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Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

- Led a team of 90+ direct reports, managing shift operations with a volume exceedingEXPERIENCE- Ensured seamless inbound dock operations, with a focus on maintaining Stow By Date (SBD) without delays.- Monitored, controlled, and continuously improved operational processes, KPIs, and quality metrics.- Recruited, trained, cross-trained, and retained a high-performing team, maximizing agility and performance.- Implemented multiple 5S Lean and Kaizen projects, achieving a 2.5x increase in stow rates and boosting shift productivity by 20%.- Enhanced the ergonomics of the decanting process in the receiving department, resulting in a 6% time saving per hour.- Maintained high safety standards and ensured compliance with Amazon's quality standards by conducting weekly Gemba walks with senior leadership, ensuring a secure and efficient working environment.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

- Effectively applied Lean - Six Sigma methodology to manage truck inventory for an e-commerce business, standardizing and resolving 400 unattended trucks, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced waste in the supply chain.´- Organized the onboarding process for 23 buyers and suppliers, ensuring smooth transitions and productive partnerships.- Developed extensive Excel and Power BI dashboards to track essential inventory Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), enabling data-driven decision-making and categorization of trucks based on brand, model, price, age, and kilometers driven.- Acted as the point of contact for updating order status and effectively managing the entire deal lifecycle using HubSpot CRM.- Utilized Agile project management tools such as Jira to efficiently organize and execute tasks while meticulously recording standard processes in Confluence for improved transparency and collaboration.

Berlin, Germany

- Demonstrated strong people management as team lead of 15 couriers, ensuring productivity and on-time delivery.- Managed a diverse product catalogue of over 2,000 items, consistently fulfilling 100-150 orders per shift, and maintaining a strong focus on quality and effective inventory management.

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

- Demonstrated excellent people management skills as a process support person,effectively supervising a team of 7-10 employees in the returns department.- Facilitated and managed returns, efficiently processing 270-300 customer returns on adaily shift basis.- Exhibited strong problem-solving skills in resolving outbound shipping discrepancies,including missing shipping labels and weight tolerance issues.- Expertly managed the restocking of 270-300 returned/cancelled items per shift in theproblem-solving department, ensuring efficient inventory control.

Dera Bassi, Punjab, India

- Demonstrated effective procurement management by negotiating long-term contractswith 2 vendors for carbide and steel materials, achieving ~12% reduction in overallprocurement costs.- Developed supplier Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and conducted spend analysisusing the Kraljic matrix for rolling mills, tube mills, and slitting operations, resulting inthe categorization of suppliers based on rates, delivery time, and quality.- Successfully created Bill of Materials (BOMs) and Gantt charts for efficient planning,ensuring timely material availability and contributing to a ~10% increase in overallmanufacturing efficiency.

Master'S Degree, Strategic Management In Logistics, 1.8

- Material flow and logistics process optimization - Demand planning and inventory management - Supply Chain Management - Purchasing.

Sap- Certification, 1.3

- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) with SAP S/4HANA (TS410).

German Language Course

Certification Level: A1.1 bis B2.2

Bachelor Of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

- Manufacturing Process - Industrial Engineering