARMA LOB)
02.2023 - 01.2025
- Responsible for Healthy Maintenance of Inventory consisting of over 4500 Store Keeping Units worth approx. 26 Cr. ranging OTC, FMCG and Grocery and Household articles.
- Reduced inventory operation costs through effective management of articles in both ambient temperature and cold chain.
- Managing supply logistics for 13 stores across 9 districts in eastern Bihar.
- Spearheaded cost recovery efforts by executing timely recalls of short expiry and expired SKUs, facilitating returns to vendors through rack or purchase return processes.
- Analyzing, Forecasting and Categorization of the Class and Category of Fast Moving, Super-Fast Moving, Slow Moving and dead items Based on Real Time Data based upon DRR (Daily Run/ Sales Data)
- Contributed to cost optimization and rationalization efforts, enabling profitable closure of FY 2022-23.
- Ensured compliance with guidelines issued by regulatory bodies of Pharma & FSSAI Administration and civil institutions.
- Redesigned in-house operation channels, mitigating potential business loss by achieving order fulfillment rate of 98.77% and eliminating short-pick issues.
Operation Manager- Multiple Hub Operation
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Managing all operations of First Mile, Middle Mile & Last Mile of Warehouse in Upper North (Punjab) India.
- Inbound, Inventory management & Outbound Activities
- Life monitoring of all inventory items including Electronic Gadgets, OTC items, Cosmetics
- Managing all affairs pertaining to Cost optimization, Performance & Operations Metrics, Hub and Resources Productivity Ratio and maintaining TAT and TMS and Administration and security of Hub
- Liasioning with local Administration and Civil institutions.
- Local procurement, Scrap management, Cash management, Sellers and Vendors Management
- 3 PL manpower hiring and management/ Line haul liasioning
- Hiring, training and team management of 14 supervisors, 130 associates and other employees.
Managing Procurement/Contract Management/Stores & Warehouse/Logistics
Indian Air Force
06.2001 - 06.2021
- Managing the Procurement and stores procedures, inventory management, sourcing & procurement of required materials.
- Warehouse infrastructure planning, Scrap management including e-Auction, Binning, labelling, Maintaining store transactions record.
- Minimizing non-moving stores and disposal thereof.
- Logistics activities, Spearheading end-to-end tender activities inclusive of tender documentation, RFP, price evaluation, compliance & legal approvals.
- Developing & negotiating with vendors & evaluating vendor’s performance.
- Guiding and directing tender towards successful closure to maximize long-term contract profitability.
- Conducting various meetings with the authorities to discuss pertaining to the tenders quoting and proposal.
- Successfully managed Various stores like Batteries, Mechanical - Electronic Spares & equipment, Tyres & Rubberized stores, FMCG Products, Textiles, Perishable and Dry ration commodities, and many more.
- Procurement/ Handling of various types of stores including FMCG, Technical Equipment & Spares, Fuel, Oil & Lubricants stores. Supervising store procedures, Life monitoring of stores, FIFO, FEFO, Scrap management and all logistics activities.
Education
Executive MBA - Business Operations
IIM- Raipur
01-2022
Company Secretary ship -
ICSI
Noida01-2020
LLB -
MS University of Baroda
01-2016
Diploma - Automobile Engineering
IGNOU
01-2012
PG Diploma - International Business Operations
IGNOU
New Delhi01-2011
Associate Degree - Science
IGNOU
01-2010
PG Diploma - Labour Laws
The MS University of Baroda
Skills
- Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
- Budget Control
- Inventory Management
- Material Management
- Client Support
- Provisioning & Procurement
- HR Management
- General Administration
- Recruitment & Training
- Multi-Cultural Team Mgmt
- Grievance Management
- Project Management
- Commercial Contract Management
- Warehouse Management
- Vendor Negotiation & Management
- ERP Implementation
- Bid/RFP Management
- Analytical Skills
- Data Driven decision making
- Liaison & Coordination
- Leadership
- ERP (MM)
- Oracle
- MS Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Certification
- Certificate in Business Analysis, In Progress
- Diploma in Material Management, 2012
- Security Management of strategic Installations, 2012
- Diploma in Marketing and Sales Management, DNS Regional Institute, Patna, 2021
- FOSTAC CERTIFICATION 2025
Projects
- Integrated Material Management On-Line System (IMMOLS), Handled since its inception into Indian Air Force in 2006.
- Land Acquisition and Encroachment removal Project, Pro- actively Handled the Land Acquisition and Encroachment removal Project from Approx. 327 Acre of Air Force Land in Rampurhat (West Bengal) Locality with constant Co-ordination with the Land Revenue Departments of two states Viz. Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 06/07/83
Major Achievements
- Handled the launching and operations of 11 Hypermarts and 07 Dark stores in Northern & western part of India in automobile sector
- Retrieved stock from transactional loss worth 52 Lakhs and made the yearly balance sheet by making the lost stocks saleable at Netmeds (Reliance Retail Ltd) in 2023.
- Successfully concluded India’s Biggest On-line Sale (Big Billion Day) of Flipkart and adjudged the “Best DC/ Warehouse” in North in 2022 with zero Operational Loss.
- Successfully coordinated the distribution and supply of essential stores across the Southwest AOR of IAF during Covid-19 Pandemic.
- Successfully handled the implementation of Hindi as official language in Newly raised administrative unit in Air Force as per Official Language Act 1984.
Timeline
Cluster Manager FC Operations- North
Losung 360
06.2026 - Current
Zonal Ops Manager (East, West & North zone)
TVS Automobile Solutions Ltd
02.2025 - 06.2026
Inventory Manager
Reliance Retail Venture Ltd (PHARMA LOB)
02.2023 - 01.2025
Operation Manager- Multiple Hub Operation
01.2022 - 01.2023
Managing Procurement/Contract Management/Stores & Warehouse/Logistics
Indian Air Force
06.2001 - 06.2021
Executive MBA - Business Operations
IIM- Raipur
Company Secretary ship -
ICSI
LLB -
MS University of Baroda
Diploma - Automobile Engineering
IGNOU
PG Diploma - International Business Operations
IGNOU
Associate Degree - Science
IGNOU
PG Diploma - Labour Laws
The MS University of Baroda