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About Me
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Saurabh Agarwal

Saurabh Agarwal

Bengaluru

Summary

  • Supply Chain Specialist with a strong track record of driving customer satisfaction and cost economics of highly reputed business units.
  • Process Design with a rich experience of E2E Fulfillment Center Operations (B2C & B2B) & Hyperlocal business.
  • High Performance Human Capital Leader: known for scaling and creating high-performing teams by providing customized programs with focus on collaboration, capability & performance to teams of 200 to 1000+ people.
  • Process Management Specialist, with impeccable record of piloting beneficial change/transformation and process automation (including employee adoption) and cost and performance/productivity optimization exercises.
  • Inclusion Strategist: Abilities in harmoniously managing day to day tasks with a talent for Operations & Supply Chain Management involving Cost management, Process designing & Excellence (dark store operations- B2C), Logistics, Administration, Warehouse Administration, Inventory Control, Techno-Commercial Functions, Procurement, Vendor Management, Documentation & Client Relationship Management in line with industry best practices.
  • Program Management to set up new facilities and expansion of existing facilities.
  • Strong Employee Relations: Working with business leaders & HR teams to provide business-focused issue resolution, with consistent application of company policies & procedures.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Supply Chain Manager

Udaan.com (B2B E-commerce)
Bengaluru
04.2023 - Current
  • Presently involved in Supply Chain process excellence for food and non-food business units.
  • Looking after the cost optimization projects across supply chain.
  • Determined appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload and move materials.
  • Created training materials for staff on best practices related to inventory management, supply chain processes, cycle counts and other operational tasks.

Senior Supply Chain Manager

Udaan.com (B2B & B2C E-commerce)
Bengaluru
05.2019 - 12.2022
  • Handled more than 5 lacs sq. ft of FC operations spread across south & east among 5 facilities with span of 500 + staff (32 FTEs & 470+ Off rolls).
  • Process designing and execute on strategies driven by cost analysis, resource planning and operational capacity at Fulfillment, Transshipment centers and B2C – Hyperlocal.
  • Redesigning Organization structures for changing business models, design & implement talent management & capability building action threads for Bus (B2B & B2C)

Senior Manager - Supply Chain Operations

Flipkart (B2C eCommerce)
10.2010 - 04.2019

Progressive operations, supply chain and core operations across B2C fulfillment center (non-large) line of business, procurement and different growth trajectories.

  • Responsible for the FC Planning & Inventory Operations (24K SKUs across 32 super categories in books and non-books) at Bangalore FC.
  • Udaan (B2B & B2C eCommerce) | May 2019 – Dec 2022 & April 2023 - Present |Multiple Roles
  • Headed Gurgaon facility (1 Lac Sq. ft) of Flipkart Group for 2.5 years.
  • Played instrumental role in launch of new categories (PH Care, Electronics, Home Appliances, Entertainment and Office Supply).
  • Awarded for the successful execution of Flex-FCs enabling a successful Sale in 2017 & 2018.

Education

Executive Programme in Strategic Operations Management & Supply Chain Analytics (SOMSCA) -

IIM-Lucknow
01.2023

MBA (Marketing & IB) -

U.P Technical University
01.2010

B.Sc. -

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University
01.2007

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Performance Management
  • Budget Oversight
  • Resource Allocation
  • Talent Development
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Reporting Management
  • Operations Planning
  • Organizational Improvement
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Logistics Management
  • Cost Reduction
  • Quality Assurance
  • Inventory Management
  • Problem-Solving
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Warehouse Auditing
  • Team Building and Leadership
  • Employee Safety
  • FC Operations Transformation
  • Contingency preparedness

Process Designing

Accomplishments

  • Inventory holding capacity increased by 40% through effective space utilization at Gurgaon FC and 7% in Bangalore FC through pallet storage.
  • Scaled outbound operation capacity by ~25% for big sale events through extensive space and productivity planning.
  • Reduced P2D time by 35% (from 90 mins to 60 mins) through pick path optimization and fast-moving zone creation.
  • 99.5% Re-inventorize of RTO products by redesigning QC processes & developing techniques of inhouse repairs.
  • Created first Issue Resolution Team for QC reject products and vendor issues resolutions.
  • 100% inventory match for consecutive 3 years during external party audits at Gurgaon FC.
  • Active member of Capex and layout planning team for new and existing facilities.
  • ISO certified internal auditor for Flipkart.

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

About Me

12+ years of experience in leading end-to-end Supply Chain charters including E2E Supply Chain Operations Restructuring and Management, Profit Center Management and Vendor Management across the ecosystem and building institutional capacity. Adept in driving Process Excellence, Cost and Review Mechanism.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Supply Chain Manager

Udaan.com (B2B E-commerce)
04.2023 - Current

Senior Supply Chain Manager

Udaan.com (B2B & B2C E-commerce)
05.2019 - 12.2022

Senior Manager - Supply Chain Operations

Flipkart (B2C eCommerce)
10.2010 - 04.2019

Executive Programme in Strategic Operations Management & Supply Chain Analytics (SOMSCA) -

IIM-Lucknow

MBA (Marketing & IB) -

U.P Technical University

B.Sc. -

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University
Saurabh Agarwal