Surya Palacharla
Supply Chain Professional
Vizag
Summary
Supply chain professional adept at enhancing operational efficiency and drive project success. I bring valuable experience in managing complex supply chain projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of solutions. Reliable team collaborator with focus on achieving results and adapting to evolving challenges, displaying strong project management and communication skills.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Self Employed
05.2022 - 01.2025
- Launched supply chain consulting service in Visakhapatnam to enable clients, mainly exporters and importers meet their end to end logistics requirements.
- Managed monthly volumes of nearly 200 TEUs ~ 5000 tons across 4 categories of products- steel, sea food, dry general and agro commodities.
Senior Manager- SCM
Swiggy Instamart (Quick Commerce)
2 2019 - 04.2022
- Served as the business POC to project manage and successfully deliver MIM (Master Inventory Management)- an in house software module used as an omnichannel ERP for enhanced inventory management, user friendly retail POS billing and also allows for upstream integrations with external supply chain systems.
- Achieved Gross annual cost savings of INR 19 million.
- Improved average pickup & billing time by 90 seconds or 12.5% per transaction.
- Improved analytics leading to enhanced demand forecasting thereby increasing availability from 88% to 93%.
- Ensured smooth adoption of the MIM system through comprehensive employee training programs tailored to individual learning styles.
- Led system integration efforts, working closely with vendors and internal teams to ensure seamless transitions and data management.
- Managed cross functional teams to gather requirements, ensure efficient allocation of resources and provide updates on progress throughout project's lifecycle.
- Developed detailed project plans, outlining clear objectives, timelines, and deliverables for WMS module.
Senior Analyst, Inventory Management
Sears Holding Corporation
02.2017 - 02.2019
- Responsible for setting up SCPO master data and planning rules in JDA Demand and Fulfillment processes to holistically examine business flow and identify improvement opportunities.
- Demand Planning leader (forecasting, remodeling, and conceptualizing store assortments) for stationery biz worth $42 million.
- Planned and managed distribution across 38 DCs, FCs and WH's.
- Worked closely with development teams to deliver product releases with ever-increasing level of quality.
Manager- Supply Chain Operations
Swiggy
05.2016 - 02.2017
- Led the development and roll out of war room- a customized map tool that enables real time tracking of delivery partners within the selected zones.
- Minimized average delivery time of city by ~16% (7 mins) through new feature implementations like banner factor, beef ups, etc., that focused on first/ middle/ last mile times, assignment logic parameters across delivery supply chain.
- Coordinating with product team on building features to improve business metrics and build strong feedback loops for product improvements.
- Responsible for delivering reduced cost by Rs 6 per delivery through various product improvements.
Operations Lead
Damco India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2012 - 05.2015
- Lead end to end intermodal supply chain operations in East India Region, for volume of over 26000 Tons/ month.
- Handled Customer Service & Support for Damco's biggest client in the world.
- Spearheaded design and deployment of dashboards to client for real time updates on shipments at invoice level.
- Reduced operational costs by 23% through continuous process improvement initiatives and cost-saving measures.
- Established strong relationships with vendors, negotiating favorable pricing terms without compromising on quality or service levels leading to increased working capital availability by 30%.
- Streamlined operations by implementing efficient processes and optimizing workflows leading to SLA improvement by 40%
Education
MBA - Supply Chain Management And Marketing
School of International Business, GITAM University
Vizag 04.2010 - 2012.03
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication
College of Engineering, GVPCOE (Autonomous)
Vizag 04.2005 - 2009.03
Skills
Supply chain management
Project planning and development
Cross- functional collaboration
Software development life cycle
MS Office, MS Project, BY Supply chain planning
Timeline
Director
Self Employed
05.2022 - 01.2025
Senior Analyst, Inventory Management
Sears Holding Corporation
02.2017 - 02.2019
Manager- Supply Chain Operations
Swiggy
05.2016 - 02.2017
Operations Lead
Damco India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2012 - 05.2015
MBA - Supply Chain Management And Marketing
School of International Business, GITAM University
04.2010 - 2012.03
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication
College of Engineering, GVPCOE (Autonomous)
04.2005 - 2009.03
Senior Manager- SCM
Swiggy Instamart (Quick Commerce)
2 2019 - 04.2022
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