Vikrant Mane
Mumbai
Summary
Experienced Supply Chain and Operations Management Professional With over a decade of leadership experience in supply chain planning, warehousing, logistics, and inventory management, I have a proven track record of optimizing service levels and reducing costs across Pharma, FMCG, FnV and e-retail sectors. Currently heading Pan India Operations and Procurement at Pharmapoint, ADS and IMS, managing end-to-end cold chain supply chains for critical cancer drugs, ensuring seamless supply to top hospital chains across India.
I bring deep expertise in supply chain cost optimization and operations management, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and driving value across the supply chain. From strategic procurement to process streamlining, I have successfully reduced operational costs while maintaining service excellence. Skilled in analyzing data, forecasting demand, and implementing innovative solutions, I consistently deliver measurable improvements in cost structures, resource utilization, and operational performance
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Operation Manager (Operations and Procurement)
Pharmapoint
Mumbai
08.2023 - Current
- Directed daily supply chain for hospital, customer, and stockiest.
- Overseeing supply and demand operations across India.
- Coordinated logistics for extensive network of 26 Indian warehouses.
- Managing Hospital Supply for Leading Hospital Chains Across India
- Overseeing distribution of essential cancer care medications via cold chain.
- Developed new ERP flow for procurement and inventory management.
Sr. Operation Manager (OPS + Expansion Rs50+Cr Business)
Dealshare
West Region
10.2021 - 08.2023
- The regional level of management of the processing of consignment through HUB
- Management of Daily B2B and B2C delivery
- Work on Daily Vehicle costing and monitor the route
- Monitoring Daily Cash position
- Planning warehouse Planogram with the Purchase team
- Control over PSDE and GMV value to achieve the target of the lowest Budget cost
- Collaborate with stakeholders, both leadership and local functions, to develop strategies toward attaining profitability
- Driving weekly, monthly, and annual plans: normalized capacity utilization and reduced inventory holding by 28%
- Process standardization: Defined GRN + Expiry management SOP to reduce losses due to expiry by 26% and eliminate errors during GRN
- Cost optimization: Rationalized LM costs to sub-30 per order and WH cost to less than 3% of GMV for B2B and B2C business
- Integrate with Tech and Product teams to implement new Ops products
- Set up a supply chain to serve 12,000 unique customers daily with an SLA of
- Built Ops capacity to cater 10x growth in 7 months at the lowest Ops cost - 5.7% of GMV and a highly optimized PSDE (~0.3%)
Operation Manager (Warehouse Operation)
Supr-Daily
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Effectively manage the day-to-day operation of the warehouse and team through the operational team leaders and area managers
- Drive RCA/quality Culture throughout the team
- Support the development of the Operational Team via coaching and mentoring
- Manage, motivate, hire & train and continually develop the warehouse team
- Responsible for the security of all warehouse assets and infrastructure
- Manage the returns to the Warehouse and ensure items are dealt with promptly and returned to stock/supplier
- Maintain regular communication with last-mile managers to update them on any supply challenges
- Follow up with stock controllers to ensure that stock movements and stock-keeping standards are maintained in line with company guidelines
- Responsible for investigating stock discrepancies, including negatives, unfound, and sold out, and reporting the information to relevant managers including the finance team
- Drive stock takes at regular frequency and report on results
- Ensure the highest operational standards are always deployed on the floor
- Responsible for maintaining the stock levels and re-ordering of all products to ensure a 100% fill rate
- Responsible for maintaining and re-ordering required consumables to enable smooth operations
- Ensure the warehouse is compliant with current Health and Safety regulations and that the warehouse team is trained appropriately
- Regularly appraise team members and carry out annual performance reviews at the communicated time
- (Basis HR Department Communication)
- Manage vendor relationships
Operation Manager (Supply chain Operation)
Ninja-cart
02.2019 - 10.2020
- Handling both Operations and Logistics Expansion
- Driver key operational and customer service metrics consistently
- Manage cost, quality, and efficiency to achieve operations SLAs
- Ensure the system and ops level guidelines strictly adhere to the respective facilities
- Taking decisions on matters relating to the day- to-day operations within the Business
- Set targets and proactively manage & review the performance of teams
- Manage relationships with key vendors about operations
Warehouse and Logistics Manager
Furlenco
05.2016 - 02.2019
- Company Overview: Kieraya Furnishing Solution Pvt Ltd
- Established, Managed warehouse facility locations across Maharashtra, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru & Pune along with mother warehouse locations for fulfillment
- Established Mumbai & Pune operations base for warehousing, logistics & streamlined operations
- Work with the Director of Operations, VP, and other executive team members to identify opportunities for improvement and implement the appropriate project
- Improve the operational systems, processes, and policies, support better management reporting, information flow and management, business process, and organizational planning
- Negotiate contracts to achieve cost-effective outcomes for the business, including KPIs to ensure maximum efficiency
- Ensure all Logistics and Distribution plans have an integrated approach to the organizations' strategic objectives
- Managing Monthly Operational reviews & scorecard
- Implemented practical and simple solutions to complex problems without sacrificing quality or core functionality
- Kieraya Furnishing Solution Pvt Ltd
inventory and business development manager
MAKERY Labs
12.2015 - 05.2016
- Closes new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations
- Communicating new product developments to prospective clients Carrying out the supporting market studies
- Responsible for heading up their expansion in new markets as well as continued expansion among existing clients
- Building relationships with existing clients to increase their current spending
Assistant Manager
Akash Warehouse
Mumbai
05.2013 - 04.2014
- Gained knowledge of the fundamentals of Procurement and Warehouse Management
- Observed and grabbed an understanding of supply chain concepts like Sourcing, Purchasing, Transportation, Warehousing, and Distribution
- Assisting in the execution of the Data Management tasks and maintaining the accuracy of the recorded data for product, contract, pricing, and invoicing
- Coordinated & liaised with the concerned stakeholders to communicate requirements & objectives Interfaced with the vendors/suppliers as well as customers to formulate suggestions for increasing the process efficiency
Education
Masters - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Curtin
Singapore08.2015
B.E. - Aerospace Engineering
Jain University
Bangalore, India07.2013
Skills
- End-to-End Supply Chains Operation Management
- Process Improvement
- Cost Reduction Strategies
- Vendor & Contract Management
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
- Logistics Management
- P&L Management
- Demand Planning
- Sales & Operations Plan (S&OP)
- Supply Chain Design
- Experience in MS-office
- Experience in WMS
- Experience in OMS
- Experience in IMS
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
B1
kannada
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Sr. Operation Manager (Operations and Procurement)
Pharmapoint
08.2023 - Current
Sr. Operation Manager (OPS + Expansion Rs50+Cr Business)
Dealshare
10.2021 - 08.2023
Operation Manager (Warehouse Operation)
Supr-Daily
10.2020 - 10.2021
Operation Manager (Supply chain Operation)
Ninja-cart
02.2019 - 10.2020
Warehouse and Logistics Manager
Furlenco
05.2016 - 02.2019
inventory and business development manager
MAKERY Labs
12.2015 - 05.2016
Assistant Manager
Akash Warehouse
05.2013 - 04.2014
Masters - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Curtin
B.E. - Aerospace Engineering
Jain University
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