A career spanning over 26 years in industries like Consumer Durables; FMCG; Foods; Health Care; Consumer Product; Lifestyle; Pharmaceuticals.Worked for various functions in Supply Chain Management (Inbound and Outbound Logistics; Warehouse management; Supply planning & supplier management, Export & Imports); End to end Supply Chain Strategy & Operations – Supply Chain Organization structure, Process, Automation & DigitalizationWell versed in various Logistics Category management for Global and domestic Direct Materials, Products, Services and Indirect Materials used in aforementioned industries.Skill sets include complex problem solving, influencing stakeholders, negotiations, strategic vision, customer and services orientation in VUCA world, teamwork, change management, leadership, develop professional and personal relationship.Specialties: Managing Negotiation & contracts with logistics service providers; Primary & secondary transportation, warehouse, CHA, freight forwarders, shipping lines, last mile clearance; transportation; Process, SOP, Lead time reduction, cost & manpower optimization, improving operational efficiency, cycle time; Functional expert for implementation of ERP, planning tool; S&OP tool, freight system, data management software (DMS) for export shipments with access to stakeholders; Workflow based software which involves input from multiple stakeholders for actions and storing document in DMS; Automated Control tower setup; Tracking order, material and document during various stages of Mfg., QA, Warehouse, Shipment, DC, for KPI tracking against SLA; Auditing; Freight payments, machine capacity Vs utilization.