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Srinath Polidasu

Srinath Polidasu

Hyderabad

Summary

I am an experienced Supply Chain professional with an entrepreneurial mindset. I have worked with Fortune 500 companies in the consumer goods industry in various supply chain management roles. I have also successfully led multiple startups through the 0 to 1 scale-up journey for their business operations.


Led an end-to-end supply chain consensus process and presented the leadership with the revised revenue call by improving SKU/Location level accuracy by 30% with sound technical and business know-how for a $5B HVAC company.


Seeking a challenging role to contribute to a forward-thinking organization.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Startup Founder

WeLivdIt
03.2021 - Current

WeLivdIt leverages machine learning technology to simplify higher education admissions for study abroad aspirants.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Drove product development from concept to launch, ensuring alignment with customer needs
  • Streamlined operations to reduce costs and improve overall efficiency through data analysis
  • Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth
  • Optimized business processes through data analysis and continuous improvement initiatives


Achievements:

  • I built the company to 5 lakhs INR MRR, by developing innovative business strategies that increased company growth by 30% month over month


Consultant - Supply Chain & Operations

Smart Settles Inc.
12.2019 - 02.2021

Smart Settles is a platform designed to help college students find and lease local rentals with transparency, ease, and simplicity.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Business process modeling for the Business Processes: Current state (As-Is) to the Future state (To-Be)
  • Developed a common tracker for all the stakeholders in the supply chain for an efficient flow of information
  • Led a team of analysts to create dashboards for enhanced analytics and supplier site benchmarking


Achievements:

  • Generated savings of 18%, exceeding the target of 15% for a major multipurpose housing client
  • Reduced the lead time delays through Pareto analysis and streamlined the custom clearance process by 40%


Senior Demand Planner

Lennox International
03.2018 - 11.2019

Lennox (NYSE: LII) is a leading provider of innovative climate control solutions for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) markets.

Key Responsibilities:
Created Order Log Evolution tracker and provided actionable visibility to $2M revenue/capacity opportunity weekly
Presented sales performance research findings and forecast assumptions to senior management in monthly S&OP meetings
Improved new product launch attainment and fill rate by 10% by linking product features and regional market intelligence
Controlled phase-in-phase-out forecasts and SAP APO configurations to align demand plan with life cycle planning

Achievements:
Accomplished forecast accuracy of 92%+ measured by Family, 80%+ by SKU, for over 40 product families, 400 SKUs, and 250 locations using SAP APO, by data analysis and collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Product Management
Received Gold Award for outstanding performance in the supply chain consensus process for the year 2018-19

Supply Chain Coordinator

NVolve Homes Corporation
09.2017 - 02.2018

nVolve Technologies utilizes patented technology to create the world's most customizable and rapidly deployable homes.


Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for overseeing, administering, and executing business operations and logistics in the Texas region
  • Prepared quarterly scorecard reviews with vendors to drive improvements on fill rate, lead time, and out-of-stock
  • Managed a wide variety portfolio of suppliers which included supplier ownership of £2.5m, 7000+ SKUs


Achievements

  • Reduced working capital of externally procured items by 40% while improving customer service stockouts by 50%



IT Technical Analyst

TCS Pioneer, ITPL
12.2011 - 08.2015

I worked for a Hewlett-Packard (hp) client that offers various hardware components, software, and related services to consumers, small and medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises.

Key Responsibilities:

Performed an in-depth analysis of the supplier delivery performance data and generated key dashboards using Business Intelligence Reporting tools (BIRT) that enabled business decisions with a focus on inventory


Liaised with customers related to any issues regarding shipping schedules and demand

Achievements:

Delivered multiple projects with cost-effective strategies that resulted in over $2 million in cumulative savings


Awarded as the “Consistent Performer” for the fiscal year 2014-15 by TCS

Education

Master of Science - Supply Chain Management

The University of Texas At Dallas
U.S.A
05.2017

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Anantapur, India
06.2011

Skills

  • Business Acumen
  • Process Improvement
  • Revenue Growth
  • Product Roadmaps
  • Entrepreneurial and Innovative
  • Project Management,
  • Business Intelligence Tools,
  • Demand Planning,
  • Quality Control,
  • Operations Management,
  • Advanced Excel,
  • SQL, SAP (R/3, ERP, APO)

Certification

  • Quality Management Practice (TL-9000) Training - March 2017
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training - August 2016
  • Contracting, Sourcing & Negotiation Training - December 2016
  • SQL Server Development (70-461), Microsoft - Expired 2021
  • Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship, Draper Startup House - June 2020
  • Startup School Certified, YCombinator - August 2021

Timeline

Startup Founder

WeLivdIt
03.2021 - Current

Consultant - Supply Chain & Operations

Smart Settles Inc.
12.2019 - 02.2021

Senior Demand Planner

Lennox International
03.2018 - 11.2019

Supply Chain Coordinator

NVolve Homes Corporation
09.2017 - 02.2018

IT Technical Analyst

TCS Pioneer, ITPL
12.2011 - 08.2015

Master of Science - Supply Chain Management

The University of Texas At Dallas

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Srinath Polidasu