Saunak Kar
Noida
Summary
- Eleven years of experience, with three years of experience in food production and quality, and eight years in quick commerce supply chain, handling perishable and fast-moving goods. Work closely on loss reduction, process development, workforce productivity, and customer escalation. I passionate to work deeply on tech-oriented, process-driven supply chains to solve real-time monitoring, loss control, and higher customer satisfaction.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Shift Manager
ZOMATO HYPERPURE PRIVATE LIMITED
Noida
07.2023 - Current
- Responsible for FC operation of perishable items, milk, and F&V fulfillment to deliver 160-200 MT (3.5-4.0 lac units) a day to over 120 Blinkit dark stores in the UP-NCR location.
- Responsible for delivering the warehouse top-line matrix, such as NR, DN, OTD, OTIF, and Fill rate.
- Managing day-to-day operations in various functions in the warehouse including inwarding, inventory management, packing.
- Department wise manpower planning and allocation, cross functional productivity increase
- WoW and MoM performance assessment and improvement planning for 18 executives including 4 direct repartees.
- Work closely with central team for day-to-day operations and new project implications on ground
Warehouse Manager
Wheelocity Fresh Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Looking after the Zomato Hyperpure warehouse as a 3PL partner.
- Oversaw daily warehouse operations, and ensured efficient workflow.
- Organized regular cycle counts of physical inventory to ensure the accuracy of system data.
- Increased productivity through cross-training and thorough training of both current employees and new hires.
- Established procedures for receiving, storing, and handling different categories (food, non-food, dairy, frozen) materials safely.
Business Development Manager
Star Agribazaar Technology Limited
03.2020 - 06.2021
- F&V commodity E-Trade Business Modeling, Process Implementation, and Risk Mitigation.
- Liaisoning with commissioning agents in Rajasthan, MP, and UP in different mandis for successful trading of apples.
- Coordination with sourcing points, like FPOs and local traders.
Assistant Manager - F&V Buyer
Bigbasket
Kolkata and Patna
04.2018 - 03.2020
- Establish a collection center at the Patna location by farm-level crop identification and farmer development for primary sourcing, i.e., a collection center for seasonal vegetables.
- Planning, indenting, and front-end pricing to achieve a 30% L1 margin.
- Price negotiation and procurement planning—commodity-wise, considering perishability and seasonality.
- Effective strategy planning and implementation to reduce procurement costs, operational losses, DCs, and CCs write-off.
- Process implementation as per quality standards for incoming and outgoing material.
- Address customer complaints to maintain the target below 1%, and take forward and backward corrective action.
- I headed a team of 20 people to perform day-to-day quality inspections.
Shift Incharge and QA officer
SAJ Food Products Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
12.2012 - 06.2015
- Shift-wise production planning for 25 MT and managing a team of 30 workers on a shift.
- Efficiency calculation, production report making, and documentation in accordance with the norms of Nestle India.
- Sampling and quality analysis of raw materials and finished products.
Quality Lab Chemist
Dream Bake Pvt. Ltd
Kolkata
06.2011 - 12.2012
- Execution of sampling and quality control tests for raw materials and finished goods, as per SOP guidelines set by ITC Ltd.
- Monitoring of food safety and control during online production and packaging, and conducting hygiene safety audits.
Education
MBA - Agricultural Business And Management
National Institute of Agriculture Marketing
Jaipur03-2018
B.Tech - Food Technology
Haldia Institute of Technology
Haldia06-2011
High School Diploma -
Naktala High School
Kolkata01-2007
Skills
- Process improvement strategies
- Workforce planning, assessment, and efficiency planning
- Operations management that drives toward loss control and a productive process
- Inventory management
Languages
Bengali
Native
Native
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Certification
Training on ISO 9001:2008 and Total Quality Management under CSTRI, Kolkata, in 2011.
Personal
- Married
Timeline
Shift Manager
ZOMATO HYPERPURE PRIVATE LIMITED
07.2023 - Current
Warehouse Manager
Wheelocity Fresh Pvt. Ltd
01.2022 - 07.2023
Business Development Manager
Star Agribazaar Technology Limited
03.2020 - 06.2021
Assistant Manager - F&V Buyer
Bigbasket
04.2018 - 03.2020
Shift Incharge and QA officer
SAJ Food Products Pvt. Ltd
12.2012 - 06.2015
Quality Lab Chemist
Dream Bake Pvt. Ltd
06.2011 - 12.2012
MBA - Agricultural Business And Management
National Institute of Agriculture Marketing
B.Tech - Food Technology
Haldia Institute of Technology
High School Diploma -
Naktala High School