Shridhar Gowda

• Responsible for running warehouse operations in compliance with OSHA safety standards.
• Responsible for periodic inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies with respect to that of book stock vs physical stock, identifying slow and non moving stocks and notifying the planning department for corrective actions.
• Accountable for daily Warehouse & Logistics Operations.
• Successfully achieving of cost saving projects for logistics operations.
• Redesigned warehouse layout to accommodate new equipment, maximize space utilization, and optimize processes.
• Co-ordination with production, purchase & planning team for achieving shipment targets on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Improved delivery plans with strong scheduling knowledge, organizational skills, and route development expertise.
• Motivate warehouse team to consistently accomplish operations goals and exceed performance targets.
• Boosted warehouse operations performance by overseeing dispatching and setting optimal employee schedules.
• Develop safety programs to protect workers and reduce injuries.
• Overseeing warehouse staff and maintained efficiency in fast-paced environment.
• Coordination with vendors to verify timely delivery of materials and supplies, avoiding delays.
• Develop MIS reports on monthly basis for management presentation.
• Made hiring recommendations to increase company's productivity and profitability with quality workers.

• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Coordinated workflow between departments by adjusting production priorities, based on the input of regional sales, line capacity levels, and output variables based on changing customer needs.
• Prepared and conducted weekly production meetings to set priorities, procedures and discuss department issues (S & OP)
• Prepared and maintained reports for WIP, backlog, inventory shortage, forecast, using online JDE systems, MRP tools and customer Kanban’s based on just in time.
• Worked with Central sales, marketing and Planning Group on monthly production Forecasting and Scheduling activities.
• Released Daily, Weekly and Monthly Schedule to manufacturing and Quality departments based on priorities and expediting the completion
• Mentored team members to enhance professional development and accountability in workplace and Increased employee performance and job satisfaction to strengthen retention and engagement.
• Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.

• Managed and planned production of complete assemblies and sub components of home appliances such as Refrigerator and Washing machines
• Coordinated workflow between departments by adjusting production priorities, based on the input of regional sales, line capacity levels, and output variables based on changing customer needs.
• Interfaced with upper management, engineers, purchasing, production, programing, planning, customer service, QC departments as well as customers regarding product development, build plans and processes, to identify areas of improvement, increase efficiency and ensure on-time delivery
• Prepared and maintained reports for WIP, backlog, inventory shortage, forecast, using online ERP systems, and customer Kanbans based on just in time.
• Expediting materials from suppliers to counter material shortage , Coordinate raw material requirements and purchase parts with the Buyer.
• Coordinated with Sales, Engineering, and Production to meet master schedule.
• Develop parts flow to manufacturing using Toyota production system principles to gain maximum efficiency .
• Released Daily, Weekly and Monthly Schedule to manufacturing and Quality departments based on priorities and expediting the completion.

Planned for customs inspection of finished goods and shipment clearance.

Prepared and conducted weekly production meetings to set priorities, procedures and discuss bottlenecks in the process.

Interfaced with upper management, engineers, purchasing, production, planning, customer service, QC departments as well as customers regarding, build plans and processes, to identify areas of improvement, increase efficiency and ensure on-time delivery.

Worked with customer service and shipping departments. Coordinate return materials, order entry, purchase orders, shipping documents and inventory management.

Coordinated with Production to meet master schedule.

Planed, scheduled, coordinated, and approved release of production orders to manufacturing based on material and capacity availability.

Analyzed customer demand information, forecasts, orders, machine, labor and material availability to develop a flexible yet efficient master schedule.

Released Daily & +2 days Schedule to manufacturing and Quality departments based on priorities and expediting the completion

• Inspect, test, and adjust completed units to ensure that units meet specifications, tolerances, as per paint shop.
• Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
• Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
• Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces on the bed of stamping machines of car body parts
• Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.
• Replace defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.