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SARAVANAN D

Supply Chain Specialist
Bangalore

Summary

Seeking a challenging and responsible position in the area of Warehouse & Logistics , Data Analyst with 8+ years of experience interpreting and analyzing data in order to drive successful business solutions. Excellent understanding of business operations and analytics tools for effective analyses of data. Experienced Senior Accountant successful at cultivating effective working relationships at all levels while driving improvements to budget administration, expense tracking and forecasting of future financial needs. Proven track record of performing work ethically while maintaining integrity of all financial data.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
4
4
Language

Work History

Lead

Instakart Service Ind Pvt Ltd
03.2021 - Current
  • RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Fulfilment Centre
  • Managing Inbound & Outbound cartons issuance and controlling the effective usage to reduce CPS(Cost per shipment)
  • Monitoring cartons damages and replacing same with vendor on effective basis
  • Implemented new cartons series on packing and reduce cost on procurement
  • Responsible for PR/PO creations at agreed rate level of management
  • Managing inventory at 99.99% accuracy, discrepancy will be closed within 24hrs
  • Responsible for STR to maintain minimum stock level
  • Coordination with vendor for on time delivery of packaging materials
  • Implemented Bio covers and eliminated plastic covers
  • Co-ordinating with other teams for new pilot projects and get it successed
  • Using Wms like fusion & Pacman on regular day to day activities for effective stock management
  • Handling cartons, PB Covers & other packaging materials within a dedicated assigned place of management
  • Managing manpower of 15 members in shift for handling regular day to day activites
  • Implemented team projects on collecting & issuing reused cartons on replace of fresh cartons and cost saving of around 10laks per month
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
  • Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions
  • Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills

Senior Executive

Future Supply Chain Solutions Ltd, Pepcart Logistics
05.2019 - 03.2021
  • Managing Operation activities of Inbound, Outbound & QC
  • Managing 1.5 lakh sq ft of warehouse with full of Furniture’s & Non-furniture items in the fast paced environment
  • Unloading of 8 trucks per day with the limited manpower
  • Put away and picking completed within time line specified by management
  • Put away or picking discrepancies closed within 24hrs
  • Ensure Loading to be done on as based on route plan provided by Pepperfry
  • Publishing Warehouse KPI on daily & weekly basis to Management
  • Giving guidance to the team for achieving the company goals and targets
  • Strictly following SOP and No deviation is entertained
  • Using ERP like AX 2012, Bridge & OFT for effective operation
  • Managing Inventory like Market place orders & Warehouse orders around 30,000 SKU’s
  • Daily order processing of 200+ orders and QC also will complete on same day
  • Saving fresh cancelation orders using our Scrap items for part procurement In case of damage on delivery
  • Conducting periodical cycle counts and do inventory adjustments wherever applicable
  • Returns Management
  • Managing RPU, RTO, RTV & SCRAP Orders in returns
  • Leading the team of 30+ members for efficient output of our daily activities
  • Ensure POD of Invoices and files for our record
  • On time MRN, GRN closures
  • Responsible of MSL to be maintained by vendors
  • Planning and scheduling of stocks based on requirement
  • SOB preparations on monthly basis based on vendor ratings
  • Daily hurdles conducting to employees regarding safety measures(EHS & OHS)
  • Worked on cost reduction projects and implemented effectively
  • Quality audit on inbound packaging materials
  • On boarding new vendors based on rate negotiations

Store Keeper

Plastics Manufacturing Company
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Warehouse Management
  • Leading the team of 50+ members for effective management of store activities in receiving, inspection, storage, issuance & transfer of items as per company SOP
  • Following-up overall inventory management and solving issues within stipulated time
  • Ensure proper STO, DN’s & PO’s are raised & proper documentation is completed on a timely basis for requisition of items; Responsible for store keeping, documentation & record keeping
  • Participate in physical inventories by counting stocks
  • To ensure goods keep by first in first out method (FIFO)
  • To ensure recording of the necessary data in ledger and computer on time
  • Oversee the transportation of goods from store to consumer place
  • Goods delivery schedule maintain according to delivery order qty
  • To ensure safe keeping both as to quality and quantity of materials
  • Maintaining minimum stocks in branch warehouses
  • Co-ordinates with transporters to arrange vehicles for exports
  • Managed 3 lac sq ft warehouse with full of plastic finished goods
  • Managed 60 vehicles per day for total inbound and outbound
  • Achievements
  • Completing Month end orders on time
  • Co-ordinates with internal teams to solve all internal store issues
  • Controlled the transport cost in delivery vehicles
  • Dispatching 35 vehicles and unloading 25 vehicles per day

