Vikram K. Email & Phone Number

Australia

Sunshine West, Victoria, Australia

Wallington, Victoria, Australia

Delivered 15% reduction in Inventory within first 18 months by creating efficiencies in procurement and allied business processes. Overhauled manual ordering system by setting up automated replenishment using Dynamics NAV. Developed customised reports in Power BI for different levels in the organisation. Introduced Inventory Management processes that are new to business.Transformed 95% of purchasing across the business to an automated system and overcame significant resistance to change, by building relationships with staff members.ABC segmentation of Inventory, a new to business process, leading to better purchasing decisions, powerful insights for inventory management and marketing strategies. Developing a Demand Planning strategy, by leveraging knowledge gained from MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management course. Re-established vendor relationships by reaching out to vendor representatives and networking at trade conferences, networking events and email and phone contact. Ongoing range review, by conducting quarterly sales performance meetings with key vendor partners to reduce non performing inventory and develop new product profiles. Drove the development of a Vendor Scorecard System by benchmarking best performing Vendors leading to tier system. Top tier partners have been given access to high traffic areas of the site which is driving vendor satisfaction.Strategic sourcing of OEM product lines for growing the Wallington’s, Country Trading Store and Wow Petz brands across a broad range of products. Business Intelligence is a key plank of being able to make informed decisions based on real time insights into business data. Microsoft Power BI is the preferred BI tool for the Organisation. I have developed the Organisational & Divisional Reporting Dashboard for various stakeholders within the organisation, by leveraging my knowledge and experience in developing custom measures for specific requirements.

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Provide data analysis and reporting to management on operational and process improvement issues. Major input in developing effective marketing strategies. Budget management, stock control, warehouse management and procurement. Project Managed the development and implementation of customised CRM database and other in house projects.Managed an annual procurement budget of $800,000 by effective procurement of stock, managing stock lines and warehouse management to achieve just in time delivery schedules across two sites in Victoria. Savings of 30%-60% on inventory costs by strategically sourcing consumer electronics and furniture from overseas suppliers.Integral part of the team involved in process mapping the Consumer Credit and Lease process to existing business practices. Liaised with Legal advisors to develop business processes compliant with the National Credit Code. Developed a Credit Assessment Guide by analysing previous credit data, to provide staff with guidelines and led the development of the company lending policy.Project Managed the development and implementation of customised CRM database software. Successfully project managed the rollout of the proprietary CRM software to 7 new client businesses at 6 locations across 3 states. Added a new revenue stream of $500,000 to the business.

Micromasters Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Learning to apply core methodologies used in Supply Chain modelling and analysis. Gain a deeper understanding of the trade-off between.

Agile Practitioner, Project Management, Practioner

Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management, Qualified Agile Practitioner

Diploma, Project Management

Certificate 4 Training And Assessment, Workforce Development And Training

Certificate 4 Training and Assessment

Master Of Science (Ms), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Master of Science, Electronics

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: President of the Student Council 1994-1996Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

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