Sathish Shanmugam

• Handling Overall Warehouse Operations (inward, inventory, outward & logistics operations).
• Handling 40k Sq. Ft with 30 Contract manpower (4 supervisors) with 6 loading & unloading persons.
• Handling 5 business like (Hyermart/Darkstore/COCO/FOCO & Ashok leyland) Across Major Tamilnadu supplies like all parts / lubes / tyres.
• Oversaw purchasing activities, negotiating favorable contracts with suppliers to reduce costs while maintaining product quality.
• Improved warehouse efficiency by implementing streamlined inventory management processes and procedures.
• Oversaw upkeep of equipment and physical condition of warehouse, identifying and ordering needed repairs, renovations, and replacements.
• Completed timely and accurate daily logs to keep internal reporting accurate and track materials movements.
• Developed and implemented policy and procedure updates to improve workflow and productivity.
• Coordinated with vendors to verify timely delivery of materials and supplies, avoiding delays.
• Improved delivery plans with strong scheduling knowledge, organizational skills, and route development expertise.
• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.

• Oversaw all procurement, inward, inventory, outward & logistics operations.
• Handling 12k Sq. Ft with 35 Contract manpower (4 supervisors & 1 assistant manager) with 2 loading & unloading persons.
• Increased the monthly turnover 20% with effective cost.
• Timely procurement for all fast moving stocks & red order stocks.
• Delivery the orders to 20 Manipal hospital branches as per the promised TAT.
• Maintaining 3 Cold room with 1000 Sq. Ft with high value medicines & 1 Temperature Room (25’degree) with 1200 Sq. Ft.
• All Cold chain stock sending with proper icepacks & monitoring thru Datalogger.
• Overall 11k+ Sku maintained in the inventory.
• Handling maximum 5 Categories - (Pharma, surgical, health supplement, Stent & hospital Lab product).
• Put-away audit & Stock-out audit will be conducted on daily basis for maintaining inventory hygienic.
• Super-fast moving & high value stocks cycle count will be conducted on daily basis.
• Maintaining the 2 Tata ace & Two wheelers for local & milk run deliveries with effective cost.
• Follow-up with courier partner for delivery the hospitals consignment over 7 States (KA/TN/DEL/KOL/BBSR/VJA/HYD/PUNE/GOA).
• Closely follow-up with Suppliers for all hospitals emergency requirements.
• Coordinating all local procurement payment with finance team & settled on time.
• Monthly once removing the short expiry inventories in the ERP & send the same to vendors.
• Analyse the Non-Moving stocks for max 90 days inventory & coordinating with vendors for taking back & issue the CN for the same.
• Follow ups for Credit note with proper delivery proofs & accounting the same in the ERP.
• All backend claims will follow-ups with vendors & accounting in the same in the ERP.
• Follow-up with suppliers for ledgers GRN, Purchase return & CN reconciliation will made on monthly basis for smooth transactions.
• Stock audit on Quarterly basis with proper stocks Lot & batch adjustments.
• Ensure the Safety HAZARDS in the Warehouse operations.
• Ensure safe working conditions including properly training employees on proper safety methods.

• Maintained entire First mile operations in Chennai.
• Average 30k shipments in a day processed thru PTL system (Falcon) & dispatch the same.
• Handled 4 - Pickup centre, 1 - Return centre & 1- Pickup processing centre.
• Handled 25k Sq. Ft HUB with 90 Manpower & 20 loaders with three shifts.
• Handled Chennai fleet operations also.
• Maintained the 1st Run connection timing (Metro), 2nd Run Connection (Metro) & Non- Metro for 3rd connection.
• Follow-up with transporters for pickup vehicles like Tata Ace, Dost & 407 on time to the HUB & maintaining the Vehicle log book registers for daily pickups.
• Handled payments for transporters.

• Oversee all loading & unloading process for inbound, Inventory & outbound shipments.
• For inbound shipments supervisors to ensure the procedures are followed such as product is correct by count and item code; ensure checks for damage, infestation, shelf life and temperature are completed upon receipt and review the labeling, putting away of product thru HHT device and documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• For outbound shipments supervisors ensure that all orders will be picked up on time with a pharmacist checking & invoicing the products on time packing & dispatch.
• If any cold chain products order means products will be sent through icebox with datalogger & proper maintained temperature.
• Handled logistics for Inbound & outbound operations.
• Follow-up with courier partner for delivery the B2B consignment & B2C Customers.
• All purchase & sale returns will be accounted on time.
• Responsible for managing the local suppliers end to end procurement process.
• Coordinating with B2B vendor & end customers for supplying the OTC & Pharma product as per their requirement (based on the credit period & OD).
• Follow-up with end customers to collect the payment & new orders.
• Handled maximum 5 categories (Pharma, OTC, Personal care, surgical & health supplement).
• Sourced suppliers-built relationships & negotiated prices.
• Coordinating with local suppliers for procure the red orders stocks in a timely manner for the closing the sales for end customers.
• Coordinating with finance team for arranging the payment to the suppliers.
• Coordinating with suppliers for Non moving stocks & ageing stocks from the inventory.
• Vendor reconciliation made on monthly basis (Books vs Supplier ledger) for smooth transactions.
• Handled over 20k sq-ft warehouse with 85 -3PL employees with 4 loading & unloading people with 4 shifts.
• Overall 15k+ Sku maintained in the inventory.
• Put-away audit will be conducted on daily basis for maintaining inventory hygienic.
• Super-fast moving & Fast-moving stocks cycle count will be conducted on daily basis.
• Every month short expiry stocks to be identified & removed from the bins & system also same has been dispatch to the suppliers within 3 working days & ensured the delivery & get the credit note from supplier & same has been accounted in the system.
• Six month once damaged & expired stocks to be disposed in the proper manner.
• Identify process inefficiencies and make recommendations for process improvements.
• This position will be responsible for assisting the component in minimizing product costs and maintaining tight inventory controls.
• Doing Stock audit on Quarterly basis with proper stocks & batch adjustments.
• Ensures the Safety HAZARDS in the Warehouse operation.
• Ensures safe working conditions including properly training employees on proper safety methods.

