Abhi Chamarthy Email & Phone Number

A highly Patient, resilient negotiator with more than 8 years of results - focused experience involving operational and financial aspects of fleet management, Inventory management, Inventory forecasting, purchasing, Import and export Logistics, contract management. Embraces a "continuous improvement" approach throughout daily tasks. Known as an effective problem solver with unique ability to think analytically and creatively. Excels in collaborative as well as leadership roles.Key Achievements:- Successfully managed inventory in three states namely NSW, WA, VIC with a total inventory value on hand being $3 million.- Reduced pick errors to 0% in NSW by effectively managing a warehouse staff of upto 5 people in NSW whilst the WA and VIC remain third party warehouses.- Wrote operating procedures for manual handling, hazard and safety control.- Successfully negotiated International freight rates from 15 different countries directly with the shipping lines as opposed to freight forwarders resulting in a 10% saving on international freight.- Having dealt with previous multiple(8) local transport companies for local ( Australian freight deliveries), found out that it took up a lot of time and resources. negotiated and reduced the number of companies to just 2, therefore saving a lot of administration time and resources whilst ensuring quality of delivery/service were not compromised.- Co-ordinated with overseas suppliers and ensured the inventory arrived to the warehouse on time by developing the JUST - IN - TIME strategy to save space in the warehouse.- Led a project of negotiating / setting up third party warehouses in Western Australia and Victoria and successfully trained both the warehouses to work to customer's requirements and expectations. this saved costs in various departments such as salaries, work cover premiums, equipment, sites.- Carried out an accurate costing of the products coming in therefore enabling the sales team to bring in more business.