Responsibilities :• Overseeing the Client’s fulfilment requirements for new product seasons• Conducting visits to FTWZ & E-Com warehouses in Panvel and Bhiwandi to monitor, discuss and provide solutions for the operations.• Managing clients' requirements for critical, and time-specific orders• Rendering the most efficient and smooth operational services to clients• Supervising the sub-ordinates to ensure timely completion of all operations meeting the KRA set by the clients.• Managing the importation of goods by coordinating with the CFA and ensuring that there are no detentions or demurrage charges.Impact / Achievements :• Achieved the KRA set by the Client over the past 18 months• Developed strategic and operational plan which resulted in smooth inbound & outbound of 300,000 pairs of footwear within 6 months from FTWZ Warehouse, a jump of 250% from average monthly transactions.• Designed efficient workforce plans to manage the peak season sales for the E-Com operations which reached 300% of the average day sales.• Provided insights for the development of a 20000 Sqft warehouse.• 100% Inventory accuracy reporting during Audits

Responsibilities• Overseeing strategic sourcing and supply chain operations• Create solutions to problems in materials management, warehousing, and transportation.• Create SOPs & design Process flow for warehouse management.• Negotiate & communicate with suppliers, producers, and wholesalers for prompt and cost-effective transportation and delivery of inventory.• Supervising a team of 12 to solve daily operational issues and come up with long-term and short-term goals for company growth.• Inspect inventory for mislabeling, product defects, and health and safety violations.• Perform audits and assessments on warehouse spaces to determine the level of efficiency of operations.SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Supervised & monitored the development of 750 Sq.Mtr. Cold Storage facility with 3 temperature control zones for various product types. Helped design the layout, and workflow, analyze the storage requirements and procure infra as required.• Developed local suppliers as per Yum standards thereby reducing cost by 85% on fresh vegetables, 75% on Chicken products, and 34% achieved by localization of Packaging material.• Initiated production of fresh dough instead of importation of frozen dough, thus saving on import cost and further generating savings of approx. 5000 USD per month• Initiated discussion and finalized local flour supplier to produce as per required specifications.• Initiated procurement of high-value, high-consumption items such as Packaging Material, Flour, Pizza Sauce, Oil, and Potato Fries directly from Global manufacturers instead of Yum authorized Distribution centre in South Africa, thus reducing costs up to 15 to 20%• Localized procurement of Consumables & Cleaning Chemicals & Equipment resulting in savings of 10,000 USD per year• Participated in M&A of KFC Brand from competitor bringing both YUM Brands under one roof Award: Received recognition from the Yum! South Africa

Roles Handled: Commissary Executive, Commissary Sr. Executive; Assistant Manager, Central Procurement team.BRANDS: Domino’s Pizza, Dunkin Donuts. Responsibilities• Create efficient workflow and solutions to enhance Production, Inventory management, Logistics, and Warehouse operations efficiencies.• Negotiating with transporters, shippers/consignees, etc. to ensure seamless, cost-effective movement of consignment and timely delivery of orders.• Directing and mentoring team in functions of Receipts, Inspection, Storage, Issues and related Documentation, Bill processing, etc.• Tracking Cold Chain temperatures with the help of temperature data loggers• Planning Annual Logistics & Octroi Budgets for available stores & new planned stores• Preparing MIS reports & other statements to apprise management of process operations and assist in critical decision-making processes.• Ensuring optimum inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering the production/dispatch process.• Direct and consistently coordinate with vendor/supplier to ensure adherence to predefined specifications & timely supply of quality material.SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Was part team leading the development of 80000 Sq. ft Commissary (Production & Distribution Centre), as state of the art facility.• Saved 20% of Logistics costs by planning and re-routing the delivery routes to ensure efficient and faster deliveries.• Achieved cost reduction in procurement of Class A (High Value & High Consumption) products by aligning deliveries and scheduling the production requirements in acceptance with vendors.• Initiated various Lean Six Sigma projects to improve cost, process, and deliverables.AwardsReceived multiple Employee of the Quarter Awards Received recognition for completing 5 years of serviceReceived monetary rewards for completing projects by applying lean Six Sigma methods

• Executing Purchase Orders - Handled IT-related purchases & PCB purchases.• Implementation of Purchase-Stores Module & Import Modules of BaaN ERP System.• Maintaining purchase orders through the system.• Negotiation and interaction with suppliers.• Handling procurement of IT products and Semiconductors.• Interaction with the IT Department for customized reports.• Looking after Demands and indents raised by the Production Division.• Maintained Bill of Materials for Purchase Department’s Incidental Issues

Job DescriptionPreparing quotations and tenders. Handling Import & Export Documentation - from ordering on oversea Vendors, making Invoices for Export Order, interacting with the freight forwarders for import consignments, preparing custom documents, making documents for bank payment. Computerized the Import & Export Documents which were earlier manually typed.