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* Managed multiple warehouses operations including Ambient and Cold warehouses across AP and Telangana of 3 lakhs+ Sqft capacity for Ambient and 1400+ pallets positions for Cold and handled timely deliveries of stock to the 80+ dark stores across both states along with the multiple logistics partners and 3pl's for warehouse operations.* Handled Cross dock, Inbound and Outbound volumes for more than 240000+ units including Ambient and Cold warehouses.* Managed the inventory for both ambient cold warehouse consisting of 55 lakhs+ qty with (6ooo+ Skus ) and 9 lakhs+ qty with (1300 skus) at respective warehouses.* Handled multiple departments with multi* layered team of 700+ Manpower incoordination with multiple stake holders for each departments.* Handling monthly billing for 3pl's, logistics partners and monthly planning of manpower and vehicles for running the operations smoothly and efficiently by keeping the cost into mind as per the monthly budget.* E2E taken the ownership of warehouse operations and was responsible for Inbound, Outbound, Picking, Packing, Deliveries and Returns operations.* Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.* Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development* Proven ability to develop and implementcreative solutions to complex problems.AchievementsImproved processes and implemented kaizenmethodology to reduce pilferage and transitdamages by 5% overall.Successfully achieved and maintained thereturns target below 0.25%Planned delivery routes and decreased thevehicles count which helped in reducing thetransport cost by almost 40%Maintained the Inbound metrics andOutbound fill rates above 99.8%.Completed regular inventory counts to verifystock levels, address discrepancies, andforecast future needs and maintained theinventory accuracy at 99.90%

* Leading City operations for Hyderabad with multi-category35,000 SQ FT warehouse, handling last mile delivery forGroceriesDairy & BeveragesFruits and VegetablesPackagingPoultry, Meats and Sea Foods with 1100 SKUs * Oversees and manage implementation of processes aroundOutbound/Inbound; Inventory Accuracy; Reverse Logistics; and workingclosely with Demand Planning and Fulfillment teams on WarehouseInventory and Space Optimization.* Efficiently managed operational P&L of 6 crore per month for Hyderabad. Leading a team of 200 Direct and Indirect manpower along with handlinghiring and training (Learning & Development).*Spearheaded operational cost improvement for Fulfillment Centers andHubs Tracking running costs like % of GMV, Per Kg cost o CustomerComplaints count & TAT o Gap Assessments o Control Points analysis ofInward, Outward, and Material health*Successfully launched supply chain operations in Hyderabad from scratch and scaled them to 55 MT daily outward in a year.*Over-achieved inventory accuracy (99.98%) by handling operational KPIslike On-time in-full product availability.

* Logistics management : optimization of routes and cost reduction in dispatches for 40+ restaurant in UAE* Production management : manufacturing pizza dough & vegetables processing * Maintaining records in JRMS(ERP System): collecting orders from restaurants & production planning & inventory management & purchases* Inventory Management : conducting cycle count for all inventory on weekly basis* Administration : Handling 10000 sq ft temperature controlled production facility with 15 manpower & maintaining business compliances as per Dubai municipality* Quality Control : Maintaining approved temperature and shelf life for all food products from manufacturing till restaurant* Purchasing : Tinned food, Fresh vegetables, packing material, cleaning material.

Completed checklists and procedures for cash reporting, inventory control,and scheduling during the store.• Responsible for the overall store operations, sales performance andexecution of brand excellence in a store• Maintained a strict inventory control of stock as well as ordering, stocking.• Perform all cash handling requirements of a manager in charge includingclose‑outs, safe accountability and cash drops. Conduct inventories andprocess orders as required.• Follow inventory stocking and recording guidelines.• Motivated team members to exceed customer expectations with food andfriendly service in clean surroundings• Worked with team to act on customer feedback and resolve customercomplaints in a timely, friendly and professional manner

* Assist to store manager to handle entire store*Assist to store manager to make the store profitable*Inventory Management*Handling the store cash sale and Petty cash*Managing training of the restaurant staff*Handling store or takeing decision absence of store manager*Quality control check on regular basis