Shashibhushan B. Gadgil

• Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
• Managed 4700 vehicles with team of 35 direct reportees.
• Procured new 1500 vehicles in FY 23.
• Reduced fuel cost by 8% by implementing GPS based fuelling, renegotiated & reduced insurance cost by 3%.Reduced repairs cost by14% by implementing fleet management System.
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
• Observed tight deadlines and strict budgetary controls to avoid waste and streamline costs.

• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
• Managed 900 own vehicles for line haul & secondary distribution.
• Managed warehouse operations for Bhiwandi Warehouse.
• Union issues management.
• Control tower management fro India Road network
• Vendor development & management.
• Set up SOP for vendor management vertical.
• Network designing & implementation.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to obtain best pricing and terms.

Responsibilities:

• Managed asset-lite transportation vertical, to support ocean freight, contract logistics business.
• Designed efficient road network for reverse logistics.
• Served customers like GAP, Target Stores, IKEA, Decathlon, etc.
• Developed & implemented strategies to achieve budgeted numbers for FTL, LTL & Last Mile Delivery.
• Prepare budgets & implement strategies to achieve the budgeted figures

• Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
• Managing distribution, transportation & all logistics operations for PAN India for major OEM's.
• Fleet planning to execute dispatches as per client requirement.
• Managed operations of handing of more than 1 lac units annually with damage free delivery of 99%.
• Increased efficiency by 15% in daily running of trucks.

• Worked diligently to resolve unique and recurring complaints, promoting loyalty, and enhancing operations.
• Reverse logistics from west to north.
• Evaluated costs against expected market price points and set structures to achieve profit targets.
• Developed vendor network of contacts to drive down costs and increase revenues.
• Spearheaded market expansion plans for senior leadership.