Ramakrishnan Hariharan Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Business Head covering revenue / cost / profit / billing and collection.• Focus on FTL / PTL, Direct Transportation, warehousing and packaging solutions• Build and manage the Business Development team so as to achieve revenue targets• Create a pool of vendors for aiding business growth at competitive cost• Drive commercial team for faster POD collection / billing & collection• Provide direction in implementing SCM best practices, cohesive strategy, objective policies, process, automation and state of technology to aid and improve operational performance.• Coach and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives and delivers value and continuous improvements • Strong business partnering, develop and execute strategy, solutioning and ability to combine expertise with the financial aspects of the business

Chennai Area, India

• Manage the complete spectrum of SCM for two plants – Material Planning & Scheduling, procurement (bought out & spare parts), vehicle planning (Inbound & Outbound), warehousing across multiple locations and last mile deliveries to cater to 600+ dealers across India• Responsible for recasting supply chain network, driving total cost of supply chain (TCO) by reducing inventory & cost through initiatives like o Better material planning by implementing runner, repeater & stranger concepto Material cost reduction of bought out itemso Vendor managed inventory / reducing bulk purchases / daily milk runso Share of business rationalisation, rate rationalisation across long haul, space and last mile delivery o Reducing logistics lead time for inbound and outbound• Handling freight and warehouses related contracts / agreements. • Provide end to end packing solutions / returnable packaging to maximise carrying capacity and reduce cost per part • Provide integrated and strategic direction to TI group SCM

Chennai Area, India

• Partner with BD from RFI / RFQ / lead technical & operational discussions with prospective / existing customers, lead from scope definition / develop transportation, storage and packing solutions / finalise pricing & cost / design delivery model/ identify risk/ develop mitigation strategies/ evaluate potential savings/ensure margins/ oversee implementation/ perform process maturity assessment & execute supply chain transitions from initiation to project handover & delivery• Act as the BH / SPOC for new projects for the first 90 days, operationalise solutions, stabilise operations, billing and collections• Provide end to end packing solutions to maximise carrying capacity and reduce cost per piece - Design, manufacture, lease / rentals & reverse transportation • Focus on providing IT enabled solutions to problems like transit time adherence / window time adherence / route deviation, part level tracking, dock congestion & vehicle utilisation • Focus on existing customers towards improving wallet share by new solutioning/ delivering on KPI / improving CSI / adding value / responding to their pain points / concerns with corrective actions and bridging the gaps building relationships with key stakeholder’s / improving & increasing integration & dependence • Partner & assist the NTM in developing vendor base, maintain base rates, clear freight rate & diesel revisions / ensure continuous improvement in efficiency and maximize profitability & control.• Examine and re-evaluate existing customer and transportation & storage contracts• Track and report key functional metrics to increase revenue / reduce cost and improve efficiency / effectiveness

Lagos, Nigeria

• Plan, develop, organize, direct and manage the material planning, transportation, storage, last mile delivery and its budget • Lead and manage forecasting, material requirement planning / inbound, inventory control, outbound transportation with focus on minimum inventory & maximum visibility in supply chain for all stakeholders• Develop and implement integrated logistics and planning solutions for manufacturing, distribution network design & implementation• Develop analytics, systems and data management capabilities, including metrics, SOPs, Kaizen, work place audit, 5S activity in warehouse, JIT, FIFO & visual management • Establish key performance indicators, monitor ongoing performance and improve performance to attain set goals• Responsible for driving optimization of total supply chain cost, inventory, service level performance through integrated supply chain activities • Spearheading division specific supply chain solutions, segmenting and defining areas for improvement in inbound & outbound, standard operating procedures for material collection, delivery at stores, storage and Proof of Delivery (POD) collection• Accountable for end to end supply chain operations by SCM team covering material collection / contingency planning / transit efficiency / vehicle tracking / vehicle turnaround time / Truck Fill Ratio & reverse logistics• Accountable for Inventory Planning/Procurement / Accuracy & traceability and control over stock levels, ageing, and obsolescence losses

Chennai Area, India

• Focus on revenue / profitability / wallet share / price revisions / operating margins / lead technical & operational discussions / develop solutions / pricing & drive operations – Transportation, space and inplant• Developing logistics network factoring route, frequency and load optimization • Monitoring daily logistics operations involving:o Schedule of materials planned for collectiono Actual material collection from suppliers & deliveries at storeso Collection failure containmento Contingency plans & transit efficiencyo Vehicle tracking /Vehicle turnaround timeo Truck fills (TFR)/consolidationo Vanning plan / Cross dockingo Window time adherence / Transit Damage Loss (TDL) / Reverse logisticso Focus on efficient and productive warehouse operations covering o Labour productivity, vertical space and automation, • Accountable for delivering on KPI/ CSI• Develop annual budgets / business development plans & deliver on profits

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Develop, plan and implement integrated logistics solutions covering inventory planning, import, storage, distribution (network / design), and last mile delivery, • Focus on increasing retail revenue

Chennai Area, India

• Material planning, sourcing of bought out components and inventory control• Analysing indents & quotations and preparation of comparative statements• Preparation of purchase orders & its follow-up for delivery in time• Verification and passing of suppliers’ bills / maintenance of purchase & performance records • Logistics coordination on inbound and outbound movements

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