A Certified logistician in Logistics and International Transportation. A Proactive Executive with demonstrated leadership abilities, strategic planning expertise and problem-solving acumen. Assists senior managers with accomplishing demanding targets by encouraging staff and coordinating resources. Methodical and well-organized in optimizing coverage to meet operational demands.
• Team Management: Lead and managed a team of logistics professionals, automation engineers, and support staff.
• Mentorship and Development: Provided training, mentorship, and development opportunities to team members to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Communication: Served as a communication bridge between different departments within and for the client side, ensuring clear and effective information flow.
• Project Management: Lead and managed automation projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
• Coordination: Coordinated with cross-functional teams including IT, operations, and engineering to ensure successful project execution.
• Vendor Management: Managed relationships with technology vendors and service providers to ensure the delivery of high-quality automation solutions.
• Training and Support: Provided training and support to team members on the use of automation technologies and best practices.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitored the performance of automated systems and processes, and reported on their impact on logistics operations.
● Managed a 60,000 square foot warehouse.
● Managed F&V category, sourcing strategy, vendor relationship, and achieving the target of 8000 lines of 70 Mt of Goods every day.
● Responsible for the receiving of inbound products, inventory and moving them to production in a timely and accurate way and dispatching through outbound multiple Outlets and Distribution Centre throughout the Country.
● Managed workforce of 120 people in inbound, inventory, outbound, and dispatching team to prioritize responsibilities in all areas over a 24/7 work schedule.
● Managing and monitoring supply chain performance via KPI's, oversee Production Status with WMS and ERP Base.
● Conducted weekly staff meeting to motivate staff members, address concerns and questions, plan improvements, and evaluate progress toward goals, co-ordination with Store Managers and DC Managers.
● Conducted employee training sessions to educate employees on products and company policies.
● Co-ordination with Quality Management dept. for giving Quality products to the end users and resolving the problems faced by the team and the customers and store managers.
● Managed Reverse Logistics, minimized TAT time.
● Managed Safety and Environment norms & maintained the Etiquette of EHS.
● Managed both K+N & Schneider profile operations of Inbound, Outbound, B to B & B to C Communications, EHS and Lean Mgmt.
● Co-ordinating with customers to resolve problems & reducing CSR.
● Managing productivity and QMS, continuous process excellence operations of both K+N & Schneider.
● Supported operations in driving production system methodologies & the development of excellence, training & mentorship for both the teams.
● Managed 220 Staffs, White and Blue collared staffs in the operations.
● Co-ordinating with both the teams to execute projects of continuous improvement in operations to meet dual companies production systems, saving targets and cost saving factors.
● Managed 1800 lines every day, optimised production in inbound & outbound for the sites in the shared location.
● Co-ordinating both K+N & Schneider team to deliver and deploy productivity within the sites to ensure consistent measurement and monitoring of the process at the site level.
● Training the Staffs and Managers on Production system and other management tools on periodic basis on Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen & Poka-Yoke.
● Leading Top level Management meeting with National and International leads of Kuehne + Nagel and Schneider India.
● Led ISO Certification for the Site.
● Selected for Regional Talent program as one among the 15 selected for the program in Kuehne+Nagel Delhi, India.
● Completed and Trained in MSC Line in the Logistics and Port Operations.
● Successfully Completed Training in Emirates and Lufthansa Airlines in Airport Logistics Operations in Chennai & Delhi Airports.
● Trained in CHA operations.
● Trained in IMDG cargo classes & Codes.
● Promoted to Process Auditor for Internal ISO Auditing.
● Maximum Output achieved under my guidance on the operation front.
● Audit lead for SPS (Schneider Production System), Audited by SEI Global Supply Chain team. (SEI warehouses)
● Audit Lead for ISO 14001 Certification for the Warehouse. And successfully completed the Audit and Certified.
● Internal Auditor for SPS (Schneider Production System) DC (Distribution Centre) Level.
● Monitored and Analysed of all KPI in the DC (Distribution Centre) level. And showed growth in the year.
● The Warehouse has been promoted into Green Level. And successfully completed Power Efficiency Projects. And Reduction in Power utilization.
● Trainer in EHS & Lean Six Sigma to Global Standards and Successfully Trained 185 Workers and Employees.
● Got Training from Kuehne + Nagel, India Team in All the Departments by the National Heads (Management Trainee Program). Trained in CFS in Container operations and with CHAs in Chennai and Delhi.
Completed internship at TVS Logistics India in MILK RUN operations.