Finished Goods Inventory Planning & DistributionWarehousing & Order Management.Primary & Last Mile Delivery & Handling QueriesResponsible for Import & Export for the Co.Closely working with Global SC and S&OP team to ensure Uninterrupted Supply of productsTaking care of System Setups from SC perspective and working closely with global development & IT team for new features.Preparing CAPEX & OPEX Budget for the dept., tracking and accruing savings by exploring cost saving initiatives.Closely working with Marketing and Sales team to finalise the Forecast for the Co. & accordingly ensuring the sufficient supply of local Manufacturing products thru different contact Manufacturer.Working with Marketing team to liquidate slow moving products and Responsible for Obsolete & Expired Products disposals as per Co's guidelines.Identifying different 3PL Logistics Co's for Warehousing, Primary & Last mile movements, Negotiations, Contract Finalisation and Onboarding of the Vendors.

Responsible for Import & Export for the Co.Inventory Planning & DistributionWarehousing & Order ManagementPrimary & Last Mile Delivery & Handling QueriesClosely working with Global SC and S&OP team to ensure Uninterrupted Supply of productsTaking care of System Setups from SC perspective and working closely with global development & IT team for new features.Preparing CAPEX & OPEX Budget for the dept., tracking and accruing savings by exploring cost saving initiatives.Closely working with Marketing and Sales team to liquidate slow moving products and Responsible for Obsolete & Expired Products disposals as per Co's guidelines.Identifying different Vendors for Contract Manufacturing, 3PL Logistics Co's for Warehousing, Primary & Last mile movements, Negotiations, Contract Finalisation and Onboarding of the Vendors.

Overseeing project activities from conceptualization to execution including business definition, feasibility and optimization, project planning, implementation, site management and manpower planningParticipated in the establishment of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the logistics functions within the department Collaborating with project teams and business units for developing win-win deal propositionsDeveloping project baselines; monitoring & controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time over-runs and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projectsDevising efficient logistics management system to ensure delivery as per committed timelines and cost.Responsible for P&L of the Co.

Directed PAN India Warehouse Operations which includes 2 RMWs; analyzed & finalized warehouse location, negotiated rates, terms & condition with OwnersConceptualized & developed distribution model &policy and inventory policy for the company; devised the sourcing &transportation strategy Shortlisted ODM &OEMs for producing the best quality products as per TIENs guidelines post negotiation per unit rates, , other terms and condition and signing the contract, Raising the POs to different ODM/OEMs to deliver the FG products at different RMWs as per the region sales.Ensuring delivery of products as per the time linesNew Product Development & LaunchDocumentation for new product registration with FSSAI and Govt Body.Shortlisting, Negotiation & Finalisation of rate and Terms conditions, contract finalisation and appointment of Part Load Full Load and CHAs for Material movements within India and abroad.Import & Export management.Managed & monitored the receiving of FG post blind count and stored as per FIFOSupervised redistribution of goods to various branches as per the distribution and inventory policy preparedEvaluated the Transport Service Level against the norm of 90%, and implemented corrective action through continuous feedback and meeting with the carriersSignificant Accomplishments:Financial / Profitable Growth:Successfully managed & maintained distribution cost <=6%Achieved overall stock out less than 1% on each weekly billingCustomer / Internal and External :Played a key role in strengthening S&OP Process (Sales and operation Planning Process)Recorded OTIF (CFA Dispatches) > 90%Internal Process:Took initiatives to manage & maintain:o DSOH <=80dayso Forecasting Accuracy Estd. Products >80% for NPD>60% o Stock Count Accuracy 99.5%

Accountable for all India PPS(16 Pick & Pack Site) & Warehouse Operations.All India ABZ(11 Avon Beauty Zone) operations

-Managing the Pan India Operations thru 16 PPS(Pick & apck site) 3 RMWs, 11 ABZs(Avon Beauty Zones). -Define the strategy from opening till fully operational of the PPS and Whse's.-Derive the project of new ABZ.-More than a 100,000 sq. ft space.-Handling 1500 plus SKUs.-Handling 1500-2000 receipts and Despatches-Managing more than 100,000 customer orders on a monthly basis.-Achieving high Inventory accuracy up to 99.95% at unit & value level thru Cycle Count & Annual count exercise.-Managing a team of 300 plus associates, recurits them, provide them on job training in the different area depending on the competency Level. -Keep them engaing in team building activities. Arrange outside faculty also for their training purpose and help them in growing them in their carrier. -Plan for their CDP and accordingly advise them on time to time basis. -Set Goals which help in achieving Co's objective.-Managing 40 plus vendor, recruit them, negotiate the rates, terms and conditions.-Responsible for 14 crore budget for PPS, 11 crore budget for ABZs and 3 crore budget for Capex items.-Take various intiative for accruing savings for the co. -Responsible for resolving customer complaint basis on facts in a decided TAT.-Support to all the functions Finanace, IT, Marketing, campaign Planning, HR for the deliverables which are expected with me and my team & dept.-Actively involve in various cross functional activities which helps other dept. also to achieve their goals.-Taking lot of intiatives to improve productivity in my area.-Develope Various processes for the Co. which help in managing operations and ensure that same get followed!-Conduct Process oudit on a quaterly basis.-Interact with Marketing team and develope the Liquidation plan for slow moving products.-Prepare disposal proposal and carry out the disposal at the PPS level.-Carry out the Aerosol disposal and other product disposal.

Responsible for all India Logistics,Calling quotations, ,doing negotiations Siging the agreements, tracking their performance, advising them to take corrective actions in the area of improvement.Developed SOPs for the Co's basis and implementing the same thru regional operations.Conducting on a cyclical basis stock audit, Process audit and accordingly taking corrective actionsReviewing the stock vs sales sts and advsing the sourcing team to produce necessary items and advise them to deliver the required qty. with the time lines.Responsible for all the adminsitration set ups of the Inventory accounting package and ensuring all the key information and set ups are done in system so that sales can happen thru system. Review the excess stock sts with the Marketing, planning for liquidation of such stock thru various promotions and setting them in system.Preparing the disposal proposal for the obsolete, damaged and expired products, taking approval from Managment and ensuring the disposal carried out by regional operations team.Responsible for system developemenet for various feature in the system which improved the efficiency of the regional operations.Was part of the testing and roll out team for Inventory accounting package twice.

Distribution Executive (Jan'96-Dec'97)FSO (Jan95-Dec'95)Medical Rep. (Mar'93-Dec'94)Responsible for Sales, stocks availability at distributor/Stockists level the region.Launched/Promoted & Stabilized the BrandProduction/Sales & Marketing functions, support inDistribution of Stocks against indents from branches, transportation.Managed a team of 5 PSRs, recruitment, Induction & Trained.Coordinating with branch, Head Office & Factory for timely supply of stocks to Distributors & Stockists.Distribution & Logistics Management at Head Office for the branches supported. Co-ordination with Factory Manager for the dispatches.Handling queries from branches through on-line “Branch Information System”.