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Bengaluru Area, India

• Strong experience in Supply Chain Management, Contract Management, Logistics operations, Automation, Order Management, Planning.• Simplified data analysis by developing SQL scripts to join multiple tables and generate essential reports.• Managed full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, to ensure successful delivery of objectives.• Achieved logistics goals and targets with 98% accuracy while utilizing minimal resources.• Hands-on experience with global networking equipment vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, HP, Supermicro and multiple Server manufacturers. • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams including Legal/Compliance, Planning, Infrastructure, Maintenance, NOC, and Procurement.• Developed a management system to optimize workload distribution and streamline logistics processes, achieving cost savings and operational excellence.• Selected and approved SOWs/MSAs, onboarded IORs, carriers, and vendors, while managing over $300,000 quarterly in freight, duties, and taxes.• Collaborated with Network infrastructure team to Build and maintain the Datacenter infrastructure.• Analyzed historical failure rates to assess spare parts needs and strategically stocked high-demand spares at key locations.• Utilized historical data to accurately forecast inventory requirements across APAC, EU, and USA regions.• Implemented Customs Compliance and VAT recovery process in Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Singapore.• Created and Automated multiple SQL reports for the logistics and cross-functional teams to reduce monotonous daily activities.• Designed a Global tableau dashboard to show unreturned RMAs by cost, region, and vendor.• Led multiple groups of 3PL vendors to fulfill the requirements of all stakeholders.Achievements• Awarded Most Valuable Manager (MVM) for Process automation of logistics day-to-day work and for Leading from the front.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Manage multiple senior level logistics activities for Akamai’s equipment deployed globally.• Drafted, monitored, and implemented operational protocols for the optimal growth of Akamai’s Network as it relates to the Supply Chain Organization. • Responsible for researching importation options to the emerging markets with third parties/IOR's.• Closely collaborated with cross functional teams (Legal & Compliance, Network Engineers, Planning, Delivery Managers, Networks System, Supply & Demand and Procurement). • Holds accountability for operational efficiency and continuous improvement for APJ logistics operations (incl. orders fulfillment, clearing and prioritizing backlog).• Actively participates in the hiring process for Logistics staffing, evaluating resumes, screening and interviewing. Highlights:• Motivated and been with team to deploy the event-based capacity.• Won Operational Excellence award and Logistician of the Quarter award for building event-based capacity within the deadlines.

Bengaluru Area, India

• SME for all logistics and customs requirements in the APAC region for the internal and external stakeholders.• Worked with Akamai internal teams, Partners, and 3rd parties to establish sound Import/Export compliance processes in emerging markets and to developed procedures• Process streamline with E-waste vendor: Saving more than $20000 per quarter. • Purchase negotiation with Cisco and NetApp purchase in India saved about Rs 15,00,000/-. Highlights:• Won Operational Excellence award and Logistician of the Quarter award for cross functional achievements twice.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Accountable for coordinating with different warehouses to ensure the shipment movement and to provide the necessary paperwork.• Monitor equipment inventories (flagging inventory discrepancies, correcting, and communicating activity to the procurement group).• Maintain the list of equipment need to be scrapped or sent to e-waste, negotiate with different E-waste vendors on quarterly basis to get the best quote, get the e- waste hardware processed.• Track and report supplemental logistics expenses not captured by traditional methods in Siebel. • Work on order fulfillment, order management and accuracy of network assets in region with proper coordination/planning with various groups involved across multiple geographies.• Monitor and follow up with Carriers to meet the ETA/ETD. • Accountable for the cost effective, efficient, timely and accurate deployment, maintenance and deconstruction of all equipment.• Work on building ad-hoc reports to assist with managing orders in queue as they hit set milestones. • Monitoring SLA’s and KPI’s;

Bengaluru Area, India

• Researching, tracking and correcting shipping problems, working directly with vendors to resolve issues in a timely and cost-effective manner.• Prepare import/export documentation in accordance with established procedures and guidelines. • Responsible for identifying, collecting and carrying out detailed analysis of raw data to provide MIS & Reports.• Warehousing, inventory Management with ERP (SAP & LWMS) systems. • Inventory allocation for the Delivery Notes. • Projects Handled: DGSND, DPEP and DOP 2006/07/08.