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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Lead First Mile Short and Mid Term Capacity Planning Teams that informs all Storage and Processing Capacity decisions for First Mile Fulfillment Network and is therefore a key enabler of Inventory Placement across India.- Lead a team of Planners, Program Managers and Business Analysts.- Led largest incremental storage capacity creation workstream for Amazon India to frugally serve the business need while improving fixed cost per unit by 6% leading to a net workstream entitlement of INR 100 Cr +.- Lead Planning Analytics Product Development for Supply Chain Org leading to reduction in non value added human hours by ~600 hrs per week in 2024.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lead Amazon Last Mile and 3P Carrier Volume and Capacity Planning Charter for Amazon India.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Lead Last Mile Volume Planning Team that informs all Capacity decisions for Transportation Network and is therefore a key enabler of all Speed Goals which is SVP level goal.- Developing Analytics Powerhouse in IN Transportation Network which helps leaders to take cost optimized decisions.- Anchors the Short-Term Product Management to provide right data visibility and automation, hence leveraging souls for intelligent tasks.- Lead a team of Program Managers, Planners and Analysts who innovate to delight customers and generate short term volume plans with highest forecast accuracy (< 5.5% WAPE) ever achieved in IN Last Mile Network Planning.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Led a team of five exempt leaders while taking care of more than 400 Associates in shifts. - Developed two leaders to grow to next level by working on their strengths in a short period of time.- Onboarded Senior leaders at the site and supported them in their Learning Journey.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Operated as site POC for Retail Teams and supported for Retail Strategic launch for Apple, Microsoft and SONY from FC standpoint.- Helped Category Teams at Seattle and India to resolve their escalations related to Prime day and Peak 2020.- Supported Inbound team to achieve multiple metrics which improved Delivery Estimate Accuracy (DEA) and Quality.- Operated as DEALs POC for Peak 2020 and synced with Retail and Process Engineers team to reduce the Peak charge on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Created Sustainable Quality culture in Inbound at YYZ4 and achieved Rank 01 across North America AR Sortable Buildings for 12 consecutive months while saving $400,000 on a annual basis.- Achieved Safety Leadership Index of 19% while site average was at 12%, for the time period of this position.- Collaborated with Product Development Teams to understand the gap in Auto-receive process at YYZ4 and improved auto-receive capacity by 45% which led to overall savings of $7000 per shift due to utilization of efficient process path.- Developed two Tier 1 Associates and mentored them to get promoted to Process Assistants (Tier 3).

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Raised the bar for safety by executing safe Peak 2019 in Transfer-In process path and achieved 100 Days Incident free for the first time in CACF Network by improving process flow and implementing Poka-Yoke to reduce PIT PED interaction on dock.- Worked with Ops Tech team from India and Seattle to develop a code to reconcile 2000+ Untrac Transhipments virtual backlog since 2016 for YYZ4 – The code can now be used by any Amazon FC to clear off similar backlog.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Executed a project for Government of Ontario to make decisions regarding attracting the right kind of business and investment into the region using machine learning and time series forecasting techniques.• Parsed customer database of a UK based global agribusiness company to track sales pattern and to segment customers on the basis of different features leading to better product planning and marketing.•Was part of a project to develop a Big Data App for small or medium scale businesses.

Ahmedabad Area, India

• Executed ‘Time and Motion Study’ projects resulting in 12% increase in productivity and improved scheduling of activities in supply chain.• Controlled a Lean Cluster Project which included ten firms who were inclined to reduce waste in the system by using value stream mapping and various other lean system tools, resulting in reduced process wastes.• Facilitated internal auditing for three organizations by training them about relevant sections and awareness of ISO 9001:2015 Certification resulted in successful attainment of certification.Other responsibilities included:1. Identifying New Business opportunities and Support Business Development Activities.2. Deriving Innovative Business Excellence models as per the Customer requirements.3. Structuring project implementation agenda and schedules.4. Ensure timely completion of projects with all related documentation.

New Delhi Area, India

- Managed inward operations in tandem to meet SLA within company guidelines. Prepared QC metrics & ensure same was being followed for every product.- I was in-charge for implementing Lean management and Six Sigma projects in fulfilment centre. Managed and lead workforce of more than thirty employees comprised of both blue collar & white collar and maneuver them for effectively streamlining the warehouse operations and developments with planning, headcount, performance management, etc.- Co-ordinated with Category/Procurement team in case of any issues on product QC, vendor returns and GRN processes, credit notes, returns etc. Ensure RTO’s- Return from Origin & RMA’s- Return Merchandize Authorisation is processed on daily basis with in the SLA.- Team Management: People Management (leadership role, team management, floor control and retention). Assigning, monitoring and evaluating the work performance of personnel assigned to the operation activities of materials to maintain on time delivery schedule to meet the SLA.

Ahmedabad Area, India

• Executed a project titled ‘To improve the power yield of the plant using an operational excellence tool – DMAIC’ and did a root cause analysis resulting into a proposed saving of $24000.• Accelerated an on-going project on plant visual implementation for upcoming JIPM Audit by preparing factory layout, single line diagram for power flow and process mapping.

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Founded a student team to build an electric vehicle and participate in Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2015 at Manila, Philippines.

Jamshedpur

Executed a project titled 'Modification in M 7827 Rounding Machine & its benefits'.

Masters In Management, Business Analytics

Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial Engineering

• 7.93 / 10 GPA with AB Grade in Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Operation Research, Applied Statistics. • Executed.

Intermediate, Science