Profile
A results-oriented professional with proven success of over 12 years operations, involving Strategic Management, Logistics/ Distribution Management, Inventory/ Stock and Commercial Operations, expertise in negotiations with CFAs, Service Providers & Secondary Transporters ,Ware housing.
Seeking senior level assignments in Supply chain management/ Inbound & Outbound logistics with a growth oriented organization of repute.
Professional Synopsis – Skills & Experience
Demand Forecasting Logistics Network Planning SAP Exposure
Production Planning (MRP) Freight Management C & FA Operation
Warehousing & Dispatch Fleet Management Modern Trade Operation
Inventory Management Contract Management Vendor Management
Out sourcing Management Shipping Operation Material Handling
Career Summary
Oct 2010 To Date
FUJIFILM India (P) Ltd.-Kolkata Responsible for: Sr. Supply Chain Executive
LOGISTICES OPERATION AND FREIGHT MAMAGMENT
Devising efficient Logistics Management System to ensure delivery of the goods as per committed timelines and cost.
Monitoring overall operations; responsible for planning and achieving branch targets across East.
Optimizing the vehicles scheduling, timely movement, review of weight loss and monitoring shortage / excess / damages & claims / recovery.
Managing effective & efficient costing system resulting in cost reduction, business process and procedures for improving performances.
Framing the costing & proposal for logistic solution end to end.
Handling team of direct supervision and ensuring that team delivers as per requirements
Ensure availability of vehicle (LCV/HCV) and commercial statutory compliance.
Ensure on time goods delivery.
Arrange delivery with third party (3PL) inbound & outbound logistics.
Ensure all invoices received from Distributor are processed correctly and timely.
Advise to transport operator on Standard Operating Procedures.
Prepare annual freight budget (AOP), Process Transport Bill and claim.
Coordination with CHA for Releasing Import material.
Ensure efficient and timely execution of all external logistics services ( load/unloading, bonded warehousing, customs clearance, land transport) for all Kind of transportation
Contribute to the development of the Logistics strategy and plans in line with the organisational strategies and business needs
Ensuring easy movement of materials within the east zone.
Contracting and Managing Transporter. Meeting individual & group targets.
Mapping distributor, trade, plant location all over India, their distance, Fuel cost, LCV/HCV Logistics costing, Logistics strategy development covering all aspects of the Logistics operation.
Organizing MIS reports based on Generation and Analysis.
Leading, training and monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency.
Order Management and Customer satisfactions
Coordinate with Distributor in resolving any discrepancies related to orders.
Ensure Order service time and order Fill rate.
Liaising with customers for the order/ delivery co-ordination.
Monitor incoming order against forecast.
Ensure accuracy of documents prepared ( Invoice, STN,GRN, Indent, Sales Return)
Ensure on time order to delivery improving customer satisfactions level.
Transport Management
Reporting, monitoring and evaluating transport performance on the basis of the following parameters
Truck Transit Time through Benchmarking,
Truck utilization through monitoring performance and adoption of best practices.
Truck Placement through monitoring actual indents placed for various transporter providers.
Risk analysis for minimization of accidents, thefts, damage etc.
Negotiation and execution of all transport/Fright contracts for the region in co-ordination with Transportation
Recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, or frequency to run the work requirement smoothly.
Initiative to selection new Transport /courier Provider.
Inventory Management
Monitoring Pipelines stocks of the Warehouse stage.
Rising alarms for violation of any specific Inventory norm (Near Expiry, over stock).
Analyzing Inventory position at Warehouses about East and north East Region.
Monitoring monthly on Time Execution of Stocks for achieve sales target.
Ensuring Inventory Record Accuracy and analyzing Warehouse Stock Outs towards improvement.
Manage and control inventory to an optimal level of regional and satalight w/h
Responsible for monthly inventory cycle and physical stock counting.
Warehousing & Dispatch
Negotiating/ executing all warehousing contracts and WSP selections.
Reporting Generation to monitor and evaluate WSP performance for achieving reduced costs.
Managing Space, stocks staging, Layout, excise record as per norms.
Driving warehouse Audit Feedback and taking down corrective measures.
Addressing EHS compliances at required frequency and evaluating Service Provider.
Coordinate with 3PL provider for Formulating Standard Operation Procedures by studying the requirement, level, activities, reporting formats, etc.
Develop and deliver a Monthly Stock report which highlights issues / actions taken & Improvements agreed with the Warehouse Manager.
Ensure on time material unloading, receipt, Packing, Kitting, MRP Labeling.
Preparing Distribution Planning (over 700- SKUs) for Kolkata and East like Siliguri, Guwahati, Jamsedpur, Cuttack and Patna. Stock transfer to All over India.
Co-ordination in a cross-functional responsibility including shipping, purchase, finance & sales Team.
