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Toronto, On, Ca

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

- Managing a $1.5 million purchasing portfolio, achieved a 98% fulfillment rate and enhancing revenue through strong vendor relationships.- Efficiently handling the end-to-end procurement process for categories such as Packaging, Food and Ice.- Identified opportunities for cost reduction and process improvements, resulting in a monthly cost reduction of ~CAD 20000 i.e. $0.9 million annually.- Managing a portfolio of 30+ suppliers, ensuring compliance with contracts, improving delivery times by 20% and fostering strong relationships to drive consistent performance and value.- Identifying alternative suppliers, securing more favorable terms resulting in an annual savings of $130,000.- Demonstrating excellent communication and collaboration with cross functional teams such as Kitchen, Production & Fulfillment, Warehousing and Finance to align procurement strategies with business needs.- Monitoring and analyzing weekly supplier performance based on OTIFIQ score to maintain it greater than 95% and take relative actions with the suppliers if the target is not met.- Delivering key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Inventory on Hand leading to 20% reduction in stockouts in the span of 6 months which helped effective management of warehouse spacing and Past Due Invoices which helped the team to manage the invoices within a given timeframe. - Managing and reporting on COGS for Packaging and Ice on a weekly basis, providing actionable insights.- Cultivated strong relationships with suppliers and actively resolving any supplier-related issues, including delivery delays, quality discrepancies, and payment disputes to ensure a reliable supply chain.

North York, Ontario, Canada

- Handled largest imports of more than 18000 containers per year in the history of Home Depot.- Won Homer Award for excellent customer service while pursuing project with offsite yard.- Negotiated with dray carriers to increase the free days in the yard from 3 days to 6 days which saved around CAD 20000 in 10 months.- Resolved loss of visibility for the containers arriving at port to a greater extent by referring to different sources of data.- Expertise in working with multiple teams at a time to meet the project requirements.- Developed new process with US team to run the daily trackers which saves 20% of time each day.- Coordinating effectively with dray carriers daily to deliver the containers at respective destinations despite the constraints such as space, prioritization and cost.- Established strong relationship with internal and external stakeholders to support the team.- Increased number of deliveries to different Distribution centers DCs managing the constraints of chassis.- Experienced in approving and submitting invoices for the dray moves.- Efficient in data analytics as I had to track and trace the movement of containers and accordingly follow-up with different teams as per the requirements.- Developed, organized, and implemented weekly schedules and monthly team meetings to review action plans, and cross-functional management, which resulted in higher performance.

North York, Ontario, Canada

- Responsible for managing the shipping-receiving department and improving ways to cut down the shipping cost to increase the profit share of the shipments- Increased company’s turnover by 15-20% by implementing different sales promotions and expanding business on platforms such as Amazon and BestBuy- Performing predictive forecasting in a team for the quantity of goods (nearly 3000 SKUs) and resulting in 20% rise to forecast accuracy through seasonal and demand forecasting- Responsible for negotiating and arranging third party logistic providers/ private carriers for LTL/TL shipments and resolving issues related to logistics, if any- Coordinating with custom broker for clearance of international shipments crossing border- Processing orders by generating BOL as well as shipping labels, with invoices to accomplish daily domestic/international shipments using different platforms such as ShipStation and Freightcom- Manually add the product listing on online selling platforms- Resolving post shipping issues such as undelivered/lost shipment, and RMA procedure via calls and emails- Expertise in receiving items ensuring right product and quantity as per the PO with no visible damage- Managing inventory database on different online platforms such as Shopify ,Amazon and BestBuy- Prepare RFQ’s (Request for quotations), Inventory reports and paperwork for claiming insurance- Increased store’s fill rate from 70% to 90% in first 6 months and now moving towards 95% in 2021- Developed, organized, and implemented weekly schedules and monthly team meetings to review action plans, and cross-functional management, which resulted in higher performance

Markham, On

- Learned to grow productivity through sales service strategies, and collecting the data through POS (Point-Of-Sale)- Awarded four times as the "Customer Service Representative" of the month and won rewards for the same- Analyzed and increased sales by improving resource allocation- Checked weekly product sales, managed inventory of tobacco products, OLG lottery tickets, eateries/drinks, and resolving inventory discrepancies, if any- Multi-tasked and solved customer complaints effectively- Endured calm and professional attitude in diverse situations- Experienced in working at three major locations of Circle-K with different co-workers- Trained new employees while developed other staff members by offering constructive feedback

Scarborough, On

- Trained cook and an active crew member- Worked in a team of 30 with responsibilities for continuous growth and business development- Multi-tasked between different cooking stations- Delivered products on-time and customer satisfactory

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

- Coordinated the flow of inbound and outbound shipments- Supply/Demand Planning for different materials and maintained vendor relationship- Negotiated with freight forwarder resulting into cost reduction of the logistics process- Performed cyclic counts to manage inventory for nearly 250-300 SKUs- Prepared shipment document such as Invoices and Bill of Lading-Coordinated with purchase manger regarding POs to fulfil and create backorders if required- Ensured customer satisfaction by analyzing shipments and proactively identifying potential issues such as missing/damaged item or insufficient stock for processed orders- Scheduling workers for loading and unloading prefabricated/precast materials in the warehouse

Gujarat, India

- Industrial Training performed during the third year of Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering- Learned the manufacturing process of chilling plant and the equipments used for the same- Gained the detailed knowledge regarding the operations performed to make the chilling plant- Actively learned about the standard procedures that need to be taken care of while performing the operations required- Successfully understood about the calculations for power system and design- Got to know about the different types of welding ad procedures for that

Post Graduate Diploma, Supply Chain Management And Global Logistics, 3.1 Cgpa

Post Graduate Diploma, Project Management, 3.36 Cgpa

Bachelors Of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 8.26 Cgpa