VINAYAK HOSUR

Category Design & Operations, and I am the Functional Head for Private Brand Inventory & Operations. In this role, I am responsible for end-to-end metrics and deliverables.

• - Supply Chain Cost Reduction: This includes initiatives such as reducing logistics costs/CPU, decreasing transit damage and repackaging, reinventing inventory, and spare cannibalization.
• - Dock Rejection and Inventory Return Process: I established a process for returning incorrect, damaged, and excess materials.
• - IEC Enablement: I facilitated IEC enablement for direct import inwarding.
• - Deconsole enablement for the Private Brand Import FSNs.
• - Operations CPU Reduction: I successfully managed higher volumes without increasing headcount.
• - Cadence & Process Governance: I implemented robust processes for forecasting, DP closure, and production planning, ensuring:

1. Timely forecasts based on lead times from the Product Team.

2. Timely confirmation of forecasts by the Sourcing Team.

3. Retrospective forecast to DP accuracy reporting.

• Inventory planning and operations across all categories in the Flipkart Private Brands portfolio.
• Worked with suppliers on production planning and logistics.
• Team collaboration to manage purchase orders and supply needs.
• Led by excellent management and entrepreneurial skills.
• Responded to problems with excellent troubleshooting abilities.
• Managed all processes related to the planning and buying of goods and services.
• The portfolio included large home appliances, electronics, and small home appliances.
• Managing a team of 10 to handle operations and inventory of the Private Brands appliances portfolio.
• Data visibility to internal stakeholders to make business decisions.
• Data-driven approach to align internal and external stakeholders.
• Key Initiatives and Projects:
• Implemented Multi-Part Shipment project for Private Label AC and Furniture Brands.
• Executed the Bulk Break system and operations for the Private Brands imports buying.
• Automaton to manage inter-warehouse movement.
• Enabled Alphalite (shipping to consumers from the supplier's warehouse) at the supplier's premises.
• Transit damage reduction to less than 0.15% by the implementation of parallelization and dunnage bags.
• Private Label ERP Tool: Transparency in transactions and E2E tracking.
• Import Tracking Tool: Onboarded all the internal and external stakeholders to track PO to payment.
• Set up the demand plan for the PO release process and the PO inwarding process.
• Set up a weekly cadence along with inventory planning teams to monitor in-stock and order coverage with respect to sales.
• Space solve: Enabling the aggregator site to serve zonal pin codes and storage at the supplier's factory to avoid over-attainment.

• Managed reverse & forward material flow for entire Flipkart spanning across 25+ warehouses across Large & Furniture supply chain
• Own business requirements for required product solutions from Product/Tech
• Process outsourcing.
• Inventory planning at Super category and vertical level to minimize SNMM.
• Fix day scheduling for Key Suppliers.
• Scheduling system to improve Fillrate and get actual intransit details.
• Invoice sanity in system to avoid any rejections.

• Management of Operations and New Services charter for Fulfillment by Flipkart (FBF)
• Driving strategy for Operations and New Services for FBF
• Ensure excellent seller experience on FBF – Process design
• Own and Improve all operational metric for FBF

• Identify bottlenecks in the fulfillment model and conceptualize & execute action plans to solve
• Provide business intelligence on competitive services & devise plans for improving FA value proposition.

• Area: Order Management/ Material Planning/ Supply Chain.
• Role – Material Planner - SME
• Processing Customers Demands through MS access Database, Forecasting customer demands. Placing Purchase orders from MRP system ensuring timely placement and delivery of components in line with production planning requirements.
• Reviewing MRP upload output and working with customers & suppliers regarding Negotiation of Price, through email.
• Pulling the factory dates as per end user requirement.
• Working on EDI ASN reports for receipts and supply in “Main Frame”.
• Identifying the nearest warehouse to get the material.
• Working with sales team for buying & arranging parts for critical demands.
• Expediting the orders based on customer’s demand.
• Tracking shipments through online, updating status in customer portal.
• Validating material receipts and rejections.