July’2009 To Sept 2010
Varun Beverages Ltd – Kolkata
Responsibilities Shipping Executive/Shipping Operation:
Every day follow-up all kind of logistics movement to customer.
Dispatch Stocks against order, generate invoice, loading list through SAP.
Every day reconciliation physical stocks vs SAP stocks.
Receipt outsourcing stocks, plant produce stocks & storing.
Reconciliation month end excise ,none excise stocks position.
Handled group labour ,fork lift driver, loading security, house keep staff.
Maintain stocks expiry issue & ware house productivity.
Prepare all analytical reports as per management inquiries or business needs.
Monitoring Safely material handling in ware house, plant yard When material load & unload from fleet.
Logistics and Transportation
Ensure vehicle availability (LCV/HCV/HHCV) to pant and warehouse for Order dispatch.
Ensure of delivering sold products to the customers on required time.
Take necessary actions to remove work obstacles in order to maximize customers’ retention & loyalty.
Control transportation costs which is supporting for increasing the company profitability thru logistics mechanism.
Monitor & follow up accomplish all traffic documents for registration company vehicle on time
Inventory Management
Maintain Optimum stocks in Inventory of weekly sales targeted.
Analyzing Ageing, FIFO etc. Stocks staging as per norms.
FG transfers to various depot as is requirement.
Coordinate with production depot for demanding stocks.
Coordinate with vendor for replenish FG/RM.
May’2007 To May 2009
PepsiCo India Holding (P) Ltd – Kolkata
Logistics Executive
Logistics and Fleet Management
Control and Monitoring 40 LCV, 20HCV truck movement every day, ensure maximum .Commercial performance, monitoring quality service to distributor, modern trade satisfaction service level.
Creating and monitoring KPIs for the fleet & services.
• Check all fleet management documentation as required.
• Liaising with fleet operators and identifying synergies to improve operations.
• Continually driving optimization of vehicle utilization, minimizing down time.
• Specifying fleet requirement including working on issues like Telemetric.
• New transporter engagement through yearly agreement.
• Follow-up required for tire, maintenance and fuel management
Prepare annual freight budget (AOP), checking freight bill, Freight claim, service tax’s, from transporters & SAP freight master data updating
Production Planning (MRP) and Demand Forecasting Management
Ensure upload weekly material requirement plan in SAP which is cover Region & Franchise demand fulfillment.
Coordinate with store Purchasing RM/PM requirement
Co-ordinate with production department & ensure daily produce material as per market demand.
Manage Sales forecast & demand planning for Eastern region in SAP Environment.
Follow-up forecast Accuracy & Analyze material variance.
Supply Chain Achievements:
Optimizing logistics operations to assure lowest cost possible with highest efficiency and internal & external customer service.
Manage and control inventory to an optimal level.
Improve Customer Satisfaction & business development through logistics operation.
Reducing truck transit time, order service time, freight cost from AOP scheduled.
Reducing material right off, expiry, damages, lead time of customer delivery.
Develop forecast accuracy & order fill rate of modern trade & distributor.
Develop creative solutions on supply chain cost saving.
Developing a vibrant CFA network to improve the Customer Service level.
Maintaining min-max stock levels of materials by applying modern techniques
May 2000 To April 2007
Mudita Marketing – Kolkata
Operation Executive
KEY TASKS HANDLED
In dependently handling total operation of materials booking & clearance from Airport cargo , transporters , and train.
Co-ordination with bank, cargo; customs & sale tax for clearance of documents & parcel.
Ensure no discrepancies on the cargoes receiving and updating is performed accurately and timely
DOCUMENTATION: (Processing &Handling) AWB; POD; invoice, CSR, sale / tax, challah, Transit permit; consignment note etc.
Responsible for generating business growth & achieving higher market share for company’s service product and promoting company’s value added service in assigned area of Kolkata.
Customer Relationship Management through achievement of delivery and service quality norms.
Tracking of consignment movement till delivery to the consignee through trucking solution.
Flow up for after service support and obtaining payments.
Training
Attended the following training and development programmers:
o Leadership
Team Building & Leader Ship qualities – Pepsi/Fuji Film way
Performance Management Process – Pepsi/Fuji Film way
Coaching and Development
Vision workshops for function, SCM unit
o Innovation
Cross functional projects and small group activities
Specialized projects of primary freight and logistics operations with the trainees of various management institutions
o Functional
Internal Quality Audits & Process
Seminars and workshops on Supply Chain Management and leadership
SAP – SD, MM,PP module module of SAP R/3 System since May 2007.Pepsi / Fuji Film
o Strong IT orientation
Academic Credentials
1998 Bachelor of Science | Secured 63.8% Calcutta University (WB)
1999 Certificate in Computer Fundamental NCP, Kolkata
2001 Certificate in Computer Hardware VTI, Kolkata