Team Leader

UT Worldwide India Private Limited
11.2014 - 11.2016
  • (First mile & Last mile operations) Pepperfry
  • Project: Pepper fry
  • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Full fillment center activities
  • Managing the Inter-State Hub movements to Cochin & Chennai
  • Responsible for OFD & EOD reports on Daily Basis
  • Responsible to deliver the orders with in SLA
  • Develop and implemented daily operations plans such as delivery routes, employee assignments and promotional strategies
  • Provided excellent customer care and improve customer relations for product sale & services
  • Shipping orders through LP on all around the country
  • Co-ordination with transporters for arranging vehicles
  • Updating movement of orders details in OFT system
  • Client relations on bulk orders – assisted in regards to operational needs, carrier updates, route updates etc
  • Handling Interstate hub movements and follow-up till it reaches destination
  • Placing Vehicles on-time
  • Managing Transporter & handling Transport bills till the process of payment
  • Maintained constructive client and carrier partner relationships

Operations Management

Ford India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
12.2013 - 09.2014
  • Warehouse and Inventory Management
  • Conducting analysis on warehouse related business processes and driving optimization by developing and executing continuous improvements and cost savings programs
  • Handling of 900 SKUs with 1,00,000 Sq
  • Ft
  • Of area (Ford Extended Warehouse)
  • Handled Stock take and declared good result to management
  • Completing W2W stock count within 24 Hrs
  • Scheduling and monitoring the cycle count, Rack Validation, Pick Audit and Put Away Audit
  • Handling and Clearing Rejection Material
  • Planning &
  • Managing the warehouse including operations planning, packaging, space management and preparing warehouse manuals
  • Handling maximum of 50 trucks per day (Local)
  • Ensuring all the MHE’s used inside the warehouse are utilized and maintained properly
  • Developing and implementing useful KPIs for benchmarking of warehousing
  • Ensure customers KPI’s are met on day to day basis and reviewing with client on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
  • Ensuring the timely availability of input material in production lines
  • Ensuring timely delivery as per required schedule
  • 0% Line Stoppage
  • Conduct training on Operation process/order management / inventory management / WMS
  • Analyze data to arrive on resource planning
  • Maintaining FIFO
  • Day-to-day operations activities, customer services, Co-ordination with nominated service providers, invoicing, Documentation Handling and MIS reporting
  • Coaching and Developing team members on Leadership, Continual Process Improvements
  • Appraising staff performance and also taking disciplinary measures when required
  • Ensure warehouse operations safety and security
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Working in close coordination with Ford MPL Team
  • Providing instant service to clients, entailing provision of fastest solutions to customer concerns so as to enhance their satisfaction levels
  • Conducting & presenting weekly KPI to customer
  • Ensuring 100% Customer Satisfaction

Inventory Controller

Gulf Warehousing Company
Doha
07.2010 - 06.2013
  • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Inventory Activities
  • Handled 30,000 part codes of FMCG, Electronics (finished goods) & CF items in 1,00,000 Sq.
  • Warehouse consists of 2,000 locations (Bin & Rack & ground floor)
  • Part wise cycle count & Rack validation Audit
  • Scheduling and monitoring the cycle count, Rack Validation, Pick Audit, Empty location Audit and Put away Audit
  • Mismatch issues investigation & issue salvations quickly
  • Responsible for day to day monitoring of Inventory control activities and identifying the opportunities for improvement
  • Guide and motivate the team for continual improvement of the process and Inventory levels
  • Monitor & ensure proper receipt, storage, stacking of materials as per SOP
  • Responsible for Inventory Transfers and Inventory Adjustments
  • Sorting out issues on EAN, expiry date, SKU definition in the system with the Category Managers
  • Ensure QC for outbound products are in good condition with exact system expiry dates and exact no’s of items as per order
  • Managed stock availability and reporting to client if it comes zero
  • Responsibilities:
  • Daily & Monthly work schedule preparing
  • Daily & monthly MIS preparing
  • Performing every Quarterly & Year-end stock Audit
  • Reconciliation of Weekly Inventory mismatch between Customer system stock(ERP) Vs GWC system Stock (Exceed)
  • Monitoring FIFO & FEFO violation in daily basis
  • SOP monitoring and adhering in the process
  • 5S & Maintain documents & Good housekeeping
  • Updating the Inbound Damage Materials to Client
  • Coordinating with client on various issues to cope up criticality
  • Inventory Analysis
  • ABC - based on their consumption during a particular time period
  • XYZ – based on dividing an item's current stock value by the total stock value

Education

BBA - Business Administration

Thirumurugan Arts & Science College
Thiruvallur
06.2013 - 06.2015

Skills

Certified on Mastering People Management Skills by Gulf Warehousing Companyundefined

Certification

Certification (I) : IATA (International Air Transport Association)

Timeline

Lead

Instakart Service Ind Pvt Ltd
03.2021 - Current

Senior Executive

Future Supply Chain Solutions Ltd, Pepcart Logistics
05.2019 - 03.2021

Store Keeper

Plastics Manufacturing Company
01.2017 - 01.2019

Team Leader

UT Worldwide India Private Limited
11.2014 - 11.2016

Operations Management

Ford India Pvt Ltd
12.2013 - 09.2014

BBA - Business Administration

Thirumurugan Arts & Science College
06.2013 - 06.2015

Inventory Controller

Gulf Warehousing Company
07.2010 - 06.2013

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