A thought leader & execution-focused professional who has built & run big, high performance teams with a strong, metrics-driven culture. Has managed the supply chain P&L of several product categories for leading FMCG startups & retail brands, delivered best-in-class performance in a high growth environment using innovation & technology.- As General Manager at Yusen Logistics (Japanese MNC), I headed the West Region (revenue ~300 cr/yr). Increased the wh footprint & transportation business significantly, improved gross profit by 35+% YoY in < 14 months. Re-built the team across functions, strengthened key customer & partner relationships, reinforced quality & safety processes, won new customers, improved HR processes to recruit & retain top talent.- At Sugar Cosmetics, reduced TAT from 10+ days to 1 day, with 99.9%+ fill rate & 100% FIFO compliance. Raised order processing capacity by 150% to ₹4 crores/day without increasing cost, reduced transportation cost by 30%+. Was awarded for outstanding transformation of the function.- At LeanBox (sold to Swiggy), for Lakme we co-created (with HUL) an innovative zero inventory model (for distributor), with next day delivery directly to the retailer. Leveraged QR codes to design a 100% scan-based & error-proof operarion. It made the supply chain leaner & faster, increased sales, reduced returns from 5% to 1.5%. Currently serves MMR & is being scaled up to more cities.- At FSC, headed the P&L & Operations for West Zone with a workforce of 1500+ managing diverse product categories over 1.8 mn sft across 5 cities. Also designed & operated the Reverse Logistics unit to unlock working capital by refurbishing, re-cataloging 1.3 mn+ pcs of fashion merchandise.- Managed the complete supply chain - S&OP, Demand & Supply Planning, Inventory Mgmt, Merchandising, Warehousing, Distribution & Retail Operations of FMCG (private label brands – ambient & chilled) and Fashion (LootMart – a fashion surplus retail format).- Spearheaded Food Bazaar on Call - same-day home delivery of groceries from idea to market launch in Navi Mumbai & Gurgaon in 2004. Also increased in-store sales, margins of multiple categories by leveraging customer insights to pilot new / tweak existing concepts.- Founded eezyrent.com - a broker-free utility for rental apartment search & registration in Mumbai. Achieved profitability. Exited due to scalability constraints.Learned how to develop consumer insights & design experiences that drive consumption & create brands. Above all, learnt to keep things simple & design 'Made in India' solutions.
Listed skills include Supply Chain Management, Retail, Wms Implementations, Logistics, and 39 others.