Reports:

• Daily & Monthly report, Daily Inward & outward data with issues, Monthly Purchase & sales report with division wise (Pharma & FMCG).

• Tracking & maintaining inventory levels in the assembly and stores for all items required.
• Handled three warehouses & 13 stores sales operations.
• Studying and preparing plans for store sales requirements.
• Distributing the stocks as and when required by location.
• Planning and monitoring warehouse operations of receipt, storage, return of unsold stock, inventory control and monitoring inbound logistics.
• Ensuring accurate stock records are kept.
• Handled 5000 sku in inventory.
• Preparing weekly / monthly / yearly store stock statement & submitting it to the management.
• Preparation of Forecast on Weekly basis - Reporting to GM.
• Conducting Inventory audit on quarterly basis. (Warehouses & Retail Sales Stores pan India).
• Handled B2B transactions (Invoicing, payments & returns).
• Formulating plans for procurement of Apple Products /Apple Accessories and 3rd party accessories & monitoring the procurement from the markets at optimum costs for seamless operations.
• Meeting the vendors directly & placing the orders for B2B sales for end customers.
• Handled categories in apple product, apple accessories & 3rd party accessories like back cases, headphones, Bluetooth headset, speakers & bags.
• Interacting with Stores for analysing the required products & accessories.
• Ensured proper documentation for in awarding of material and checking for variances by conducting stock verification.
• Handled the inventory function for curtailing inventory holding expenses & adhering to maximum and minimum stocking system for various stocks and minimize wastage.
• Overseeing the logistic functions and negotiating with transporters for cost effective transport solutions and clearances.
• Monitoring and analyzing the loss in transit and undertaking measures to control the same.
• Supervising Team Members & Securities (Manpower handled max 15 members).
• Leading/motivating teams ensuring their career development and positive contribution to the company.
• Imparting training to various personnel’s, thereby ensuring optimum performance.
• Providing training inputs to employees at various levels for enhancing their efficiencies.

• Responsible to influence and use simple persuasion to try and achieve desired result, action, commitments from others.
• Gives priority to meeting internal and external customer expectations and understands its importance.
• Manage the DORMA Warehouses.
• Accountable for issue and receipt of stocks.
• Responsible to account Stocks and valuation of the same through NAV Systems.
• Responsible to manage Stock levels and understand, implement material requisition planning process.
• Responsible to undertake Stock checks and manage Inventory Evaluation.
• Responsible for Total Import Materials, Customs Duty Calculation for clearance of materials from Bonded Warehouse.
• Interacting with freight forwarders & shipping lines for putting export and import shipments in the earliest possible vessel.
• Good Team working skills.
• Communicates and is open to share information both in verbal and in writing on one to one and group situations.
• Actively seeks inputs from Superiors and intend to identify opportunities for improving his own performance and development of his capabilities.
• Prior planning based on information on material readiness for space in vessels for export and import.
• Monthly MIS: Goods in Transit - Division wise, Closing Stock Division wise, Purchase Division wise.

• Maintained Daily Dispatch Export Register for easy availability of information about product, packing & additional information about customer requirement.
• Receiving lot number in advance for packing the material & keep ready for Export.
• Reduced container loading cycle time & reduce loading related near miss & incident.
• To maintain the entire finished goods product in the warehouse and take care of all the dispatched material internationally and domestically.
• Handled warehouses, operators and labours etc. And having more than 35 products to maintain in the warehouse.
• Preparation of dispatch report of products, customer wise on a daily basis.
• Prepare all the documents for dispatch on a daily basis.
• Efficient in daily dispatch planning.
• Keeping track of the Domestic & Export Loading.
• Maintaining & updating records Of Dispatch Details on daily basis in Excel Sheet.
• Maintaining & updating records of Daily Vehicle rejection data & loaded data in Excel Sheet.
• Taking physical Stock Weekly basis and match same as Tally 9.0.