Sriramul Tekumudi

Visakhapatnam

Summary

Expertise in spearheading complete commercial functions like Warehouse Operations & Logistics, Customer servicing, Scheme Disbursement, Input Spend monitoring, Gift procurement, Internal Audit, Vendor Management, Overheads control, CAPEX, and New Process Implementation. Planned, executed and spearheaded various projects across supply chain, warehousing & distribution, and logistics operations; achieved project milestones while ensuring that projects complied with cost & scope specifications. Proven acumen in working with cross-functional teams such as Supply Chain, Finance, and external stakeholders like Vendors, dealers, Statutory Authorities for smooth operations. Experienced in setting up warehouses right from identification of location to execution of operations, and ensuring optimum utilization of space and operational efficiencies with implementation of advanced technology in Warehouse Management for automation and digitalization of various operations.

Overview

years of professional experience

Languages

Work History

Highlights:
Set up a new warehouse at Kurnool: identified right location and played key role in Negotiations, key inputs in finalizing warehouse and close monitoring of each stage of entire project.
Administered:
WMS implementation, BINS creation, defining of storage locations
Training of new Team for operations
Introduction of new transporters, routes planning, negotiations of rates
Supported additional warehouse at Vizag Location with 10000 SFT, led operations and completed customer service smoothly during festive season
Managed GST activities including GST Transitions, MRP Change Activity when GST rate change for paints
Introduced Seamless Stock auditing; managed Central Distribution Center for Specific products, ensured timely delivery of special products across the State
Customer Accounting for Telangana Region
Scheme settlements to ~3000 Set of dealers with ~40 Schemes worth of 10 Cr+ Credit notes and
Procuring various gift items to settle schemes to Dealers worth 2 Cr+ per month.
Managing the entire Region Input of ~200 Cr. per month & yearly 2400 Cr+; analyzing detailed spends and reporting to Management and Corporate finance.
Monitoring Account receivables, Collection management.
Sending Scheme related communication to Dealer and Painters on regular basis
Initiating Legal processes for collection of old dues in coordination with Legal Team;
Administering Domestic & International business trips and Events for Customers right from planning to execution, negotiations.

Highlights:
100% compliant as per company payment policies for Vendor management
On-boarded process of Scheme Tracker process in Nvision Project; introduced Scheme Tracker, IUR automation.
Converted all scheme settlement to online process from manual process and 100% Vendor to Supplier portal and digital invoicing
Effectively managed Scheme & Gift settlement during Covid Period
Introduced Online Gift Settlement Process in the part of Diva project
Jun 2019 – Mar 2023 – Customer Accounting Executive – Telangana.
Jun 2017 – May 2019: Commercial Executive – WHs Operation & Logistic -Visakhapatnam & Rajahmundry.
Jan 2014 – May 2017: Commercial Executive – WHs operation & Logistic - Tirupati / Kurnool
Jun 2012 – May 2014: Admin Executive - Admin Operations for Retails Sales at Visakhapatnam, AP.
Apr 2010 – May 2012: Admin Executive - Regional Admin for AP and Telangana Region.

Sr. Commercial Executive – WHS Operation & Logistics

Asian Paints

04.2023 - Current

Led end-to-end WH and hub operations across AP & TG, managing facilities of 9 WHs handling 2400+ SKUs under niche hub distribution operations.
Directed multi-location WHs operations, ensuring efficient inventory management, dispatch planning, and service delivery to 700+ customers per branch while maintaining high order fulfillment standards.
Achieved order delivery benchmarks; planned & scheduled dispatches; led Off-role Team of 40 members per warehouse
Administered a Overhead budgets of INR 8 Cr per year for each branch; prepared CAPEX Budgets and CAPEX proposals for each warehouse
Introducing New Transporter for material Service at location
Frequent reviews for better freight negotiation and utilization of yearly budget
Conducting Schedule dispatches and low volume order analysis to better vehicle utilization
Monthly CFA Review to ensure smooth operation and productivity improvement.
Steered:
2500 KL inventory for each warehouse volume; conducted Stock Audits every quarter, posted the Actual Stocks vs Books Stocks and reported the variances
Tertiary Freight; introduced new transporters, rate negotiations at route level and TOFA, managed Tertiary Freight system for Fright module
Renewal of Warehouse storage licenses, S&E Licenses, Labour licenses & so on
Regular reviews of workmen productivity & enhancements
Driving Automations like, OTM Implementation, Barcode Project for both Inward & Outward; administered Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) online
Conducted training programs to workmen on work safety; managed yearly Warehouse Audits and submitting the CAPA for exceptions reported
Introduced new vendors, steered negotiations & procurement functions

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Andhra University, VSM College, RCPM- EG

MBA - Finance & Marketing

JNTU

Kakinada

01.2009

Skills

Commercial Operations / Logistics & Warehouse Management

Sales/ Customer Financing

Vendor Management & Payments / CAPEX Budgeting/ Customer Service

Safety & Statutory Compliance

Contract Management

Scheme Disbursement / New Process Implementation

Cross-functional Collaboration

New Warehouse Setup

Inventory Management / Dispatch Management

Accomplishments

Two time achieved Commercial Excellence awards and received certification
Awarded 5 ROTS (Recognition On The Spot) for best performance in Operations
Recognized as a Best Commercial Team in the Division for 2017-18
Achieved a Best Warehouse award in the region for Visakhapatnam in operations
Performed a key role in setting up new Warehouse – Kurnool & Visakhapatnam
Created a mile stone in Customer/Dealer Settlement

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